Location: Nina Winkel Sculpture Court, John Myers Building
Cost: $8 general admission, $3 SA members
The Water Station is a play without words about migrants on a journey in search of
sustenance, safety, stability, love, or meaning. They all encounter a broken tap of
running water, and sometimes each other, in the course of their travels. Where they
are coming from and where they are going is unknown. Each traveler or group of travelers
has a reason for their journey.
Ōta Shōgo was one of the leading contemporary playwrights and directors of Japanese
theatre. He pioneered the “Theatre of Silence.” Our piece will be in conversation
with the Plattsburgh State Art Museum’s fall exhibition: Climate's Shipwreck Ballad
by Robin Lasser and Transmutation Traces by Marguerite Perret.
*This directing project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants
Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support
of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered
by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts.
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Book & Lyrics by Eric Idle. Music by John Du Prez & Eric Idle
Stage direction by Shawna Mefferd Kelty
Music direction by Pamela Lavin
Choreography by Mireena Fleury
A new musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture “Monty Python and the Holy
Grail.” From the original screenplay by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam,
Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
Cost:$15 general admission, $12 faculty/staff/seniors, $6 SA members
Based on the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and features
a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people.
Did we mention the bevy of beautiful showgirls? The 2005 Broadway production won three
Tony® Awards, including Best Musical, and was followed by two successful West End
runs. The outrageous, uproarious and gloriously entertaining story of King Arthur
and the Lady of the Lake will delight audiences as they search for the Holy Grail
and “always look on the bright side of life.” (Theatrical Rights Worldwide)
Original Broadway Production produced by Boyett Ostar Productions, The Shubert Organization,
Arielle Tepper Madover, Stephanie McClelland/Lawrence Horowitz, Elan V McAllister/Allan
S. Gordon, Independent Presenters Network, Roy Furman, GRS Associates, Jam Theatricals,
TGA Entertainment, and Clear Channel Entertainment GOD video presented by arrangement with Ambassador Theatre Group, London UK
Monty Python's Spamalot is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized
performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide 1180 Avenue of the
Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com
Spring 2025
End Days by Debra Zoe Laufer
March 6–9, 2025
Winner of the 2008 American Theatre Critics Association Steinberg Citation. “The universality
of the denouement brings this comedy full circle, leaving us to admire the relevancy
of Laufer’s humor and wisdom of her message.” –Variety
Sixteen year-old Rachel Stein is having a bad year. Her father hasn’t changed out
of his pajamas since 9/11. Her mother has begun a close, personal relationship with
Jesus. Her new neighbor, a sixteen-year-old Elvis impersonator, has fallen for her
hard. And the Apocalypse is coming Wednesday. Her only hope is that Stephen Hawking
will save them all. (Concord Theatricals)
The 3rd Semi-Annual 10-minute Play Festival
May 1–3, 2025
Student-directed new 10-minute plays in site-specific downtown spaces and venues.
Content Warning: Haze, loud sounds and lighting effects
Explore your love of outer space, astronauts, and a trip to the moon and beyond in
preparation for the cosmic event of a lifetime: the Total Eclipse on Monday, April
8. The performance features a geodesic climbing dome, lights, video and projections.
“There is a moon inside every human being. Learn to be companions with it.” – Rumi.
The Box Office will be open an hour before each performance, and will take cash only.
Please Note: When logging into our new ticket system, look for the green “Register” button and sign up as “First Time User.” You will be sent a one-time code to your email address to access the system. Problems
signing up? Please contact Dwayne T. Butchino ([email protected]) for assistance.
John Proctor Is The Villain
by Kimberly Belflower Directed by Shawna Mefferd Kelty
Date: Thursday, April 25; Friday, April 26; Saturday
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Hartman Theatre, John Myers Building
Cost: $8 general admission, $3 SA members
Content Advisory: This production includes profanity and deals with sexual assault, grooming and sexual
exploitation that may be triggering for some individuals.
