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W&M Premiere Theatre Presents: The Greenhouse

October 18, 2024 - October 19, 2024
Location
Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Memorial Hall, PBK Lab Theatre
601 Jamestown Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location
Access & Features
  • Open to the public
  • Paid event
  • Ticketed event
The Greenhouse poster

It’s 1972, and a group of five undergraduate men meet every Tuesday and Thursday night at a greenhouse on the campus of William & Mary. They gather together in this queer safe space that seems to have been a haven for the university's gay men for many years. The threat of a new club on campus worries the men as they come to terms with what they mean to each other and how much they need the greenhouse.

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Performances: October 18 at 7:30pm, October 19 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm.

Tickets: $8-$11 (Purchase Tickets Now)

About the playwright:

J. Harvey Stone '00 is a public-school theatre teacher, director, and writer living in Williamsburg, Virginia. While at William & Mary, Harvey was particularly active in student government and theatre. With a focus on student-led theatre, Harvey served on the board of the Covenant Players and was an active part of the Sinfonicron Light Opera Company. Under the direction of Dr. Louis E. Catron, Harvey directed and produced the 1999 W&M Premiere Theatre event, an annual series featuring student-written original works. Harvey is in his 25th year of teaching and currently teaches and directs the theatre program at Jamestown High School. Harvey and his Jamestown students are four-time winners of the “Best Original Play” award from the Virginia Theatre Association. Harvey is pursuing an MFA in Playwriting at The Playwright’s Lab at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia. Harvey is a simple foodie, always looking for the world’s best pimento cheese: http://www.jharveystone.com

Conditions: We use a small hazer and non-nicotine e-cigarettes that produce vapor.

Content: Discussions of sexuality, some profanity and scenes of simulated tobacco use.


The Greenhouse Oral History Project

During the Homecoming performances, members of Professor Watkins’ “Southern LGBTQ+ Theatre Research” class will collect oral histories from alumni attending The Greenhouse to put into Special Collections and make available for future researchers. We welcome memories from any time in our shared William & Mary past and encourage any previous and current LGBTQ+ students to share a story about their time here. Homecoming weekend is busy, so a single story or a few minutes is all it takes. Student volunteers will be available before and after the show to collect your story.

If you will be unable to attend the show but would still like to contribute a story:

Call Professor Watkins at 757-221-3953 and leave a message with the story or instructions to call you back. Please also leave your email address because a form needs to be signed so that your story can be put in Special Collections. You can also record a voice memo and email it to Dr. Watkins at [[jwatkins]].

If you would like more information on LGBTQ+ Oral History projects at the college, visit the Stephens Project at https://go.wm.edu/Y7n82b.

Sponsored by: Department of Theatre & Performance

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