Dickinson theatricals

 

Dickinson Theatricals is the professional producing arm of Dickinson College’s Department of Theatre and Dance.  Just as Dickinson College has distinguished itself in international education, its Department of Theatre and Dance has made international study and performance a significant and unique part of its mission.  It is a co-sponsoring department of Dickinson's programs in England, which offer students the option of studying in London for the summer or in both London and Norwich at the University of East Anglia for the entire academic year.  It was as director of this program that Todd Wronski first worked with director Tony Frost.

 

At the First International Beckett Festival, University of British Columbia, Canada

 

Dickinson theatre has a history of internationally focused performances and projects.  In the past, Dickinson has welcomed international guests, such as the Berliner Arbeiter Theatre, to our campus.  We have also performed at a number of international venues: in 1994 we performed A.R. Gurney's Another Antigone at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and in 1996 Dickinson students traveled to the former eastern sector of Berlin, Germany to present a performance of The Baltimore Waltz to an international audience.  Victoria, British Columbia was the site of productions of Krapps Last Tape and Breath, presented at the First International Beckett Festival. In 1998 we returned to Berlin with a student production of Sam Shepard's Fool for Love.  Dickinson Theatricals returned to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2000, with David Mamet’s Oleanna, and again in August 2001, producing An Audience with William Saroyan, conceived and performed by Todd Wronski.

 

The company of Oleanna on stage at Randolph Studios, Edinburgh, Scotland

 

Dickens and Twain:  Crossing the Pond gives Dickinson Theatricals the opportunity to both continue its tradition of commitment to international productions and to build upon Dickinson College’s already well-established relationship with the University of East Anglia.  The script’s international focus led to an international production team with members of both Dickinson College and the University of East Anglia.  From Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to Norwich, England and finally to Edinburgh, Scotland, Dickinson Theatricals is crossing the pond to bring you a new play focused on the unique experience of visiting and performing in another culture.