Students involved in theater at Lafayette cross boundaries that teach them about the stage but even more about themselves.
Dedicated theater faculty and adventurous students are at the center of collaboration across disciplines that guarantees the very best liberal arts education anywhere—on stage or off.
From an outdoor moonlit adaptation inspired by Edgar Allan Poe to the enchanting musical Between the Lines, a secret spring murder mystery, a senior capstone production, and the return of the Fringe Festival, the season highlights the department’s commitment to inventive storytelling, collaboration, and student-centered performance!
All Fringe Festival events are FREE and OPEN to the public.
Lafayette's Department of Theater announces open auditions for the productions of our 2024-25 season.
Learn how to get involved in Theater Department Productions on and off stage.
While students rehearse Oscar Wilde's classic comedy, student technicians and shop assistants are busy creating the scenery, properties, and costumes that will make Wilde's world come to life.
Take a short visit backstage
The Department of Theater has a seat waiting for you in the Weiss Theater. Stand up for theater and HAVE A SEAT! Give that seat a name and take your place in a legacy of inspiration, exploration, and artistic achievement.
The 18,000-square-foot building houses a black box theater seating up to 200 and a 180-seat film-screening room as well as a control room, smart classroom, dressing rooms, and scene and costume shops. It supports the College’s programs in theater and film and media studies, enhances artistic opportunities for all Lafayette students, and adds to Easton’s cultural resources.
Learn more about Melissa Livingston, assistant professor of theater.
Engaging for athletes and theater buffs alike, this play-reading class dives deep into the ways spectatorship connects us all.
The government and law and theater double major will pursue her master’s degree in public policy.
