Student work: 'Annie & Rose'

By Ning Loh, Class of 2017, for the Lewis Center for the Arts on March 1, 2016, 4:15 p.m.

In "Annie & Rose," two seniors in the Program in Theater at Princeton University's Lewis Center for the Arts offer a unique, theatrical exploration of two strong, iconic female characters of the American musical stage, Annie Oakley and Rose Hovick. Presentations will take place at 8 p.m. March 4 and 5 and at 8:30 p.m. March 9-11 in the Marie and Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio at 185 Nassau St. A talkback with Professor of Theater and musical theater scholar Stacy Wolf follows the presentation on Wednesday, March 9. This event is free and open to the public but reservations are encouraged.

Sophocles' tragedy "Elektra," a dark, bloody tale of familial vengeance from ancient Greece, is explored anew by senior Evelyn Giovine in the title role with direction by Alexandru Mihail. Performances are at 8 p.m. Feb. 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 in the Matthews '53 Acting Studio at 185 Nassau St. Tickets are available at Frist Campus Center or online through University Ticketing. A talkback with Visiting Lecturer in Theater Bryan Doerries follows the Feb. 12 performance.

'Women in the World of Sondheim' .

The Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Theater at Princeton University will present "Women in the World of Sondheim: A Cabaret Performance," a one-woman musical revue conceived by and featuring theater senior Katie Welsh. The performances, which are free, will take place at 8 p.m. Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 10, in Wilson College's Black Box Theater on campus. A talkback led by Princeton professor and musical theater scholar Stacy Wolf will follow the performance on May 8.

Sneak preview: New Lewis Center for the Arts to open in one year .

"Behind the scenes" is a common phrase pulled from the performance world. At Princeton University, one "performance" in particular that has been behind the scenes for nearly a decade will make its debut in one year. On the weekend of Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 5-7, 2017, the new Lewis Center for the Arts — a dynamic multi-facility complex that will greatly expand the performance, rehearsal and teaching spaces for the arts — will open its doors and spaces to the University and greater Princeton community.

Festival of the Arts brings together community, campus to fête new Lewis Arts complex .

During a four-day Festival of the Arts, Oct. 5-8, Princeton University celebrated the opening of the new Lewis Arts complex with more than 100 events, taking audiences on a journey of the arts through the ages and around the world.

Four-day festival to celebrate opening of the Lewis Arts complex .

Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts and Department of Music will celebrate the opening of the new Lewis Arts complex with a Festival of the Arts Oct. 5 through 8, open to the public.

Student work: 'Mad Forest' .

Based on ethnographic research, Caryl Churchill's "Mad Forest" gives a personal look into the exceptionally brief events of the Romanian Revolution. Directed by junior Nico Krell, designed and dramaturged by senior Sydney Becker, this production's performances are Jan. 12-13 at 8 p.m., Jan. 14 at 2 and 8 p.m., and Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. in the Matthews '53 Acting Studio at 185 Nassau St. A talkback with Associate Professor of English Tamsen Wolff follows the performance on Jan. 12.

Telling the story of Asperger's -- with music .

As a girl dancing in her living room along to the cast recording of the show "My Fair Lady," Andrea Grody dreamed of the Broadway stage. Now, as a Princeton senior, Grody has written her own musical -- on Asperger's syndrome -- that will be performed this spring on campus.