They have recently mounted productions of Peter Shaffer's Equus and Pierre Corneille's The Illusion, among others. All in all, the Staller Center presents 500 productions each year. Stony Brook's Music Department enjoys a well-deserved international reputation for impeccable and captivating performances of contemporary music. Our Contemporary Chamber Players, directed by faculty members Gilbert Kalish, Raymond DesRoches and Bradley Lubman, pressent an annual performance of compositions specially commissioned for the ensenble. The Fine Arts Plaza provides the perfect location for welcome-back barbecues in September, getting a spring suntan, and the occasional political rally.
Outdoor concerts held on the plaza always draw big audiences.