2017-2018 Theatre Season, Southwestern University, Georgetown

 

TO PURCHASE SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS PLEASE CALL THE BOX OFFICE 512-863-1378

 

 

 PURCHASE TICKETS

September 22-24 & September 29-October 1, 2017

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress

Written by Alan Ball 

7:30pm | Friday & Saturday
3pm | Sunday
Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Theater 

Where are all the bridesmaids? Hiding out! Why? They’ve got a secret…As the truth comes out, hilarity ensues. Come cheer on these dynamite ladies, they’ve got to make it through this reception.

 

 

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November 17-19 & December 1-3, 2017

Noises Off

Written by Michael Frayn

Noises Off is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

 

7:30pm | Friday & Saturday
3pm | Sunday
Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Theater 

What happens backstage doesn’t always stay backstage. While preparing to perform “Nothings On” the cast and crew start to blur the lines between on stage and off stage. As the play continues its tour, it is all that this theatre troupe can do to hold the show and themselves together.

 

  

 PURCHASE TICKETS

March 1-4, 2018

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Originally Produced on Broadway by Harold S. Prince

 

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Tel.: (212) 541-4684 Fax: (212) 397-4686 www.MTIShows.com

7:30pm | Thursday, Friday & Saturday
3pm | Sunday
Alma Thomas Theater 

In this classic piece of musical theatre, the lives of three neighbors in ancient Rome collide when two members of opposite households fall in love, but cannot be together. A determined slave, Pseudolus, offers to bring the lovebirds together in exchange for his freedom. Mistaken identity, vaudevillian comedy and fun had by all ensue as Pseudolus and the lovers attempt to create a happy ending. 

 

 

 PURCHASE TICKETS

April 13-15 & April 20-22, 2018

A Bright Room Called Day

Written by Tony Kushner

Originally produced by the Heat and Light Company, New York.

 

7:30pm | Friday & Saturday
3pm | Sunday
Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Theater  

In 1932, tensions are rising in Germany as Hitler rises to power. During the collapse of the Weimar Republic, a group of artists gather as they attempt to navigate the world in which they are living and oppose the changes they see. As they struggle against the Nazi regime in Germany, the threat of World War II looms. Join us for the culmination of the senior class’ work on this modern drama by the author of Angels in America, Tony Kushner.