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FALL 2020
MAINSTAGE
M.F.A. Acting Projects
Constellations (10/24, 3:00 p.m.) By Nick Payne
Gloria (11/14, 7:00 p.m.) By Branden Jacob-Jenkins
Actually (12/5, 7:00 p.m.) By Anna Ziegler
Directed by guest director Michelle Bossy
Motherf**er With the Hat (10/31, 3:00 p.m.) By Stephen Adly Guirgis
Marisol (11/21, 3:00 p.m.) By Jose Rivera
Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 (12/12, 7:00 p.m.) By Anna Deveare Smith
Directed by guest director Fidel Gomez
Excerpts from contemporary iconic plays featuring M.F.A. acting students from the Department of Theater.
Virtual showing
October-December 2020
New Play Festival
Arcade (11/21, 1:00 p.m.) By Madeline Maher
The Write Choice (12/11, 7:00 p.m.) By Daysha Veronica
Where the Lovelight Gleams (12/12, 3:00 p.m.) By Kyle J McCloskey
Virtual showing
November-December 2020
WINTER 2021
MAINSTAGE
Project II
Directed by M.F.A. director Staci Mize
An exciting play from our M.F.A. first-year director featuring undergraduate actors from the Department of Theater.
Virtual showing
February 12-13, 2021
THE M.F.A. ONES
Evening Conversations (2/27, 2:00 p.m. PT) By Ruochen Li
Butch Chronicles (2/27, 5:00 p.m. PT) By Kap Taylor
Moderates (3/5, 7:00 p.m. PT) By Brianna Barrett
Original one-act plays by second-year M.F.A. playwrights. Featuring Undergraduate actors from the Department of Theater.
Virtual showing
Feb. 27 and March 5, 2021
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
By Stephen Adly Guirgis
Directed by Deena Selenow
Judas is on trial for the death of his friend and mentor, Jesus, and all of heaven, hell and purgatory will be on the witness stand. This hilarious and thought-provoking play examines faith, forgiveness and human nature with streetwise sensibility. Featuring M.F.A. actors from the Department of Theater.
Virtual showing/Video on Demand
March 18-20, 2021
SPRING 2021
MAINSTAGE
By Julia Cho
Directed by May Fei
Misfit teenager Panny should be more concerned about the disappearances of the pretty blonde girls in her small town, but cosmetic surgery to change her Asian features is a much more appealing distraction. This clever, oddball play addresses the perception of beauty, adolescence and the social awkwardness in a world where people are just trying to fit in. Featuring undergraduate actors from the Department of Theater.
Virtual showing/Video on Demand
May 15, 2021, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. PT
May 16, 2021, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. PT
Everybody
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Claire Edmonds
This modern-day adaptation of a 15th century morality play follows "Everybody" as he, she or they travel down the road to life's greatest mystery with a surprise every performance. Featuring undergraduate actors from the Department of Theater.
Virtual showing/Video on Demand
May 29, 2021, 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. PT
May 30, 2021, 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. PT
THE M.F.A. ONES
You Up? (6/05, 2:00 p.m.) By Anna Watts
Directed by Sara Lyons
The Jazz Equation (6/05, 5:00 p.m.) By Malick Ceesay
Directed by June Carryl
Original one-act plays by first-year M.F.A. playwrights and featuring Undergraduate actors from the Department of Theater.
Virtual showing
June 5, 2021