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February 2015

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Emilie La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight

Emilie La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight

Tue, February 10th, 2015
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Free

The play has been described as “fiercely inquisitive and joyfully sexy”(The San Francisco Chronicle), “an evening of humor and heartbreak” (BroadwayWorld), and as an “ambitious, highly theatrical romp that literally crackles with electricity” (LA/OC Examiner). Although today she is best known for her fifteen-year liaison with Voltaire, Emilie Du Chatelet (1706-1749) was more than a great man’s mistress. She was…

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November 2018

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"When the Sidewalk Ends?" featuring Cliff Notez and GMT

"When the Sidewalk Ends?" featuring Cliff Notez and GMT

Fri, November 30th, 2018
Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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Free

A hip hop performance featuring Cliff Notez, with opening act GMT of Williams College.
November 30th at 7:00 pm | Memorial Theater, '62 Center
Parental Advisory: Explicit Content.
Free admission. Open to the public.

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March 2019

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Maggie Nelson to deliver the Art of the Essay lecture 3/7 6 pm

Maggie Nelson to deliver the Art of the Essay lecture 3/7 6 pm

Thu, March 7th, 2019
Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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Genre-defying writer Maggie Nelson will deliver this year's Art of the Essay Lecture, entitled "Forms of Prose," on March 7 at 6 pm in Adams Memorial Theater. This lecture is open to the campus and the public.

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May 2019

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Solo Sunday

Solo Sunday

Sun, May 5th, 2019
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An event every day that begins at 7:00pm, repeating indefinitely

Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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Solo Sunday is the culmination of a semester’s worth of some amazing tutorial work. Students in the Solo Performance tutorial taught by Professor Omar Sangare explored the process of building a one-person performance. Each student selected a historical or contemporary public figure and created a solo piece inspired by that individual. Students embarked on a challenging artistic journey: first as…

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Fauxnique: The F-Word

Fauxnique: The F-Word

Wed, May 8th, 2019
Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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Free

The F Word uses drag and feminism as lenses for each other to take her audience on a journey through the wryly funny to the surprisingly poignant. Through personal anecdote, song, dance, drag lip-synch and simple stage magic Fauxnique celebrates and pokes fun at feminism. She engages the comic mode and liberatory space of the drag/cabaret form to dig into…

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March 2020

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Williams Theatre Department and Sondheim@90@Williams present "Our Time, a Collage of Records from Williams"

Williams Theatre Department and Sondheim@90@Williams present "Our Time, a Collage of Records from Williams"

Thu, March 5th, 2020
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One event on Sat, March 7th, 2020 at 7:30pm

One event on Thu, March 12th, 2020 at 7:30pm

One event on Fri, March 13th, 2020 at 7:30pm

One event on Sat, March 14th, 2020 at 7:30pm

Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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$3

Performances of "Our Time" scheduled for this weekend have been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you purchased tickets online, you will automatically receive a refund. If you paid by cash at the '62 Center Box Office, please stop by to collect your refund. We are open Monday-Friday 11:30am-4:30pm. "Our Time, a Collage of Records from Williams” documenting Williams…

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Cap & Bells and Sondheim@90@Williams present "A Little Night Music"

Cap & Bells and Sondheim@90@Williams present "A Little Night Music"

Fri, March 6th, 2020
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One event on Sun, March 8th, 2020 at 3:00pm

One event on Sun, March 8th, 2020 at 7:30pm

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$3

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Directed by Emily Bannigan ’20 Music Directed by Jake Eisner '21 Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Suggested by a Film by Ingmar Bergman Originally Produced and Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince In celebration of the 90th birthday of Stephen Sondheim ’50, the Department of Theatre, Department of Music, and Cap…

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October 2021

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Honors Project: Буря Devised by Nadiya Atkinson '22

Honors Project: Буря Devised by Nadiya Atkinson '22

Fri, October 29th, 2021
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An event every day that begins at 7:00pm, repeating until Sat, October 30th, 2021

One event on Fri, October 29th, 2021 at 8:00pm

One event on Sat, October 30th, 2021 at 8:00pm

Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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free

Inspired by Shakespeare’s Tempest, Буря is a devised exploration of Russian immigrant memory, part-installation, part-movement, and part-everything-in-between. With a team of three actors, three designers, and three spaces, follow Miranda as she crosses from old to new land under her mother's wings: what does intergenerational memory mean when only recalling whispers of the past? Is a person cleansed or reinvented…

