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Althea Ward Clark W’21 Reading by Marilyn Hacker & Ayana Mathis

March 18

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Legacy of Light by Karen Zacarías

March 19 - April 6

Theater & Music Theater

Act 3 of Vanya by Simon Stephens

March 20

Theater & Music Theater

DrKheal2: One Big Thing

March 21

Theater & Music Theater

2025 María Irene Fornés Institute Symposium

March 22

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Legacy of Light by Karen Zacarías

In present-day Princeton, an astrophysicist is discovering new planets while dreaming of starting a family. In 18th century Paris, Émilie du Châtelet, a brilliant physicist whose genius inspired the work of Voltaire and influenced Einstein and his Theory of Relativity, is running out of time before her baby arrives. Across the ages, but under the same star-filled sky, their stories intertwine in this bright and funny play about life, the universe, and the legacy we leave behind. Lighting co-designed by theater program director Jane Cox and lecturer Tess James. Show opens 3/23 at 2 PM; Pride Night is 3/28; Post-show Discussions on 3/30 + 4/5 (ASL interpretation); 4/6 is open caption and audio-described performance. Tickets start at $25, available through McCarter Box Office.

Faculty
Ticketed Event
Matthews Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center
An empty stage lit by dramatic stage lights

Act 3 of Vanya by Simon Stephens

Featured

Princeton senior Vincent Gerardi explores the challenge of bringing multiple characters to life in a one-person show, performing the third act of Vanya, Tony Award-winner Simon Stephens' (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) radical new version of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. Through Vanya, Gerardi explores the kaleidoscope of human emotions, harnessing the power of the intimate bond between actor and audience to delve deeper into the human psyche. Free tickets required.

Theater & Music Theater
Free, Ticketed Event
Donald G. Drapkin Studio, Lewis Arts complex
Portrait of Fintan O'Toole

Fund for Irish Studies: Lecture on “Unmasking Conspiracy: Philip Graves and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” by Fintan O’Toole

Scholar, critic and writer Fintan O'Toole gives the annual Robert Fagles Memorial Lecture, contending that the most toxic forger of all time may be The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which falsely purports to be the record of secret meetings of Jewish leaders plotting to take over the world. It was used as the basis for the most violent antisemitic propaganda of the 20th century and continues to circulate today. Free tickets required.

Fund for Irish Studies
Free, Lecture, Ticketed Event
James Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
An empty stage with dynamic light

DrKheal2: One Big Thing

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DrKheal2 offers a tandem encounter with María Irene Fornés’s 1968 play Dr. Kheal, in which a learned professor delivers a lecture about the meaning of all things. Professor Brian Herrera and alum Kyle Berlin, Class of 2018, each perform the role of Dr. Kheal simultaneously in different time periods in different venues (Wallace Theater and CoLab) for the half the audience. The audiences then switch venues and experience the other Dr. Kheal lecture. Free tickets required.

Theater & Music Theater
Free, Lecture, Ticketed Event
CoLab, Lewis Arts complex

2025 Spring Dance Festival: Threshold

Featured

The Spring Dance Festival celebrates new choreography by and performances featuring Princeton dance seniors Adam Littman Davis, Ethan Arrington, Kate Stewart, Madison Qualls, Moses Abrahamson, and Paige Sherman. Free tickets required.

Dance
Free, Ticketed Event
Hearst Dance Theater, Lewis Arts complex
theater spotlights scattered on dark blue wall

Macbeth in Stride: A Musical by Whitney White

Featured

What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar narratives of Shakespeare’s “Scottish play.” The musical preserves the madness, mystery, and macabre while infusing its own twist of irony, indulgence, and introspection, some so commonplace, we’ve forgotten to treat them as narratives at all. Tickets: $10-20

Theater & Music Theater
Ticketed Event
Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center

2025 Spring Dance Festival: Threshold

Featured

The Spring Dance Festival celebrates new choreography by and performances featuring Princeton dance seniors Adam Littman Davis, Ethan Arrington, Kate Stewart, Madison Qualls, Moses Abrahamson, and Paige Sherman. Free tickets required.

Dance
Free, Ticketed Event
Hearst Dance Theater, Lewis Arts complex

2025 Spring Dance Festival: Threshold

Featured

The Spring Dance Festival celebrates new choreography by and performances featuring Princeton dance seniors Adam Littman Davis, Ethan Arrington, Kate Stewart, Madison Qualls, Moses Abrahamson, and Paige Sherman. Free tickets required.

Dance
Free, Ticketed Event
Hearst Dance Theater, Lewis Arts complex
theater spotlights scattered on dark blue wall

Macbeth in Stride: A Musical by Whitney White

Featured

What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar narratives of Shakespeare’s “Scottish play.” The musical preserves the madness, mystery, and macabre while infusing its own twist of irony, indulgence, and introspection, some so commonplace, we’ve forgotten to treat them as narratives at all. Tickets: $10-20

Theater & Music Theater
Ticketed Event
Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center
theater spotlights scattered on dark blue wall

Macbeth in Stride: A Musical by Whitney White

Featured

What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar narratives of Shakespeare’s “Scottish play.” The musical preserves the madness, mystery, and macabre while infusing its own twist of irony, indulgence, and introspection, some so commonplace, we’ve forgotten to treat them as narratives at all. Tickets: $10-20

Theater & Music Theater
Ticketed Event
Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center
theater spotlights scattered on dark blue wall

Macbeth in Stride: A Musical by Whitney White

Featured

What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar narratives of Shakespeare’s “Scottish play.” The musical preserves the madness, mystery, and macabre while infusing its own twist of irony, indulgence, and introspection, some so commonplace, we’ve forgotten to treat them as narratives at all. Tickets: $10-20

Theater & Music Theater
Ticketed Event
Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center
theater spotlights scattered on dark blue wall

Macbeth in Stride: A Musical by Whitney White

Featured

What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar narratives of Shakespeare’s “Scottish play.” The musical preserves the madness, mystery, and macabre while infusing its own twist of irony, indulgence, and introspection, some so commonplace, we’ve forgotten to treat them as narratives at all. Tickets: $10-20

Theater & Music Theater
Ticketed Event
Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center
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