Calendar of Events
To confirm dates and ticket information call Smith Union information 725-3375.
Wed-Thurs Sept 3-4
7:00-10:00 pm FALL AUDITIONS
Student Auditions for Measure for Measure (Theater & Dance department production directed by Professor Davis Robinson), and The Play about the Baby, by Edward Albee (Masque and Gown production directed by Caitlin Hylan).
All students welcome to Audition - no monologue required. Sign up at the Smith Union information desk.
(Performance dates: Measure for Measure Nov 6-8; The Play about the Baby Oct 30-Nov 1)
AUDITIONS 7:00-10:00 pm Wed-Thurs Sept 3-4 Memorial Hall.
Thurs Sept 18
7:00 pm Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe
Co-sponsored with the Asian Studies Department.
Kresge Auditorium.
Fri Sept 26
12:30 Common Hour with Playwright Edward Albee
Pickard Theater.
Common Hour events are open only to Bowdoin students, faculty and staff. Free tickets available Monday Sept 15 at David Saul Smith Union. Bowdoin ID required.
Wed Oct 1
8:00 pm Norma Bowles Theater for Social Justice
Pickard Theater. Free Admission.
Los Angeles arts activist Norma Bowles is the editor of Cootie Shots: Theatrical Inoculations against Bigotry for Kids, Parents and Teacher. Her residency will be co-sponsored by Bowdoin’s Women and Gender Studies program. There will be a film viewing for Bowdoin students on Tues Sept 1 of Ms. Bowles’s work with Fringe Benefits at 7:00 pm in Memorial 108. Funded by the Theatre for the Common Good Fund.
Sat Oct 25 
7:00 pm Jill Grunnah and Friends
An evening of performance with choreographer and Bowdoin Alum Jill Grunnah ‘06 and two colleagues.
Studzinski Recital Hall. Free Admission.
Thurs-Sat Oct 30-Nov 1
8:00 pm The Play About The Baby by Edward Albee
A strange turn of events transforms a young couple and their baby when they are visited by a older Man and Woman. Acclaimed by The New York Times, "An invaluable self portrait of sorts from one of the few genuinely great Living America dramatists...BABY rockets into that special corner of theater heaven where words shoot off like fireworks into dazzling patterns and hues." Wish Theater. Limited seating. Ticket price$1.00 (with Bowdoin I.D.) for students, $3.00 for Community Members.
A Masque and Gown production directed by Caitlin Hylan.
Thurs-Sat Nov 6-8
8:00 pm Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
Directed by Professor Davis Robinson.
Considered one of Shakespeare's most complex and mature comedies, often bordering on the tragic, Measure for Measure examines the friction between human laws and natural law, spiritual purity and physical desire.
Pickard Theater. Free tickets available at the SU Info Desk, at 207-725-3375 and at the door.
A reception in Drake Lobby sponsored by the Association of Bowdoin Friends follows the Thursday evening Opening Night performance.
Thurs-Fri Nov 20-21
7:00 Studio 305 Projects
Short independent study projects by the members of Studio 305.
Wish Theater. Free Admission. Limited seating.
8:00 pm
Thurs-Sat Dec 3-6
8:00 pm December Dance Concert
Department of Theater and Dance Annual Fall Dance Concert
The 38th annual fall semester dance show features class projects, independent work and student dance organizations
Pickard Theater. Free tickets available at the SU Info Desk, at 207-725-3375 and at the door.
SPRING 2009
Friday Feb 6
8:00 pm Frankenstien by 500 Clown
Pickard Theater. Free tickets available at the SU Info Desk, at 207-725-3375 and at the door.
Thursday Feb 12
7:00 pm Resistance a reading by Richard Goodman
A Black History Month Event. Free Admission. Main Lounge in Moulton Union
Thurs-Sat Feb 19-21
7:00 pm An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
Limited seating. Ticket price $1.00 (with Bowdoin I.D.) for students, $3.00 for Community Members.
A Masque and Gown production directed by Sam Plattus.
Pickard Theater.
Thurs-Fri Feb 26-27
7:00 pm Miss Julie by August Strindberg
An Indepentdent Study, Directed by Mo Zhou.
Memorial 108 . Free Admission. Limited seating.
Tue-Wed March 3-4
7:00 pm Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
An Indepentend Study Directed by Jason Finkelstein.
Chase Barn. Free Admission. Limited seating.
Thurs-Sat April 2-4
7:00 pm, Sat 2pm Attempts on Her Life by Martin Crimp
Directed by Professor Roger Bechtel.
Wish Theater. Free Admission. Limited seating.
Thurs-Sat April 9-11
7:00 pm One Act Play Festival written and directed by Bowdoin Students
Limited seating
A Masque and Gown production
Memorial class room 108.
Thurs-Sat April 16-18
7:00 pm Top Dog/Under Dog by Suzan Lori-Parks
An Independent Study Directed by Cait Hylan.
Chase Barn. Free Admission. Limited seating.
Thurs-Sat April 23-25
8:00 pm 38th Annual Spring Dance Performance
Concert features class projects, independent work, and student dance organizations.
Pickard Theater. Free tickets available at the SU Info Desk, at 207-725-3375 and at the door.
Thurs-Fri April 30-May 1
7:30 pm Vermilion
An Independent Study in Dance by Biz Jones.
Wish Theater. Free Admission. Limited seating
Thurs-Fri April 30-May 1
Trojan Women by Euripides
An Independent Study in Theater directed by Aislinn Curry.
There will be two performances of Trojan Women (Free admission):
6:30 pm April 30 in Drake Lobby (Memorial Hall)
2:00 pm May 1 in Studzinski Ampitheater (directly behind Studzinski Hall).
May 2009
Due to the configuration of this year's academic and production schedules there will be NO performance of Museum Pieces. However, we do plan to have a Museum Pieces performance for May 2010.
Other arts events:
Bowdoin Art Museum * Music * Visual Arts *
For ticket information call (207) 725-3375.
Note: The Maine State Music Theatre is separate from the Department of Theater & Dance. For information on their summer performances, please visit the Maine State Music Theatre website or call (207) 725-8769. During the school year, the offices of the Maine State Music Theatre are located at 21 Elm St, near Hannaford grocery store.