Phillip Franck
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New Fisk–Vanderbilt arts partnership launches with the play ‘Sweat’ on both campuses
The Pulitzer Prize–winning drama Sweat by Lynn Nottage is being performed on both the Fisk and Vanderbilt campuses in April, thanks to a new arts partnership created by the universities’ theatre departments. The show will take place at Vanderbilt’s Neely Auditorium April 13–15. Read MoreApr 5, 2023
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VU Theatre festival to feature readings of new works by faculty and students
Vanderbilt University Theatre will spotlight new works by faculty and students when it presents “Caught in the Act: A New Works Festival” Feb. 10–11 at Neely Auditorium. Read MoreFeb 2, 2023
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VU Theatre presents underground classic ‘Unfinished Women’ Nov. 4–12
Vanderbilt University Theatre will explore themes related to teenage pregnancy and the Black experience during the 1950s with its latest production, Unfinished Women Cry in No Man’s Land While a Bird Dies in a Gilded Cage. Read MoreNov 4, 2022
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VU Theatre presents action-filled ‘Antigone’
Vanderbilt University Theatre is opening its 2022–23 season with Antigone, an ancient Greek tragedy with timeless lessons about the importance of courage in the face of ruthless power and tyranny. This production, which runs through Oct. 9, marks Seth Soloway’s directing debut for VU Theatre. Read MoreSep 26, 2022
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Vanderbilt strengthens artistic collaboration with Nashville Shakespeare Festival
Vanderbilt faculty expertise and collaborations will enhance two Nashville Shakespeare Festival/Kennie Playhouse Theatre productions—Cymbeline and Gem of the Ocean—which open Aug. 18 and 25, respectively, at oneC1TY. Read MoreAug 15, 2022
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Harlem Renaissance serves as backdrop for VUTheatre’s final spring 2022 production
Vanderbilt University Theatre will perform Blues for an Alabama Sky, an emotionally intense drama by celebrated African American playwright Pearl Cleage, April 13-16 at Neely Auditorium. Read MoreApr 13, 2022
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VU Theatre explores self-forgiveness, compassion in latest production
Vanderbilt University Theatre will perform "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot," an imaginary courtroom trial of one of the most infamous biblical figures, Feb. 24–27 at Neely Auditorium. Read MoreFeb 23, 2022
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‘Lovelaces’ and ‘Wingman Telegram,’ two pandemic-themed plays, to premier at Neely Auditorium
Vanderbilt University Theatre will premiere "Lovelaces" and "Wingman Telegram"—two pandemic-themed plays written by Vanderbilt students—at Neely Auditorium Nov. 12–14. Read MoreNov 11, 2021
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Live theater returns to Vanderbilt with new pandemic-themed plays
Vanderbilt University Theatre will premiere two commissioned plays with themes inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic Oct. 1–3 at Neely Auditorium. Read MoreSep 30, 2021
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Listen: VU Theatre production inspired by Vanderbilt women bowlers
"Bowling for Beginners," a new play based partly on experiences of the Vanderbilt women’s bowling team—which has won two national titles—opens Friday at Neely Auditorium. Read MoreOct 2, 2019
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VU Theatre offers dark comedy with zombie-hunting video game
VU Theatre will perform "Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom," a dark comedy centering on teens who become addicted to an online horror video game, Nov. 2-10. Read MoreNov 1, 2018
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‘The Language Archive’ leads off VU Theatre’s 2018-19 season
VU Theatre will open its new season Friday with "The Language Archive," a thought-provoking comedy produced in collaboration with the Center for Second Language Studies. Read MoreOct 3, 2018
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Gender and labor are central themes of VU Theatre spring production
VU Theatre will close its 2017-18 season with "Mrs. Warren's Profession," a late Victorian-era play by George Bernard Shaw that remains very relevant on issues related to gender and labor. Read MoreApr 4, 2018
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Love and changing gender roles explored in VU Theatre production
'Orlando,' an adaptation of a novel by Virginia Woolf that explores love and changing gender roles, will be performed by Vanderbilt University Theatre Feb. 16–24 at Neely Auditorium. Read MoreFeb 14, 2018
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VU Theatre performs alumnus’ adaptation of absurdist comedy
VU Theatre performs a modern adaptation of the 1920s Italian comedy "Six Characters in Search of an Author"—with five students playing slightly tweaked versions of themselves—Nov. 3-11. Read MoreNov 1, 2017
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VU Theatre opens new season with adventure tale staged as radio drama
Vanderbilt University Theatre will perform "Kid Simple: A Radio Drama in the Flesh," an imaginative play that uses sound effects to help tell the story, for two weekends starting Sept. 29. Read MoreSep 27, 2017
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VUTheatre performs ‘Othello’ with street art twist
The powerful Shakespearean drama 'Othello' launches VUTheatre's 2016–17 season with original music by Fred Coe artist-in-residence Paul Carrol Binkley. Read MoreSep 30, 2016
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Tichi’s stage play based on her ‘Jack London’ book
'The House That Jack Built," a play by Cecilia Tichi, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English, will be produced at the 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa, California, Sept. 9-25. Read MoreSep 9, 2016
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VU Theatre sets Molière comedy of manners in ‘It City’ Nashville
Nashville's increasingly popular country music scene is the backdrop for VU Theatre's April 7-10 production of "The Misanthrope," a comedy of manners written by the renowned French playwright Molière. Read MoreApr 4, 2016
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Vanderbilt Theatre engages audience to end Nashville poverty
Vanderbilt Theatre invites the community to explore the impact of poverty and help shape a solution when it performs "How to End Poverty" Feb. 24-28 in Neely Auditorium. Read MoreFeb 5, 2016