Calendar - Department of Englishhttps://events.rochester.edu/group/department_of_english/calendarCalendar - Department of EnglishMon, 05 Oct 2026 07:27:53 -040060en-usLocalistOct 5, 2026: Todd Talk: Rachel ChavkinJoin us for a conversation with the Tony-Award-winning director of the smash Broadway hit (Hadestown), Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre& the Great Comet of 1812, Lempicka, Small Mouth Sounds, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire) talking about her extraordinary multi-award winning international career, with UR International Theatre Program's Artistic Director, Nigel Maister. REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Todd Talks are made possible (in part) by the University of Rochester’s Schwartz Performing Arts Fund of the Institute for the Performing Arts and by the Humanities Project, a program of the University of Rochester Humanities Center.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53728228301283Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -04002026-10-05T17:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/todd-talk-rachel-chavkinArts & CultureTheater & FilmLectures & TalksOct 8, 2026: Fall 2026 Writer's Lounge at Rush Rhees LibraryJoin us every Thursday for the Writer's Lounge -- a casual space for writers to talk, exchange ideas, critique each other's work and enjoy refreshments. It is hosted be Senior Lecturer of English David Hansen hosts the event.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5354251543646643.128411-77.628692Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -04002026-10-08T17:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/fall-2026-writers-loungeArts & CultureOct 8, 2026: Big Love by Charles L. Mee at Sloan Performing Arts CenterFifty brides flee their fifty grooms (who are also their cousins!) and seek refuge at a villa on the coast of Italy. Pursued by the jilted lovers, 49 of the brides kill 49 of the grooms. One bride falls in love. (Statistically, that sounds about right!) Blending myth, comedy, and brutality, the play takes Aeschylus’s, The Suppliants, and a myriad of Mee’s own interpolations, borrowed text, and other ideas and brings one of the earliest surviving dramas of the Western World, kicking and screaming, into our own time. Exploring freedom, desire, and the costs of resisting tradition, Big Love will knock your socks off and the bouquet right out of your hand!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397540117220343.128442-77.631983Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:00:00 -04002026-10-08T20:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/big-love-by-charles-l-meeArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesOct 9, 2026: Big Love by Charles L. Mee at Sloan Performing Arts CenterFifty brides flee their fifty grooms (who are also their cousins!) and seek refuge at a villa on the coast of Italy. Pursued by the jilted lovers, 49 of the brides kill 49 of the grooms. One bride falls in love. (Statistically, that sounds about right!) Blending myth, comedy, and brutality, the play takes Aeschylus’s, The Suppliants, and a myriad of Mee’s own interpolations, borrowed text, and other ideas and brings one of the earliest surviving dramas of the Western World, kicking and screaming, into our own time. Exploring freedom, desire, and the costs of resisting tradition, Big Love will knock your socks off and the bouquet right out of your hand!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397540117322843.128442-77.631983Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:00:00 -04002026-10-09T20:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/big-love-by-charles-l-meeArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesOct 10, 2026: Big Love by Charles L. Mee at Sloan Performing Arts CenterFifty brides flee their fifty grooms (who are also their cousins!) and seek refuge at a villa on the coast of Italy. Pursued by the jilted lovers, 49 of the brides kill 49 of the grooms. One bride falls in love. (Statistically, that sounds about right!) Blending myth, comedy, and brutality, the play takes Aeschylus’s, The Suppliants, and a myriad of Mee’s own interpolations, borrowed text, and other ideas and brings one of the earliest surviving dramas of the Western World, kicking and screaming, into our own time. Exploring freedom, desire, and the costs of resisting tradition, Big Love will knock your socks off and the bouquet right out of your hand!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397540117527743.128442-77.631983Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:00:00 -04002026-10-10T20:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/big-love-by-charles-l-meeArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesOct 11, 2026: Big Love by Charles L. Mee at Sloan Performing Arts CenterFifty brides flee their fifty grooms (who are also their cousins!) and seek refuge at a villa on the coast of Italy. Pursued by the jilted lovers, 49 of the brides kill 49 of the grooms. One bride falls in love. (Statistically, that sounds about right!) Blending myth, comedy, and brutality, the play takes Aeschylus’s, The Suppliants, and a myriad of Mee’s own interpolations, borrowed text, and other ideas and brings one of the earliest surviving dramas of the Western World, kicking and screaming, into our own time. Exploring freedom, desire, and the costs of resisting tradition, Big Love will knock your socks off and the bouquet right out of your hand!