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Kingsborough Theatre Arts Production Seasons

Production Philosophy

Kingsborough Theatre Arts produces a season of plays and musicals each semester. The program aims to offer production experiences each year in both our Lighthouse Theatre, a 299-seat proscenium theatre, and our Acting Studio, an intimate, flexible performance space, seating audiences between 50-60 people. The program is dedicated to providing our students with educationally-centered and artistically-rich production experiences that explore a broad range of theatrical works. While we believe that it is important to feature works that have previously been seen as canonical, Kingsborough Theatre Arts also looks to question the theatrical canon by featuring theatrical works written by artists of color, queer artists, women artists and artists with varying abilities. We see our production season not only as a necessary educational laboratory for our theatre students but also as an artistic service to our community by providing theatrical productions that foster empathy, conversation, and connection across our college campus. It is through these production experiences that we strive to further the education of our students, enrich the artistic life of our college, and position theatre as a centerpiece of civic discourse in our college community.

Kingsborough Theatre Arts Production History (2007 – 2025)

 

2024-2025 Season: A Season of (Un)Shakespeare 

A season of adaptations, commentaries, parodies, and reimaginings of/on the life and works of William Shakespeare 

*ticket reservation information coming soon* 

The Book of Will 

by Lauren Gunderson 

directed by Professor Paul Ricciardi 

The Book of Will  by Lauren Gunderson

Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like Romeo and Juliet. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever! After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. They’ll just have to borrow, beg, and band together to get it done. Amidst the noise and color of Elizabethan London, The Book of Will finds an unforgettable true story of love, loss, and laughter, and sheds new light on a man you may think you know. 

Join us for this comedic thriller from one of American theatre’s most-produced playwrights. Winner of the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award, 2018 

November 15-20, 2024 

The Lighthouse Theater 

November 15th at 7pm 

November 16th at 2pm 

November 18th, 19th, and 20th at 5pm 

Download The Book of Will  2024-2025 Theatre Arts Production Season Poster

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] 

by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield 

directed by Professor Thomas L. Rothacker 

winter 2025 posted

The cultural touchstone that is The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) was born when three inspired, charismatic comics, having honed their pass-the-hat act at Renaissance fairs, premiered their preposterous masterwork at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1987. It quickly became a worldwide phenomenon, earning the title of London’s longest-running comedy after a decade at the Criterion Theatre. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) is one of the world’s most frequently produced plays and has been translated into several dozen languages. Featured are all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays, meant to be performed in 97 minutes, by a handful of actors. Fast paced, witty, and physical, it’s full of laughter for Shakespeare lovers and haters alike. The original version was followed by the 2010 Revised version, and this latest Revised Again version includes changes that celebrate and encourage greater diversity and inclusivity in today’s theater! 

March 12-15, 2025 

The Acting Studio (M-103) 

March 12th at 5pm 

March 13th at 5pm 

March 14th at 7pm 

March 15th at 7pm 

Download The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] 

Twelfth Night, a musical 

by Kwame Kwei-Armah & Shaina Taub 

directed by Professor Ryan McKinney 

musical direction by Professor Jessica Corbin 

Named one of the best theatrical productions of 2018 by Time, The Hollywood Reporter and The Washington Post, Twelfth Night is a rousing contemporary musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy about mistaken identity and self-discovery. Twelfth Night tells the story of Viola, a young heroine who washes up on the shores of Illyria, disguises herself as a man, is sent to court a countess and falls hard for a Duke. As she navigates this strange and wonderful new land, she finds her true self and true love in the process. Featuring an original jazz-funk score by Shaina Taub (Broadway’s SUFFS), with a dynamic cast and running 90 minutes long, Twelfth Night is appropriate for all audiences and groups. 

