Each year, the Department of Theatre, Film, and Communication Arts produces up to four faculty directed productions in the Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts.
Where Words Once Were by Finegan Kruckemeyer
Where Words Once Were is presented by special arrangement with the Playwright.
Venue: Robinson Theatre
Performances: October 5, 6, 7, 8, 2023
Set in a dystopian time where language is rationed, a sentence can get you sentenced and the silent are rising, our young hero Orhan discovers that a word can change the world.
All in the Timing by David Ives
All in the Timing is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.
Venue: Robinson Theatre
Performances: November 30, and December 1, 2, 3, 2023
Featuring six diverse but equally hysterical one-act comedies, David Ives’ All in the Timing is a witty, romantic, absurd, and existentially-minded evening of theatre.
Catch Me If You Can, the Musical; Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman; Book by Terrence McNally, based on the DreamWorks Motion Picture
Catch Me If You Can is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are supplied by MTI.
Venue: Robinson Theatre
Performances: April 4, 5, 6, 7, 2024
Based on the hit film and the incredible true story, Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying musical comedy about chasing your dreams and not getting caught. Nominated for four Tony awards, including Best Musical, this delightfully entertaining show was created by a Tony Award-winning "dream team," with a book by Terrence McNally (The Full Monty, Ragtime) and a swinging score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray). – MTI
