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Season 2019-2020

By July 26, 2019Mainstage, News

OFFICIAL 2019-2020 SEASON INFO 

k-state.edu/mtd/tickets (will be functional before classes start, but not up and running yet!)

GLORIA by Branden Jacob-Jenkins

A stage reading directed by Ian Boyd Duncan (B.A. ‘20)

Purple Masque Theatre in West Stadium (BONUS EVENT)

Sept. 20, 2019 at 7:30pm

This powerful play follows an ambitious group of editorial assistants at a notorious Manhattan magazine. When an ordinary workday becomes anything but, the stakes for who will get to tell their own story elevate to disastrous heights.

TAKING STEPS by Alan Ayckbourn

Directed by Jennifer Vellenga

Mark A. Chapman Theatre in Nichols Hall (MAIN STAGE)

Oct. 10, 11, 12 at 7:30pm

Oct. 17, 18, 19 at 7:30pm

Oct. 20 at 2:30pm

A suspicious haunting. Eccentric lovers. A mysterious motorcyclist. This fast-paced, hilarious farce is set in a Victorian mansion in which all the rooms, passages, and stairways are portrayed on a single level.

STOP KISS by Diana Son

Directed by Teva Spencer (B.A. ‘19)

Purple Masque Theatre in West Stadium (SECOND STAGE)

Oct. 24, 25, 26 at 7:30pm

Oct. 27 at 2:30pm

After Callie meets Sara, the two unexpectedly kiss, provoking a violent attack that transforms their lives in ways they could never anticipate.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL, The Musical

Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Book by Mike Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens, Based on the story by Charles Dickens

Directed by Jerry Jay Cranford

McCain Auditorium (MAIN STAGE/MUSICAL)

Nov. 7, 8, 9 at 7:30pm

Nov. 10 at 2:30pm

Every four years, K-State Theatre brings Charles Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge to life in the Menken/Ahrens musical at McCain Auditorium. Don’t miss this holiday tradition! Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International. www. MTIShows.com

WINTER DANCE 2019

Mark A. Chapman Theatre in Nichols Hall (MAIN STAGE/DANCE)

Dec. 5, 6, 7 at 7:30pm

Dec. 7 at 2:30pm

Join us this holiday season as we present a showcase of exciting dance styles,

including jazz, tap, modern, and African dance. Talented K-State students will

perform original pieces choreographed by faculty.

SPRING 2020

 THE FLICK by Annie Baker

A stage reading directed by Cole Rockhold (B.A. ’20)

Purple Masque Theatre in West Stadium (BONUS EVENT)

January 31 at 7:30pm

In a run-down movie theater in central Massachusetts, three underpaid employees mop the floors and tend to one of the last 35mm film projectors in the state. A hilarious and heart-rending cry for authenticity in a fast-changing world.

 SCHOOL GIRLS; or The African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh

A stage reading presented by Ebony Theatre

Purple Masque Theatre in West Stadium (SECOND STAGE/EBONY THEATRE)

Feb. 7 at 7:30pm

Which girl will be chosen to represent Ghana in the Miss Global Universe pageant? This biting comedy explores the universal similarities and glaring differences facing teenage girls across the globe. 

BRIGHT IDEAS by Eric Coble

Directed by Trace Campbell (B. S. ‘20)

Purple Masque Theatre in West Stadium (SECOND STAGE)

Feb. 20, 21, 22 at 7:30pm

Feb. 23 at 2:30pm

Josh and Gen are one fatal dinner party away from the ultimate success as parents: getting their three-year-old son into the right school. You may never look at pre-school or pesto the same way again.

Floyd’s SUSANNAH

Directed by Dr. Reginald Pittman

Mark A. Chapman Theatre in Nichols Hall (MAIN STAGE/OPERA)

Feb. 27, 28, 29 at 7:30pm

March 1 at 2:30pm

Carlisle Floyd’s best-known opera is based loosely on the apocryphal tale of Susannah and the Elders set in rural Tennessee and written in response to McCarthyism and the Red Scare. Reduced version presented by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. publisher and copyright owner.

THEATRE SHORTS: ONE ACTS directed by students in the advanced directing class

Purple Masque Theatre in West Stadium (SECOND STAGE)

April 3 at 7:30pm

Advanced students in directing, acting, and design classes team up to present one acts in the Purple Masque Theatre.

SPRING DANCE 2020

McCain Auditorium (MAIN STAGE/DANCE)

April 3 & 4 at 7:30pm

Celebrate the arrival of spring with K-State Dance! Original choreography highlights modern, tap, jazz, and African styles of dance.

STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW

Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. , Music by David Shire

Directed by Jerry Jay Cranford

Purple Masque Theatre in West Stadium (SECOND STAGE/MUSICAL)

April 4 at 7:30pm

April 5 at 2:30pm

The advanced musical theatre class presents this fast-paced musical revue as a touching reminder that love can go right, wrong, or nowhere! Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International. www. MTIShows.com

MACBETH by William Shakespeare

Directed by David Mackay

Mark A. Chapman Theatre in Nichols Hall (MAIN STAGE)

April 23, 24, 25 at 7:30pm

April 30, May 1, 2 at 7:30pm

May 3 at 2:30pm

A brave Scottish general returns home from battle and receives a prophecy from a trio of witches. Consumed by ambition, Macbeth sets out on a path of murder that wracks him with guilt and paranoia.

BARRIER FREE THEATRE, with the graduate Drama Therapy program (BARRIER FREE)

Purple Masque Theatre in West Stadium
May 1 & 2 at 7:30pm

May 3 at 2:30pm

Under the direction of Sally Bailey, Barrier Free Theatre – composed of performers with and without disabilities – has created and presented original one act plays for more than two decades. Come see what they create this year!

EBONY THEATRE HOSTS FIRST FRIDAYS

Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1, Dec. 6, 2019

Feb. 7, Mar. 6, Apr. 3, May 1, 2020

6-7pm

Sandy Chastan Purple Masque Lobby in West Stadium (FIRST FRIDAY)

On the first Friday of each month during the academic year, a multicultural student organization is honored for their work on campus. This arts infused social gathering invites a diversity of performers to share their work over conversation and refreshments.

EXTRA:
MTD SCHOLARSHIP EXTRAVAGANZA

K-State Grand Ballroom

Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 6pm

Support student scholars in the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance and enjoy an evening of dinner, a silent auction and select performances by students in the performing arts. $100, RSVP required. Call 785-532-5740 for more information.