Opening night for the Hofstra University Drama Department’s “Guys and Dolls” was sensational. The show, set in the 1950s, effortlessly transports the audience into a world of colorful suits and effervescent dances. This musical humorously contrasts the lives of gamblers and showgirls with the lives of conservative Christian missionaries.

The Hudson Guild Theater, an off-off-Broadway theater in New York City, was packed on March 8 as almost 100 guests awaited the world premiere of “Boy My Greatness,” a play that explores the lives and loves of the teenage boys who originally portrayed Shakespeare’s female characters. 

Sexuality can be an awkward topic to discuss over family dinners, and that is evident in the Department of Drama and Dance’s production of “Dike.” The show was performed across two weekends in April, portraying the story of two sisters reunited after two years of separation. 

This spring, the opening play to the Hofstra drama department’s 2023 season will be “Woyzeck.” “Woyzeck” is written by Georg Büchner and directed by Royston Coppenger. The show is a classic tale of a young soldier who is sacrificed to powers larger than himself.