King William Players

A belated “congratulations” to the cast, crew, and production team of “The Skin of Our Teeth”! Thank you to our supportive friends, family, classmates, faculty, and community members for such a successful weekend. The King William Players wish all a restful summer, and look forward to seeing you onstage in the fall!

Opening in two days: Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth", replete with heart, humor, and humanity. 20 talented actors - students and faculty members at St. John's College - play 35 different roles in this absurd, anachronistic classic. Tickets are free of charge.
Performances: Friday, May 1 & Saturday, May 2 at 7:30pm (house opening at 7pm)

The countdown continues - Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth" opens in 9 days! Our Graphic Designer, Violet Paull, took a trip to the St. John's College Digital Archives () to find photos from KWP's first production of "The Skin of Our Teeth"...in 1982!

Mark your calendars! Anachronistic, absurd, and remarkably self-aware, Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning, laugh-out-loud comedy "The Skin of Our Teeth" runs next Friday and Saturday (5/1 & 5/2; 7:30pm) on the Francis Scott Key stage. Wilder's classic play will feature 20 students and faculty members at St. John's College playing over 35 different characters.

Photo Credit: Elio Shiffman

Join us for The Possessed This Sunday at 6:30

Photos by Laish Suzair
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The KWP presents The Possessed — November 22 & 23, 6:30pm, Francis Scott Key Auditorium

Directed by Khanya Mnisi '27 and assistant directed by Kaelin King '28, Albert Camus's incredible adaptation of Dostoevsky's Demons is a tapestry of drama, comedy, philosophy, societal commentary, and spiritual meditation. Come watch a stellar ensemble of torn and dead souls as they strive to love and believe in something higher, yet are unable and in turn suffer from that inability. Watch as a small town becomes possessed by the demons of pride and nihilism, which then drive each citizen into the gulf of revolution.

Poster designed by Zhenya Nelen.

The KWP presents Arcadia — April 25 & 26, 7:00 p.m., McDowell Hall

Directed by Andy Manne ‘27 and assistant director Davin Farris ‘28, Tom Stoppard’s dazzling comedy blends present and past, love and longing, mathematics and art. Forbidden romance shocks a nineteenth-century English estate, as modern researchers struggle to unravel a mystery surrounding Lord Byron and a historic duel, in a breathless collision of two eras.

The actors are come hither, to give some lenten entertainment before the semester’s end.

Hamlet opens Dec. 6th and 7th

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Come see the most pitiful and lamentable tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark…. in less than a month! Dec. 6th and 7th, at 7:00 PM in the FSK auditorium.

Starring Jack Domanski (Hamlet), George Eustice (Claudius), Jacob Sharpe (Polonius), Khanya Mnisi (Laertes), Rachel Hauben (Gertrude), and Maya Dickerson (Ophelia), as well as a truly extraordinary range of cameos from our ensemble—including delightful tutor appearances. Directed by the brilliant KWP veteran, Magnolia Vandiver.

Hamlet is a play to enjoy and ponder. You have most likely read it at least once, but have you ever seen it like this ?