The Water Station (Mizu No Eki)
Through riveting slow movement and silent expressions, The Water Station depicts the dramatic stories of travelers, displaced by an unspecified atrocity, making their way to a public water spigot.
2017–2018 Season
The Center for Performance Experiment is located at 718 Devine Street. Ticket prices vary and can be purchased at the door or online.
Top Girls
Esteemed British playwright Caryl Churchill’s Obie-winning Top Girls is a witty and thought-provoking look at the sacrifices women make to achieve success in a male-dominated world.
CPE Fall Rep
Enjoy two theatre events in alternating repertory. "Silent Sky" tells the story of pioneering 19th century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt and "10 x 3" features three actors performing a series of ten-minute plays.
MFA Actor Solo Shows
Enjoy the written, edited, directed and performed original works of University of South Carolina graduate acting students in eight short plays.
Flight
Loosely inspired by Anton Chekhov’s "The Seagull," this theatrical poem follows two daring French actresses, subjects of a documentary by a similarly trailblazing female filmmaker, who are preparing to make a history-making flight from Paris to Moscow in 1913.