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Spring 2024 Performances
TaylorSwift_spotlight

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

Unbought
A Musical Theatre Piece


Wednesday, February 7, 2024
at 11:00 a.m.

Featuring the dramatic stories of journal ist and women’s suffrage activist Ida B. Wells, Thomas Jefferson’s slave and concubine Sally Hemings, and Shirley Chisholm, the first African American in the U.S. Congress and the first African American woman to run for President.

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $10.00
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $5.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets

For more information call (631) 851-6589

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Jimbo_spotlight

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

Jimbo Ro and Friends

Saturday, March 2, 2024
at 7:00 p.m.

Features a mixture of jazz and carribean music. Get ready to jump up and dance with this exciting band.

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $15.00
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets

For more information call (631) 851-6589

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Thanksgiving Play Spotlight

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

The Thanksgiving Play

by Larissa FastHorse

March 2024
7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 at
7:30 p.m.
10 and 17 at 2:00 p.m.

Four (very) well-intentioned theatre people walk into an elementary school. The work at hand: a Thanksgiving pageant that won’t ruffle any feathers. What could possibly go wrong?

*No late comer seating.

Theatre 119 
Islip Arts Building
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus, Selden

General admission: $15
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets

For tickets call (631) 451-4163

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Head Over Heels Spotlight

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

Head Over Heels

Musical by James Magruder and Jeff Whitty

April 2024
11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 at
7:30 p.m.
14 and 21 at 2:00 p.m.

A mash-up of posh and punk, Head Over Heels is an unpredictable, Elizabethan rompabout a royal family that must prevent an oracle's prophecy of doom. In order to save their beloved kingdom, the family embarks on an extravagant journey wrought with mistaken identities, jealous lovers, sexual awakening, scandal and self-discovery, where everything (and everyone) is not quite what it seems.

Shea Theatre 
Islip Arts Building
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus, Selden

General admission: $15
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets

For tickets call (631) 451-4163

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Todd Oliver_spotlight

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

Todd Oliver and His Dog Irving

Saturday, April 14, 2024
at 2:00 p.m.

A nationally recognized ventriloquist and comedian, Todd Oliver, puts on a family-friendly show full of laughter,magic and music. As seen on The Today Show The Tonight Show. He is an America’s Got Talent Top 4 Finalist.

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $15.00
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets

For more information call (631) 851-6589

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Past Performances
TaylorSwift_spotlight

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

The Ultimate Tribute to Taylor Swift

Saturday, December 2, 2023
at 7:00 p.m.

Start the Holiday Season  with The Ultimate Tribute to Taylor Swift Concert with surprise guest.

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $15.00
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets

For more information call (631) 851-6589

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Winter Concerts 2023

The Ammerman Department of Music
presents

Winter Concerts 

Thursday, November 30, 2023
7:00 p.m.

Orchestra • Guitar Ensemble
Suffolk Singers • College Choir

Friday, December 1, 2023
7:00 p.m.

Contemporary Music Ensemble
Jazz Ensemble • Symphonic Band

Shea Theatre 
Islip Arts Building
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus, Selden

The Concerts are FREE and Open to The Public
NO TICKETS REQUIRED
Rocky Horror_spotlight

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Saturday, November 18, 2023
at 7:00 p.m.

A Movie and Shadow Cast of this classic.  Come in costume, strap on your heels, and join in on the Time Warp!
R rated. *Mature Content*

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $15.00
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets

For more information call (631) 851-6589

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Play Goes Wrong Spotlight

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

The Play That Goes Wrong

by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and
Henry Shields

November 2023
9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at
7:30 p.m.
12 and 19 at 2:00 p.m.

An unconscious leading lady, a corpse who can't play dead, a ruffled detective, and a word-mangling butler (among others) must battle against technical gaffes, forgotten lines, and sabotaging scenery in a quest to arrive all in one piece at the final curtain call.

Shea Theatre 
Islip Arts Building
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus, Selden

General admission: $15
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets

For tickets call (631) 451-4163

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Antigone 2 Spotlight

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

Antigone Now:
A Short Drama

by Melissa Cooper

October 2023
5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 at
7:30 p.m.
8 and 15 at 2:00 p.m.

