THREE SISTERS
By Anton Chekhov
Translated by Madeleine George
Directed by TAPS Lecturer Stephanie Hunt
Pigott Theater in Memorial Auditorium Complex
On Stage Friday-Saturday, November 08-09 at 8pm
and Wednesday-Saturday, November 13-16 at 8pm
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Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov is the most complex of plays, and a masterpiece. Its enduring significance lies in its portrayal of three sisters trapped in a dreary provincial setting, sustained only by the fantasy of an escape to a glittering Moscow of the mind. Three Sisters is a haunting and sensitive play that honors the lives of ordinary people and the simple heroism of keeping on.
This production will be produced in collaboration with the COLLEGE program and Stanford Arts Intensive.
THE (M)OTHERS
By Nikki Yeboah
Directed by Eryn Perkins (‘25)
Harry J. Elam, Jr. Theater in Roble Gym
On Stage Thursday-Saturday, November 21-23 at 8pm
The (M)others is a piece of documentary theater about mothers in the Bay area who lost their loved ones due to police brutality. The (M)others grapples with grief and memory in a way that is heart wrenching and shockingly beautiful. This play adds a layer onto the existing conversation about police brutality in America by humanizing the victims and extending the impact of their life to those that love them. Instead of viewing these people as catalysts for a movement, Dr. Yeboah has written a piece that draws them as young people whose lives were unfairly cut short, making their stories impossible to ignore.
This production will be produced in collaboration with BLACKstage Theatre Company. BLACKstage provides high-caliber performance and creative opportunities for people of color and tells the stories of marginalized communities not often represented in traditional theater, primarily centering around the black perspective.
WITCH
By Jen Silverman
Directed by Assistant Professor Michael Rau
Harry J. Elam, Jr. Theater in Roble Gym
Auditions October 21-22
On Stage Thursday-Saturday, March 06-08 at 8pm
A charming devil arrives in the quiet village of Edmonton to bargain for the souls of its residents in exchange for their darkest wishes. An inventive retelling of a Jacobean drama, this sharp, subversive fable debates how much our souls are worth when hope is hard to come by.
GRADUATE REPERTORY 2025
Directed by Marlon Ariyasinghe, eli melgar, and Pauline Mornet
Nitery Theater in Old Union
Auditions October 16
On Stage Thursday-Saturday, February 06-08 + 13-15 at 8pm
This Year’s Graduate Repertory will consist of three directorial works, directed by TAPS Second-Year PhD students Marlon Ariyasinghe, eli melgar, and Pauline Mornet.
SPRING RISE UP: A DANCE SENSORIUM
Choreographed and Directed by TAPS Lecturers Aleta Hayes, Alex Ketley, and Raissa Simpson
Harry J. Elam, Jr. Theater in Roble Gym
On Stage | Thursday-Saturday, May 22-24 at 8pm
Spring Rise Up: A Dance Sensorium, cycles around once more with four extraordinary TAPS Dance Faculty Choreographers—Aleta Hayes, Alex Ketley, and Raissa Simpson. A thrilling event with the most talented and versatile dancers on campus, making moves that showcase the future of dance performance.
THE UNIT OPERATIONS HERE ARE HIGHLY SPECIFIC
Devised and Directed by TAPS Graduate Student Daniel Jackson
Pigott Theater in Memorial Auditorium Complex
On Stage | Thursday-Saturday, May 08-10 at 8pm
The Unit Operations Here Are Highly Specific is a devised, movement-based work exploring the relationship between text, performance, and reception by allowing each audience member to choose from and switch between soundtracks while they watch a choreographed performance. The work playfully confronts the limits of personalization in the context of collective experience while interrogating how meaning is generated and where meaning resides in complex performance-media environments.