Theatre Season of 2011-2012

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

This light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent farce is one of the funniest musicals ever written. A Funny Thing Happened... takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from the comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the energy of vaudeville. The result is a non-stop, laugh fest with music and lyrics by America's most revered living musical theatre writer. Professional actress and assistant professor of theatre Victoria Adams-Zischke was featured in the role of Domina.

All My Sons

Arthur Miller's powerful story about personal responsibility won the 1947 Tony Award for Best Play and catapulted him among the ranks of American's greatest playwrights. In this great American tragedy, a mother must confront her denial, a son his father's fallibility, and a father his choices that altered their lives forever during the difficult times of WWII. Professional actor and associate faculty member Robert Phillips was featured in the role of Joe Keller.

Purely Dance 2011

"The truest expression of a people is in its dance and music. Bodies never lie."  -Aggnes de Mille

Watch the truest expression of our dance minor program unfold again this year during Purely Dance 2011. The evening will feature fresh, new and exciting choreography by the faculty and alumni of the Department of Theatre dance minor program.

The Pot Boiler

In The Pot Boiler, Mr. Suds, a “brilliant” and certainly melodramatic playwright, is found at the center of a lampooning melodrama, as he guides an aspiring playwright through creating a play and its characters. 

The Real Inspector Hound

Tom Stoppard turns a murder mystery on its head in The Real Inspector Hound.  Theatre critics Moon and Birdboot provide hysterical satire with their comments on the theatre and eventually find themselves caught in the play's action, blurring the lines between theatrical performers and critics beyond recognition.

The Good Person of Szechuan

The Good Person of Szechuan is one of Bertolt Brecht’s most popular works. When three gods come to earth in search of a thoroughly good person, they encounter Shen Teh, a goodhearted but penniless prostitute, who offers them shelter. Rewarded with enough money to open a small shop, Shen Teh becomes so overwhelmed by people demanding assistance that she invents a male alter ego, Shui Ta, to deal ruthlessly with the business of living in an evil world.