Semel Theatre

NEWFEST: SHORT WORKS 2026 A festival of short plays written, directed, and performed by Emerson College Performing Arts students. PLEASE NOTE: This is a free event. Guests will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis upon arrival. Reserving your tickets does not necessarily guarantee admission, but we rarely turn anyone away from our free events....

Annual Theatre for Intergenerational Audiences Production DIGGING UP DESSA By Laura SchellhardtDirected by Jonathan Kitt A play about a 12-year old girl named Dessa who, after the death of her father, moves to a new town and school. Struggling with grief and anger, she finds solace and inspiration in the ghost of 19th-century paleontologist Mary...