Studio Series
Studio Series 2024-2025
A series of one-act plays directed and designed by Theatre students. Admission is included in our theatre season subscriptions.
Limited seating. Tickets are $5 (price includes NC sales tax). Late admission is not permitted.
Studio Series: Radium Girls
by D.W. Gregory
directed by Zac Anderson (’25)
January 30-February 1 at 7:30 PM
Tedford Stage, Scales Fine Arts Center (general admission seating)
Radium Girls tells the true story of young women in the 1920s who painted luminous watch dials, only to suffer deadly consequences from radium exposure. As they take on a powerful company in a legal battle for justice, their fight becomes a landmark case in workers’ rights history. This student-produced immersive in-the-round production invites you to witness the story up close, creating a dynamic and engaging theatrical experience you don’t want to miss!
NO LATE ADMISSION ALLOWED!
Studio Series: Chekhov Works
April 18 at 7:30 pm
April 19 at 2:00 & 7:30 pm
- The Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov, directed by Yue Yu (’26)
- The Yalta Game by Brian Friel, based on Chekhov’s The Lady with the Dog, directed by Ellie Howell (’25)
Ring Theatre, Scales Fine Arts Center
Anton Chekhov’s The Marriage Proposal is a fast-paced, comic one-act drama that delves into the oddities of proposal, social expectations, and human persistency. In this play, we tell the narrative of Lomov, a timid but well-intentioned landowner who arrives at Stepan Stepanovich Chubukov’s home to propose marriage to his strong-willed daughter, Natalya Stepanovna. However, what should have been a straightforward engagement quickly deteriorated into minor conflicts about land, dogs, and pride, turning the proposal into an ego battle. Will love triumph over stubbornness, or will a simple marriage proposal result in chaos? Join us for a lovely and hilarious rendition of this timeless classic!
The Yalta Game is about the games we play when we fall in love. Reality shifts and time truly becomes just a construct. Anna Sergeyvna and Dmitri Gurov, our two characters, are each very dissatisfied with their lives and end up having an affair on the beautiful beaches of Yalta. When they are forced to go back to their own lives, the audience watches as their idyllic life in Yalta begins to bleed into the reality of their city lives. For around 35 minutes, this beautifully written play by Brian Friel invites you to reflect on the little games we all play.
NO LATE ADMISSION ALLOWED!
Senior Honors Project Production
Student productions that are created by seniors for Honors credit with different academic goals from their Studio Series counterparts.
Every Brilliant Thing
by Duncan Macmillan
directed by Alyssa Cheng (’26)
performed by Vir Gupta (’27)
Performances:
- April 10at 6 pm in South Residence Hall
- April 11 at 6 pm by the Collins basketball court
- April 12th at 2 pm in the Ring Theatre
- April 13th at 8 pm in the Ring Theatre
Directed by Alyssa Cheng (’26) Experience an emotional roller-coaster journey with Duncan Macmillan’s acclaimed play, Every Brilliant Thing. This profoundly moving and surprisingly funny solo show, performed by Vir Gupta (’25), explores the lengths we go to for those we love, and the power of finding joy in the everyday and in the little things.
When a young boy’s mother attempts suicide, he begins a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world – everything worth living for. As he grows, so does the list, becoming a lifeline and a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.
Through interactive storytelling and a deeply personal narrative, Every Brilliant Thing invites the audience to participate in creating a shared experience of hope and healing. Prepare to laugh, cry, and leave with a renewed appreciation for the extraordinary in the ordinary of our lives.
Tickets are FREE and can be reserved HERE.
Visit the Archives of some of the past University Theatre Productions