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1 Lower Lake Road, South Hadley, MA

https://www.mtholyoke.edu/rooke-theater-box-office

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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Upcoming Events (6)

Melancholy Play

Thu, Mar 5, 2026 7:30pm

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater proudly presents “Melancholy Play” written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Emma Platt ‘25. Tilly is a bank teller with a melancholy so...

Rooke Theatre

$10 General Admission | $5 Students and Senior Citizens

Melancholy Play

Fri, Mar 6, 2026 7:30pm

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater proudly presents “Melancholy Play” written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Emma Platt ‘25. Tilly is a bank teller with a melancholy so...

Rooke Theatre

$10 General Admission | $5 Students and Senior Citizens

Melancholy Play

Sat, Mar 7, 2026 7:30pm

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater proudly presents “Melancholy Play” written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Emma Platt ‘25. Tilly is a bank teller with a melancholy so...

Rooke Theatre

$10 General Admission | $5 Students and Senior Citizens

Melancholy Play

Sun, Mar 8, 2026 2:30pm

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater proudly presents “Melancholy Play” written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Emma Platt ‘25. Tilly is a bank teller with a melancholy so...

Rooke Theatre

$10 General Admission | $5 Students and Senior Citizens

"POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive"

Thu, Apr 16, 2026 7:30pm

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater ends the 2025-26 season with “POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive” written by Selena Fillinger...

Rooke Theatre

$10 General Admission | $5 Students and Senior Citizens

"POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive"

Fri, Apr 17, 2026 7:30pm

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater ends the 2025-26 season with “POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive” written by Selena Fillinger...

Rooke Theatre

$10 General Admission | $5 Students and Senior Citizens
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Antigone by Sophocles, adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker

Sun, Nov 23, 2025 2:30pm

This is a past event.

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater proudly presents “Antigone” by Sophocles, produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois. In...

Rooke Theatre

$10 General Admission | $5 Students and Senior Citizens

Antigone by Sophocles, adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker

Sat, Nov 22, 2025 7:30pm

This is a past event.

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater proudly presents “Antigone” by Sophocles, produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois. In...

Rooke Theatre

$10 General Admission | $5 Students and Senior Citizens

Antigone by Sophocles, adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker

Fri, Nov 21, 2025 7:30pm

This is a past event.

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater proudly presents “Antigone” by Sophocles, produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois. In...

Rooke Theatre

$10 General Admission | $5 Students and Senior Citizens

Antigone by Sophocles, adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker

Thu, Nov 20, 2025 7:30pm

This is a past event.

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater proudly presents “Antigone” by Sophocles, produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois. In...

Rooke Theatre

$10 General Admission | $5 Students and Senior Citizens

Short Play Festival

Sat, Oct 25, 2025 7:30pm

This is a past event.

The Department of Film Media Theater begins the 2025-26 season with their annual Short Play Festival featuring four short plays directed and designed by our students. This year’s featured plays...

Rooke Theatre

Free admission, reservations required

Short Play Festival

Fri, Oct 24, 2025 7:30pm

This is a past event.

The Department of Film Media Theater begins the 2025-26 season with their annual Short Play Festival featuring four short plays directed and designed by our students. This year’s featured plays...

Rooke Theatre

Free admission, reservations required

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