Theater and Dance Season
Admission is free, with a suggested $5 donation, except where noted.
Tickets to all performances are available through the Bates Theater and Dance EventBrite page, linked below.
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September
24 Hour Musical
By The Robinson Players, Bates College’s only student-run theater organization.
Saturday, September 21, 8am-11:30pm
-Schaeffer Theatre-
For more information: www.batesrobplayers.com
October
Back to Bates Dance Concert
Previews of work in progress by Chicago based choreographer Mark Jeffery, Prof. Carol Dilley, and student works.
Saturday, October 5, 12pm
Sunday, October 6, 12pm
-Schaeffer Theatre-
An Independent Study in Directing:
The Zoo Story
Written by: Edward Albee, Directed by: Nick Longo ’21
Jerry, consumed in loneliness, strikes up a conversation with Peter on a Central Park bench. The conversation does not go well. By one of America’s most compelling playwrights.
Friday, October 25, 7:30pm
Saturday, October 26, 5pm
Sunday, October 27, 2pm
-Black Box Theater-
Love/Sick
By: John Cariani
The book of love gets a hilarious rewrite in Love/Sick, a string of ten short plays combining loss and laughter, set in a comic world where heartbreak is more than a figure of speech. By the author of Almost, Maine. Directed by Dana Prof Martin Andrucki.
Thursday, October 31, 7:30pm
Friday, November 1, 7:30pm
Saturday, November 2, 5pm
Sunday, November 3, 2pm
Monday, November 4, 7:30pm
-Gannett Theater-
November
Love/Sick
By: John Cariani
The book of love gets a hilarious rewrite in Love/Sick, a string of ten short plays combining loss and laughter, set in a comic world where heartbreak is more than a figure of speech. By the author of Almost, Maine. Directed by Dana Prof Martin Andrucki.
Thursday, October 31, 7:30pm
Friday, November 1, 7:30pm
Saturday, November 2, 5pm
Sunday, November 3, 2pm
Monday, November 4, 7:30pm
-Gannett Theater-
Dance Thesis
The focus is on student choreography and design work.
Friday, November 8, 7:30pm
Saturday, November 9, 5pm & 7:30pm
-Gannett Theater-
Marcy Plavin Fall Concert
Bates Dance Department
Featuring works by guest choreographers by Mark Jeffery, Kimberly Bartosik, and Kendra Ross during their residencies this fall, as well as Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance Julie Fox and other Bates faculty.
Saturday, November 16, 5pm
Sunday, November 17, 2pm
Monday, November 18, 7:30pm
-Schaeffer Theatre-
December
Elevator Girl
By: Donna Hoke
Elevator Girl
By: Donna Hoke
Elevator Girl was never meant to be more than an urban legend, a sexual revenge fantasy/ comic character created by Vanessa and her graphic illustrator boyfriend. But now, a flesh-and-blood Elevator Girl has begun stalking Urbanville, unveiling an uncomfortable intersection between superhero, fantasy, and rape cultures. Directed by Ellie Yguico ’20.
Content Advisory: This play depicts sexual assault. It contains adult language and sexual situations.
Thursday, December 5, 7:30pm
Friday, December 6, 7:30pm
Saturday, December 7, 5pm
Sunday, December 8, 2pm & 7:30pm
-Gannett Theater-
January
Sankofa
Culminating the college’s observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, students use music, dance, poetry, and prose to survey the vast landscape of the African Diaspora, and their own diverse backgrounds.
Monday, January 20, 7:30pm
-Schaeffer Theatre-
Sangia Asia
Friday, January 31, 7:30pm
-Schaeffer Theatre-
February
The Rob Players Musical
By The Robinson Players, Bates College’s only student-run theater organization.
Friday, February 7, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 8, 5pm
Sunday, February 9, 2pm
-Gannett Theater-
For more information: www.batesrobplayers.com
F.A.B. Dance Showcase at the Gendron Franco Center
46 Cedar Street, Lewiston
For Tickets call: 207-689-2000 or visit
March
Stupid Fucking Bird
By: Aaron Posner
“The Seagull” on steroids: Con hates his mother. And Nina, the girl he adores, lusts after his mother’s lover. Mix equal parts ambition, sex, and alcohol, and what you get is a recipe for madness. Directed by Asst. Prof Tim Dugan.
Thursday, March 5, 7:30pm
Friday, March 6, 7:30pm
Saturday, March 7, 5pm
Sunday, March 8, 2pm
Monday, March 9, 7:30pm
-Schaeffer Theatre-
An Independent Study in Directing:
Gene
Written by: Ron Hirsen, Directed by: Deon Custard ’21
Down to his last few bucks, one-time actor Ozzie desperately tries to connect with his old friend Eugene O’Neil, hoping to turn his luck around.
Friday, March 13, 7:30pm
Saturday, March 14, 5:00pm
Sunday, March 15, 2:00pm
-Black Box Theater-
The Gap
By: Emma Goidel
Directed by Allie Greene ’20
Thursday, March 26, 7:30pm
Friday, March 27, 7:30pm
Saturday, March 28, 5pm
Sunday, March 29, 2pm
Monday, March 30, 7:30pm
-Gannett Theater-
April
Spring Dance Concert
Friday, April 3, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 4, 5pm
Sunday, April 5, 2pm
Monday, April 6, 7:30pm
-Schaeffer Theatre-
The focus is on student choreography and design work.
Program A: Friday and Sunday.
Program B: Saturday and Monday.
May