At a rural high school in Georgia, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible”
while navigating young love, sex ed and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary
lens to the American classic, they begin to question who is really the hero and what
is the truth, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and
bitingly funny, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation, running
on pop music, optimism and fury, writing their own coming of age story. [from Dramatists]
Quotes from playwright, Kimberly Belflower
“Back in 2017/18, the tidal wave of Me Too made me think about what it would be like
to grow up in my hometown — in rural Appalachian Georgia — in that moment in time.
What would it be like to be a teenager in rural America, feeling the world shift underneath
your feet while you’re still figuring out the person you want to be, in a place that’s
steeped in tradition, in a culture that tries to make teenage girls feel as powerless
as possible? How might those young women re-define their lives in real time? The things
they’re taught? The books they read? The heroes they worship?”
“I thought that over time, the play would start to feel less relevant. But if anything,
this story has only felt more timely, more urgent as it’s developed.”
The Box Office will be open an hour before each performance, and will take cash only.
Join us for our annual theatre meet and greet! Meet students, faculty and staff. Join
us for snacks, drinks and fun games while you learn about our fall productions.
24 Hour Play Festival
*Rescheduled — see new date below
Date: Saturday, October 21
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Black Box Studio Theatre (Myers 129)
Cost: $3 General Admission
The Theatre Department is starting off our 2023 Season of Fire with a BANG with the 24-Hour Play Festival on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 7 p.m.
Join theatre students and Dr. Shawna Mefferd Kelty as they present an abundance of
brand-spanking-new short plays all written, rehearsed and performed within 24-hours
— just for you! Expect the unexpected at the Studio Black Box Theatre within the John
Myers Building. Don’t miss out on this fun performance! Seating is limited. Tickets
are $3 general admission. Ticketing information coming soon.
**Due to technical issues, we are unable to process online sales for the 24-Hour Play
Festival**
Dragons Love Tacos
A Play for Young Audiences
By Ernie Nolan. Based on the book by Adam Rubin with illustrations by Daniel Salmieri.
Published by Penguin Group. Produced by special arrangement with plays for new audiences
Time: Friday at 6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m.
Location: Hartman Theatre, John Myers Building
Cost: $5 General Admission
Dragons are taking over the Hartman Theatre this November! Adam Rubin’s popular book,
Dragons Love Tacos, will be performed at SUNY Plattsburgh Nov. 3 through 5.
Directed by Department of Theatre Associate Professor Erika Guay, this play for young
audiences centers on a boy and his dog who are watching a show about dragons when
they suddenly get caught up in what to serve dragons to eat. Come to find out that
dragons love tacos, but if they accidentally eat some spicy salsa … the heat is on!
The Plattsburgh State Art Museum will be co-hosting activities for children to participate
in while waiting for the show to start. There will be coloring sheets, and a dragon
craft each day an hour before the show starts.
Tickets go on sale on Monday, Oct. 16. Don’t wait in line! Buy your tickets early!
Tickets are $5 General Admission. Box Office hours are Monday through Fridays from
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Box Office will also be open one hour before the performance
begins.
Want to reserve tickets ahead of time? Call 518-564-2283. Reservations are expected to be paid in full the day of the show. Pay in person
with cash, check, credit card, or Cardinal Cash at the box office.
For more information, call Dwayne T. Butchino, performing arts coordinator, at 518-564-2243.
Ringing Down the Curtain
Date: Wednesday, December 6 and Thursday, December 7
Time: 7 p.m. each night
Location: Hartman Theatre, John Myers Building
Cost: Free
These events are sponsored by the SUNY Plattsburgh Department of Theatre, with support
from the Campus Arts Council through the Student Association and the College Foundation.
Rolling on the Floor: A THE320 Experiment Improv Extravaganza
The Water Station by Ōta Shōgo
An original performance piece inspired by the upcoming total eclipse and all things
outer space. 
by Kimberly Belflower
24 Hour Play Festival
Dragons Love Tacos