Auditions: Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne
Auditions will be held Tuesday-Thursday of Week 1 (September 15th and 16th) in the Festival Playhouse, during the evening.
Directed by Dr. Miriam Thomas
Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne takes place in 1950 and new colors are being added to the Red Scare. Two U.S. State Department employees, Bob and Norma, have been tasked with identifying sexual deviants within their ranks. There’s just one problem: Both Bob and Norma are gay, and have married each other’s partners as a carefully constructed cover.
Inspired by the true story of the earliest stirrings of the American gay rights movement, madcap classic sitcom-style laughs give way to provocative drama as two “All-American” couples are forced to stare down the closet door.
Please click here to learn more about auditioning or working as part of the technical team.
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September 10-20, 2026
Produced in collaboration with Face Off Theatre Company
Performances: Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne
November 5-8, 2026
Performance Times:
November 5-7: 7:30 p.m.
November 8: 2:00 p.m.
Performances are held in the Nelda K. Balch Festival Playhouse (129 Thompson St., Kalamazoo, MI 49007), and are free to all K students, faculty and staff. To learn more about tickets, please click here to visit our virtual box office, or call us at (269) 337-7130.