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397540117937443.128442-77.631983Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:00:00 -04002026-10-11T14:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/big-love-by-charles-l-meeArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesOct 14, 2026: Big Love by Charles L. Mee at Sloan Performing Arts CenterFifty brides flee their fifty grooms (who are also their cousins!) and seek refuge at a villa on the coast of Italy. Pursued by the jilted lovers, 49 of the brides kill 49 of the grooms. One bride falls in love. (Statistically, that sounds about right!) Blending myth, comedy, and brutality, the play takes Aeschylus’s, The Suppliants, and a myriad of Mee’s own interpolations, borrowed text, and other ideas and brings one of the earliest surviving dramas of the Western World, kicking and screaming, into our own time. Exploring freedom, desire, and the costs of resisting tradition, Big Love will knock your socks off and the bouquet right out of your hand!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397540118244743.128442-77.631983Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:00:00 -04002026-10-14T20:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/big-love-by-charles-l-meeArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesOct 15, 2026: Fall 2026 Writer's Lounge at Rush Rhees LibraryJoin us every Thursday for the Writer's Lounge -- a casual space for writers to talk, exchange ideas, critique each other's work and enjoy refreshments. It is hosted be Senior Lecturer of English David Hansen hosts the event.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5354251543749143.128411-77.628692Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -04002026-10-15T17:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/fall-2026-writers-loungeArts & CultureOct 15, 2026: Big Love by Charles L. Mee at Sloan Performing Arts CenterFifty brides flee their fifty grooms (who are also their cousins!) and seek refuge at a villa on the coast of Italy. Pursued by the jilted lovers, 49 of the brides kill 49 of the grooms. One bride falls in love. (Statistically, that sounds about right!) Blending myth, comedy, and brutality, the play takes Aeschylus’s, The Suppliants, and a myriad of Mee’s own interpolations, borrowed text, and other ideas and brings one of the earliest surviving dramas of the Western World, kicking and screaming, into our own time. Exploring freedom, desire, and the costs of resisting tradition, Big Love will knock your socks off and the bouquet right out of your hand!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397540119064043.128442-77.631983Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:00:00 -04002026-10-15T20:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/big-love-by-charles-l-meeArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesOct 16, 2026: Big Love by Charles L. Mee at Sloan Performing Arts CenterFifty brides flee their fifty grooms (who are also their cousins!) and seek refuge at a villa on the coast of Italy. Pursued by the jilted lovers, 49 of the brides kill 49 of the grooms. One bride falls in love. (Statistically, that sounds about right!) Blending myth, comedy, and brutality, the play takes Aeschylus’s, The Suppliants, and a myriad of Mee’s own interpolations, borrowed text, and other ideas and brings one of the earliest surviving dramas of the Western World, kicking and screaming, into our own time. Exploring freedom, desire, and the costs of resisting tradition, Big Love will knock your socks off and the bouquet right out of your hand!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397540119576143.128442-77.631983Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:00:00 -04002026-10-16T20:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/big-love-by-charles-l-meeArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesOct 17, 2026: Big Love by Charles L. Mee at Sloan Performing Arts CenterFifty brides flee their fifty grooms (who are also their cousins!) and seek refuge at a villa on the coast of Italy. Pursued by the jilted lovers, 49 of the brides kill 49 of the grooms. One bride falls in love. (Statistically, that sounds about right!) Blending myth, comedy, and brutality, the play takes Aeschylus’s, The Suppliants, and a myriad of Mee’s own interpolations, borrowed text, and other ideas and brings one of the earliest surviving dramas of the Western World, kicking and screaming, into our own time. Exploring freedom, desire, and the costs of resisting tradition, Big Love will knock your socks off and the bouquet right out of your hand!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397540120293043.128442-77.631983Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:00:00 -04002026-10-17T20:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/big-love-by-charles-l-meeArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesOct 22, 2026: Fall 2026 Writer's Lounge at Rush Rhees LibraryJoin us every Thursday for the Writer's Lounge -- a casual space for writers to talk, exchange ideas, critique each other's work and enjoy refreshments. It is hosted be Senior Lecturer of English David Hansen hosts the event.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5354251544056443.128411-77.628692Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -04002026-10-22T17:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/fall-2026-writers-loungeArts & CultureOct 27, 2026: Plutzik Reading Series: Lauren Acampora at Rush Rhees LibraryThe 64th season of the Plutzik Reading series welcomes author Lauren Acampora. She will read from her recent works, answer questions and sign copies of her books, which will be available for purchase.

Acampora is the author of The Animal Room, released in June 2026, and three other books of fiction: The Wonder Garden, The Paper Wasp, and The Hundred Waters, all published by Grove Atlantic. Her work has won or been nominated for the GLCA New Writers Award, the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, the Story Prize, and the New England Book Award, and she’s been named an Artist Fellow in Fiction by The New York Foundation for the Arts. Lauren’s writing has also appeared in many publications such as The Paris Review, One Story, and The New York Times and was anthologized in The Best American Short Stories 2025. She lives with her family in Westchester County, New York.

