Theater Productions at Bryn Athyn

Do you have a penchant for being center stage? Or are you more of a "behind the scenes" contributor? Either way—we've got a place for you.

You can be involved in a number of theater productions performed in our impressive Mitchell Performing Arts Center. Each year, Bryn Athyn puts on one main-stage play or musical, with students serving as cast and crew members, costume and set designers, and in other roles related to the production. Auditions are held each fall for the winter theater production. Rehearsals usually start in the fall and the shows go on stage in late January or early February.

In addition, our students often join the cast and crew for Bryn Athyn Community Theater, or B-Act, which puts on two productions each year in the fall and spring. Auditions are open to students, faculty, and community members.

Recent theater productions:

  • Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • The Skin of Our Teeth
  • The King and I
  • The Glass Menagerie
  • Antigone
  • You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
  • As You Like It
  • Wit
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • The Man of La Mancha
  • Into the Woods
  • The Crucible
  • The Miracle Worker
  • The Sound of Music
  • Camelot
  • Three one act plays (directed by students)

Many students get involved in drama at Bryn Athyn by taking theater courses, which focus heavily on improvisation. Students occasionally plan an improv performance night as an extension of their coursework.

If you're interested in exploring a career in theater arts, internships are available at the Mitchell Performing Arts Center.

Contact:

Suzanne Bernhardt, Assistant Professor of Humanities
267-502-2588, suzanne.bernhardt@brynathyn.edu