Brown University’s Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies offers a broad range of public lectures and talks, as well as a variety of community classes and workshops. Most of these events are offered to the public for free. These events are complimented by a full theatre production season, selected by the Sock & Buskin board, a group comprised of undergraduate students along with members of the TAPS faculty and staff.
Below is an archive of selected events and productions from recent years. Click on the links below to find out more information about each event.
SELECTED PAST EVENTS
- The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Performance)
November 3–13, 2016
Stuart Theatre
Written by Carson Kreitzer. Directed by Spencer Golub.
Continue reading → - After Orlando (Performance)
November 1, 2016
Granoff Center, Studio One
A staged reading of new plays from noted international playwrights in response to the shooting at Pulse Nightclub on June 12, 2016.
Continue reading → - Family Weekend Dance Concert 2016 (Performance)
- La Esquinita, USA (Performance)
October 19 & 21, 2016
Leeds Theatre & Teatro ECAS, Providence
Written & performed by Rubén C. González
La Esquinita, USA was a solo performance by writer/performer Rubén C. González, one of the principal members of El Teatro Campesino.
Continue reading → - Soyica Colbert (Graduate Colloquium)
October 7, 2016
Lyman Hall, Room 212
Lorraine Hansberry Artist/Activist: Writing Freedom
Continue reading → - By The Way, Meet Vera Stark (Performance)
September 29–October 9, 2016
Leeds Theatre
Written by Lynn Nottage ’86. Directed by Kym Moore.
Continue reading → - Resistance: Happening (Performance)
September 20 & 21, 2016
Granoff Center, Studio One
Written and directed by Ioana Jucan
Continue reading →