UL Lafayette School of Dance and Theatre

05/07/2026

TOMORROW NIGHT, Carl Granieri’s Directing II class will be showcasing their final scenes!

Four students have been hard at work all semester diving into the wide spectrum of styles that encompass Non-realism... ✨

They began with Shakespeare, explored Absurdism, dabbled in Postmodernism, and are finishing the class by presenting pieces in Surrealist, Expressionist, and Feminist Theatre modes! Come see selections from

SAVAGE LOVE by Sam Shepard
Directed by Nick Mackowiak
Starring Chance Blunt and Catherine Zaunbrecher

A DREAM PLAY by August Strindberg
Directed by Benjamin Dupre
Starring Tucker Dufrene and Laila Jordan

LUNGS by Duncan Macmillan
Directed by Ella Greenway
Starring Laurel Greenway and Matthew Vice

A Devised Response to: THE VA**NA MONOLOGUES by Eve Ensler
Directed by Dayane Mounsib
Starring Ava Church, Alana Cutno, Kaileigh O’Gwynn, and Madison Kyle

We hope to see you all in the McLaurin Hall Blackbox tomorrow 6:30p for a final evening of theatre this semester!

04/26/2026

TODAY AT 2:00PM WILL BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO MEET THE KIDS OF TWELFTH NIGHT! 🌈

Come see Twelfth Night in Burke Theatre on…
APRIL 26th @ 2:00pm

Free for UL students, faculty, and staff w/ code “CAPRISUN” ❤️
$5 off for non-UL students and seniors (65+)

RESERVE YOUR SEAT BY USING THE LINK IN OUR BIO ✨

PLAY ON! 🛝

Filmed and recorded by Synajh Melancon

Video description: some of the cast of twelfth night shaking the hands of the person behind the camera (Synajh Melancon) as they think their character would, in this order…
- Tucker Dufrene
- Chance Blunt
- La’Zaron Goodman
- Ava Church
- Laila Jordan
- Mason Forsythe
- Kaileigh O’Gwynn
- Alyssa Eames
- Ayden Hargrave

04/22/2026

IT’S OPENING NIGHT! 🌈

Slide on down to Illyria TONIGHT and experience the events of Shakespeare’s comedy on a playground in the 2010’s 🛝

Being a student-led production ✨ this nostalgic take is unique to the childhood of all of the cast and crew involved 🌟 it is perfect for students but will transport all audience members while also bringing a modern, creative take on Twelfth Night!

Come see Twelfth Night in Burke Theatre on…
APRIL 22nd - 25th @ 7:30pm
APRIL 25th & 26th @ 2:00pm

Free for UL students, faculty, and staff w/ code “CAPRISUN” ❤️
$5 off for non-UL students and seniors (65+)

RESERVE YOUR SEAT BY USING THE LINK IN OUR BIO🔗

PLAY ON 🎶

04/19/2026

T-MINUS 3 DAYS UNTIL OPENING NIGHT ✨

🌈 Watch us do Twelfth Night chalk-art around school and definitely not look at the weather report…🌧️

Come see Twelfth Night in Burke Theatre on…
APRIL 22nd - 25th @ 7:30pm
APRIL 25th & 26th @ 2:00pm

Free for UL students, faculty, and staff ❤️
$5 off for non-UL students and seniors (65+)

RESERVE YOUR SEAT BY USING THE LINK IN OUR BIO ✨

PLAY ON! 🛝

03/26/2026

Come see Twelfth Night in Burke Theatre on…
APRIL 22nd - 25th @ 7:30pm
APRIL 25th & 26th @ 2:00pm

Free for UL students, faculty, and staff ❤️
$5 off for non-UL students and seniors (65+)

RESERVE YOUR SEAT BY USING THE LINK IN OUR BIO ✨

PLAY ON! 🛝

12/09/2025

Join us in Burke Theatre at 6:00 PM tonight for an exciting evening of student-directed work! 11 directors from the Directing I class present bold selections from contemporary, realistic dramas.

Featuring work directed by:

Ray Selle | Almost, Maine by John Cariani
Laila Jordan | Belleville by Amy Herzog
Pollen Eaton | Venus in Fur by David Ives
Robin Duhon | Lonely Planet by Steven Dietz
Matthew Vice | A Kid Like Jake by Daniel Pearle
Julie Guilbeau | Primary Trust by Eboni Booth
Julia Johnson | Down Came the Rain by B. Clark
Joseph Vildibill | True West by Sam Shepard
Benjamin Dupré | The Pride by Alexi Kaye Campbell
Mason Forsythe | The Sound Inside by Adam Rapp
Laurel Greenway | The Effect by Lucy Prebble

Come support our student directors as they take the reins and bring these powerful pieces to life! Free and open to the public.

11/07/2025

OPENING NIGHT for the Fall 2025 Senior Capstone production : Beth Henley's AM I BLUE?, featuring graduating senior Matthew Vice and his colleagues directed by senior directing student Ella Greenway.

7:30p tonight 11/7
7:30p tomorrow 11/8
2:00p tomorrow 11/8
2:00p Sunday 11/9

Free admission! Bring a friend!

11/07/2025

11/07/2025

The Senior Capstone production of Beth Henley's AM I BLUE is in dress-tech ahead of their big night tomorrow! Director Ella Greenway senior BFA Acting candidate Matthew Vice, and their student colleagues have been working overtime to bring you an awesome show...

OPENING TOMORROW!

Make plans to see it this weekend with showings on Friday Nov. 7th and Saturday Nov. 8th at 7:30pm as well as Saturday Nov. 8th and Sunday Nov. 9th at 2:00pm!

Presented in the UL Theatre Black Box Studio, upstairs in McLaurin Hall. FREE TO WATCH! BRING A FRIEND!

11/02/2025

Wishing the wonderful actors, crew, and creatives behind SDT Theatre's BIG LOVE a brilliant closing today! You offered the world a beautifully visceral, powerful, and unsettling theatrical piece that will stay with us a long time...

So many Congratulations!! 🎉🎊✨