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Quinnipiac University Theater

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“I love acting. It is so much more real than life.”

-Oscar Wilde

Theatre Arts Center

The Theatre Arts Center on Sherman Avenue

The flexible, 12,000 square foot Theatre Arts Center is a specifically designed performance space, featuring a baby Steinway piano and a completely customizable layout.

The facility includes a costume shop and storage, a scene shop, a lighting and management booth and academic spaces, making it a true hub for theater and music performances.

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Under the bright lights

Connor Whiteley ’19 auditions for an upcoming performance Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the Theatre Arts Center.

Three students with scripts rehearse a scene in the grass outside the Theatre Arts Center building with other students nearby.

Autumn auditions

Students rehearse their scenes outside of the Theatre Arts Center during audition call backs for a fall performance.

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Students reading scripts in front of a black curtain in the Theatre Arts Center

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“In theater, we teach that it’s not just the big moments that make life meaningful, but all of the small moments in between that make life truly special.”

Kevin Daly, Theater Program Director

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Past Theater Productions

Little Shop of Horrors

By Alan Menken and Howard Ashman; Directed by James Noble. March 1-4, 2018, Theatre Arts Center. The smash musical become one of the most popular shows in the world. The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II" after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it — blood!

Stop Kiss

By Diana Son / Directed by Drew Scott Oct. 13-16, 2016 Buckman Theater. A timely play in the wake of the shootings at Orlando's Pulse Nightclub. After Callie meets Sara, the two unexpectedly fall in love. Their first kiss provokes a violent attack that transforms their lives in a way they could never anticipate.

The Clean House

By Sarah Ruhl Directed by Keely Baisden Nov. 10-13, 2016 Buckman Theater This thoughtful and wildly funny contemporary play was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and received its world premiere at Yale Repertory Theater. It's since gone on to countless successful productions in NYC and around the world. Lane, a successful doctor has hired Matilde, a Brazilian maid, to help with some chores around the house but Matilde is more interested in telling jokes and Lane's sister has secretly been cleaning her house instead.

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing April 10-13, 2014, in the Clarice L. Buckman Theater. One of Shakespeare's most popular plays, this is a classic battle of the sexes, featuring a war of wits between Benedick, who declares he would rather die than get married, and Beatrice. The production was directed by Tom Schwans, professional actor, director and an adjunct professor in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts.

Mac Wellman's Dracula

Mac Wellman's Dracula - Nov. 7-10, 2013, in the Clarice L. Buckman Theater on the Mount Carmel Campus. The play is an adaption of Bram Stoker's novel that tells the story of the vampire, Count Dracula, as he leaves his native home to find new blood. The play focuses on the battle of a resolute group of men who saves the lives and souls of two spirited, strong-willed young women.

Mauritius

Mauritius- Oct. 8-13, 2013 in the Black Box Theater on the Mount Carmel Campus. Written by Theresa Rebeck, this 2007 Broadway comedy-thriller follows estranged sisters as they battle three ruthless men for two of the most valuable stamps in the world. Drew Scott, an adjunct theater professor, directed.

Lily Hare

Lily Hare - a dark comedy by New Haven playwright Kevin Daly, Feb. 28-March 3, 2013, in the Clarice L. Buckman Theater on the Mount Carmel Campus. Set in 1849, this story follows the fortunes of an actress who tours the country with her companion and student, Ned Tambourine, presenting a one-person show of badly memorized speeches from Shakespeare.

Eclipsed

Eclipsed - by Patricia Burke Brogan, Nov. 8-11, 2012, in the Clarice L. Buckman Theater on the Mount Carmel Campus. This story is set in Ireland in 1963 and takes the audience inside one of the infamous Magdalene laundries to show the daily life of the young women confined there and forced to endure harsh treatment and backbreaking labor for being pregnant but unmarried. The student cast included: Patricia Hibner, Jessica Lehman, Sara Detrik, Dominique Williams, Kristen Banaszak, Sarah Faidell, Michelle Ayrapetyan and Nicole Palmer. Crystal Brian, professor of theater in the College of Arts and Sciences, directed.

Coastal Disturbances

Coastal Disturbances - at Long Wharf Theatre, Stage II, April 12-15, 2012. This story by Tina Howe is a comedy about the dizzying and disconcerting effects of love. This ensemble play, set on a private beach on the North Shore of Massachusetts, follows the stories of four generations of vacationers and focuses on the romance of professional photographer Holly Dancer and the handsome but shy, unsophisticated lifeguard Leo Hart. Emily Seibert played Holly and Michael Bobenhausen played Leo. In addition to Seibert and Bobenhausen, the student cast also included: Michelle Ayrapetyan, Aleczander Farquharson, Jessica Lehman, Juli McGourty and Jessica Otterbine. Drew Scott, an adjunct theater professor, and Peter Wood, a professional actor, also performed in the production. Crystal Brian, professor of theater, directed.

Dead Man's Cell Phone 2012

Dead Man's Cell Phone- March 1-4, 2012, at the Clarice L. Buckman Theater on the Mount Carmel Campus. Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl, the play follows the journey of Jean whose impulsive decision to answer a ringing cell phone leads her into a series of unexpected confrontations that are romantic, funny, and sometimes dangerous. Through her odyssey, she is forced to confront her own assumptions about love, mortality, redemption and the challenge of being truly connected in a technology obsessed world. Drew Scott, an adjunct theater professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, directed.

Seven, Long Wharf Theatre

Seven - Nov. 10-13, 2011, at Long Wharf Theatre, Stage II, in New Haven. Written by a group of well-known playwrights, including Anna Deavere Smith, the story is based on interviews with women from around the world who suffered violence and abuse and survived to become advocates for the women in their countries who continue to be brutalized. The cast members are playing real women from Nigeria, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern Ireland, Russia and Guatemala.

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Visit Us

Visit the Theatre Arts Center

Theatre Arts Center

515 Sherman Avenue 
Hamden, CT 06518

By car: Whitney Avenue to Sherman 
Avenue. Parking is onsite.

By shuttle: The Green and Orange 
Loop shuttles run between York Hill, 
The Theatre Arts Center and Mount Carmel.

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For more information

Kevin Daly
Director of the Theater Program
Assistant Professor of Theater
Kevin.Daly@quinnipiac.edu
203-582-3500

To learn more about the Quinnipiac Theater Program, please visit QU.edu.

BA in Theater

Site Alert Title

Quinnipiac University Theater

Key Dates

“I love acting. It is so much more real than life.”

Theatre Arts Center

The Theatre Arts Center on Sherman Avenue

Under the bright lights

Autumn auditions

Photograph

In the moment

Quote

Photo Gallery

Past Theater Productions

Little Shop of Horrors

Visit Us

Visit the Theatre Arts Center

More Information

For more information