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Theater Department
Theater Department
Hope you enjoy our 2013-14 Season
24-Hour Play Festival
August 30-31 - watch for registration information
Bad Seed by Maxwell Anderson, from William March's novel
Directed by Adam HoughtonOctober 17-19 and October 24-26th at 7:30 pm and October 20 at 2 pm
Benedicta Arts Center Colman Theater
Like an Alfred Hitchcock psychological thriller, this is a suspenseful story about little Rhoda with evil DNA. Her classmate is mysteriously drowned. A neighbor has a fatal accident. Is Rhoda a murderess in a tidy play dress? To answer this alarming question Rhoda's mother must uncover secrets from her own childhood-secrets with life and death consequences.
Good Woman of Szechuan by Bertold Brecht, Translated by Eric Bentley
Directed by Kaaarin Johnston
November 14-16 and 22-23 at 7:30 pm and November 17 and 24 at 2 pm
Benedicta Arts Center Gorecki Theater
Three gods come to a poor village in search of one good woman. They find such a one in Shen Te, a prostitute. She is hospitable to them, and in return they give her 100 pieces of money. With this she buys a tobacco store, and liberally gives board and room to the needy and to parasites as well...
Story Theater---An Original Production
Directed by Kathy Hendrickson
February 20-25 at 7:30 pm and February 22 and 23 at 2:00 pm
Benedicta Arts Center Colman Theater
Persuasion adapted from Jane Austen by Melissa Leilani Larson
Directed by Adam Houghton
April 3-5 and 10-12 at 7:30 pm and April 6 at 2 pm
Benedicta Arts Center Gorecki Theater
This romantic comedy follows Anne Elliot, an intelligent young woman who seeks to heal her broken heart while navigating the superficial social life around her. This Regency era story features lovely young ladies, handsome naval officers, foppish nobles, and a seductive Rake. Jane Austen's story has been popular since its original publication and this adaptation is true to the novel and brisk in its action.
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Overview of Program
The theater major includes:
- Classes in acting, theater history, dramatic literature, costuming and technical theater.
- The opportunity to specialize in one of the areas that most interests you.
- Four, full-length productions every year.
Theater Scholarship Recipient Requirements
- Theater Scholarship Application (To be considered for these scholarships, students must apply and be accepted for admission.)
- $1000 Award Recipients: Each academic year, to take a 2-or-more credit theater course or participate (for 240/340 credit) in productions offered by the CSB/SJU Theater Department.
- $1500-$4000 Award Recipients: Each semester, to take a 2-or-more-credit theater course or participate (for 240/340 credit) in productions offered by the CSB/SJU Theater Department.
- The theater faculty includes specialists in all major areas of theater, and all directors of productions are full-time faculty members.
- Collaboration with the CSB/SJU Fine Arts Programming exposes our students to theater professionals and great productions from all over the country.
- The department stages four major productions each year.
Leigh Dillard
Department Chair
Theater Department
College of Saint Benedict
Saint John's University
(320) 363-5007
