Earlham College Department of Theatre Arts Alumni

05/17/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 Earlham Theatre Arts graduates!

10/09/2025

Tickets are now available for our fall production at the Earlham College bookstore and via the link you'll find in the first comment.

10/09/2025

There will be a performance of YOU WILL SPEAK AGAIN, KAPEMBA'TONA at Homecoming on Friday 5pm in the McDaniel Studio Theater. We'd love to see you there!

08/18/2025

A little preview of YOU WILL SPEAK AGAIN, KAPEMB'TONA...

(Thanks to John Ozai for the promotional video.)

This short promo film by John Ozai provides a glimpse into Helena Aleluya Jose's autobiographical one-woman show about her experiences as an international st...

08/14/2025

Come see how Helena Aleluya Jose's senior capstone project is moving out into the greater world!

(There will also be an on-campus performance Tuesday, August 19th at 7:30pm in the McDaniel Studio Theatre, CVPA)

Playwrights got real about dating, cancer, adoption and the daily hustle of being alive.

08/09/2025

If you're within driving distance of Indianapolis,
we invite you to the Indy Fringe Festival to see
YOU WILL SPEAK AGAIN, KAPEMBA'TONA
Written & Performed by Helena Aleluya Jose
Directed by Lynne Perkins Socey
We'll be at Venue 6: Vision Loft Mass Avenue
235 N Delaware Street 46204
on
Thursday 8.21 @ 8pm
Saturday 8.23 @ 11am
Sunday 8.24 @6:30pm

(There will also be an on-campus performance Tuesday 8.19 @ 7:30pm in the McDaniel Studio Theatre.)

ABOUT THE SHOW: In this powerful solo performance, Earlham Senior Helena Aleluya Jose invites us to journey with her from childhood in Luanda, Angola, through her transformative years in Germany, to her evolving sense of self as a Black African woman in the world. Weaving personal narrative with history, dance, and memory, Helena honors the legacy of her grandmother, Kapemba’tona, "the one who is awake", while grappling with race, identity, diaspora, and the burden of being misunderstood. This KCACTF Region 3 One-Act Festival Finalist is a deeply moving exploration of how ancestral resilience, cultural storytelling, and global perspective can help reclaim one’s voice.

WHAT AUDIENCES SAY:
"A Voice of Clarity, Courage, and Compassion."
"This story will stay with me for a long time."

Link for Tickets:

What do strangers miss about who you really are when they just learn your name? Hear how you speak? See what you look like?

08/03/2025

Join us at Homecoming for a reading and response to Cameron Wooddy's new full length play, FESTIVAL OF THE FAIRY QUEEN.

We'll be in the McDaniel Studio Theatre on Saturday, October 11th at 1:30pm (during the two sample class sessions.)

ABOUT THE PLAY
The story is simple: it's a modern take on Midsummer Night's Dream where Titania is a drag queen and the lovers have a complicated history. Watch as two Earlhamites navigate a heartwarming story about what it means to accept your fate.

06/09/2025

If you're anywhere close to Cincinnati, check out Brianna Miller (EC'21) in JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati... playing through June 22nd!

02/28/2025

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Introducing our casts of Chekhov’s The Brute & The Marriage Proposal—where humor, love, and drama collide! See their stories unfold March 20th, 21st, and 22nd in the McDaniel Studio Theatre at the Center for Visual & Performing Arts!

11/13/2024

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Holding history in the palm of her hand—and yes, it can feel quite heavy. Each branch carries a story of resilience, one that will be shared with you all.
You Will Speak Again, Kapemba’tona opens tomorrow, Nov. 14th at 7:30pm. The last chance to see it will be Saturday, Nov. 16th at 2pm.