Alternate College Theatre production of “Clue”
Alternate College Theatre is the only fully student-run theater group on campus and offers the opportunity to direct, perform, design, produce, stage-manage, or work within any other production aspect of theatre!
Alternate College Theatre’s mission is to create a positive community space where Holy Cross students, no matter their theatrical experience, can be exposed to all aspects of theatre through hands-on technical and artistic opportunities. ACT strives to create an environment that encourages professional and personal growth through application, communication, accountability, and collaboration. ACT is committed to treating all people, in and outside of the ACT & Holy Cross communities, with respect, equity, inclusion, and justice.
ACT hosts a season kick-off pizza party each September and produces both a straight play in the fall and a musical in the spring under the auspices of the Department of Theatre and Dance. ACT also hosts a number of events throughout the year, including but not limited to Midnight Theatre, Cabaret Nights, Improv Nights, and Master Classes. Club members vote on the following season’s shows each May; election of board members and production teams for the upcoming year are also made during the spring semester.
Information about Fall Auditions
at the Pizza Party!
2024-25 Season
"At the Wedding"
by Bryna Turner
Directed by Patrick O'Konis
The Pit - O'Kane 037
November 21-23 at 7:30 p.m.
Matinees November 23-24 at 2:00 p.m
Bryna Turner's zany one-act follows Carlo as she decides to crash her ex-girlfriend's wedding (to a man). In her plight to win Eva back, Carlo must try to navigate her mistakes, regrets, and insecurities through stereotypical wedding traditions, awkward interventions by family and friends and - most importantly - an open bar. We are delighted to welcome back as guest director Patrick O'Konis, who teaches Basic Acting in the Department of Theatre and Dance and is an alumnus from the class of 2016.
Ticket information in October.
"Alice by Heart"
Book by Steven Sater & Jessie Nelson
Music by Duncan Sheik
Lyrics by Steven Sater
The Pit - O'Kane 37
March 20-22 at 7:30 p.m.
Matinees March 22 & 23 at 2:00 p.m.
Act's musical this year is an offbeat retelling of Alice in Wonderland set in a London tube station in 1941, in the early days of the Blitz, when the city was enduring nightly bombings by the Nazi forces. Alice and a ragtaggle crew of other displaces young Londoners inhabit a makeshift shelter in the Underground. Lew Carroll's fantasy classic becomes Alice's means of consoling and transporting her lifelong friend Alfred, who is suffering from tuberculosis. Directed by Mike Sheehan '25.
Ticket information in February.
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2023-2024 Executive Board Members
Co-Chair of Production: Maggie Baum '25
Co-Chair of Programming: Rachel Golden '25
Vice Chair: Erin Ledwith '26
Secretary: Julia Divine '26
Treasurer: Kelly Burke '25
Social Media & Publicity Manager: Bridget Campbell '25
Board Members: Hillary Boadu ‘25, Lizzie Connelly ‘25, Mary Grace Kelly '25, Vincent Sekafetz '25, Frank Amuso '26, Adele Feldberg ‘26, Emily Fox ‘26, Lily Jaramillo ‘26, Meredith Shaw ‘27, Victor Torres ‘27
Contact: ACT@g.holycross.edu