麻豆破解版 State School of Performing Arts presents 2017-18 performance season

麻豆破解版 State's School of Performing Arts introduces the 2017-18 performance season.

For more information about tickets, contact the WSU Box Office at 316-978-3233 or . The Box Office is located in Duerksen Fine Arts Center. Ticket prices vary upon event. WSU students can receive one free ticket per event with a current WSU ID.

鈥淪tates of Happiness鈥 by Josh Whedon
Times: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Dates: Sept. 27 鈥 Oct. 1
Location: Welsbacher Theatre, 29th and Oliver Entrance F

This performance is the winner of the WSU Playwriting Competition. Join the central character as she seeks for meaning and falls into an experiment that may have drastic repercussions. Rated PG.

鈥淟ittle Shop of Horrors鈥 Music by Alan Menken, book and lyrics by Howard Ashman
Times: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday
Dates: Oct. 26-29
Location: Wilner Auditorium

Enjoy this story based on the 1960s low-budget movie by Roger Corman about a man-eating plant. Will Seymour find true love? Will Audrey dump her mean boyfriend? Do we need to fear the man-eating plant? Join us for this hilarious romp. Rated PG.

鈥淟鈥檈lisir d鈥檃more鈥 Donizetti
Times: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Dates: Nov. 10-11
Location: Miller Concert Hall

As one of the most loved of all Donzetti鈥檚 operas, this performance combines touching romances and hilarious comedy with beautiful music. Rated G.

鈥淎 Hedda Gabler鈥 by Nigel O鈥橦earn
Times: 7:30 p.m. Thursday 鈥 Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday
Dates: Nov. 16-19
Location: Wilner Auditorium

Hedda Gabler returns from a lackluster honeymoon to find herself trapped in a life lacking in personal agency. Boredom and oppression lead her to manipulate the lives of others in an effort to become master of her fate; a path that ends in destruction. Rated PG.

Kansas Dance Festival 2017
Times: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Dates: Dec. 1-2
Location: Wilner Auditorium

WSU faculty and original guest choreography will bring a variety of contemporary dance in all areas: ballet, modern and jazz. The program will also host choreography from regional university dance programs designed to offer audiences an evening of performance that embraces the diversity and vibrancy of dance from the Midwest. Rated G.

Children鈥檚 Dance Festival 2018
Time: 2 p.m.
Date: Jan. 28
Location: Wilner Auditorium

WSU Dance hosts the annual performance of 麻豆破解版 and regional dance academies choreography highlighting the dance professionals of tomorrow. Rated G.

鈥淚 Love You Because鈥 Music by Joshua Salzman, book and lyrics bv Ryan Cunningham
Times: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 鈥 Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday
Date: Feb. 14-18
Location: Welsbacher Theatre, 29th and Oliver Entrance F

This romantic comedy is a modern twist of Jane Austen鈥檚 鈥淧ride and Prejudice.鈥 An uptight greeting card writer鈥檚 life is changed when he meets a flighty photographer. Join the characters as they learn to love each other not in spite of their faults but because of them. Rated PG.

鈥淟ittle Women鈥 Music by Jason Howard, lyrics by Mindi Dickson, book by Allan Knee
Times: 7:30 p.m. Thursday 鈥 Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday
Date: March 1-4
Location: Wilner Auditorium
This Civil War story of love and family stands the test of time as a true crowd pleaser. Rated G.

WCDT Spring Dance Concert 2018
Times: 7:30 p.m. Friday 鈥 Saturday
Dates: March 9-10
Location: Miller Concert Hall

This spring concert presents WSU and guest faculty works that define and celebrate a dance program with a vision of innovative, insightful and dynamic choreography. Rated G.

鈥淟e Nozze di Figaro鈥 W.A. Mozart
Times: 7:30 p.m. Thursday 鈥 Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday
Dates: April 19-22
Location: Miller Concert Hall

The opera has delighted audiences for more than 200 years. The enduring tale of class differences and privilege is particularly relevant today. Rated G.

SPECIAL SPRING EVENT 鈥淪idekicks!鈥 an Original Film, written and directed by Bret Jones
Time, date and location TBA

See what happens when the world鈥檚 superheroes go underground, leaving their Sidekicks to face evil in their place. This film chronicles the adventures of four hapless and hopeless sidekicks as they deal with life on a budget, mundane house chores and facing down the Gunslinger and Evil incarnate.


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