2020–21 Fall Productions
Dance Ensemble/ACTivate
A collection of original dances, captured on video, filmed on location from the dancer's shelter-in-place locations around the country and around the world. How do we dance document what it is like to live through these times?
Creative Director: Celeste Miller
Links available Dec. 11, 2020 – Jan. 31, 2021
Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 5–5:45 p.m. CST
Meet the Artists: Gather with the show's artists to hear about their process.
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Fall Mainstage Play
Hailed by The New York Times as one of the best plays of the last 25 years, Eurydice is Sarah Ruhl’s inventive reimagining of a tragic Greek myth from its heroine’s perspective. On the day of her wedding to Orpheus, Eurydice unexpectedly falls to her death and descends into the underworld, where she reunites with her departed father and sets off on a journey to remember — and reclaim — the life and love she lost.
Directed by Irma Mayorga, Ph.D.
Friday–Sunday, Dec. 18–20, 2020
7:30 p.m. CST
Notes About the Department Before Distance Learning that Still Hold True and Will Be Carried Out Virtually
Whether you love to perform, design sets, read and study plays, or want to direct or create your own performances, the Department of Theatre and Dance can provide all of those opportunities. Students are encouraged to explore all facets of theatre and dance both within and outside of the College, and the importance of hands-on experience when it comes to performing and creating and studying. Guests from around the world regularly come to campus to enhance our program. Recently we’ve had guests from Second City, New York, Chicago, Taiwan, England, and alumni like Peter Coyote ’64. We have also sent students to Taiwan for advanced theatre projects, had students go to Minneapolis and Chicago to work with professional dance companies, and regularly send students to study abroad. With three on-campus theatres and a lively community of actors, dancers, designers, faculty and staff, and academicians, our department is a rich and vibrant one that produces four main-stage productions a year as well as supporting student performances, touring shows, and works sponsored/created by other departments. Everyone is invited to be involved in the theatre and dance department, whether it is your major or not, and no matter what your level of experience is. There is always something for everyone in our department.
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