We welcome off-campus guests to attend our performances. Most events for Spring Semester 2025 are free or have a suggested contribution. Our production of The Tempest at the PAC is a ticketed event with a fee. Details and links for RSVP/Reservations/Tickets will be available soon!
RSVP links for reservations for each show are typically available at least two weeks prior to performance opening. There is no need to print a ticket. If you RSVP/Reserved and received a confirmation email, your reservation has been recorded and we will be able to identify you by name/date of attendance upon arrival.
Devised works emerging from an elective course. A collaboration between students, faculty and staff from the following programs: Playwriting/Screenwriting, BA Theatre & Performance, BFA Acting , with Stage Management support from BFA Theatre Design/Technology
Directed by Elmore James (esteemed alum of the first Purchase Acting Company 1!)
The Senior BFA Acting Company 49 and the BFA Theatre Design/Technology program present one of Shakespeare’s most enduring comedies – adventure, shipwreck, romance, and reconciliation.
Venue: The PAC-Performing Arts Center, Rep Theatre D
Ticketed Event - Reserve and purchase tickets through the PAC Box Office - link available soon!
A Senior Project production from the BA Theatre & Performance major; featuring the work of students Briana Reid, Isabela Reagan, and Rebakkah Ruffin.
This hilarious play, which The New York Times called “a fult-tilt lesbian/bi-curious/genderqueer/Shakespearean comedy for everyone,” explores anger, sex, love and the “thea-tah” through the experiences of five women named Betty.
with music and lyrics by Jeff Blum and book by Matt and Nick Lang.
A BA Theatre & Performance major Senior Project production. A horror comedy musical, this show is the first installment in StarKid’s Hatchetfield series featuring the work of Daniel Velasquez, Lily Wolpert, Anthony Archer, and Ainsley Schuth
A tangled web of love, ambition, and jealousy erupts within a family of artists, as unspoken resentments and fractured dreams tear them apart, leading to emotional betrayals and heartbreaking consequences. Noted as the Russian family drama that brought fame to the Moscow Art Theatre and featured Stanislavski as both an actor and its director!
A wealthy African American family’s vacation at their Martha’s Vineyard estate unravels as long-buried secrets, racial tensions, and personal conflicts come to light, forcing them to confront the complexities of their relationships and identities. The original Broadway production featured incidental music by Alicia Keys (who also served as one of the show’s producers), and a star-studded, Tony-nominated cast!
The classic comedy about a small-time scammer who finds himself being wined, dined, and bribed by the officials of a rural town who think he’s been sent by the government to spy on them. A zany new production of the 2008 adaptation, self-produced by Acting Company 50, directed by comedy and clown master-teacher Virginia Scott!
Fall Festival of Contemporary Drama
Yerma and Things I Know To Be True
CMFT Performance Studio (CMFT 2043)
Acting Company 49 and the Theatre Design/Technology program present two brilliant works by master playwrights in intimate new productions.
Yerma
Adapted from Federico García Lorca by Pam Gems Directed by Alexandru Mihail
Orlando begins life as a young man in the court of Queen Elizabeth. Across four centuries of adventure, he winds up a 20th-century woman trying to make the most of her existence. A theatrical, fantastical trip through space, time, and gender.
This performance also includes The Color of Night, an adaptation of letters between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West by Rachel Dickstein.
Purchase Performance Lab, Senior Project: A Spanish Little Black Girl
Written by and performed by Rayna Brown Directed by Theron Gearty
Running time: this project is approximately 20 minutes
A coming-of-age story about Rayna growing up in New York City in the 2000s and facing challenges in finding her own voice and her own identity as an Afro-Latina Girl in America.
A devised piece investigating the idea of “what is it to be an outsider?” This ensemble is enthusiastic to bring the Purchase community together and to be a part of a show that makes them reflect on our common humanity while simultaneously exploring how each person experiences the world differently. A production that encourages its audience to experience personal and unique stories through multiple mediums such as physical theatre, text, projections, and sound.
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An original work produced as a capstone project by seniors in Theatre & Performance.
Pride and Prejudice
Adapted from Jane Austen by James Maxwell Directed by James Dean Palmer
See the classic romantic comedy in a vivacious theatrical adaptation! Featuring the work of Acting Company 50 and the Theatre Design/Technology program.
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The Performing Arts Center’s Repertory Theater (Theatre D)
Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis Directed by Natalie Nova Featuring Lizette Padua, Nina Farduchi, and Tionne Watson.
A dark comedic play written by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores the life of a recovering addict and his struggles with love, betrayal, and redemption. As the play delves into themes of loyalty and self-discovery we search for the answer for the one question we want to know. Who’s the Motherfucker with the hat?
Content warning:
Substance abuse: including explicit depictions of drug and alcohol use
Infidelity: revolves around a betrayal in a romantic relationship
Strong language and violent threat: frequent profanity, slurs, and references/depictions of physical violence (use of fake firearm)
Toxic relationships: emotional manipulation and unhealthy interpersonal dynamics
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The 2011 comedy about sex, marriage, and addiction produced as a capstone project by seniors in Theatre & Performance.
Spring Awakening
Written by Frank Wedekind Translated by Jonathan Franzen Directed by Jack Tamburri
The Expressionist tragicomedy about a class of 14-year-olds whose parents never told them anything about sex, and the disasters that ensue. A new production featuringthe work ofActingCompany 49.
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