Summer Lab

Since its inception in 2004, the WILLIAMS COLLEGE SUMMER THEATRE LAB has served as an opportunity for current Williams students, as well as returning Alumni professionals, to work in a theatrical environment free from commercial and critical pressures. The Lab’s goal is to nurture theatrical projects that foster creative experimentation, artistic risk taking, and the collaborative process. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Kevin O’Rourke ’78, the Lab has produced over 30 theatrical works involving over 60 undergraduates and 40 visiting alumni. These projects have included staged readings of student work, the first presentation of a new one-man show starring Gordon Clapp ’71, a new musical in development from Michael Winther ’85, new plays from Adam LeFevre ‘72 and Jay Tarses ’61, and the 2007 Williamstown Theatre Festival/Summer Theatre Lab collaborative production of Friedrich Durrenmatt’s THE PHYSICISTS starring Roger Rees and John Feltch ’80. The Lab also serves as an opportunity for
Williams undergraduates to train with working professionals from the alumni community. These workshops and master classes have included Voice and Text, Song Workshop, Playwriting, Video Workshop, Viewpoints Training, Clown, Mask, and Scene Study. The 2012 season begins its CenterStage residency on July 2nd and will conclude with the OPEN LAB WEEKEND, a weekend presentation of the season’s work in repertory, August 17-19.

The 2012 WILLIAMS COLLEGE SUMMER THEATRE LAB student company

• Joseph Bacca ’15
• Anna Barnes ’14
• John Hawthorne ’13
• Rebecca Fallon ’14
• Elena Faverio ’15
• Jonathan Gonzales ’15
• Emily Loveridge ’14
• Justine Neubarth ’13
• Julia Simon ’14
• Dane Wilson ’14

Please join us for the 2012 OPEN LAB WEEKEND, a weekend festival of the Summer Theatre Lab’s work, August 16-18. All alumni and friends of Williams College Theatre are encouraged to attend. For more information see our Facebook page WILLIAMS COLLEGE SUMMER THEATRE LAB or call 413-597-4839.

You can also contact Artistic Director Kevin O’Rourke ’78, at korourke@williams.edu.