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Upcoming Department of Theatre Arts events

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Home Is Where the TV Is

Friday, January 26, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
"Home Is Where the TV Is," a play about the connections between theatre and certain kinds of television, and the way television affects our lives, through a parody lens of two classic shows: Star Trek and Cheers. "Space Jaunt" showrunner Leah Jottenby finds out her budget is being cut into by her rival, "Beers" showrunner George Barrows, and they clash at a production meeting. When George makes a snide remark about a crossover episode between the two shows, their boss Eric Grantham demands the crossover be produced. Leah and George are forced to put their differences aside and work together to combine their passion projects together, and the casts of both shows are caught in the crossfire.
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Home Is Where the TV Is

Saturday, January 27, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
"Home Is Where the TV Is," a play about the connections between theatre and certain kinds of television, and the way television affects our lives, through a parody lens of two classic shows: Star Trek and Cheers. "Space Jaunt" showrunner Leah Jottenby finds out her budget is being cut into by her rival, "Beers" showrunner George Barrows, and they clash at a production meeting. When George makes a snide remark about a crossover episode between the two shows, their boss Eric Grantham demands the crossover be produced. Leah and George are forced to put their differences aside and work together to combine their passion projects together, and the casts of both shows are caught in the crossfire.
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Borderless presents A Soul Celebration

Thursday, February 1, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Borderless is an event series created by the Department of Theatre Arts to produce theatrical works representing a wide diversity of experiences. We believe this is essential for students, faculty, administrators, and community members (in our predominantly white institution and town) to encounter onstage. The initiative emerged in spring 2020 under the name “Diverse Voices” and was renamed Borderless in the fall of 2020 to more clearly embrace its essential pillar: collaboration. We’re...
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Dance Nation

Friday, February 2, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Dance Nation By Clare Barron Directed by Sarah Gazdowicz Pre-teen competitive dancers prepare for Nationals, and their number’s coveted solo has yet to be assigned. As the pressure of the looming competition builds, the dancers must navigate shifting ground–changing bodies and bursting ambitions–together. Clare Barron’s Dance Nation presents the euphoric highs and devastating lows of dawning adolescence alongside a shared devotion to art that can bring a group together and bring you back to...
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Dance Nation

Saturday, February 3, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Dance Nation By Clare Barron Directed by Sarah Gazdowicz Pre-teen competitive dancers prepare for Nationals, and their number’s coveted solo has yet to be assigned. As the pressure of the looming competition builds, the dancers must navigate shifting ground–changing bodies and bursting ambitions–together. Clare Barron’s Dance Nation presents the euphoric highs and devastating lows of dawning adolescence alongside a shared devotion to art that can bring a group together and bring you back to...
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Dance Nation

Sunday, February 4, 2024 2:00pm
Theatre Building
Dance Nation By Clare Barron Directed by Sarah Gazdowicz Pre-teen competitive dancers prepare for Nationals, and their number’s coveted solo has yet to be assigned. As the pressure of the looming competition builds, the dancers must navigate shifting ground–changing bodies and bursting ambitions–together. Clare Barron’s Dance Nation presents the euphoric highs and devastating lows of dawning adolescence alongside a shared devotion to art that can bring a group together and bring you back to...
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Dance Nation

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Dance Nation By Clare Barron Directed by Sarah Gazdowicz Pre-teen competitive dancers prepare for Nationals, and their number’s coveted solo has yet to be assigned. As the pressure of the looming competition builds, the dancers must navigate shifting ground–changing bodies and bursting ambitions–together. Clare Barron’s Dance Nation presents the euphoric highs and devastating lows of dawning adolescence alongside a shared devotion to art that can bring a group together and bring you back to...
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Dance Nation

Thursday, February 8, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Dance Nation By Clare Barron Directed by Sarah Gazdowicz Pre-teen competitive dancers prepare for Nationals, and their number’s coveted solo has yet to be assigned. As the pressure of the looming competition builds, the dancers must navigate shifting ground–changing bodies and bursting ambitions–together. Clare Barron’s Dance Nation presents the euphoric highs and devastating lows of dawning adolescence alongside a shared devotion to art that can bring a group together and bring you back to...
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Dance Nation

Friday, February 9, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Dance Nation By Clare Barron Directed by Sarah Gazdowicz Pre-teen competitive dancers prepare for Nationals, and their number’s coveted solo has yet to be assigned. As the pressure of the looming competition builds, the dancers must navigate shifting ground–changing bodies and bursting ambitions–together. Clare Barron’s Dance Nation presents the euphoric highs and devastating lows of dawning adolescence alongside a shared devotion to art that can bring a group together and bring you back to...

Ten-Minute Play Festival

Friday, February 9, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building