Tag Archives: Wright State University

CRAZY FOR YOU
Wright State University
Nov. 1-18
Festival Playhouse [Dayton]

One of George Gershwin’s most joyous, danceable, and laugh-filled musical comedies. With songs like “I Got Rhythm” and “Someone to Watch Over Me.”

• Thu, Nov. 1 at 7pm
• Fri-Sat, Nov. 2-3 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 4 at 2pm
• Wed-Thu, Nov. 7-8 at 7pm
• Fri, Nov. 9 at 8pm
• Sat, Nov. 10 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 11 at 2pm
• Fri, Nov. 16 at 8pm
• Sat, Nov. 17 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 18 at 2pm

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THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
Wright State University
Sept. 27-Oct. 7
[Festival Playhouse] Dayton

This Tony Award-winning Broadway smash hit drama “puts you inside the brilliant mind of a boy who sees the world as most of us can only imagine.” Contains adult language and situations.

• Thu, Sept. 27 at 7:30pm
• Fri-Sat, Sept. 28-29 at 8pm
• Sun, Sept. 30 at 2pm
• Wed-Thu, Oct. 3-4 at 7pm
• Fri, Oct. 5 at 8pm
• Sat, Oct. 6 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, Oct. 7 at 2pm

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THE MEMORY OF WATER
Wright State University
April 20-22
Herbst Theatre [Dayton]

Three sisters; Teresa, Mary and Catherine, come together before their mother’s funeral, each haunted by their own demons. The play focuses on how each sister deals with the death and how it directly affects them. The three each have different memories of the same events, causing constant bickering about whose memories are true. As the three women get together after years of separation, all their hidden lies and self-betrayals are about to reach the surface.

• Fri, April 20 at 8pm
• Sat, April 21 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, April 22 at 2pm

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THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD
Wright State University
March 15-April 8
Festival Playhouse [Dayton]

The Tony award-winning hit musical—based on the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens—where you choose the ending!

• Thu, March 15 at 7pm
• Fri-Sat, March 16-17 at 8pm
• Sun, March 18 at 2pm
• Wed-Thu, March 28-29 at 7pm
• Fri, March 30 at 8pm
• Sat, March 31 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, April 1 at 2pm
• Thu, April 5 at 7pm
• Fri, April 6 at 8pm
• Sat, April 7 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, April 8 at 2pm

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THE GRAPES OF WRATH
Wright State University
Feb. 1-11
Festival Playhouse [Dayton]

Frank Galati’s Tony Award-winning adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath tells a timeless tale of endurance and hope in a time of hardship. Having survived the drought of the 1930s only to see their home repossessed, the Joad family embarks on a harrowing journey from the Dust Bowl fields of Oklahoma to the fertile orchards of California. But the “promised land” isn’t exactly what they imagined. Can the Joads overcome the injustices that plague a nation in crisis?

• Thu-Fri, Feb. 1-2 at 7pm
• Sat, Feb. 3 at 8pm
• Sun, Feb. 4 at 2pm
• Wed-Thu, Feb. 7-8 at 7pm
• Fri, Feb. 9 at 8pm
• Sat, Feb. 10 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, Feb. 11 at 2pm

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