The Plutzik Series is one of the most prestigious and longest-running reading series in the country. Over the years, the Plutzik Series has featured a vast array of poets and fiction writers, the famous and not-yet famous. In keeping with Hyam Plutzik's generosity of spirit and commitment to bringing poetry to the community, the Plutzik Series readings have always been open to the public and offered free of charge.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5354217440674843.128411-77.628692Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -04002026-10-27T17:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/plutzik-reading-series-lauren-acamporaLectures & TalksArts & CultureOct 29, 2026: Fall 2026 Writer's Lounge at Rush Rhees LibraryJoin us every Thursday for the Writer's Lounge -- a casual space for writers to talk, exchange ideas, critique each other's work and enjoy refreshments. It is hosted be Senior Lecturer of English David Hansen hosts the event.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5354251544158943.128411-77.628692Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -04002026-10-29T17:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/fall-2026-writers-loungeArts & CultureNov 2, 2026: Todd Talk: Special GuestJoin us for a conversation with the founder and head of a major (and visionary) movie studio talking to UR International Theatre Program Artistic Director, Nigel Maister. [PLEASE NOTE: This Todd Talk is open only to UR students, Staff and Faculty.]. **This guest has requested anonymity before the talk.** REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Todd Talks are made possible (in part) by the University of Rochester’s Schwartz Performing Arts Fund of the Institute for the Performing Arts and by the Humanities Project, a program of the University of Rochester Humanities Center.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53728269892102Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:00:00 -05002026-11-02T17:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/todd-talk-special-guestArts & CultureTheater & FilmLectures & TalksNov 4, 2026: Q&A with Mike Schiff '86 - Bright Futures for Humanities Majors at Rush Rhees LibraryJoin us as we welcome back alumnus Mike Schiff '86 as part of our Bright Futures for Humanities Majors Samuels Family Speaker Series. Associate Professor of Instruction, Scriptwriting and Film and Media Production Pirooz Kalayeh will interview Schiff about his long career in television and offer advice to students. A reception will follow.

After graduating from the University of Rochester, Mike attended graduate film school at Columbia University’s School of the Arts, where he met his longtime writing partner, Bill Martin. The two launched their television career in 1992 as writers on Fox’s popular sketch series In Living Color, followed by additional sketch series before moving into half‑hour comedy with NBC’s Emmy‑winning 3rd Rock from the Sun, starring John Lithgow. They spent five seasons and 110 episodes on 3rd Rock, serving as showrunners beginning in season three, then went on to create the Fox/WB comedy Grounded for Life, which ran for five seasons. Since then, Mike and Bill have run or written on series ranging from Cavemen to Trial & Error to The Soul Man, and later created CBS’s The Unicorn, starring Walton Goggins. For the last four years, they ran CBS’s The Neighborhood, starring Cedric the Entertainer and Max Greenfield.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5381493757755043.128411-77.628692Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:00:00 -05002026-11-04T17:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/bright-futures-mike-schiffLectures & TalksArts & CultureTheater & FilmNov 5, 2026: Fall 2026 Writer's Lounge at Rush Rhees LibraryJoin us every Thursday for the Writer's Lounge -- a casual space for writers to talk, exchange ideas, critique each other's work and enjoy refreshments. It is hosted be Senior Lecturer of English David Hansen hosts the event.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5354251544363843.128411-77.628692Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:00:00 -05002026-11-05T17:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/fall-2026-writers-loungeArts & CultureNov 12, 2026: Fall 2026 Writer's Lounge at Rush Rhees LibraryJoin us every Thursday for the Writer's Lounge -- a casual space for writers to talk, exchange ideas, critique each other's work and enjoy refreshments. It is hosted be Senior Lecturer of English David Hansen hosts the event.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5354251544466343.128411-77.628692Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 -05002026-11-12T17:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/fall-2026-writers-loungeArts & CultureNov 13, 2026: Becoming Curious by Kali Quinn (A Special Event) at Sloan Performing Arts CenterWhat does a buffalo calf wandering the world in the late 1800s have to teach our species in this moment? Through violin loop-pedal songs, movement, shadow puppetry, and her own footage from throughout Turtle Island & the US/Mexico border, UR International Theatre Program Alumnus Kali Quinn creates a courageous space for us to wander forward compassionately together. They invite you to come as you are, with the hope that you will leave a little lighter and with a new tune in your heart. This production is made possible by the Schwartz Fund for the Performing Arts and the Institute for the Performing Arts.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397566807288343.128442-77.631983Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -05002026-11-13T20:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/becoming-curious-by-kali-quinn-a-special-eventArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesNov 14, 2026: Becoming Curious by Kali Quinn (A Special Event) at Sloan Performing Arts CenterWhat does a buffalo calf wandering the world in the late 1800s have to teach our species in this moment? Through violin loop-pedal songs, movement, shadow puppetry, and her own footage from throughout Turtle Island & the US/Mexico border, UR International Theatre Program Alumnus Kali Quinn creates a courageous space for us to wander forward compassionately together. They invite you to come as you are, with the hope that you will leave a little lighter and with a new tune in your heart. This production is made possible by the Schwartz Fund for the Performing Arts and the Institute for the Performing Arts.