William & Mary Theatre and Performance 2024 – 2025 Season
William & Mary Theatre & Performance
The William & Mary Theatre and Performance Department has several great shows lined up for this school year. Tickets are on sale now and can be bought in person at the theatre or online.
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Feb 27th – March 2nd
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Adapted by Simon Stephens
Based on the Novel by Mark Haddon
William & Mary Theatre is pleased to announce its production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, written by Simon Stephens and directed by Omiyemi (Artisia) Green.The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time comes to life through the written words of 15-year-old Christopher Boone, a neurodivergent teenager. The play opens seven minutes after midnight with Christopher’s discovery that his neighbor’s dog, Wellington, has been murdered. His curiosity about Wellington’s murder evolves into a deeper exploration of family secrets, leading Christopher on a journey from Swindon to London in search of the truth.
An Evening of Dance featuring Orchesis Modern Dance Company
April 3th-6th
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An Evening of Dance is an annual concert in which students explore and develop original choreography performed by their peers in the Orchesis Modern Dance Company, under the mentorship of the Dance faculty.
A New and Well-Ordered City
April 24th – 27th
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How are cities made? Block by block, brick by brick.
This devised performance project stages the imagination of a city planner, exploring the aspirations we invest in urban spaces, the labor of designing them, and the cycles of action that bring them to life. Cities may be centrally planned, but they are made by the people who reside in them, their history crafted through daily habits—the repetition of work, commute, and neighborhood social life. Inspired by Williamsburg’s history as one of the first planned cities in colonial America, we explore the tension between cities as imagined utopias filled with aspiration and longing, and the drudgery and tedium required to schematically bring them into being. Using a collaborative mode of making, we explore the tension between the well-ordered rules, regulations, and routines that make city life go, and the unpredictable chaos of urban development.
As the performance unfolds, a snowball effect emerges—what starts as a series of simple actions and routines rapidly evolves into a complex, living organism that integrates students’ talents as storytellers, writers, dancers, artists, and musicians. This crescendo mirrors the progression of urban environments, leaving the audience with a visceral understanding of the dynamic and overwhelming nature of cities.
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