Theatre Conservatory
2026-27 Season

Chester & Grace
written by Glenn Allen Smith
Mainstage Fall Semester
Director Charlton B Gavitt
Brierley Experimental Theatre
Opens September 25 with performances September 30 - October 2
Castlist
Tickets will be available for sale online or at the door. 

 Chester & Grace is based on the true life trial of Chester Gillette for the murder of his girlfriend Grace Brown in 1906. The basis for the novel An American Tragedy which became the movie A Place in the Sun. When you come to see the show, enter Booker T. Washington using the main door on Routh Street located at the Circle Drive. The Brierley Experimental Theatre (Black Box Theatre) is on the second floor in the old building.  If you need an elevator, there is one located in the main lobby on your right side as you enter from the Circle Drive.

Hamlet ESP
written by William Shakespeare adapted by Paul Baker
Mainstage Fall Semester
Director Jasonica Moore
Montgomery Arts Theatre
Opens October 22 with performances October 23, 28 & 29
Castlist
Tickets will be available for sale online or at the door. 

Hamlet ESP is a 1971 play by Paul Baker, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet that focuses on the inner world of the mind, using three actors to play the role of Hamlet to explore his complex thoughts and perceptions. The play emphasizes the internal conflict and imagination, presenting the action as a drama of both external events and the inner psyche.  When you come to see the show, enter the Montgomery Arts Theatre lobby using the glass doors on Jack Evans Street. 

2026 Ten Minute Play Festival
works by Booker T Washington HSPVA playwrights
directed by the members of the 2026-27 Senior Directing Class
Brierley Experimental Theatre
December 8-11 with block schedule tbd

Cash, cards and Apple Pay are accepted for Pay-what-you-can Admission at the door.

 Twelve short student written plays will be selected and cast by the members of the Senior Directing class in this annual festival. The Ten Minute Play Festival provides an opportunity for 12 student stage managers and up to 36 designers (costume, lighting and sound) to showcase their talents. When you come to see the show, enter Booker T. Washington using the main door on Routh Street located at the Circle Drive. The Brierley Experimental Theatre (Black Box Theatre) is on the second floor in the old building.  If you need an elevator, there is one located in the main lobby on your right side as you enter from the Circle Drive.

2027 Mime Show
Director: Charlton B Gavitt
February 2027
Brierley Experimental Theatre

Cash, cards and Apple Pay are accepted for Pay-what-you-can Admission at the door.

 Once a year, the members of Booker T Washington's Mime Troupe takes the stage to present a full length play using movement in place of dialogue to draw the audience into the story. When you come to see the show, enter Booker T. Washington using the main door on Routh Street located at the Circle Drive. The Brierley Experimental Theatre (Black Box Theatre) is on the second floor in the old building. If you need an elevator, there is one located in the main lobby on your right side as you enter from the Circle Drive. 

2027 Paul Baker New Works Festival
6 works by Booker T Washington HSPVA playwrights
directed by the members of the Theatre Conservatory faculty
Brierley Experimental Theatre
March 2027 with block schedule tbd

Cash, cards and Apple Pay are accepted for Pay-what-you-can Admission at the door.

Six student written plays will be selected by Theatre Conservatory faculty and cast as staged readings that give precedence to the written word in this annual festival. When you come to see the show, enter Booker T. Washington using the main door on Routh Street located at the Circle Drive. The Brierley Experimental Theatre (Black Box Theatre) is on the second floor in the old building. If you need an elevator, there is one located in the main lobby on your right side as you enter from the Circle Drive.

2027 Senior Directing One Act Play Festival

directed by the members of the 2026-27 Senior Directing Class
Brierley Experimental Theatre
April 2027 with block schedule tbd

Cash, cards and Apple Pay are accepted for Pay-what-you-can Admission at the door.

Twelve one act plays are selected and cast by the members of the Senior Directing class in this annual festival. The Senior Directing One Act Play Festival allows12 student stage managers and up to 36 designers (costume, lighting and sound) to highlight their skills. When you come to see the show, enter Booker T. Washington using the main door on Routh Street located at the Circle Drive. The Brierley Experimental Theatre (Black Box Theatre) is on the second floor in the old building. If you need an elevator, there is one located in the main lobby on your right side as you enter from the Circle Drive.   

2027 Flight Film Festival
directed by the students enrolled in the 2026-27 film program
Montgomery Arts Theatre
2027 Spring Semester 

This annual one night film festival features short films directed by students enrolled in Booker T Washington HSPVA's film classes. When you come to see the show, enter the Montgomery Arts Theatre lobby using the glass doors on Jack Evans Street.