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Production is what we create and where we create it; a single reading of a new play, a 2-week run of a mainstage production, or our artistic home, since 1935 – the Theatre Building.

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Upcoming Department of Theatre Arts events

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Ten-Minute Play Festival

Friday, February 21, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Join us for the premiere of undergraduate playwrights' new works!
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Ten-Minute Play Festival

Saturday, February 22, 2025 2:00pm
Theatre Building
Join us for the premiere of undergraduate playwrights' new works!
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Ten-Minute Play Festival

Saturday, February 22, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Join us for the premiere of undergraduate playwrights' new works!
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Ten-Minute Play Festival

Sunday, February 23, 2025 2:00pm
Theatre Building
Join us for the premiere of undergraduate playwrights' new works!
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Playwrights Workshop Reading: Night Garden

Monday, February 24, 2025 5:30pm
Theatre Building
Playwrights Workshop Reading: Night Garden by Eli Campbell Monday, Feb. 24, 2024, 5:30 p.m. Room 172, Theatre Building  The strange and unusual garden Eve's mother has been cultivating is getting out of control. When it begins sprouting where it doesn't belong, Eve must figure out how to stop it.  Please be advised this play contains onstage gore, self-harm, moments of fatphobia, and themes of body image. This reading is free and open to all.
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The Indoctrination of Bananas

Friday, February 28, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
The Indoctrination of Bananas A Devised Production  Conceptual Storyboard and Direction by Søren Olsen  Location: Alan MacVey Theatre, Theatre Building Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, 8 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025, 8 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 2, 2025, 2 p.m. Two families arrive, drawn to the same place. Then—suddenly—a gift from above. No sender. No instructions. Just bananas. At first, it’s a delight. A joke. A miracle. But as the fruit ripens, so does an unsettling feeling. Why are they here? And what...
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The Indoctrination of Bananas

Saturday, March 1, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
The Indoctrination of Bananas A Devised Production  Conceptual Storyboard and Direction by Søren Olsen  Location: Alan MacVey Theatre, Theatre Building Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, 8 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025, 8 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 2, 2025, 2 p.m. Two families arrive, drawn to the same place. Then—suddenly—a gift from above. No sender. No instructions. Just bananas. At first, it’s a delight. A joke. A miracle. But as the fruit ripens, so does an unsettling feeling. Why are they here? And what...
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The Indoctrination of Bananas

Sunday, March 2, 2025 2:00pm
Theatre Building
The Indoctrination of Bananas A Devised Production  Conceptual Storyboard and Direction by Søren Olsen  Location: Alan MacVey Theatre, Theatre Building Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, 8 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025, 8 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 2, 2025, 2 p.m. Two families arrive, drawn to the same place. Then—suddenly—a gift from above. No sender. No instructions. Just bananas. At first, it’s a delight. A joke. A miracle. But as the fruit ripens, so does an unsettling feeling. Why are they here? And what...
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Side Show

Friday, March 7, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Daisy and Violet Hilton, a pair of conjoined twins, have lived their lives in the spotlight, excelling from Freak Show oddities to Vaudeville stars. As the sisters struggle to navigate their new path beyond the Freak Show, Daisy and Violet face outside forces and new desires that threaten to tear them apart — figuratively and literally. Based on a true story, Side Show offers us the chance to connect through our differences, finding love and acceptance for everyone — including ourselves.
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Side Show

Saturday, March 8, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Daisy and Violet Hilton, a pair of conjoined twins, have lived their lives in the spotlight, excelling from Freak Show oddities to Vaudeville stars. As the sisters struggle to navigate their new path beyond the Freak Show, Daisy and Violet face outside forces and new desires that threaten to tear them apart — figuratively and literally. Based on a true story, Side Show offers us the chance to connect through our differences, finding love and acceptance for everyone — including ourselves.