Associated Organizations & Clubs
On Stagers Dramatic Society
Students from the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, along with other Merrimack students and guest artists, may choose to participate in either Departmental productions and/or productions of the Onstagers Dramatic Society, a student-run theatrical group.
The 2012-2013 Theatre Season
The Department of Visual and Performing Arts and The Onstagers Present
MACBETH, by William Shakespeare
Adapted by The Genesius Project
Directed by Richard J. Piatt, O.S.A.
What happens in a digital age where kings, king-makers, and the population itself suffer from an increasing paranoia about enemies, both foreign and homegrown? Shakespeare’s classic drama about unbridled ambition and political machinations receives a fresh treatment by The Genesius Project. Presented in the original language and featuring a cast of students, alumni, and associate actors for Merrimack Theatre, this “Macbeth” is a dark look at the psychology of ambition and madness.
Parental Note: contains images of graphic violence. Not appropriate for those under 15 years of age.
October 11 - 13 at 7:30 pm
Rogers Center for the Arts
General Admission $15, seniors and college employees $10, STUDENTS $5
The Onstagers Present
Dead Man’s Cell Phone A Drop Dead Funny Comedy by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Kathleen Sills
A comedy in which a cell phone is guaranteed to ring during the performance? That’s just one of the delights of Sarah Ruhl’s “Dead Man’s Cell Phone.” Ruhl, a fresh and highly regarded American playwright, presents us with a quirky, thoughtful comedy tinged with magical realism.
When the man at the next table refuse to answer his cell phone, Jean discovers he is dead. Taking the phone, she becomes his self-appointed secretary and sets out to heal the rifts in his family-but on the way, finds that the real transformation may be within herself. “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” explores human identity and how we connect in the digital age.
Thursday, November 8 at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, November 9 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 10 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
General Admission $10, All students and College Employees $5
The Department of Visual and Performing Arts presents
Gruesome Playground Injuries a comedy by Rajiv Joseph
Directed by Kathleen Sills
From the author of “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,” “Gruesome Playground Injuries” explores the cost of wounded friendships. Over the course of 30 years, the lives of Doug and Kayleen intersect at the most bizarre intervals, leading the two childhood friends to compare scars and the physical calamities that keep drawing them together. But what responsibility do we bear towards others, and how far can one person go to heal another’s wounds? “Layered with quirky humor and poignant intensity,” writes Gwendolyn Purdom of the “Washingtonian,” this play is a crash course in growing up, getting hurt, and the healing power of love.
Thursday, February 14 at 7:00 pm
Friday, February 15 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, February 16 at 1:00 and 7:00 pm
The Onstagers Present
THE PRODUCERS, A Mel Brooks Comedy
Book and Music by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Directed by Richard J. Piatt, O.S.A.
The Onstagers are proud to present the Rogers Center premier of the “The Producers” – the winner of more Tony Awards © than ANY other show in BROADWAY HISTORY! This hilarious and irreverent, knock ‘em dead musical tells the story of the impossibly charismatic producer Max Bialystock and his high-strung accountant Leo Bloom. When they discover that they can make more money with a flop than with a hit, they search out the worst script, worst director, and worst performers in New York and produce….wait for it…”Springtime for Hitler!” What could possibly go wrong?!
Thursday, April 11 at 7:30pm
Friday, April 12 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
General Admission Tickets $12
Seniors and Merrimack Employees: $10
Students: $5
Dinner theater packages available. Please call the box office for details at 978-837-5355
All seats $5 General Admission
STEVENS Auditorium, Cushing Hall. Limited seating
Past Shows
- Moon Over Buffalo (November, 2010)
- Into the Woods (April 2011)
- RENT (April, 2010)
- A Midsummer Nights Dream (November, 2009)
- Urinetown (April, 2009)
- Dracula(November, 2008)
- Anything Goes (April, 2008)
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Our Town
- The 9/11 Effect
The Beacon
Digital media majors may participate on the staff of The Beacon, Merrimack’s student newspaper.
On-Campus Galleries
Students may connect and work with the college’s on-campus gallery – the McCoy Gallery in the Rogers Center for the Arts. The gallery hosts various artistic exhibits monthly and, in the late part of the spring semester, showcase student art.
Mackapella
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