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May 2022

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"Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea" by Julia Izumi

"Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea" by Julia Izumi

Thu, May 5th, 2022
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One event on Fri, May 6th, 2022 at 7:30pm

One event on Sat, May 7th, 2022 at 7:30pm

One event on Sun, May 8th, 2022 at 5:00pm

Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea by Julia Izumi and directed by Kym Moore, is, in part, a play about the magic of storytelling. Why do we need stories? And what do we gain from telling them and listening to them? Actors in this piece must bring their wildest imaginations to the process and be ready to "play." It is…

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September 2022

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Theatre Dept. Meet and Greet: THEATER: A LOVE STORY by Caridad Svich

Theatre Dept. Meet and Greet: THEATER: A LOVE STORY by Caridad Svich

Sat, September 10th, 2022
Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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Theatre: A Love Story by Caridad Svich Directed by Emmanuelle Delpech Theatre: A Love Story is an exuberant live performance that invites the audience and the actors to reflect, question, and embrace the beauty and horror of our world. What was once theater’s impact on our humanity? What have we done to destroy the simple ways of telling stories? Why…

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October 2022

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Wisdom School: A workshop/experience

Wisdom School: A workshop/experience

Mon, October 24th, 2022
Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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Please join the WGSS '60s Scholar, Nia O. Witherspoon, PhD (she/they), for "Wisdom School: A workshop experience." Participants are invited into the Priestess of Twerk: A Black Femme Temple's ritual studio-process where immersing in traditional healing philosophies and modalities is central to the creative process. Guided by Black + Brown feminist sacred texts and African wisdom traditions, Wisdom School deepens our ability to nourish…

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November 2022

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Theatre performance: THEATRE: A LOVE STORY, by Caridad Svich

Theatre performance: THEATRE: A LOVE STORY, by Caridad Svich

Thu, November 17th, 2022
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One event on Fri, November 18th, 2022 at 7:30pm

One event on Sat, November 19th, 2022 at 7:30pm

One event on Sun, November 20th, 2022 at 5:00pm

Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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Theatre: A Love Story by Caridad Svich Directed by Emmanuelle Delpech Theatre: A Love Story is an exuberant live performance that invites the audience and the actors to reflect, question and embrace the beauty and horror of our world. What was once theater’s impact on our humanity? What have we done to destroy the simple ways of telling stories? Why…

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February 2024

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Queering Perspectives Festival: THIS SHOW IS AVAILABLE FOR TOURING

Queering Perspectives Festival: THIS SHOW IS AVAILABLE FOR TOURING

Fri, February 9th, 2024
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One event on Sat, February 10th, 2024 at 8:00pm

Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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$3 – $10

Boston-based Alex Davis' This Show is available for Touring, presents a comedic solo (with twelve backup dancers) that features the collaborative contributions of students and community members. Davis hopes that the audience “likes it” or that he “at least doesn’t disappoint anyone.” Davis’ performances illuminate the innate theatricality of everyday life, drawing from pop culture, memes, reality television, improvisational techniques,…

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Queering Perspectives Festival: THIS SHOW IS AVAILABLE FOR TOURING

Queering Perspectives Festival: THIS SHOW IS AVAILABLE FOR TOURING

Sat, February 10th, 2024
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One event on Sat, February 10th, 2024 at 8:00pm

Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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$3 – $10

Boston-based Alex Davis' This Show is available for Touring, presents a comedic solo (with twelve backup dancers) that features the collaborative contributions of students and community members. Davis hopes that the audience “likes it” or that he “at least doesn’t disappoint anyone.” Davis’ performances illuminate the innate theatricality of everyday life, drawing from pop culture, memes, reality television, improvisational techniques,…

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April 2024

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Open Rehearsal: Michelle "Micha" J. Rodriguez '12, PRESENCIA

Open Rehearsal: Michelle "Micha" J. Rodriguez '12, PRESENCIA

Fri, April 12th, 2024
Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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In advance of the NYC premiere at The Bushwick Starr, please join us for a behind-the-scenes view into the creation of a new musical. Michelle "Micha" J. Rodriguez '12 and her team will be on campus for a two-week creative residency. After the Open Rehearsal, Micha and her team will be looking for feedback as they prepare for the performances…

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New Musical Theatre: Michelle J. Rodriguez '12 is PRESENCIA

