The 2026 Fall Theater Arts Production-BEOWULF

The Fall 2026 Theater Arts Production - BEOWULF
inspired by the Old English epic
directed by Josh Higgason
Lecture TH 7pm-10pm | Lab F 2pm-5pm W97-160 

Students will collaborate with MIT Theater faculty to create a bold reimagining of the Old English epic Beowulf set inside a surreal corporate office where a low-level bureaucrat descends into a dreamscape of monsters, memory, and myth. Drawing on a dark satirical vision of a world ruled by surveillance, paperwork, and malfunctioning systems, the piece explores alienation, control, and mortality, as fantasy and reality hilariously collapse into one another. Developed through rehearsals, design labs, and workshops, student collaborators are performers, puppeteers, designers, writers, choreographers, and creators. All levels of theatrical experience and abilities are encouraged to participate.

MIT students will receive 12 credits, HASS-A
To participate, please register for 21T.100 or contact Josh Higgason: higgason@mit.edu