Tag Archives: Wright State University

THE GAMES AFOOT
Wright State University
Sept. 26-Oct. 5
Creative Arts Center Festival Playhouse [Dayton]

Directed by Josh Aaron McCab

When one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turns dangerous. Breathtaking mystery and high hilarity in equal parts.

• Fri-Sat, Sept. 26-27 at 8pm
• Sun, Sept. 28 at 2pm
• Fri, Oct. 3 at 8pm
• Sat, Oct. 4 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, Oct. 5 at 2pm

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ALICE BY HEART
Wright State University
March 20-30
Creative Arts Center Festival Playhouse [Dayton]

Directed & choreographed by Greg Hellems
Music directed by Wade Russo

This new musical inspired by Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is from Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning songwriting team behind “Spring Awakening.” Co-written by Jessie Nelson (“Waitress”), the show “celebrates the transformational power of the imagination, even in the harshest of times.”

• Thu, March 20 at 7:30pm
• Fri, March 21 at 8pm
• Sat, March 22 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, March 23 at 2pm
• Thu, March 27 at 7:30pm
• Fri, March 28 at 8pm
• Sat, March 29 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, March 30 at 2pm

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EVERYBODY
Wright State University
Feb. 21-March 2
Creative Arts Center Herbst Theatre [Dayton]

Directed by Greg Mallios

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ modern adaptation of “Everyman,” a 15th-century morality play, centers on the meaning of living. At each performance, the actors’ roles are selected by lottery, requiring each actor to know and perform all the roles.

• Fri-Sat, Feb. 21-22 at 8pm
• Sun, Feb. 23 at 2pm
• Fri, Feb. 28 at 8pm
• Sat, March 1 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, March 2 at 2pm

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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Wright State University
Feb. 14-23
[Dayton]

Directed by Josh Aaron McCabe
Choreographed by Arianna Schrage and Alex Thate

Official cast list [scroll down]

William Shakespeare’s comedic romp revels in mistaken identity, witty banter, and romance.

• Fri-Sat, Feb. 14-15 at 8pm
• Sun, Feb. 16 at 2pm
• Fri, Feb. 21 at 8pm
• Sat, Feb. 22 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, Feb. 23 at 2pm

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THE APPLE TREE
Wright State University
Nov. 15-24
Creative Arts Center Herbst Theatre [Dayton]

Guest Directed/Choreographed by Leslie Goddard-Baum
Music Directed by Wade Russo

Composer Jerry Bock and lyricist Sheldon Harnick, the songwriting team behind “Fiddler on the Roof” and “She Loves Me,” wrote this witty, tuneful, and charming 1966 show comprised of three musical miniatures: “The Diary of Adam and Eve”, “The Lady or the Tiger?” and “Passionella.” Goddard-Baum notably appeared on Broadway in “Hairspray,” and Wright State’s resident music director Wade Russo will provide music direction.

• Fri-Sat, Nov. 15-16 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 17 at 2pm
• Fri, Nov. 22 at 8pm
• Sat, Nov. 23 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 23 at 2pm

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