Show tickets:
- Student/Child $10
- Alumni/Faculty/Senior/Staff/Veteran $15
- Public $20
2024-25 Mainstage Productions
Fall Semester:
Sweat:
- By Lynn Nottage
- Directed by Brandon A. Wright
- October 24-27, 2024
- Winner of a 2017 Pulitzer Prize
Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat.
Anything Goes:
- Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
- Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse
- New Book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman
- Directed by Tommy Iafrate
- Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
- November 15-24, 2024
An enchanting fast-paced musical, when Anything Goes sets out to sea, etiquette and convention abandon ship. Two unlikely couples embark on a cruise proving that sometimes the course of true love needs a little help from singing sailors, comical disguises, and some good old-fashioned blackmail.
Spring Semester:
As You Like It:
- Adapted by Lisa Rothe from the play by William Shakespear
- Directed by Lisa Rothe
- February 27-March 2, 2025
An adaptation from Shakespeare, As You Like It is a pastoral comedy that encompasses themes of love, gender, sexuality, and injustice while drawing a contrast between the innocence and serenity of the simple life and the misery and corruption of city.
López Danza Theatre Project:
- Guest Director/Choreographer/Deviser Rogelio López
- Faculty Neva Kenny and Elizabeth Mozer
- April 25-May 2, 2025
Created through the teachings and research of Costa Rican choreographer, Rogelio López, who has dedicated his career to movement and the investigation of it as a universal human expression. World-renowned López teams up with BU faculty and students to create an entirely new collaborative production.
Spring Studio Projects:
Natural Causes - a play project
A new play in development about environmental activists who put their bodies on the line for their causes, led by Elizabeth Mozer
- Sharing a performance of selected scenes on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
- Studio A / FA 192
- Free
Production Photo Gallery
The Department of Theatre is dedicated to providing students with
an abundance of hands-on opportunities in theatre, beginning in their freshman year.
Cast and crew for productions are comprised of undergraduate and
graduate students, occasionally augmented with guest artists. Theatre productions
are credit-bearing courses for currently registered students.
Auditions
Be sure to visit our audition information page for the latest information. Auditions for Fall productions happen in the first week of classes. Auditions for Spring productions take place towards the end of the Fall Semester.
Theatre Facilities
We are fortunate to have a variety of production facilities to work in, ranging from a 100-seat black box in the Fine Arts Building to a 1200+ seat Concert Theatre in the Anderson Center for Performing Arts.
Arts in Education
Offering special performances for curriculum enrichment through BOCES Organizations, Individual Teachers and Homeschool Networks. Matinee performances for K-12 audiences, Q & A with Cast and Crew, Discussion Panel, and OnSite Workshops when applicable.
General Box Office Information
Tickets are sold through the Anderson Center of Performing Arts Box Office. Visit them online any time to purchase tickets or call 607-777-2787, noon-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For a listing of all performing arts events at the Anderson Center, visit their website.
