Current Season & Events
The Department, in conjunction with the Robsham Theater Arts Center, produces an annual season of six plays, four mainstage shows directed by faculty or a distinguished guest and two "workshop" productions directed by students. Each season is planned to provide students with a variety of creative opportunities and theatrical challenges.
Current Season
Top Girls
By听Caryl Churchill
Directed by Patricia Riggin
October听2nd-5th, 2025
Robsham Main Stage
Synopsis
Caryl Churchill鈥檚 Top Girls begins with a dazzling dinner party for an eclectic array of historical and mythical 鈥渢op girls,鈥� including a Japanese courtesan turned Buddhist nun, Pope Joan, and Dull Gret, a 16th Century woman who battles the devil. After this brilliant opening, the play explores the choices modern women face in the workforce, culminating in a blistering and timely argument between two sisters over the politics of the right vs. left. Written during England鈥檚 Thatcher administration, Top Girls is consistently voted as one of the best plays of the 20th Century.
A Christmas Carol
Directed by听Courtney Elkin Mohler
December 4th-7th, 2025
Robsham Main Stage
Synopsis
Perhaps the most beloved of Christmas time stories, please join us for a magical retelling of the Charles Dickens' classic, adapted for the stage!听 On one Christmas Eve in Victorian London, miserly and humorless Ebeneezer Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come to push him to change his ways. The three spirits require Scrooge to reflect on memories from his past, take stock of difficult realities of his present, and consider his grim future should he continue his closed-hearted ways. This production is brimming with Christmas Spirit, and includes live music, dance, and much cheer!
The Old Man and the Old Moon
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Pigpen Theatre Co
Directed听by Luke Jorgensen
February 12th-15th, 2026
Bonn Studio Theatre
Synopsis
The Old Man has kept his post as the person refilling the moon to keep it round for as long as he can remember, and this task has become all-encompassing. When his wife is drawn away by a mysterious melody and a desire for excitement he can't understand, the Old Man must decide between duty (and routine) and love (and adventure). This ingenious musical is an imaginative sea-faring epic, encompassing storms, civil wars, sea monsters, and cantankerous ghosts, and the Old Man鈥檚 highest hurdle of all: changing his perspective.
Eurydice
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Ava Maloco 鈥�26
March 19th-22nd, 2026
Bonn Studio Theatre
Synopsis
In Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. With contemporary characters, ingenious plot twists, and beautiful visual effects, the play is a fresh look at a timeless love story.
Legally Blonde: The Musical
Music and lyrics by Laurence O鈥橩eefe and Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Directed and Choreographed by Pascale Florestal
Music Director: KB Bickford
April 23rd-26th, 2026
Robsham Main Stage
Synopsis
Based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Elle Woods' life is turned upside down when her boyfriend dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Elle ingeniously charms her way into Harvard to attempt to win him back. A fun, high-energy musical full of singing, dancing, and new friendship.
For tickets please contact or stop by the Robsham Theater Box Office at 617-552-4002, or go to the .
Ticket prices*
Adults: $17.50
黑料社 Faculty/Staff/Students: $12.50听(w/valid ID)
Seniors: $12.50
*Price includes service fee