This season, all performances are free and unticketed — join us at showtime!
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Venable Theatre
A darkly funny, life-affirming show that blends storytelling, live music, and honesty about what it means to be alive. We’re Gonna Die reminds us that no one is alone in their struggles, and that laughter and song can be powerful acts of survival.
Nov. 6-8 at 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 9 at 2 p.m.
About the Production:
MCLA’s ensemble version reimagines Young Jean Lee’s acclaimed work for a collective
cast of performers, creating a communal experience of music, humor, and connection.
Venable Theatre
Suck it Up: A duet confronting the violent fallout of male insecurity and entitlement,
exploring how commercial imagery promises status and breeds entitlement, and how internalized
deficiency leads to resentment.
Second Seed: A dance film responding to The Birth of a Nation (1915) by D.W. Griffith,
which framed white victim-hood and glorified the KKK. This work challenges those narratives
and interrogates the enduring impact of those ideologies on American culture and politics.
About the Production:
Coming soon
Venable Theatre
A poetic retelling of the Orpheus myth through the eyes of Eurydice, this play is a tender meditation on love, memory, and the boundaries between life and death. Sarah Ruhl’s luminous writing brings the underworld to life with wit, imagination, and heart.
About the Production:
Featuring evocative design and movement, Eurydice invites audiences into a world where
myth meets memory and the power of love transcends loss.
Venable Theatre
Leviathan is an ensemble-devised work inspired by Moby-Dick and other great works of philosophy and imagination. Created collaboratively by students in the New Works Development course, this piece invites audiences into the uncharted waters of artistic invention. Come see what questions surface from the minds of Leviathan’s student creators.
