The Undergraduate Workshop Series serves new works that are ready for a first public performance and staging. There will be no design beyond basic furniture, actors’ own dress, and available lighting. Hand props and furniture props may be checked out. Media and projection may be used at the discretion of the DOT. However, the use of scenery and costume shop inventory is not permitted. These projects rehearse no more than 4 weeks and are usually performed in MacVey Theatre. Workshop Team Leaders should complete the Directing I course at least one semester before the semester in which their play is produced.
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.
Upcoming events
The Indoctrination of Bananas
Friday, February 28, 2025 8:00pm
The Indoctrination of Bananas
A Devised Production
Conceptual Storyboard and Direction by Søren Olsen
Location: Alan MacVey Theatre,
Theatre Building
Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Mar. 2, 2025, 2 p.m.
Two families arrive, drawn to the same place. Then—suddenly—a gift from above. No sender. No instructions. Just bananas. At first, it’s a delight. A joke. A miracle. But as the fruit ripens, so does an unsettling feeling. Why are they here? And what...
The Indoctrination of Bananas
Saturday, March 1, 2025 8:00pm
The Indoctrination of Bananas
A Devised Production
Conceptual Storyboard and Direction by Søren Olsen
Location: Alan MacVey Theatre,
Theatre Building
Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Mar. 2, 2025, 2 p.m.
Two families arrive, drawn to the same place. Then—suddenly—a gift from above. No sender. No instructions. Just bananas. At first, it’s a delight. A joke. A miracle. But as the fruit ripens, so does an unsettling feeling. Why are they here? And what...
The Indoctrination of Bananas
Sunday, March 2, 2025 2:00pm
The Indoctrination of Bananas
A Devised Production
Conceptual Storyboard and Direction by Søren Olsen
Location: Alan MacVey Theatre,
Theatre Building
Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Mar. 2, 2025, 2 p.m.
Two families arrive, drawn to the same place. Then—suddenly—a gift from above. No sender. No instructions. Just bananas. At first, it’s a delight. A joke. A miracle. But as the fruit ripens, so does an unsettling feeling. Why are they here? And what...
2024-25 Workshop Series
THE (T-)RE(X)FORMATION
Friday, September 20, 2024 8:00pm
A gaggle of teenagers at Catholic summer camp face the terrifying mysteries of adolescence and monstrous camp legends. You know what they say... what happens at church camp, stays at church camp.
THE (T-)RE(X)FORMATION
Saturday, September 21, 2024 8:00pm
A gaggle of teenagers at Catholic summer camp face the terrifying mysteries of adolescence and monstrous camp legends. You know what they say... what happens at church camp, stays at church camp.
UH-OH!
Friday, September 27, 2024 8:00pm
UH-OH!
By Brody Kivett
Location: Alan MacVey Theatre,
Theatre Building
Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, 2 p.m.
Situated in the hills of rural Michigan is the infamous Kingston Estate, home to the sensational Kingston Massacre of 1869. 155 years after the initial incident, a rag-tag group of college kids decide to visit the now dilapidated tourist attraction. Chaos quickly ensues, and before they know it, they’ve caught themselves in...
UH-OH!
Saturday, September 28, 2024 8:00pm
UH-OH!
By Brody Kivett
Location: Alan MacVey Theatre,
Theatre Building
Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, 2 p.m.
Situated in the hills of rural Michigan is the infamous Kingston Estate, home to the sensational Kingston Massacre of 1869. 155 years after the initial incident, a rag-tag group of college kids decide to visit the now dilapidated tourist attraction. Chaos quickly ensues, and before they know it, they’ve caught themselves in...
UH-OH!
Sunday, September 29, 2024 2:00pm
UH-OH!
By Brody Kivett
Location: Alan MacVey Theatre,
Theatre Building
Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, 2 p.m.
Situated in the hills of rural Michigan is the infamous Kingston Estate, home to the sensational Kingston Massacre of 1869. 155 years after the initial incident, a rag-tag group of college kids decide to visit the now dilapidated tourist attraction. Chaos quickly ensues, and before they know it, they’ve caught themselves in...
GOWANUS/DEGENERATES
Friday, October 18, 2024 8:00pm
GOWANUS/DEGENERATES
By Anthony Courant
Location: Alan MacVey Theatre, Theatre Building
Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 - 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 - 8 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 - 2 p.m.
The Gowanus Canal is one of the most polluted bodies of water in America. It sits in Brooklyn, New York. This play is about the neighborhood surrounding the canal and the people that live there. This play is about the end of the world.
This show includes discussion of suicide, 9/11, depression, global warming...
GOWANUS/DEGENERATES
Saturday, October 19, 2024 8:00pm
GOWANUS/DEGENERATES
By Anthony Courant
Location: Alan MacVey Theatre, Theatre Building
Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 - 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 - 8 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 - 2 p.m.
The Gowanus Canal is one of the most polluted bodies of water in America. It sits in Brooklyn, New York. This play is about the neighborhood surrounding the canal and the people that live there. This play is about the end of the world.
This show includes discussion of suicide, 9/11, depression, global warming...
GOWANUS/DEGENERATES
Sunday, October 20, 2024 2:00pm
GOWANUS/DEGENERATES
By Anthony Courant
Location: Alan MacVey Theatre, Theatre Building
Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 - 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 - 8 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 - 2 p.m.
The Gowanus Canal is one of the most polluted bodies of water in America. It sits in Brooklyn, New York. This play is about the neighborhood surrounding the canal and the people that live there. This play is about the end of the world.
This show includes discussion of suicide, 9/11, depression, global warming...
When you Read This
Friday, November 1, 2024 8:00pm
When you Read This
By Charlie Schmelzer
Location: Alan MacVey Theatre, Theatre Building
Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, 6 p.m.
A father and daughter who are both going through rough periods in their lives, both end up reading the same book.
Please be advised that this play contains discussions of death, family trauma, divorce, and use of strong language.
CAST
ROLE
NAME
Ben Warner
MADDUX LAMB*
Liz...
When you Read This
Saturday, November 2, 2024 8:00pm
When you Read This
By Charlie Schmelzer
Location: Alan MacVey Theatre, Theatre Building
Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, 6 p.m.
A father and daughter who are both going through rough periods in their lives, both end up reading the same book.
Please be advised that this play contains discussions of death, family trauma, divorce, and use of strong language.
CAST
ROLE
NAME
Ben Warner
MADDUX LAMB*
Liz...