Theater on Thursdays

While theaters, cinemas, and concert halls around the world have suspended operations for the time being, here at Lafayette the show goes on—online, that is. The spring 2021 virtual performance series opens with Theater on Thursdays, a free series created exclusively for our students, faculty, and staff.

Curated by the Department of Theater and the Williams Center for the Arts, Theater on Thursdays features outstanding productions from London’s National Theatre recorded before a live audience and streamed in HD.

Each event includes a pre-show talk at 6:30 p.m. with a Lafayette scholar. Today, Ian Smith, professor of English and Richard H. ’60 and Joan K. Sell Chair in the Humanities, will offer an introduction to the themes in Small Island in advance of the 7 p.m. performance.

The schedule:
Feb. 18 – Small Island (2019) by Andrea Levy and Helen Edmundson; production 2019
6:30 p.m. – pre-show talk by Ian Smith, Department of English
7 p.m. – performance
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March 11 – She Stoops to Conquer (1771–3) by Oliver Goldsmith; production 2012
6:30 p.m. – pre-show talk by Michael O’Neill, Department of Theater
7 p.m. – performance
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April 1 – The Cherry Orchard (1904) by Anton Chekhov; production 2011
6:30 p.m. – pre-show talk by Suzanne Westfall, Department of Theater
7 p.m. – performance
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April 29 – A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) by Tennessee Williams; production 2014
6:30 p.m. – pre-show talk by Michael O’Neill, Department of Theater
7 p.m. – performance
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Make sure you’ve logged in with your Lafayette ID when you get your free virtual ticket, which will be emailed. If you’re not logged in, you may see a message that tickets are unavailable. Need help? Contact Allison Blatt.

Learn about additional spring programming, including Great Art on Screen and a performance by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.