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Canisius College Little Theatre

The Canisius College Little Theatre is an open club that performs four shows, and two variety shows throughout the school year. St. Joseph’s School.

https://linktr.ee/cu_littletheatre?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=18261c5e-5550-4e22-a5bf-72db2cdc1265 The theatre arts have long been a tradition at Canisius College. Drama was a part of the regular curriculum at most Jesuit Schools around the turn of the century. Canisius College gained fame by presenting “The Passion Play” to the community in 1914, and again in 1917, 1920 and 1923. The

se performances would draw thousands to the temporary, outdoor theatre behind Old Main, and were often done by classes or groups of students. A formal club was not created until 1934, the name of the organization being “The Bard’s and Board’s Dramatic Society.” They would continue to serve the theatre art needs at Canisius until the creation of “Little Theatre” in 1946. The first show to be performed by Little Theatre was “Libel!” on November 10, 1946 at Mt. The Little Theatre organization would continue to grow through the decades, performing a variety of shows from religious dramas, to Shakespeare, to musicals and contemporary comedies. As the oldest club on campus, Little Theatre saw several changes to its performance areas over the years. It wasn’t until Canisius College acquired the old Sister’s Hospital building (now the location of the Koessler Athletic Center) that the club would finally have a home to call its own. However, the building was deemed a safety concern and closed in 1958, leaving Little Theatre with an auditorium space in the Richard E. Winter Student Center that it would use from 1963-1994. This served as the club’s theatre space until the acquisition of Mt. Joseph’s School in 1994, when Little Theatre would return to the newly renovated and renamed Marie Maday Theatre.

09/02/2025

We have some exciting new updates to announce!
Welcome our new Counselor at Large Krissy! She is a Senior ABEC major with dual minors in Anthrozoology and Zoo Biology!

04/30/2025

04/17/2025

Little Theatre’s final production of the year, Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, opens in a week.
Shows begin on April 24th at 8pm, then continue through the 26th with performances in the Black Box Theatre above the dining hall.
Seating is limited, so be sure to reserve your seat by scanning the QR code on the poster.

03/25/2025

Join and Little Theatre as we explore the theme of Love and Loss through monologues written and performed by members of the Canisius Community. 🥀
Love and Loss: A Monologues Event is this Thursday, the 27th beginning at 8PM in the Black Box Theatre above the dining hall.

03/10/2025

🚂 Auditions for Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” begin TOMORROW (3/11) at 4PM and continue on Wednesday (3/12) at 6PM located in the Black Box Theatre above the dining hall.

Stop by if you are interested in auditioning for a role or to sign up to be a part of the production staff.

03/06/2025

Are you ready to see the most amazing thing?? ✨
Little Theatre’s production of “Little Women” is set to open tonight at 8PM in Montante Cultural Center with doors opening at 7:30PM.
The story continues through the weekend with a shows on Friday at 8PM and Saturday at 2PM and 8PM. Admission for all shows is free. 🎭

02/17/2025

📖 Get ready to be astonished March 6-8th as Little Theatre is set to put on our musical for this year “Little Women”. Make sure to check out our “Little Women” story highlight to see our amazing cast ✨

01/14/2025

Start the semester off with Little Theatre! 🎭
✨We have our general body meeting coming up this Friday the 17th in WC 203 where you can hear about all things LT and all of our plans for this semester.
📝 Then starting Sunday and going into Monday are the auditions for this semesters musical “Little Women”. Head to WC 203 at the listed times if you want to be involved in the cast or crew!
Feel free to reach out with any questions, we are so excited for you to see what this semester has in store!

12/25/2024

Happy Holidays from the Little Theatre E-Board! ❄️☃️
We would like to thank you all for a wonderful fall semester and we cannot wait for what next year has in store!

11/22/2024

🎭 Would the directors hate Alex’s advice as much as Romeo thinks, will Julie take them in the first place? 💖

Today is the second day of “For the Love of Juliet!” With the show beginning at 8PM in the Black Box theatre above the dining hall.

Seating is limited and free, so be sure to reserve your spot for any of our shows while they are available by clicking the link in our bio or by scanning the QR code on our poster! 🤩

Address

2001 Main St
Buffalo, NY
14208

Website

http://ltclub.wixsite.com/cclt

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