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397566807595643.128442-77.631983Sat, 14 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -05002026-11-14T20:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/becoming-curious-by-kali-quinn-a-special-eventArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesNov 15, 2026: Becoming Curious by Kali Quinn (A Special Event) at Sloan Performing Arts CenterWhat does a buffalo calf wandering the world in the late 1800s have to teach our species in this moment? Through violin loop-pedal songs, movement, shadow puppetry, and her own footage from throughout Turtle Island & the US/Mexico border, UR International Theatre Program Alumnus Kali Quinn creates a courageous space for us to wander forward compassionately together. They invite you to come as you are, with the hope that you will leave a little lighter and with a new tune in your heart. This production is made possible by the Schwartz Fund for the Performing Arts and the Institute for the Performing Arts.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397566807902943.128442-77.631983Sun, 15 Nov 2026 14:00:00 -05002026-11-15T14:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/becoming-curious-by-kali-quinn-a-special-eventArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesNov 19, 2026: Fall 2026 Writer's Lounge at Rush Rhees LibraryJoin us every Thursday for the Writer's Lounge -- a casual space for writers to talk, exchange ideas, critique each other's work and enjoy refreshments. It is hosted be Senior Lecturer of English David Hansen hosts the event.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5354251544671243.128411-77.628692Thu, 19 Nov 2026 17:00:00 -05002026-11-19T17:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/fall-2026-writers-loungeArts & CultureNov 30, 2026: Todd Talk: Emily SkinnerJoin us for a conversation with acclaimed actor, singer, and Broadway star, Emily Skinner (Side Show, Suffs, Billy Elliot, Jekyll & Hyde, New York New York, The Full Monty, James Joyce's The Dead; numerous regional, off-Broadway, concert performances--including Carnegie Hall) and UR International Theatre Program Artistic Director, Nigel Maister.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Todd Talks are made possible (in part) by the University of Rochester’s Schwartz Performing Arts Fund of the Institute for the Performing Arts and by the Humanities Project, a program of the University of Rochester Humanities Center.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53728310146228Mon, 30 Nov 2026 17:00:00 -05002026-11-30T17:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/todd-talk-emily-skinnerLectures & TalksArts & CultureTheater & FilmDec 3, 2026: Fall 2026 Writer's Lounge at Rush Rhees LibraryJoin us every Thursday for the Writer's Lounge -- a casual space for writers to talk, exchange ideas, critique each other's work and enjoy refreshments. It is hosted be Senior Lecturer of English David Hansen hosts the event.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5354251544876143.128411-77.628692Thu, 03 Dec 2026 17:00:00 -05002026-12-03T17:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/fall-2026-writers-loungeArts & CultureDec 10, 2026: Fall 2026 Writer's Lounge at Rush Rhees LibraryJoin us every Thursday for the Writer's Lounge -- a casual space for writers to talk, exchange ideas, critique each other's work and enjoy refreshments. It is hosted be Senior Lecturer of English David Hansen hosts the event.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5354251544978643.128411-77.628692Thu, 10 Dec 2026 17:00:00 -05002026-12-10T17:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/fall-2026-writers-loungeArts & CultureDec 12, 2026: 24th One Act New Play Festival at Todd TheaterShort student-written, directed, designed, and acted plays by budding young playwrights and directors!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397572162638743.128212-77.631826Sat, 12 Dec 2026 20:00:00 -05002026-12-12T20:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/24th-one-act-new-play-festivalArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesDec 13, 2026: 24th One Act New Play Festival at Todd TheaterShort student-written, directed, designed, and acted plays by budding young playwrights and directors!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397572162843643.128212-77.631826Sun, 13 Dec 2026 20:00:00 -05002026-12-13T20:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/24th-one-act-new-play-festivalArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesFeb 8, 2027: Todd Talk: Justin TownsendJoin us for a conversation with Justin Townsend, Tony Award-wining lighting designer (MOULIN ROUGE) and multi award-winning/nominated international designer & teacher (Bdwy: DEATH BECOMES HER, JAGGED LITTLE PILL & more; Off-Bdwy: HERE LIES LOVE, URINETOWN; collabs w. Drake, & more) and UR International Theatre Program Artistic Director, Nigel Maister. REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Todd Talks are made possible (in part) by the University of Rochester’s Schwartz Performing Arts Fund of the Institute for the Performing Arts and by the Humanities Project, a program of the University of Rochester Humanities Center.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53728358140957Mon, 08 Feb 2027 17:00:00 -05002027-02-08T17:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/todd-talk-justin-townsendLectures & TalksArts & CultureTheater & FilmFeb 16, 2027: Plutzik Reading Series: Lindsay Turner at Rush Rhees LibraryThe 64th season of the Plutzik Reading Series welcomes author and poet Lindsay Turner. She will read from her recent works, answer questions and sign copies of her books, which will be available for purchase.