 May 16-21, 2025 

The Lighthouse Theater 

May 16th at 7pm 

May 17th at 2pm 

May 19th, 20th, and 21st at 5pm 


2023-2024 Season

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind by Greg Allen
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind by Greg Allen

Download Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind by Greg Allen Poster (PDF)
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical by Rob Rokiki and Joe Tracz
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical by Rob Rokiki and Joe Tracz
Download The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical by Rob Rokiki and Joe Tracz Poster (PDF)

2022-2023 Season (return to in-person performances & audience)

The Amateurs by Jordan Harrison2022 season The Amateurs by Jordan Harrison

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2021-2022 Season (live-streamed from the Lighthouse Theatre)

The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman & The Tectonic Theatre Project
The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman & The Tectonic Theatre Project
Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl

Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Download Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl Poster (PDF)


2020-2021 Season (entirely online)

Language of Angels by Naomi Iizuka
We’re Gonna Die by Young Jean Lee


Language of Angels by Naomi Iizuka
Far Away by Caryl Churchill
Lysistrata by Aristophanes, adapted by Ellen McLaughlin


 

2021 Spring Far Away Lysistrata

2019-2020 Season

Sweat by Lynn Nottage (online)

Marisol

 

 [title of show] by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell (online)
Marisol
* Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu

Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu

Download Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu Poster (PDF)


2018-2019 Season

As You Like It by William Shakespeare

As You Like It by William Shakespeare

Download As You Like It by William Shakespeare Poster (PDF)

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Penny Pinball Presents The Beacons (university premiere) by Georgina Escobar

Penny Pinball Presents The Beacons (university premiere) by Georgina Escobar

Download Penny Pinball Presents The Beacons (university premiere) by Georgina Escobar (PDF)


2017-2018 Season


2016-2017 Season

Antigone, in a version by Bertolt Brecht, translated by Judith Malina

Antigone, in a version by Bertolt Brecht, translated by Judith Malina

Download Antigone, in a version by Bertolt Brecht, translated by Judith Malina (PDF)

Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train by Stephen Adly Guirgis

Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train by Stephen Adly Guirgis

Download "Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train by Stephen Adly Guirgis Poster (PDF)

First Date, Music and Lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner; book by Austin WinsbergFirst Date, Music and Lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner; book by Austin Winsberg

Download First Date, Music and Lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner; book by Austin Winsberg Poster (PDF)

The Tennessee Williams Festival, An Evening of One-Act Plays by Tennessee Williams

The Tennessee Williams Festival, An Evening of One-Act Plays by Tennessee Williams

Download Tennessee Williams Festival Poster (PDF)


2015-2016 Season

Violet by Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley, based on The Ugliest Pilgrim by Doris Betts

Violet

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The Solo Performance Festival, by KCC Theatre Students, led by Prof. Paul Ricciardi

Solo-Performance-Festival

Speech and Debate by Stephen Karam

SPEECH DEBATE

Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca, translated by Lillian Groag

Blood Wedding


2014-2015 Season

Two Gentlemen of Verona adapted by John Guare & Mel Shapiro, Lyrics by John Guare, and Music by Galt MacDermot, based on the play by Shakespeare The Hot ‘L’ Baltimore by Lanford Wilson
Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Hot ‘L’ Baltimore by Lanford Wilson

2013-2014 Season

Big River by William Hauptman, from the novel by Mark Twain, Music/Lyrics by Roger Miller

Big River by William Hauptman, from the novel by Mark Twain, Music/Lyrics by Roger Miller

Fabulation (or, The Re-Education of Undine) by Lynn Nottage

Fabulation (or, The Re-Education of Undine) by Lynn Nottage


2012-2013 Season

Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory

Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory


2011-2012-Season

Working by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, and James Taylor, and lyrics by Schwartz, Carnelia, Grant, Taylor, and Susan Birkenhead

Working by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso

From Page to Stage Festival by John Cariani

From Page to Stage Festival


2010-2011 Season

Smokey Joe's Café by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Smokey Joe's Café by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Download Smokey Joe's Café by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Poster (PDF)

 

The Arabian Nights by Mary Zimmerman

ArabianNights


2009-2010 Season

Once On This Island, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty

Once On This Island, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty

Download Once On This Island, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty Poster (PDF)

The Trickeries of Scapin by Moliere

The Trickeries of Scapin by Moliere


2008-2009 Season

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz, with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner
How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel
The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett

2007-2008 Season

Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman Fall
The Vagina Monologues by Even Ensler
All in the Timing by David Ives
* Recipient of four national awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, including distinguished production of a play, distinguished ensemble, distinguished performance by an actor, and the citizen artist award.