In the midst of a bombed-out city still feeling the aftershocks of war, the rebellious and intense Antigone defies her uncle to bury her disgraced brother. This contemporary response to the myth of Antigone brings powerful, modern prose to an ancient and universal story. *Mature Content  *No late comer seating.

Theatre 119 
Islip Arts Building
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus, Selden

General admission: $15
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: One FREE ticket

For tickets call (631) 451-4163

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Haunted Illusions_spotlight

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

Haunted Illusions

Saturday, September 30, 2023
at 7:00 p.m.

Treat your family to an evening of mind blowing magic that gets the whole audience into the act.

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $15.00
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets

For more information call (631) 851-6589

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Winter Concerts

The Ammerman Department of Music
presents

Spring Concerts 

Thursday, May 4, 2023
7:00 p.m.

Orchestra • Guitar Ensemble
Suffolk Singers • College Choir

Friday, May 5, 2023
7:00 p.m.

Contemporary Music Ensemble
Jazz Ensemble • Symphonic Band

Shea Theatre 
Islip Arts Building
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus, Selden

The Concerts are FREE and Open to The Public
NO TICKETS REQUIRED
The Comedy Of Errors Spotlight

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

The Comedy of Errors 

by William Shakespeare

April 2023
13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at
7:30 p.m.
16 and 23 at 2:00 p.m.

Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors is the slapstick farce of his youth. In it, the lost twin sons of the old merchant Egeon—both named Antipholus—find themselves in Ephesus, without either one even knowing of the other’s existence. Meanwhile, Egeon has arrived in search of the son he thinks is still alive—and has been sentenced to death for the “crime” of being from Syracuse.

To add to the confusion, the two Antipholuses have twin servants, both named Dromio. As the four men unwittingly encounter each other, the play is crammed with wildly escalating misunderstandings before the truth emerges and Egeon is pardoned. *Mature Content*

Shea Theatre 
Islip Arts Building
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus, Selden

General admission: $15
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets

For tickets call (631) 451-4163

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Backtrack vocals_spotlight

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

Backtrack Vocals

April 8, 2023
at 7:00 p.m.

Backtrack Vocals is a 5-person a cappella group based in New York City. Their exciting arrangements transform familiar tunes and showcase the top-notch vocal and beatboxing abilities of all of the members.
https://www.backtrackvocals.com

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $15.00
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets

For more information call (631) 851-6589

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Bruno_spotlight

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

A Tribute To Bruno Mars & Silk Sonic

March 25, 2023
at 7:00 p.m.

The Ultimate Bruno Mars tribute band!!

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $15.00
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets

For more information call (631) 851-6589

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TAPE

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

TAPE

by Stephen Belber

March 2023
9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at
7:30 p.m.
12 and 19 at 2:00 p.m.

A three-character ensemble piece set within the confines of a tawdry motor lodge in Lansing, Michigan. After 10 years apart, three disparate people come together to play out the unresolved drama of their final days in high school. Intrigued, we watch as layers of denial are slowly peeled away. Suspense builds as each character is provoked into revealing his or her true nature and motivation. Mesmerized, we are drawn into their lives as they choose which cards to play and which cards to hold.
R rated. *Mature Content*

Theatre 119
Islip Arts Building
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus, Selden

General admission: $14
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: One FREE ticket

For tickets call (631) 451-4163

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Salazar_spotlight

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

Popovich Comedy Pet Theater

February 18, 2023
at 2:00 p.m.

A show with an older vaudeville feel, you'll see juggling acts, acrobats, comedy, and some amazing animal tales.

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $15.00
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets

For more information call (631) 851-6589

Buy Tickets
Winter Concerts

The Ammerman Department of Music
presents

Winter Concerts 

Thursday, December 8 2022
7:00 p.m.

Orchestra • Guitar Ensemble
Suffolk Singers • College Choir

Friday, December 9 2022
7:00 p.m.

Contemporary Music Ensemble
Jazz Ensemble • Symphonic Band

Shea Theatre 
Islip Arts Building
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus, Selden

The Concerts are FREE and Open to The Public
NO TICKETS REQUIRED

 

Glitter and Glisten

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

Glitter & Glisten

by Cirque-Tacular

December 4, 2022
at 2:00 p.m.

Journey to a shimmering winter wonderland of circus spectacle. Dazzling acts, and glittering costumes abound in a warm and whimsical world. Fun for the whole family!