Lindsay Turner is the author of three collections of poetry, the most recent of which is Middle Slope (forthcoming October 2026, Farrar, Straus and Giroux). Her debut work, Songs and Ballads (2018, Prelude Books) was named one of the Best Poetry Collections of 2018 by the Chicago Tribune, while her collection The Upstate (2023, University of Chicago Press), was named an Outstanding Poetry Book of 2023 by the California Review of Books. Her poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The Yale Review, The Atlantic, Lit Hub and more. She is also a French-to-English translator of poetry, philosophy, and children's books. Turner lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with her husband and son and is Associate Professor of English and creative writing at Case Western Reserve University.

The Plutzik Series is one of the most prestigious and longest-running reading series in the country. Over the years, the Plutzik Series has featured a vast array of poets and fiction writers, the famous and not-yet famous. In keeping with Hyam Plutzik's generosity of spirit and commitment to bringing poetry to the community, the Plutzik Series readings have always been open to the public and offered free of charge.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5354233978430943.128411-77.628692Tue, 16 Feb 2027 17:00:00 -05002027-02-16T17:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/plutzik-reading-series-lindsay-turnerLectures & TalksArts & CultureFeb 25, 2027: The Secretary by Kyle John Schmidt at Sloan Performing Arts CenterAn offbeat comedy about safety, love, and guns in a world that's up in arms.​ Ruby runs a small-town gun company that aims to protect women by helping them protect themselves. With products like The Bridesmaid, The Babysitter and The Mallwalker, each of the company's guns is named after a woman who used a gun and saved a life—more often than not, her own. When an elderly secretary at the local high school confronts a threat in her office, Ruby names her latest gun after the reluctant hero: The Secretary. But as production begins on The Secretary, guns start going off all around town—and no one’s pulling the trigger. Kyle John Schmidt's contemporary comedy speaks directly to America's obsession with firearms and the NRA's idea that "guns don't kill people; people kill people." A sharp, prescient, and drop-dead funny (you had to go there, didn't you?!) contemporary comedy!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397575907699543.128442-77.631983Thu, 25 Feb 2027 20:00:00 -05002027-02-25T20:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/the-secretary-by-kyle-john-schmidtArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesFeb 26, 2027: The Secretary by Kyle John Schmidt at Sloan Performing Arts CenterAn offbeat comedy about safety, love, and guns in a world that's up in arms.​ Ruby runs a small-town gun company that aims to protect women by helping them protect themselves. With products like The Bridesmaid, The Babysitter and The Mallwalker, each of the company's guns is named after a woman who used a gun and saved a life—more often than not, her own. When an elderly secretary at the local high school confronts a threat in her office, Ruby names her latest gun after the reluctant hero: The Secretary. But as production begins on The Secretary, guns start going off all around town—and no one’s pulling the trigger. Kyle John Schmidt's contemporary comedy speaks directly to America's obsession with firearms and the NRA's idea that "guns don't kill people; people kill people." A sharp, prescient, and drop-dead funny (you had to go there, didn't you?!) contemporary comedy!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397575907802043.128442-77.631983Fri, 26 Feb 2027 20:00:00 -05002027-02-26T20:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/the-secretary-by-kyle-john-schmidtArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesFeb 27, 2027: The Secretary by Kyle John Schmidt at Sloan Performing Arts CenterAn offbeat comedy about safety, love, and guns in a world that's up in arms.​ Ruby runs a small-town gun company that aims to protect women by helping them protect themselves. With products like The Bridesmaid, The Babysitter and The Mallwalker, each of the company's guns is named after a woman who used a gun and saved a life—more often than not, her own. When an elderly secretary at the local high school confronts a threat in her office, Ruby names her latest gun after the reluctant hero: The Secretary. But as production begins on The Secretary, guns start going off all around town—and no one’s pulling the trigger. Kyle John Schmidt's contemporary comedy speaks directly to America's obsession with firearms and the NRA's idea that "guns don't kill people; people kill people." A sharp, prescient, and drop-dead funny (you had to go there, didn't you?!) contemporary comedy!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397575907904543.128442-77.631983Sat, 27 Feb 2027 20:00:00 -05002027-02-27T20:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/the-secretary-by-kyle-john-schmidtArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesFeb 28, 2027: The Secretary by Kyle John Schmidt at Sloan Performing Arts CenterAn offbeat comedy about safety, love, and guns in a world that's up in arms.​ Ruby runs a small-town gun company that aims to protect women by helping them protect themselves. With products like The Bridesmaid, The Babysitter and The Mallwalker, each of the company's guns is named after a woman who used a gun and saved a life—more often than not, her own. When an elderly secretary at the local high school confronts a threat in her office, Ruby names her latest gun after the reluctant hero: The Secretary. But as production begins on The Secretary, guns start going off all around town—and no one’s pulling the trigger. Kyle John Schmidt's contemporary comedy speaks directly to America's obsession with firearms and the NRA's idea that "guns don't kill people; people kill people." A sharp, prescient, and drop-dead funny (you had to go there, didn't you?!) contemporary comedy!