This Winter Study, we'll be developing a play about Williams College in the years after World War II, when Sondheim was a student here, and the college's demographics shifted dramatically. Williams began to transform from an institution that unquestioningly perpetuated white patriarchal privilege to one that confronted difficult questions about its purpose, its values, and who belongs. By challenging its … Continue reading "Auditions for Our Time: A Play About Williams"

The I/O FEST 2020 presents 4 Days and Nights of the Music of Now. After Hours: Julius Eastman - Femenine is an event featuring New York-based quartet Yarn/Wire and Williams student ensembles performing Julius Eastman’s sensational minimalist masterpiece in the glass-walled Dance Studio. Julius Eastman: Femenine (1974) This event is supported in part by the Towards Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity (TIDE) … Continue reading "I/O Festival 2020 – After Hours: Julius Eastman – Femenine"

Join the Theatre Dept. for pizza and chats every Friday! Let us know if you are attending so we can make sure to have enough pizza for everyone. Don’t forget to alert us of any dietary restrictions. Please contact Laurie.J.Booth@williams.edu

The I/O FEST 2020 presents 4 Days and Nights of the Music of Now. I/O Fest’s house band performs new and mind expanding music from the edge of tomorrow. Works by Nick Brooke, Nina C. Young, Zachary Wadsworth, Linda Catlin Smith, Leonard Bopp ‘19 (world premiere), and Philippe Leroux’s percussion concerto featuring Matthew Gold, solo percussion.   Nick Brooke: Variations (2018) … Continue reading "I/O Festival 2020 – I/O Ensemble"