90 minutes. 3 actors. 1 crown. A reshaped take on Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedy The Ripon College Theatre Department invites audiences to Macb3th, its own version of William Shakespeare’s classic, bloody tragedy. Performances run October 28–31 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chemerow Theatre of the C.J. Rodman Center for the Performing Arts. About the Production Macb3th […]
Get ready for a comedic journey across the frontier as “The Trail to Oregon!” runs Wednesday through Saturday at the Benstead Theatre in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Performing Arts at Ripon College. Shows take place each night at 7:30 p.m. This audience-interactive musical comedy features music and lyrics by Jeff Blim, with a […]
Ripon College’s theatre department is presenting the play “Almost, Maine,” with performances in the Benstead Theatre of the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, Nov. 13-15, at 7:30 p.m. “Almost, Maine” by John Cariani is a whimsical series of short scenes set in a fictional, remote town, where residents experience the magical, mysterious and often […]
Ripon College’s theatre department is presenting the play “Silent Sky,” with performances in the Benstead Theatre in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts Oct. 16-18 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 19 at 2:30 p.m. “Silent Sky” by Lauren Gunderson tells the true story of Henrietta Leavitt, a passionate astronomer who makes a groundbreaking discovery […]
Robert Amsden, professor emeritus of theatre at Ripon College, is directing “Rope,” a gripping suspense drama presented by the Oshkosh Community Players (OCP), at The Grand Oshkosh Sept. 25-27. After a 27-year career at the Ripon College Theatre Department, where he directed and designed more than 50 productions, Amsden has joined the OCP board this […]
Starling Shakespeare Company is presenting a free show, “The Comedy of Errors,” in the Benstead Theatre of Ripon College’s C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts Friday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m. Starling co-founder and Ripon College alumna Jessie Lillis ’13 is in the cast and alumna Andrea Williams ’04 is a designer for the play. […]
Students will be directing a diverse collection of one-act plays in the One-Act Play Festival in Benstead Theatre of Ripon College’s C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, Friday and Saturday, May 2-3, at 7:30 p.m. Each of the five plays runs between 10 to 30 minutes. The event is free and open to the public. […]
Ripon College’s theatre department is presenting a touring production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” with on-campus performances in the Benstead Theatre in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts on Friday and Saturday, April 4-5, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 6, at 1:30 p.m. The play will tour several Wisconsin high schools, including […]
When: April 4th and 5th at 7:30pm. April 6th at 1:30pm. Where: Benstead Theatre Admissions is free to the campus and community Four young lovers—Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius—find themselves in a magical forest where the fairy king Oberon and his mischievous servant Puck create chaos with love potions. Titania, the fairy queen, becomes embroiled […]