Theater Arts Productions

Spring 2025

"Only This"

Thesis Maker: Maya Mondlak - Reuveni
Performances: April 22, 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m., Laurie Theater

After Daniella’s hot and basically perfect first date with Ben from Hinge, she and her best friend, Olivia, catapult into the dark reality of their relationships with men, leading to nothing ever being the same. “Only This” is a quick and witty comedy-drama exploring womanhood, female friendship, and what happens when we inevitably confront the most painful truths in our lives that can’t stay buried forever.

"Escape Artists"

Thesis Maker: Emily Bial
Performances: April 25 at 7 p.m. and April 26 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., Laurie Theater

The act of living is inherently absurd. Max and Maggie sit on their fire escape and attempt to process this truth. With a rat and a bird as their closest companions, the girls will rage against the stupidity of the world. Or maybe they’ll just smoke and scream.

"it'll kill you, Eugene"

Thesis Maker: Written by Liza Heck, Directed by Nicole Albright
Performances: April 25 at 9:30 p.m. and April 26 at 2:30 and 8:30 p.m., Laurie Theater

A man named Eugene meets a Boy. Eugene teaches the Boy how to smoke. The Boy teaches Eugene how to not smoke alone. In conversations, and silence, and music, Eugene and Boy find a truth in grief.

"This is NOT Tel Aviv"

Thesis Maker: Ofri Levinson
Performances: May 2 at 2 p.m., May 3 at 9:30 p.m., May 4 at 2:00 p.m., Laurie Theater

This Is NOT Tel Aviv is a theater thesis production about a spoiled Tel Avivi girl who moves to a rural kibbutz in Israel, where she must navigate life among her new classmates. Along the way, she learns to ride a bike, eat tahini in the communal dining hall, and discover what cows really smell like — all while figuring out what home truly means to her. It’s a story about community and individuality, heritage and change, being led and making your own choices — but mostly, like everything else in life, it’s about love.

March 8, 2025

The Legacy of Anna Politkovskaya and Journalism Today
A Conversation with Matthew Kupfer and Elena Kostyuchenko

Following the 2 pm performance of Intractable Woman.
Free & open to the public. 

Presented by the Department of Theater Arts.Co-Sponsored by COMPACT and MCH.