Theater Program 2024‑25

The Moors by Jen Silverman

A delicious dark comedy full of dangerous queer desire.

On the wind-blown, desolate moors, two sisters and their mastiff scheme to wrest their destinies from the systems and the savage land around them. A governess is summoned and a moor-hen drops in, forcing all to ask what price they might pay for autonomy and for love. This savage comedy is inspired by certain 19th-century gothic romances and the Bronte sisters who wrote them.

Viewer Warnings:  Violence, blood and gore, sexual content, strobe lights and fog, splash warning for first two rows

Pride and Prejudice by Kate Hamill, adapted from the novel by Jane Austen

This ain’t your grandmother’s Austen! Bold, surprising, boisterous, and timely.

This Pride and Prejudice for a new era explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match in life. The outspoken Lizzy Bennet is determined to never marry, despite mounting pressure from society. But can she resist love, especially when that vaguely handsome, mildly amusing and impossibly aggravating Mr. Darcy keeps popping up at every turn?! Literature’s greatest tale of latent love has never felt so theatrical, or so full of life than it does in this effervescent adaptation. Because what turns us into greater fools … than the high-stakes game of love?

This is a bonus professional production of a world premiere, commissioned by Transylvania Theater and AthensWest Theatre Company.

Ghost Music

It’s been months since Dawn’s musician husband, Clark, passed away. But every now and then she still hears familiar music echoing through their empty old house. When one of Clark’s former students shows up unexpectedly seeking one last lesson, old wounds are reopened and voices from the past are reawakened. In the distant past and across the globe, renowned pianist Clara Schumann desperately tries to preserve the dignity of her husband, the brilliant composer Robert Schumann, as he descends into madness. Separated by a gulf of both time and space, Dawn, Robert and Clara grapple with grief and loss, and the hope that long-ago melodies can heal their broken hearts.

This production is sponsored in part by an AthensWest Emerging Play Grant awarded to the theater program and sabbaticals for both professors Greg Partain and Tosha Fowler. The production will feature a team of professional actors and a director working in residence at Transylvania with the live musical performance of Partain as an essential component of the play’s concept and design. Fowler will be helming one of the roles as well as head producer. Professors Daniel Bennett and Melissa Gilbert will lead the design team.

New Director’s Play Festival

Transylvania Theater’s directing class will present a variety of 5-10 minute plays and scenes as part of their final. Join us to see the exciting work of the next generation of theater makers and creative thinkers!

New Playwright’s 10-Minute Play Festival

Transy Theater’s playwriting class will present original 10 minute plays as part of its playwriting final. Join us to see the exciting work of the next generation of theater makers and creative thinkers!

The Theater Guild presents

Transy’s student organization, The Theater Guild, typically produces one to three events each year. Stay tuned for more information!