Events

Annapolis Theater: King William's Players



Jane Jeffries (Class of 2012, far left), Colette Maimone and Maggie Reitz (Class of 2014, back middle), Alexandra Walling (Class of 2012 front middle), and Chang Liu (Class of 2014, right) perform as Clytemnestra and the Furies reacting to Apollo’s command to get out of his temple in Aeschylus’ Eumenides. On May 3 and 4, 2010 King William's Players performed two 20-minute segments of Aeschylus’ Eumenides and Moliere’s Tartuffe in the original Attic Greek and French.

About King William's Players

King William’s Players, St. John's College's theater troupe, is one of the college’s most enduring clubs.  Like all St. John’s clubs, KWP is student-run. This allows the club to take on a diverse range of theatrical genres which reflect the changing interests of the Polity. Recent productions have ranged from classical selections, such as The Eumenides, Macbeth, and Tartuffe, to more modern works, including Duck Variations, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Urinetown the Musical. In addition to performing, student thespians are also welcome to write and direct plays.  For example, KWP students wrote, directed, and performed the play, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, as well as the one-act musical, Red. Through KWP, students with a variety of interests have the opportunity to foster and hone their talents.

2011-2012 Schedule of Performances

Titus Andronicus  - November 4, 5 & 6
King William's Players present Shakespeare's first tragedy: Titus Andronicus. Don't miss this unique opportunity to see this bloody revenge drama performed outside at the French monument by the boathouse. This is the first time the King William's Players have ever performed at this location!

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind  - November 19 & 20, December 3 & 4

The Symposium  - December 9 & 10

An Evening of One Acts: Hello Out There and The Shape of Things - April 21 & 22

Showtimes:
April 21 at 7 p.m.
April 22 at 7 p.m.
All performances will be in the Great Hall.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Croquet weekend, April 27, 28, & 29
Celebrate at Croquet weekend by attending the King William's Players production of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.  

Showtimes:
Friday, April 27 at 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 29 at both 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
All performances will be in the Francis Scott Key Auditorium.

For more information, contact the club archon, Tessa Nelson at tnelson@sjca.edu.