Theater

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.

 

2022-23 Season: Walking in Time

From Fermat's Last Theorem through the Go-Go's and back to a Connecticut town in 1905 celebrating the Fourth of July, the Department of Theater's 2022-23 production season reflects our strong artistic and pedagogical commitment to staging plays that challenge how we think and celebrate how we feel.

More about 2022-23: Walking in Time!

Auditions

Lafayette's Department of Theater announces open auditions for the spring semester productions of our 2022-23 season.

Learn how to get involved in Theater Department Productions

Guest Theater Artists, Lunchtime Chats, and Panel Discussions for Each Production!

Theater artists share their visions of a more inclusive America, and Lafayette theater alums chronicle their experiences in the professional world. Panel discussions promise to confront issues raised in Theater Department productions and make all of us better theater-goers.

Check out the dates, times and links to information about our alums and our guest artists.

Production Highlights

Each year, plays are selected to acquaint student performers and technicians with different theatrical genres and styles, and help them develop an aesthetic of performance that is grounded in both theory and practice.

See the highlights

Making "The Importance of Being Earnest" Happen

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

Have A Seat: Theater Department Legacy Endowment Fund

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.

Here's How You Can Have A Seat

The Struggle Goes On

"Art is a weapon in the struggle of ideas, the class struggle." -- Amiri Baraka
Theaters across the country may have stood empty and still for eighteen months during the pandemic, but we will never stand silent. Please join us. Start by learning not to be silent.

Continue the fight for justice

Enhancing artistic opportunities for students

Introducing Buck Hall

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

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