Productions and Events
Vassar College Experimental Theater
Fall 2024
Upcoming
Author Elyssa Maxx Goodman will speak about her book Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag in New York City and discuss drag’s effects on the culture of the city and the U.S. overall.
The Ghost Sonata (1907) by seminal Swedish playwright August Strindberg (1849–1912), translation by Evert Sprinchorn, follows a young man’s increasing realization of the world’s wickedness. Open to the public. Reservations are required.
A play by Robert O’Hara. Guest Director, Taylor Reynolds. Barbecue is about a dysfunctional family staging an intervention. Campus guests only, please. Reservations required.
Anne Washburn’s imaginative dark comedy—a play with music featuring songs by Washburn and Michael Friedman—propels us forward nearly a century, following a new civilization stumbling into its future. Reservations required.
Campus community only, please.
Four dates of new and original plays written by Drama students who have studied the art of playwriting. Open to the public, reservations requred.
Reservations/Box Office
Reservations for Drama Department productions open two weeks prior to any opening date. Please note not all productions and events are open to the public, but mostly to the Vassar campus community. Check the productions listing for specific information.
Box Office
- Located in the Powerhouse Theater
- Phone: (845) 437-5599
- Email: boxoffice@vassar.edu
- Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Staff
- Joan Gerardi, jogerardi@vassar.edu
Publicity/Box Office/House Management
Box Office Student Assistants
- Miriam Barker '27
- Sophia Fredericks '26
- Benjamin Sayres '28
Drama Department Photographer
- Gabriel Jove Leonard '27
Vassar Ticket Fund Student Coordinator
- Lilly Masters '26 (Fall)
- Destiny King '27 (Spring)
Our Theaters at a Glance
Martel Theater: Free admission, open to the public. Seating chart.
Powerhouse Theater: General seating, free admission, not open to the public.
Streep Studio: Very limited seating, not open to the public.
Ongoing Events
A play and a senior Drama project.
Campus guests only, please.
Reservations required: please contact boxoffice@vassar.edu.
The Marilyn Swartz Seven ’69 Award was established by friends and classmates of the late Ms. Seven to support an annual playwriting competition open to all Vassar juniors and seniors from any discipline.