Main Stage Season
2026-2027
And It Is The People Who Should Wield It
An Original Forum Theatre Play By Loyola Students
Directed by Kelly Howe
SEPTEMBER 24 - 27, 2026 | THU-SAT @ 7:30PM | SUN @2:00PM
According to Augusto Boal, the Brazilian theatre artist who created Forum Theatre as a style of performance, “The theatre is a weapon, and it is the people who should wield it.” How can theatre help us build a more just world? Join us as we consider that question–and many others–through this dynamic, interactive play focused on social justice topics that matter deeply to Loyola students. All performances will take place in the style of Forum Theatre, which is intended to spark an embodied, townhall-style exploration of the obstacles people face as they try to survive and even thrive in this complex world that we all share. The specific social justice topic(s) explored in this performance will not be finalized until August in an effort to ensure that they are freshly relevant for performers and attendees.
Tartuffe
By Molière
Translated Into English Verse by Richard Wilbur
Directed by Mark E. Lococo
OCTOBER 22 - NOVEMBER 1, 2026 | THU-SAT @ 7:30PM | SUN @2:00PM
Set in a lavish French household in the 1700s with beautiful gowns, powdered wigs, and rich people behaving badly, Moliere’s Tartuffe is a five-act comedy satirizing religious hypocrisy. The charlatan Tartuffe frauds the gullible Orgon by faking piety, seizing control of his home, fortune, and family.
for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
By Ntozake Shange
Directed by DeRon S. Williams
FEBRUARY 18 - 28, 2027 | THU-SAT @7:30PM | SUN @ 2:00PM
Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is a groundbreaking 1976 “choreopoem” featuring seven unnamed women identified by colors. Through 20-22 interconnected poems, music, and dance, they share raw stories of love, empowerment, racism, sexism, rape, and abortion, ultimately finding strength in sisterhood and self-love.
Alice By Heart
Book by Steven Sater and Jessie Nelson
Music by Ducan Sheik
Lyrics by Steven Sater
Directed by Emily Ritger
APRIL 15 - 25, 2027 | THU-SAT @ 7:30PM | SUN @ 2:00PM
Set during the London Blitz of 1941, young girl Alice Spencer seeks refuge from the horrors of war in her beloved storybook, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, as she grapples with the impending loss of her best friend, Alfred, who is suffering from tuberculosis. As Alice and Alfred escape into a dark version of Wonderland, they encounter various characters that reflect their struggles with grief, love, and the harsh realities of adulthood.