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397575908007043.128442-77.631983Sun, 28 Feb 2027 14:00:00 -05002027-02-28T14:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/the-secretary-by-kyle-john-schmidtArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesMar 1, 2027: Todd Talk: Heidi MarshallJoin us for a conversation with celebrated casting director and acting coach, Heidi Marshall, whose clients and collaborators range from Halle Berry to Baz Luhrman, talking with UR International Theatre Program Artistic Director, Nigel Maister. REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Todd Talks are made possible (in part) by the University of Rochester’s Schwartz Performing Arts Fund of the Institute for the Performing Arts and by the Humanities Project, a program of the University of Rochester Humanities Center.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53728383054724Mon, 01 Mar 2027 17:00:00 -05002027-03-01T17:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/todd-talk-heidi-marshallLectures & TalksArts & CultureTheater & FilmMar 3, 2027: The Secretary by Kyle John Schmidt at Sloan Performing Arts CenterAn offbeat comedy about safety, love, and guns in a world that's up in arms.​ Ruby runs a small-town gun company that aims to protect women by helping them protect themselves. With products like The Bridesmaid, The Babysitter and The Mallwalker, each of the company's guns is named after a woman who used a gun and saved a life—more often than not, her own. When an elderly secretary at the local high school confronts a threat in her office, Ruby names her latest gun after the reluctant hero: The Secretary. But as production begins on The Secretary, guns start going off all around town—and no one’s pulling the trigger. Kyle John Schmidt's contemporary comedy speaks directly to America's obsession with firearms and the NRA's idea that "guns don't kill people; people kill people." A sharp, prescient, and drop-dead funny (you had to go there, didn't you?!) contemporary comedy!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397575908109543.128442-77.631983Wed, 03 Mar 2027 20:00:00 -05002027-03-03T20:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/the-secretary-by-kyle-john-schmidtArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesMar 4, 2027: The Secretary by Kyle John Schmidt at Sloan Performing Arts CenterAn offbeat comedy about safety, love, and guns in a world that's up in arms.​ Ruby runs a small-town gun company that aims to protect women by helping them protect themselves. With products like The Bridesmaid, The Babysitter and The Mallwalker, each of the company's guns is named after a woman who used a gun and saved a life—more often than not, her own. When an elderly secretary at the local high school confronts a threat in her office, Ruby names her latest gun after the reluctant hero: The Secretary. But as production begins on The Secretary, guns start going off all around town—and no one’s pulling the trigger. Kyle John Schmidt's contemporary comedy speaks directly to America's obsession with firearms and the NRA's idea that "guns don't kill people; people kill people." A sharp, prescient, and drop-dead funny (you had to go there, didn't you?!) contemporary comedy!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397575908212043.128442-77.631983Thu, 04 Mar 2027 20:00:00 -05002027-03-04T20:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/the-secretary-by-kyle-john-schmidtArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesMar 5, 2027: The Secretary by Kyle John Schmidt at Sloan Performing Arts CenterAn offbeat comedy about safety, love, and guns in a world that's up in arms.​ Ruby runs a small-town gun company that aims to protect women by helping them protect themselves. With products like The Bridesmaid, The Babysitter and The Mallwalker, each of the company's guns is named after a woman who used a gun and saved a life—more often than not, her own. When an elderly secretary at the local high school confronts a threat in her office, Ruby names her latest gun after the reluctant hero: The Secretary. But as production begins on The Secretary, guns start going off all around town—and no one’s pulling the trigger. Kyle John Schmidt's contemporary comedy speaks directly to America's obsession with firearms and the NRA's idea that "guns don't kill people; people kill people." A sharp, prescient, and drop-dead funny (you had to go there, didn't you?!) contemporary comedy!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397575908212143.128442-77.631983Fri, 05 Mar 2027 20:00:00 -05002027-03-05T20:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/the-secretary-by-kyle-john-schmidtArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesMar 6, 2027: The Secretary by Kyle John Schmidt at Sloan Performing Arts CenterAn offbeat comedy about safety, love, and guns in a world that's up in arms.​ Ruby runs a small-town gun company that aims to protect women by helping them protect themselves. With products like The Bridesmaid, The Babysitter and The Mallwalker, each of the company's guns is named after a woman who used a gun and saved a life—more often than not, her own. When an elderly secretary at the local high school confronts a threat in her office, Ruby names her latest gun after the reluctant hero: The Secretary. But as production begins on The Secretary, guns start going off all around town—and no one’s pulling the trigger. Kyle John Schmidt's contemporary comedy speaks directly to America's obsession with firearms and the NRA's idea that "guns don't kill people; people kill people." A sharp, prescient, and drop-dead funny (you had to go there, didn't you?!) contemporary comedy!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397575908314643.128442-77.631983Sat, 06 Mar 2027 20:00:00 -05002027-03-06T20:00:00-05:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/the-secretary-by-kyle-john-schmidtArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesMar 18, 2027: Plutzik Reading Series: Joy Williams at Rush Rhees LibraryThe 64th season of the Plutzik Reading Series concludes with author Joy Williams. She will read from her many works, answer questions and sign copies of her books, which will be available for purchase.

