2026 Student Film
THEATRE
Hairspray is an American musical with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, with a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on John Waters's 1988 film of the same name. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues. Set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland.
A show that entertained two separate audiences who watched live theatre and film versions of the same show, and then switched places. Demonstrating different ways in which the same story and characters can be constructed and received by audiences through two different mediums.
In Shakespeare’s thrilling psychological drama of greed and lust for power, a husband-and-wife plot and enact their desires for omnipotence. Mixing the supernatural with psychological realism, Shakespeare once again shows us the dark side of humanity.
Zooman and the Sign by Charles Fuller is an Obie-award-winning play and a gripping, urgent drama that explores how violence ripples through a community long after the crime itself. Set in Philadelphia, the play focuses on the murder of a 12-year-old African American girl in front of many local witnesses who refuse to reveal the killer despite the family’s attempts for justice.
“Zooman and the Sign” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.www.concordtheatricals.com