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A DOLL’S HOUSE PART 2
Wright State University
Feb. 22-25
Herbst Theatre, Creative Arts Center [Dayton]

Directed by Emily N. Wells

Many years after Nora Helmer’s shocking departure, there’s a knock on that same door. Nora has returned. But why? And what will it mean for those she left behind? Witty, incisive, and deeply satisfying drama.

• Thu-Fri, Feb. 22-23 at 8pm
• Sat, Feb. 24 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, Feb. 25 at 2pm

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A DOLL’S HOUSE
Wright State University
Feb. 15-18
Herbst Theatre, Creative Arts Center [Dayton]

Directed by Marya Spring Cordes

In our Herbst Theatre, we’re presenting a rare chance to see the original classic drama and its unlikely sequel side-by-side. Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is one of the most important works of world theatre, setting the stage for a revolution in psychological realism with one woman’s discovery of her own strength and independence in a world determined to crush her. As one critic said, Nora’s was “the door slam heard round the world.” Frank McGinnis’ contemporary translation brings Ibsen’s landmark of modern drama to vivid life.

• Thu-Fri, Feb. 15-16 at 8pm
• Sat, Feb. 17 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, Feb. 18 at 2pm

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BY THE BOG OF CATS
Wright State University
Feb. 2-11
Festival Playhouse [Dayton]

Directed by Gina Handy Minyard, artistic director, Magnolia Theatre Company

By the Bog of Cats is a furious, uncompromising tale of greed, betrayal, murder, and profound self-sacrifice. Loosely based on Euripides’ tragedy Medea and set on the bleak, ghostly Irish landscape of the Bog of Cats, this provocative drama discloses one woman’s courageous attempts to lay claim to that which is hers—as her world is torn in two.

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

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CABARET
Wright State University
Nov. 3-19
Festival Playhouse [Dayton]

Directed & choreographed by Greg Hellems

In a reimagined production, Cabaret returns to our stage under the direction and choreography of Greg Hellems (professor and head of the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre program). John Kander and Fred Ebb’s classic Broadway hit follows the rise of fascism in the 1930s and the inevitable costs to the German people. Filled with classic hits like “Cabaret”, “Maybe This Time”, and “Money”, this classic musical will entertain and illuminate the dark corners of our culture.

• Fri-Sat, Nov. 3-4 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 5 at 2pm
• Thu-Sat, Nov. 9-11 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 12 at 2pm
• Fri, Nov. 17 at 8pm
• Sat, Nov. 18 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 19 at 2pm

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KELLY THE DESTROYER VS THE SPRINGFIELD COBRAS
Wright State University
Oct. 20-29
Herbst Theatre [Dayton]

Directed by Jamie Cordes

Kelly, a new student at Cotesville Magnet High School, faces a school where testing is everything, everything is testing, and some of the students are really weird. Kelly and her new friends discover that the educational consultant reforming the school is secretly turning the students into high-performing, brainwashed cobras! It’s up to Kelly to uncover the truth and save the school before it’s too late!

• Fri-Sat, Oct. 20-21 at 8pm
• Sun, Oct. 22 at 2pm
• Fri, Oct. 27 at 8pm
• Sat, Oct. 28 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, OPct. 29 at 2pm

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