Waiting for Lefty at Bowdoin College

Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odets, directed by Davis Robinson. Presented by the Department of Theater and Dance at Bowdoin College. November 5-7, 2026 at 7:30pm in Pickard Theater. Free and open to the public. Tickets in link and also available at the door. As relevant today as during its 1935 premiere (and currently back on Broadway), Clifford Odets’ masterpiece Waiting for Lefty tackles timeless themes of struggle, power, and unity. The drama centers on Depression-era New York City workers fighting to form a union and speak truth to power against a system determined to silence them. Join us at Pickard Theater to experience this dynamic production, accompanied by live musicians (our own folk band formed for the show: Bumpy Roads & The Stage Lefties) playing folk music and spirituals. Waiting for Lefty is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service. www.concordtheatricals.com. Sponsored by the Alice Cooper Morse Fund for the Performing Arts.