Trumbull Theatre Productions

Kent State University at Trumbull Theatre

Under the direction and guidance of Dr. Daniel Nadon, the Kent State Trumbull Theatre produces many show and performances that generate rave reviews from local critics as well as the general public.  The shows are usually performed by theatre students, but sometimes include outside talent.

The Kent State Trumbull Theatre presents four productions annually throughout the university season (September-May) and three more as part of the Summer Stock program (May-August), which includes an active youth theatre component. In addition, they offer coursework in acting, directing, playwriting, script analysis, multicultural theatre as well as performance and technical practicum.

The Kent State Trumbull Theatre is located across from the library and students are offered free or reduced admission to encourage attendance at all productions.

2011-2012 Kent State Trumbull Theatre Season

"The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later (an epilogue)"
By Moises Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, Greg Pierotti, Andy Paris & Stephen Belber
Daniel-Raymond Nadon, director

Oct. 7, 8, 14 & 15 at 8 p.m.
Oct. 9 & 16 at 3 p.m.

Research for the "The Laramie Project", Moisés Kaufman's internationally successful play, began one month after a horrific crime occurred in the city of Laramie, Wyoming. Members of Kaufman's theatrical group, Tectonic Theater Project, volunteered to travel with their director from New York City to the wide-open ranges of the West in order to gather in-person interviews from Laramie's populace. The idea was to capture the emotions, reflections, and reactions of the people who were most closely related to the crime—the brutal beating and subsequent death of a young college student. Was this a hate crime? Or was it a random, senseless assault and robbery? No matter which, Kaufman's objective was to explore the issues of homosexuality, religion, class, economics, education, and non-traditional lifestyles through the residents' raw responses to the incident. How did this crime define the culture, not just of this Western town, but of the entire United States?

"A Christmas Carol"
By Paul Kimpel
Patricia M. Fagan, director

Dec. 9, 10, 16 & 17 at 8 p.m.
Dec. 11 & 18 at 3 p.m.

"A Christmas Carol" is the classic tale about the old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge pays his clerk Bob Cratchit only fifteen shillings a week, is rude to his nephew and refuses to take part in the Christmas spirit. Soon, the Ghosts of his former business partner (Jacob Marley), Christmas Past, Present and Future all pay visits to Scrooge. They teach him to value Christmas and to be a better person overall. After the ghosts leave, Scrooge is a changed man.

"Hedda Gabler"
By Henrik Ibsen (translated by Jon Robin Baitz)
Daniel-Raymond Nadon, director

March 9, 10, 16 & 17 at 8 p.m.
March 11 & 18 at 3 p.m.

Hedda Tesman, formerly Hedda Gabler (daughter of a wealthy general), returns from her honeymoon with her gentle-hearted husband in tow. She is discontent the moment she arrives. She is unhappy with the maid and outwardly annoyed with Jorgen's aunt. Although Jorgen makes a comfortable living as a scholar, Hedda's life is no longer as luxurious as it was in her younger days. Hedda is bored. Only her late father's pistols provide amusement.

For further information, call 330-675-8887 or e-mail trumbullboxoffice@kent.edu.