Sock and Buskin, or "S&B," is the student/faculty board that selects and produces the main-stage theatrical season at Brown Theatre. Each year S&B chooses four shows to be produced during the following academic year.

Sock and Buskin was founded in 1901 by Professor Thomas Crosby of the Brown University English Department. There has since been an unbroken record of seasons, first at the Providence Opera House and various theatres in downcity Providence, then in Rockefeller Hall, and finally in 1931 at the Faunce House Theatre, which was restored and reopened as Stuart Theatre in 1993. When the Isabelle Russek Leeds Theatre and Ashamu Dance Studio were built in 1979, they joined the Stuart Theatre and together became the Catherine Bryan Dill Center for the Performing Arts.

In 1927, Sock and Buskin, which was at the time an all-male organization, began using actresses in its productions. Soon Komians, the all-female theatrical group from Pembroke college, merged with Sock and Buskin to create the co-ed group that exists today.

When S&B isn't reading plays, they support production staff by running auditions, assisting construction of sets and costumes, and publicizing S&B happenings around campus. It's a great way for students to get involved in the department and learn about the different aspects of producing theatre. Tuesday meetings are open to the public and visitors are welcomed.

To suggest a play for our season or for more information visit the S&B website or send and email to Plays@brown.edu. You may also drop a script or just a note with a title in the suggestion box outside the Brown Theatre Box Office in the Leeds Theatre lobby.

boxoffice@brown.edu
Box Office: 401-863-2838 Open Tuesday - Friday 12-5 PM
Brown University - Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance
(Box 1897) 77 Waterman Street, Providence, RI 02912

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