Arcadia Theater Productions

Arcadia University Theater provides our students and the community with a season of professional quality productions that showcase the talents, passions and dedication of our student artists. Our productions are directed, designed and choreographed by active professional artists from Philadelphia’s vibrant theatre community.

2017-18 Productions

The Motherfu**er With The Hat, Oct. 12-22

In Steven Aldy Guirgis' dark comedy, Jackie, out on parole and newly sober, is determined to start anew with his childhood sweetheart Veronica, but her unrelenting coke addiction, his slick-talking AA sponsor, and the discovery of another man's hat in his living room all threaten to derail Jackie's tenuous progress.

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The Motherfu**er With The Hat, Oct. 12-22

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The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Nov. 9-19

There's a new tenant at Armadillo Acres -- and she's wreaking havoc all over Florida's most exclusive trailer park. When Pippi, the stripper on the run, comes between the Dr. Phil-loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband -- the storms begin to brew.

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The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Nov. 9-19

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The Dollhouse Project, Dec. 7-10

A Doll House + 1950's Sitcoms + feminist writings TBA. What does Nora have in common with June Cleaver, Donna Reed, and Lucy Ricardo? That's what we'd be exploring here. I believe smashing together classic text with modern pop culture helps students see the contemporary relevance of these stories.

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The Dollhouse Project, Dec. 7-10

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Sensitive Guys, Feb. 8-18

Will is a freshman at Watson College. Jordan is a senior film major. Tyler is writing a novel for his thesis. They are all members of the Men's Peer Education group. At meetings, they spend hours unpacking questions like: "what is male privilege? And what can we do about it?" They love each other and the group. Until some accusatory posters start appearing around campus suggesting that a member of the group committed sexual assault. Could it be that even sensitive guys, guys working on their privilege sometimes turn violent or aggressive? In this play, women and gender non-conforming people play men trying to understand the intricacies or masculinity and violence.

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Sensitive Guys, Feb. 8-18

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Rhinoceros, March 29 - April 8

A small town is besieged by one roaring citizen who becomes a rhinoceros and proceeds to trample on the social order. As more citizens are transformed into rhinoceroses, the trampling becomes overwhelming, and more and more citizens become rhinoceroses. One sane man, Berenger remains, unable to change his form and identity.

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