Great Theatre on the Horizon!

Theatre Fairfield Season Announcement

As we wrap up our finals, here's something to look forward to: another great season of plays from Theatre Fairfield. The Theatre Program faculty runs TF on a professional theatre model, preparing our students for life after graduation. And we do shows that matter to you! 

DollHouse

a drama by Theresa Rebeck

based on Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House

This contemporary adaptation sheds a fresh new light on Nora's struggle to reclaim herself. In the tony suburbs of Connecticut, Nora's children are cared for by a nanny, her husband's best friend is in love with her, and her stifling marriage is crumbling. Nora also has a secret, the revelation of which irrevocably sets her life on a new course.

Directed by Jan Mason

October 17-21, 2023

Project X

by Judy Tate

Created from Interviews of Fairfield University Alumni, Students, Faculty, and Staff.

This is an original piece that investigates race and privilege at Fairfield University, but also reflects America's 21st century struggle with race and social justice.

These are screenings of the recorded live performance.

Directed by Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr.

October 25 & 26, 2023

February 14 & 15, 2024 in conjunction with MLK & Black History Month celebrations.

Theatre in the Raw

The Lucille Lortel Festival of New Plays

This is Theatre Fairfield's biennial original work, commissioned just for us. Previous Raw pieces include Project X, Authenticity, and One State/Two State/Red State/Blue State.

Directed by Jackob Hofmann

November 30, December 2 & 3, 2023

Independent Play Project, our annual student-produced piece.

Sponsored by the Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation.

What play will they do? That's up to our students. Previous Indy Projects have included: Woman & Scarecrow, Rabbit Hole, Proof, Constellations, Doubt: a Parable, A Kid Like Jake, The Shape of Things, Gruesome Playground Injuries, How I Learned to Drive, and Speech & Debate.

January 26-28, 2024

The Lightning Thief, The Percy Jackson Musical

Book by Joe Tracz, Music & Lyrics by Rob Rokicki

This is a dynamic rock musical adaptation of the novel by Rick Riordan. As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly-discovered powers he can't control, a destiny he doesn't want, and a mythology textbook's worth of monsters on his trail. When Zeus's lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the thief. He must travel to the Underworld and back; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and come to terms with the father who abandoned him. 

Directed by Dr. Sean Edgecomb

April 17-21, 2024

Feel free to contact Lynne Porter (lporter@fairfield.edu) to brainstorm how your class can benefit from a trip to the theatre.

for more information, go to https://www.Theatre-Fairfield.org