Williams is the author of fourteen books, most recently The Pelican Child (2025, Knopf), a book of short stories that was long listed for the National Book Award and a finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award. Her previous novels include The Quick and the Dead (2000, Knopf), a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize – and four collections of stories, as well as Ill Nature (2001, Lyons Press), a book of essays that was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Among her many honors are the Rea Award for the Short Story and the Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Tucson, Arizona, and Laramie, Wyoming.

The Plutzik Series is one of the most prestigious and longest-running reading series in the country. Over the years, the Plutzik Series has featured a vast array of poets and fiction writers, the famous and not-yet famous. In keeping with Hyam Plutzik's generosity of spirit and commitment to bringing poetry to the community, the Plutzik Series readings have always been open to the public and offered free of charge.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5354237425082743.128411-77.628692Thu, 18 Mar 2027 17:00:00 -04002027-03-18T17:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/plutzik-reading-series-joy-williamsLectures & TalksArts & CultureApr 22, 2027: T.I.M.E. (Time, Identity, Memory, & the End of History Illusion) by Nigel Maister at Sloan Performing Arts CenterYou'll never be as young as you are right now. Or will you? Time, and how we perceive, experience, and engage with it determines how we think about who we are and what we are. If age is "just a number," how old are we? And how do memories shape our sense of self, our futures and our pasts? Basing its text on real interviews conducted with young children, octogenarians, and people on the brink of adulthood, this newly devised theatrical work, T.I.M.E., explores how we see ourselves and examines that. Most slippery and elusive of concepts: age. Developed under the UR International Theatre Program's New Voice Initiative with additional support from the Institute for the Performing Arts Schwartz Fund for the Performing Arts. World premiere!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397580268974443.128442-77.631983Thu, 22 Apr 2027 20:00:00 -04002027-04-22T20:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/time-time-identity-memory-the-end-of-history-illusion-by-nigel-maisterArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesApr 23, 2027: T.I.M.E. (Time, Identity, Memory, & the End of History Illusion) by Nigel Maister at Sloan Performing Arts CenterYou'll never be as young as you are right now. Or will you? Time, and how we perceive, experience, and engage with it determines how we think about who we are and what we are. If age is "just a number," how old are we? And how do memories shape our sense of self, our futures and our pasts? Basing its text on real interviews conducted with young children, octogenarians, and people on the brink of adulthood, this newly devised theatrical work, T.I.M.E., explores how we see ourselves and examines that. Most slippery and elusive of concepts: age. Developed under the UR International Theatre Program's New Voice Initiative with additional support from the Institute for the Performing Arts Schwartz Fund for the Performing Arts. World premiere!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397580269179343.128442-77.631983Fri, 23 Apr 2027 20:00:00 -04002027-04-23T20:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/time-time-identity-memory-the-end-of-history-illusion-by-nigel-maisterArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesApr 24, 2027: T.I.M.E. (Time, Identity, Memory, & the End of History Illusion) by Nigel Maister at Sloan Performing Arts CenterYou'll never be as young as you are right now. Or will you? Time, and how we perceive, experience, and engage with it determines how we think about who we are and what we are. If age is "just a number," how old are we? And how do memories shape our sense of self, our futures and our pasts? Basing its text on real interviews conducted with young children, octogenarians, and people on the brink of adulthood, this newly devised theatrical work, T.I.M.E., explores how we see ourselves and examines that. Most slippery and elusive of concepts: age. Developed under the UR International Theatre Program's New Voice Initiative with additional support from the Institute for the Performing Arts Schwartz Fund for the Performing Arts. World premiere!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397580269281843.128442-77.631983Sat, 24 Apr 2027 20:00:00 -04002027-04-24T20:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/time-time-identity-memory-the-end-of-history-illusion-by-nigel-maisterArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesApr 25, 2027: T.I.M.E. (Time, Identity, Memory, & the End of History Illusion) by Nigel Maister at Sloan Performing Arts CenterYou'll never be as young as you are right now. Or will you? Time, and how we perceive, experience, and engage with it determines how we think about who we are and what we are. If age is "just a number," how old are we? And how do memories shape our sense of self, our futures and our pasts? Basing its text on real interviews conducted with young children, octogenarians, and people on the brink of adulthood, this newly devised theatrical work, T.I.M.E., explores how we see ourselves and examines that. Most slippery and elusive of concepts: age. Developed under the UR International Theatre Program's New Voice Initiative with additional support from the Institute for the Performing Arts Schwartz Fund for the Performing Arts. World premiere!