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Upcoming events - Department of Theatre and Dance

2026-2027 Season Events

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See links below for more information on show times and tickets.

Fall 2026

33 Variations

Written by Moisés Kaufman

Featuring Beethoven's “Diabelli Variations”
Directed by Daniel Inouye

  • Oct. 1-3, 8 p.m.
  • Oct. 4, 3 p.m.

Shoeless Joe Musical Cabaret

Created and directed by Susan Hurley

  • Oct. 9, 8 p.m.
  • Oct. 10, 3 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Dancing at Lughnasa

Written by Brian Friel

Directed by Ed Cohn

  • Nov.  12-14 & 20-21, 8 p.m.
  • Nov. 15 & 22, 3 p.m.
  • Nov. 19 10 a.m.
    (school performance for Jr high and high school)

Blue Christmas Dance Concert

Directed by Gregg Hurley

  • Nov. 19, 7 p.m. 

Senior Series

Weekend 1

  • Dec. 4, 8 p.m.
  • Dec. 6, 3 p.m.

Senior Series

Weekend 2

  • Dec 11-12, 8 p.m.

Spring 2027

Shoeless Joe Musical Cabaret

Created and directed by Susan Hurley

  • Jan. 29, 8 p.m.
  • Jan. 30, 3 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Humanities Symposium Dance Concert 2027

Directed by Gregg Hurley

  • Feb. 19, 4 p.m.
  • Feb. 20, 8 p.m.

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Written by John Glore

Directed by Ed Cohn

  • Feb. 25-27, 7:30 p.m.
  • Feb. 28, 3 p.m.
  • Tour March 1-5

Senior Series

  • March 19-20, 8 p.m. 

Alice by Heart

Written by Steven Sater, Jessie Nelson, & Duncan Sheik

Directed by Daniel Inouye

  • April 8-10, 14, 8 p.m.
  • April 10 & 11, 3 p.m.
  • April 13, 10 a.m.
    (school performance for Jr high and high school)

Culmination ‘27: Spring Dance Concert

Directed by Gregg Hurley

  • April 23, 8 p.m.
  • April 24, 2 p.m.

2026-2027 Season

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