Key art for a production of Beowulf.

The Fall 2026 Theater Arts Production

BEOWULF

A devised performance inspired by the Old English epic

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Set inside a surreal corporate office where a low-level bureaucrat descends into a dreamscape of monsters, memory, and myth. This production draws on a dark satirical vision of a world ruled by surveillance, paperwork, and malfunctioning systems while exploring alienation, control, and mortality.

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Location
Building W97 Theater
Director
Joshua Higgason

Created by Lucy Anderson, Daina August, Yushan Chen, Emma Chu, Mila Griffith, Jessica Guo, Hunnaid Husain, Jen Liang, Alicia Lin, Yanyi Liu, Bonifacio Mendoza, Clara Shurna, and Vi Trinh.

scenic design by
Joshua Higgason

lighting design by
Xinyu Xu ’26

costume design by
Kat Chan ’26

sound design by
Christian Frederickson

Key art for a production of Beowulf.

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