As the scene opens with a crack of thunder, flashing lights, and a ship-like set, the audience is thrust into the world of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
For those unfamiliar, The Tempest is...
Trigger warning: mentions of suicide and death.
Loyola’s Evergreen Players continued their spotlight tradition Jan. 19 through 22 with “Smokefall,” a play by Noah Haidle and directed by Alé Terrero...
“Everybody,” written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, is a modern adaptation of a play from the 15th century called “Everyman.” Directed by Jess Kingsley ‘23, It is about to make its debut in Loyola’s...
After two years, “Thanksgiving” will be the first show held in the Black Box Theatre since the pandemic. The play was written by Larissa FastHorse, who is a part of the Sicangu Lakota Nation and is...
The students are hard at work on “The Thanksgiving Play,” running from Oct. 27-30, and “Everybody,” running from Nov. 17-20.
The first play of the semester, “The Thanksgiving Play,” is directed...
This past weekend, the Poison Cup Players, a student run theatre group, kicked off the spring semester show season with the play “Milk Milk Lemonade” by Joshua Conkel. This play was one of the two...
On Feb. 13, MOSAIC: A Womxn of Color Initiative presented “The Vagina Monologues” in McManus Theatre. In what has become an annual tradition at Loyola, the three-day run of the show brought light...
On Jan. 16, the Spotlight Players debuted their first show of the decade, “American Soldiers” underneath the dazzling lights of the Black Box Theatre. Directed by Katie O’Donnell ‘20, the show...
The Evergreen Players performed “Love and Information” from Nov. 21-24 in the Black Box Theatre. Through its 50 scenes and 100 characters, Caryl Churchill’s play conveyed the power of knowledge...
From Oct. 24-27, the Poison Cup Players performed “Stop Kiss” in the Black Box Theatre. This play by Diana Son chronicles the powerful yet tragic story of a homophobic attack against two women after...
The Fine Arts Department recently released the 2019-2020 season of shows that will be performed at DeChairo College Center’s McManus Theatre and Black Box Theatre. Among the productions is the widely...
The Evergreen Players ran their final production of the year, “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, from April 11-14. The memory play, guest directed by Sam Little, revolved around the Wingfield...
