Theatre Productions

Show tickets:

  • Student/Child $10
  • Alumni/Faculty/Senior/Staff/Veteran $15
  • Public $20

Subscriptions available


2023-24 Mainstage Productions

Fall Semester:

Envoy:

  • By Belinda Bremner
  • Directed by Brandon Wright
  • 8 p.m. October 12, 13, 14, 27, 28
  • 2 p.m. October 14, 15, 28, 29
  • Studio A (FA 192)

Bera Handa:

  • Directed by Lakshmi Damayanthi
  • 8 p.m. November 16 -18
  • 2 p.m. November 18 and 19
  • Watters Theatre

Spring Semester:

Three Sisters:

  • Adapted by Will Pomerantz from the play by Anton Chekhov
  • Directed by Will Pomerantz
  • 8 p.m. February 22, 23
  • 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. February 24
  • 2 p.m. February 25th
  • Watters Theater

The Light in the Piazza:

  • Book by Craig Lucas
  • Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel
  • Directed by Tommy Iafrate
  • Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
  • 8 p.m. April 11, 12, 13
  • 2 p.m. April 13 and 14
  • University Art Museum

Spring Studio Projects:

Natural Causes - a play project

  •  A new play in development about environmental activists who put their bodies on the line for their causes, led by Elizabeth Mozer

In The Works - Choreography

Andha - The Blind

A dance drama based on Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex. This dance drama will be presented in a highly symbolic style. The choreography will be a blend of Asian gestures and contemporary movements based on Sri Lankan dance movements, by Jithendra Vidyapathy.

Pandemonium 

Pandemonium is a captivating dance production that reimagines Dante’s Inferno with protagonists Dante and Virgil, skillfully weaving intricate choreography to depict the journey through the nine circles of sin, by Erica Gundersen.

  • 8 p.m. March 21, 22, 23
  • 2 p.m. March 24 
  • Studio A/FA 192
  • FREE

Graduate Thesis: Acting project

I Used to Have a Dream 

  • Written, performed, and staged by Alnara Tleugazinova
  • Advisor: Elizabeth Mozer
  • Acting coach:  Jane Elliott
  • Music coach:  Olivia Dilworth

A comedy drama representing the Dream of an ordinary person forced to challenge herself to find the spirit within to break through obstacles and find her way back.

  • 8 p.m. April 19 and 20
  • 2 p.m. April 21
  • Location:  Studio B
  • FREE

Production Photo Gallery

See our past productions

The Department of Theatre is dedicated to providing students with
an abundance of hands-on opportunities in theatre, beginning in their freshman year.
Cast and crew for productions are comprised of undergraduate and
graduate students, occasionally augmented with guest artists. Theatre productions
are credit-bearing courses for currently registered students.

Auditions

Be sure to visit our audition information page for the latest information. Auditions for Fall productions happen in the first week of classes. Auditions for Spring productions take place towards the end of the Fall Semester.


Theatre Facilities

We are fortunate to have a variety of production facilities to work in, ranging from a 100-seat black box in the Fine Arts Building to a 1200+ seat Concert Theatre in the Anderson Center for Performing Arts.


Arts in Education

Offering special performances for curriculum enrichment through BOCES Organizations, Individual Teachers and Homeschool Networks. Matinee performances for K-12 audiences, Q & A with Cast and Crew, Discussion Panel, and OnSite Workshops when applicable.

General Box Office Information 

Tickets are sold through the Anderson Center of Performing Arts Box Office. Visit them online any time to purchase tickets or call 607-777-2787, noon-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.  

For a listing of all performing arts events at the Anderson Center, visit their website