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $15.00
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets

For more information call (631) 851-6589

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Noises Off

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

Noises Off 

by Michael Frayn

November 2022
16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26 at
7:30 p.m.
20 and 27 at 2:00 p.m.

Called the funniest farce ever written, Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On.
*Mature Content*

Shea Theatre 
Islip Arts Building
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus, Selden

General admission: $14
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: One FREE ticket

For tickets call (631) 451-4163

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Salazar_spotlight

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

The Magic of Anthony Salazar

November 13, 2022
at 2:00 p.m.

An afternoon of magic and impossibilities!

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $15.00
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets

For more information call (631) 851-6589

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I Love You You're Perfect

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

I Love You You're Perfect Now Change

Book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts

October 2022
13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at
7:30 p.m.
16 and 23 at 2:00 p.m.

I Love You You're Perfect Now Change is

a musical revue celebrating the mating game. This crowd-pleasing comedy takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum known as “the relationship.”
*Mature Content*

Theatre 119
Islip Arts Building
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus, Selden

General admission: $14
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: One FREE ticket

For tickets call (631) 451-4163

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Artrageous

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

Artrageous

by Artrageous Experience

October 22, 2022
at 7:00 p.m.

An immersive art and musical experience. Bring a T-shirt for the “Creation  Lab” for a one of a kind piece of wearable art for you. Stay for the art auction of original art, which benefits the Suffolk Community College Foundation.

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $19.00
Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00. Suffolk students with current ID: Two FREE tickets


For more information call (631) 851-6589

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Henry V

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

Henry V 

by Shakespeare

April 2022
13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 at
7:30 p.m.
24 at 2:00 p.m.

The Life of King Henry V. (Abridged)

*Mature Content*

Shea Theatre 
Islip Arts Building
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus, Selden

General admission: $14
Students 16 years of age or younger: $9.75
Veterans and Suffolk students with current ID: One FREE ticket

For tickets call (631) 451-4163

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Sailor's Song

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

Sailor's Song

by John Patrick Shanley

March 2022
10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 at
7:30 p.m.
13 and 20 at 2:00 p.m.

SAILOR’S SONG is an extravagant romantic seaside story decorated with dance. In the tradition of Gene Kelly and Eugene O’Neill, who should have worked together but never did, this stylistically daring love story gives us a cynical man and a true believer who battle over beautiful women and the power of love.

*Mature Content*

Theatre 119
Islip Arts Building
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus, Selden

General admission: $14
Students 16 years of age or younger: $9.75
Veterans and Suffolk students with current ID: One FREE ticket

For tickets call (631) 451-4163

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Nimbus_stand_Up2022

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

Stand Up!

by Nimbus Dance

April 2, 2022
at 7:00 p.m.

People Place Disruption, a reflection of the tumultuous times we live in.

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $19.75
Students 16 years of age or younger: $9.75
Veterans and Suffolk students with current ID:
One FREE ticket

For more information call (631) 851-6589

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Mutts2022

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

Mutts Gone Nuts 

March 5, 2022
at 2:00 p.m.

Dogs from shelters are now in showbiz! Canines and comedy collide in the smash hit performance that leaves audiences everywhere howling for more!

Masks are required to attend the performance.

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $15.00
Students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00
Veterans and Suffolk students with current ID:
One FREE ticket

For more information call (631) 851-6589

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Tulsa

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

JD Lawrence's Tulsa 1921 

February 15, 2022
at 10:00 a.m.

In 1921 Tulsa was recognized nationally for its affluent African American. The  community known as the Greenwood District was referred to as “Black Wall Street.” In June 1921, a series of events nearly destroyed the entire Greenwood area. This is that story.

Masks are required to attend the performance.

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $8.00
Students 16 years of age or younger: $5.00
Veterans and Suffolk students with current ID:
One FREE ticket

For more information call (631) 851-6589
Frankenstein

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

Young Frankenstein
The Musical

by Mel Brooks

November 2021
17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 27 at
7:30 p.m.
21 and 28 at 2:00 p.m.

It's alive! The electrifying adaptation of Mel Brooks' monstrously funny film will leave you in stitches.

From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster new musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation – Young Frankenstein!


*Mature Content

Masks are required to attend the performance.

