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Upcoming Department of Theatre Arts events
Ten-Minute Play Festival
Saturday, February 22, 2025 8:00pm
Ten-Minute Play Festival
Directed by Kristy Hartsgrove Mooers
Ten-Minute Play Festival
Sunday, February 23, 2025 2:00pm
Ten-Minute Play Festival
Directed by Kristy Hartsgrove Mooers
Among Jackals and Giraffes
Friday, February 28, 2025 8:00pm
Among Jackals and Giraffes
By Søren Olsen
Tickets:
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.
Among Jackals and Giraffes
Saturday, March 1, 2025 8:00pm
Among Jackals and Giraffes
By Søren Olsen
Tickets:
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.
Among Jackals and Giraffes
Sunday, March 2, 2025 2:00pm
Among Jackals and Giraffes
By Søren Olsen
Tickets:
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.
Side Show
Friday, March 7, 2025 8:00pm
Side Show
Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell
Music by Henry Krieger
Additional book material by Bill Condon
Directed by Paul Kalina
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...
Side Show
Saturday, March 8, 2025 8:00pm
Side Show
Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell
Music by Henry Krieger
Additional book material by Bill Condon
Directed by Paul Kalina
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...
Side Show
Sunday, March 9, 2025 2:00pm
Side Show
Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell
Music by Henry Krieger
Additional book material by Bill Condon
Directed by Paul Kalina
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...
Side Show
Thursday, March 13, 2025 8:00pm
Side Show
Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell
Music by Henry Krieger
Additional book material by Bill Condon
Directed by Paul Kalina
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...
Death Surrogates
Thursday, March 13, 2025 8:00pm
Death Surrogates
By Cianon Jones
Tickets:
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.
Pagination