Drama Department

Adapted by Bryan Smith '21

based on the film by Shirley Clarke and the stories of Jason Holliday

Senior Project in Drama members: Bryan Smith '21

About the play: On a December night in 1966, Jason Holliday — a Black, gay, hustler and aspiring nightclub performer — was invited to director Shirley Clarke’s penthouse for the opportunity of a lifetime. There at The Chelsea Hotel, Jason was to immortalize his tales of life, love, lust, and loss in a documentary film. However, when Jason’s jokes start to fall flat, the turmoil underscoring his relationship with his audience comes violently surging to the surface.

There will be no live public audience in attendance for this presentation based on the guidelines from Vassar College on gatherings due to the current Covid-19 pandemic situation.

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Written by William Shakespeare

Directed by Professor Christopher Grabowski
Senior Project Members in Drama 390: Naomi Honig '21 and Jess Mitchell '21

About the play: As You Like It subverts the traditional rules of romance. Gender roles, nature and politics are confused in a play that reflects on how bewildering yet utterly pleasurable life can be.

There will be no live public audience in attendance for this presentation based on the guidelines from Vassar College on gatherings due to the current Covid-19 pandemic situation.

For more information contact: boxoffice@vassar.edu

Directed by Professor Peter Gil-Sheridan

About the presentations: The weekend will feature short plays, excerpts of longer plays, and monologues developed in playwriting classes and in the Department led by Professor Gil-Sheridan. The new play presentations are open to all students across campus. We encourage students who are not enrolled in the playwriting courses to participate in the weekend festival.

For more information contact: boxoffice@vassar.edu