Marist Theatre is the college's academic theatre production program and laboratory wing to the English Department's Concentration in Theatre and Theatre Minor. Open to students of all majors, Marist Theatre annually produces two mainstage productions, professional workshops and student projects. An occasional summer production is staged outdoors in Marist's Grotto. A host of theatre courses are offered each year.
The Marist Theatre Program was launched in the spring of 2005 to serve as the production wing to the English Department's Theatre concentration and Theatre Minor. The program's first production of Godspell provided opportunities for students to apply their classroom instruction directly to the stage under the guidance of faculty and professionally trained artists. Subsequent productions of The Laramie Project, Noises Off, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Cabaret, Hay Fever and Angels in America have given students the chance to further their craft and explore their passion through a variety of theatrical styles. With existing academic laboratory programs in Art, Fashion and Music at Marist, the academic theatre program contributes to college's exciting cultural environment and commitment to the arts.
