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Theatre Experience Day

February 21, 2026

Theatre Experience Day is a fantastic opportunity for high school theatre students - actors, directors, designers and playwrights - to spend a day with Gordon Theatre Arts faculty and students, observing and participating in workshops and performances.

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Enjoy a matinee performance at the Barrington Center for the Arts and experience the quality and power of our theatre productions. Gordon College's theatre has been named among the “Top 20 Best College Theatres” in America by The Princeton Review, ranking 18th among many larger and more prominent peer schools such as Brown, Williams and Columbia.

Whether you want to pursue a theatre major in college or just want to discover ways to continue in the performing arts during your college career, this is your chance to jump in and experience it now! You will learn firsthand just how exciting, inspiring and rewarding the theatre arts program at Gordon can be for you!

Twelfth Night
A Musical Adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

Book by William Shakespeare
Conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah & Shaina Taub
Music and Lyrics by Shaina Taub

Directed by Mara Sidmore and Jill Rogati
Musical Direction by Jessica Modaff

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Named one of the best theatrical productions of 2018 by Time, The Hollywood Reporter and The Washington Post, Twelfth Night is a rousing contemporary musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy, featuring an original jazz-funk score by Shaina Taub.

Twelfth Night tells the story of Viola, a young heroine who washes up on the shores of Illyria, disguises herself as a man, is sent to court a countess, and falls hard for a Duke. As she navigates this strange and wonderful new land, she finds her true self and true love in the process.

Collaboration between the Adams School of Music and the Arts' Music and Theatre Arts programs.

We are excited you plan to join us for Theatre Experience Day where students will participate in workshops, attend a matinee performance, and meet professors and students in the department. This day will give you a glimpse into life at Gordon and what it looks like to be a member of the theatre department on campus. See you there!

General Schedule
TimeActivity

9:30 a.m.

Welcome and Check-in at the Barrington Center for the Arts Lobby

10:00 a.m.

Theatre Workshop with Tori, Tyrel and Darcy

11:15 p.m.

Lunch at the Lane Dining Hall

12:30 p.m.

Conversation with Jessica Algard

1:15 p.m.

Gordon Campus Tour

3:00 p.m.

Matinee performance (Complimentary tickets to a main stage production)

4:40 p.m.

Tour of the Barrington Center for the Arts

5:00 p.m.

Dinner with Cast and Crew

6:00 p.m.

Optional: Scholarship Audition/Portfolio (an opportunity to audition or share a portfolio for a scholarship but not required to be in the program)

Questions? We're here to help

Cordelia Schirer-Suter
Director of Admissions, Adams School of Music and the Arts

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