Rooke Theatre

The Rooke Theatre is home to the Theatre Arts department. Built in 1966, it was renamed in 1977 the Alice Withington Rooke Laboratory Theatre to honor the mother of trustee Dorothy Rooke McCullough (class of 1950). The Rooke Theatre seats 192 in an intimate wood-paneled theatre. The stage is 25 feet wide, with 22 line sets in the fly loft and a fully equipped shop directly upstage. There is also a black box theater for classes and student-produced work.

Rooke Theatre
Rooke Theatre

The Rooke Theatre is home to the Theatre Arts department. Built in 1966, it was renamed in 1977 the Alice Withington Rooke Laboratory Theatre to honor the mother of trustee Dorothy Rooke McCullough (class of 1950). The Rooke Theatre seats 192 in an intimate wood-paneled theatre. The stage is 25 feet wide, with 22 line sets in the fly loft and a fully equipped shop directly upstage. There is also a black box theater for classes and student-produced work.

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Marie Antoinette

Thu, Apr 24, 2025 7:30pm

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater ends the 2024-25 season with a bold and inventive play by David Adjmi, “Marie Antoinette.” In Adjmi’s contemporary take on the young...

Rooke Theatre

$10 General Admission | $8 Students and Senior Citizens

Marie Antoinette

Fri, Apr 25, 2025 7:30pm

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater ends the 2024-25 season with a bold and inventive play by David Adjmi, “Marie Antoinette.” In Adjmi’s contemporary take on the young...

Rooke Theatre

$10 General Admission | $8 Students and Senior Citizens

Marie Antoinette

Sat, Apr 26, 2025 7:30pm

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater ends the 2024-25 season with a bold and inventive play by David Adjmi, “Marie Antoinette.” In Adjmi’s contemporary take on the young...

Rooke Theatre

$10 General Admission | $8 Students and Senior Citizens

Marie Antoinette

Sun, Apr 27, 2025 2:30pm

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater ends the 2024-25 season with a bold and inventive play by David Adjmi, “Marie Antoinette.” In Adjmi’s contemporary take on the young...

Rooke Theatre

$10 General Admission | $8 Students and Senior Citizens
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Mauritius

Sun, Mar 9, 2025 2:30pm

This is a past event.

The department of Film Media Theater presents “Mauritius,” a gripping drama by Theresa Rebeck that delves into the high-stakes world of rare stamps, sibling rivalry, and the search for...

Rooke Theatre

$15 general | $10 students and senior citizens

Mauritius

Sat, Mar 8, 2025 7:30pm

This is a past event.

The department of Film Media Theater presents “Mauritius,” a gripping drama by Theresa Rebeck that delves into the high-stakes world of rare stamps, sibling rivalry, and the search for...

Rooke Theatre

$15 general | $10 students and senior citizens

Mauritius

Fri, Mar 7, 2025 7:30pm

This is a past event.

The department of Film Media Theater presents “Mauritius,” a gripping drama by Theresa Rebeck that delves into the high-stakes world of rare stamps, sibling rivalry, and the search for...

Rooke Theatre

$15 general | $10 students and senior citizens

Mauritius

Thu, Mar 6, 2025 7:30pm

This is a past event.

The department of Film Media Theater presents “Mauritius,” a gripping drama by Theresa Rebeck that delves into the high-stakes world of rare stamps, sibling rivalry, and the search for...

Rooke Theatre

$15 general | $10 students and senior citizens

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