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397580269384343.128442-77.631983Sun, 25 Apr 2027 14:00:00 -04002027-04-25T14:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/time-time-identity-memory-the-end-of-history-illusion-by-nigel-maisterArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesApr 28, 2027: T.I.M.E. (Time, Identity, Memory, & the End of History Illusion) by Nigel Maister at Sloan Performing Arts CenterYou'll never be as young as you are right now. Or will you? Time, and how we perceive, experience, and engage with it determines how we think about who we are and what we are. If age is "just a number," how old are we? And how do memories shape our sense of self, our futures and our pasts? Basing its text on real interviews conducted with young children, octogenarians, and people on the brink of adulthood, this newly devised theatrical work, T.I.M.E., explores how we see ourselves and examines that. Most slippery and elusive of concepts: age. Developed under the UR International Theatre Program's New Voice Initiative with additional support from the Institute for the Performing Arts Schwartz Fund for the Performing Arts. World premiere!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397580269486843.128442-77.631983Wed, 28 Apr 2027 20:00:00 -04002027-04-28T20:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/time-time-identity-memory-the-end-of-history-illusion-by-nigel-maisterArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesApr 29, 2027: T.I.M.E. (Time, Identity, Memory, & the End of History Illusion) by Nigel Maister at Sloan Performing Arts CenterYou'll never be as young as you are right now. Or will you? Time, and how we perceive, experience, and engage with it determines how we think about who we are and what we are. If age is "just a number," how old are we? And how do memories shape our sense of self, our futures and our pasts? Basing its text on real interviews conducted with young children, octogenarians, and people on the brink of adulthood, this newly devised theatrical work, T.I.M.E., explores how we see ourselves and examines that. Most slippery and elusive of concepts: age. Developed under the UR International Theatre Program's New Voice Initiative with additional support from the Institute for the Performing Arts Schwartz Fund for the Performing Arts. World premiere!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397580269691743.128442-77.631983Thu, 29 Apr 2027 20:00:00 -04002027-04-29T20:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/time-time-identity-memory-the-end-of-history-illusion-by-nigel-maisterArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesApr 30, 2027: T.I.M.E. (Time, Identity, Memory, & the End of History Illusion) by Nigel Maister at Sloan Performing Arts CenterYou'll never be as young as you are right now. Or will you? Time, and how we perceive, experience, and engage with it determines how we think about who we are and what we are. If age is "just a number," how old are we? And how do memories shape our sense of self, our futures and our pasts? Basing its text on real interviews conducted with young children, octogenarians, and people on the brink of adulthood, this newly devised theatrical work, T.I.M.E., explores how we see ourselves and examines that. Most slippery and elusive of concepts: age. Developed under the UR International Theatre Program's New Voice Initiative with additional support from the Institute for the Performing Arts Schwartz Fund for the Performing Arts. World premiere!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397580269794243.128442-77.631983Fri, 30 Apr 2027 20:00:00 -04002027-04-30T20:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/time-time-identity-memory-the-end-of-history-illusion-by-nigel-maisterArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformancesMay 1, 2027: T.I.M.E. (Time, Identity, Memory, & the End of History Illusion) by Nigel Maister at Sloan Performing Arts CenterYou'll never be as young as you are right now. Or will you? Time, and how we perceive, experience, and engage with it determines how we think about who we are and what we are. If age is "just a number," how old are we? And how do memories shape our sense of self, our futures and our pasts? Basing its text on real interviews conducted with young children, octogenarians, and people on the brink of adulthood, this newly devised theatrical work, T.I.M.E., explores how we see ourselves and examines that. Most slippery and elusive of concepts: age. Developed under the UR International Theatre Program's New Voice Initiative with additional support from the Institute for the Performing Arts Schwartz Fund for the Performing Arts. World premiere!

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5397580269896743.128442-77.631983Sat, 01 May 2027 20:00:00 -04002027-05-01T20:00:00-04:00https://events.rochester.edu/event/time-time-identity-memory-the-end-of-history-illusion-by-nigel-maisterArts & CultureTheater & FilmPerformances