Events Schedule

  • Performance: Arsenic and Old Lace

    Performance: Arsenic and Old Lace

    Friday, April 27, 2018
    7:00 pm
    The Muriel & Virginia Pless Center for Performing Arts, O'Connor Hall, SJC Long Island

    Student members of the Drama Society at SJC Long Island will present “Arsenic and Old Lace,” a comedy by American playwright Joseph Kesselring, about the Brewster family, descended from the Mayflower, but now composed of insane homicidal maniacs. The hero, Mortimer Brewster, is a drama critic who must deal with his crazy, homicidal family and local police in Brooklyn, New York, as he debates whether to go through with his recent promise to marry the woman he loves. 

    Individual tickets for the show are priced at $8; $5 for students. Tickets are sold at the door. For more information, email the Drama Society at [email protected].

    The Drama Society at SJC Long Island is a creative outlet for students with a love for theater and is open to all students interested in sharing their talents on and off the stage. 

  • First Things First

    First Things First

    Friday, April 27, 2018
    8:00 pm
    The Clare Rose Playhouse

    The Clare Rose Playhouse presents "First Things First" on April 27 and 28, May 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 8 p.m., and April 29, May 6 and 13 at 3 p.m.

    Pete and George are old friends. Pete is now happily married to Sarah and is appalled when George arrives with the news that his first wife, Jessica, was not killed in a climbing accident as they had originally thought. This revelation leads to a series of hilarious situations.

    Tickets are $15; $12 for students and seniors. For more information, call the box office at 631.654.0199.