New Musical Theatre: Michelle J. Rodriguez '12 is PRESENCIA

Fri, April 19th, 2024
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One event on Sat, April 20th, 2024 at 2:00pm

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Book, Music, & Lyrics by Michelle "Micha" J. Rodriguez '12 Directed by Mei Ann Teo What would you do if you were gifted a succulent plant that bursts into flames, speaks to you, and calls you to be a leader? Presencia is a devastatingly funny millennial musical that reinvents the Moses story for women of color thrust into positions of…

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New Musical Theatre: Michelle J. Rodriguez '12 is PRESENCIA

New Musical Theatre: Michelle J. Rodriguez '12 is PRESENCIA

Sat, April 20th, 2024
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One event on Sat, April 20th, 2024 at 2:00pm

Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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Book, Music, & Lyrics by Michelle "Micha" J. Rodriguez '12 Directed by Mei Ann Teo What would you do if you were gifted a succulent plant that bursts into flames, speaks to you, and calls you to be a leader? Presencia is a devastatingly funny millennial musical that reinvents the Moses story for women of color thrust into positions of…

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September 2024

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Gaudino Creative Residencies: Truth Future Bachman Workshop "The song makes a space, and the songwriter is its architect"

Gaudino Creative Residencies: Truth Future Bachman Workshop "The song makes a space, and the songwriter is its architect"

Tue, September 17th, 2024
Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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The song makes a space, and the songwriter is its architect. But how does an artist’s inner landscape transform into music and lyrics? And how can these sounds be used to create story, meaning, and vision that lives beyond the writer and in the world? In SONGSPACE, artists will work with composer, vocalist, and writer Truth Future Bachman to build…

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Gaudino Creative Residencies: Truth Future Bachman Works-in-Progress Showing "SECOND SIGHT"

Gaudino Creative Residencies: Truth Future Bachman Works-in-Progress Showing "SECOND SIGHT"

Thu, September 19th, 2024
Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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Brooklyn-based composer, playwright, and vocalist Truth Future Bachman deftly interweaves three of the most compelling cultural threads of our moment: musical theater, gender fluidity, and superhero/sci-fi parables. Join Truth, and collaborators Z Infante and Steven Tran as they workshop pieces from the third act in a series of queer and trans superhero musicals called Shapeshifters (following Luna & the Starbodies…

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October 2024

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Gaudino Creative Residencies: Maya Krishna Rao "You Really Want to Know My Story" Performance

Gaudino Creative Residencies: Maya Krishna Rao "You Really Want to Know My Story" Performance

Mon, October 21st, 2024
Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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Here are two searing stories of prisoners even today on death row in India. The first is the account of a low caste bus driver, and the second, a Muslim migrant worker. These stories sharply remind us of how skewed the criminal justice system is, how it dehumanises people who lack resources and education. Based on true stores, this performance…

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Dance Dept: H.T. Chen & Dancers "Opening the Gate"

Dance Dept: H.T. Chen & Dancers "Opening the Gate"

Thu, October 31st, 2024
Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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H.T. Chen & Dancers return to the Berkshires. The NYC-based company is noted for its contemporary works addressing Chinese American history and culture. This residency will be part of the company's much celebrate work, Opening The Gate. The work is choreographed by H.T. Chen and using a commissioned score by Bradley Kaus with live drumming by dancers and musicians, the…

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May 2025

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StuCo performance: Spring Showcase

StuCo performance: Spring Showcase

Fri, May 16th, 2025
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One event on Sat, May 17th, 2025 at 8:00pm

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The Student Choreographers' Coalition (StuCo) is presenting their spring showcase May 16 & 17th, 8 p.m. in the Adams Memorial Theatre (AMT) of the ’62 Center. Come by to see 15 student-choreographed pieces ranging in dance style and experience level. Free tickets for the showcase will be on sale soon through the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance. For more…

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StuCo performance: Spring Showcase

StuCo performance: Spring Showcase

Sat, May 17th, 2025
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One event on Sat, May 17th, 2025 at 8:00pm

Adams Memorial Theatre, ’62 Center
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The Student Choreographers' Coalition (StuCo) is presenting their spring showcase May 16 & 17th, 8 p.m. in the Adams Memorial Theatre (AMT) of the ’62 Center. Come by to see 15 student-choreographed pieces ranging in dance style and experience level. Free tickets for the showcase will be on sale soon through the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance. For more…

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