Shea Theatre
Islip Arts Building
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus, Selden

General admission: $14
Students 16 years of age or younger: $10.00
Veterans and Suffolk students with current ID: One FREE ticket

For tickets call (631) 451-4163

Buy Tickets
Shimmer2021

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

Shimmer

December 4,  2021
at 2:00 p.m.

Journey to a shimmering winter wonderland of circus spectacle and derring-do! Find yourself aglow as this aerial snow show mesmerizes your senses. Astonishing acrobatics, dazzling specialty acts, and glittering costumes abound in this "cool", warm and whimsical world of Shimmer!  A cirque winter reverie the whole family will enjoy!

Masks are required to attend the performance.

Van Nostrand Theatre
Sagtikos Building
Suffolk County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus, Brentwood

General admission: $19.75
Students 16 years of age or younger: $9.75
Veterans and Suffolk students with current ID:
One FREE ticket

For more information call (631) 851-6589

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Five Women

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress

by Alan Ball

October 2021
14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 at
7:30 p.m.
17 and 24 at 2:00 p.m.

THE STORY: During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee, estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below. They are Frances, a painfully sweet but sheltered fundamentalist; Mindy, the cheerful, wise-cracking lesbian sister of the groom; Georgeanne, whose heartbreak over her own failed marriage triggers outrageous behavior; Meredith, the bride’s younger sister, whose precocious rebelliousness masks a dark secret; and Trisha, a jaded beauty whose die-hard cynicism about men is called into question when she meets Tripp, a charming bad-boy usher to whom there is more than meets the eye. As the afternoon wears on, these five very different women joyously discover a common bond in this wickedly funny, irreverent, and touching celebration of the women’s spirit. *Mature Content.

 

 

The Language Archive

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

The Language Archive

by Julia Cho

April 2021
15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 at 7:30 p.m.
18 and 25 at 2:00 p.m.

THE STORY: George is a man consumed with preserving and documenting the dying languages of far-flung cultures. Closer to home, though, language is failing him. He doesn’t know what to say to his wife, Mary, to keep her from leaving him, and he doesn’t recognize the deep feelings that his lab assistant, Emma, has for him. *Mature Content

Live on ZOOM.

 

Phases

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

Phases

by Steve Marsh and developed with students in the SUNY Suffolk Department of Theatre Arts' Theatre Workshop.

March 2021
11, 12, 13, and 20 at 7:30 p.m.
14 and 21 at 2:00 p.m.

Phases is a modern-day tragicomedy that follows the events of the pandemic, social upheaval and political unrest from a Bronx rooftop apiary in the 2020s, and sets the stage for friends and family to reemerge from the wreckage and begin the new phases of their lives in the 2040s. *Mature Content

Live on ZOOM.

 

 

Brutality Of Fact

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

Brutality Of Fact 

November 2020
12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 7:30 p.m.
15 and 22 at 2:00 p.m.

Jackie’s mother, Val, moves in with her and is immediately put to work distributing copies of The Watchtower, door-to-door. Jackie’s sister Maggie who had vanished, shows up.
This is a hilarious dark comedy about a dysfunctional family. *Mature Content

Live on ZOOM only.
Musique

The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College presents

Musique

February 22, 2020 at 8:00 p.m.

Musique's Motown to disco and rock 'n' roll will take you to the ultimate dance party. Join us for an electrifying musical journey from the classic music of Motown girl groups of the '60s to the infectious '70s and '80s music of Tina Turner, The Weather Girls, and a tribute to Donna Summer. Group member Mary Seymour is an original cast member of the Broadway Musical Hair.
The Bald Soprano

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College present

The Bald Soprano and The Lesson 

March 2020
5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 at 8:00 p.m.
8 and 15 at 2:00 p.m.

The Bald Soprano is a hilarious, unique satire about a British middle-class family, with everyone talking and getting nowhere at all...

In The Lesson, an elderly professor and his young female student experience the most remarkable and bizarre lesson in the history of pedagogy. It ends with murder.
*Mature Content

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Us

Theatre Arts Program

Charles Wittreich
Academic Chair
Ammerman Campus
Islip Arts Building Rm. 121
533 College Road
Selden, NY 11784
Phone: (631) 451-4163
Fax: (631) 451-4601

Central Admissions
Phone: (631) 451-4414
Fax: (631) 451-4415
admissions@sunysuffolk.edu

Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.