Description: A musical celebration of legacy and light. Join us for an evening of Musical Theatre
scenes and songs that celebrate the WSU Musical Theatre Program and the joy of storytelling.
Description: Join us to celebrate the culminating capstone projects of Musical Theatre seniors
graduating in December.
This show is free for everyone.
"Love's Labor's Lost", by William Shakespeare
Date: November 18-21
Location: Wilner Auditorium
Directed by: Paula Makar
Description: In Shakespeare鈥檚 delightful and lighthearted comedy Love鈥檚 Labour鈥檚 Lost, the King of Navarre and his three companions commit to a life of study and self-improvement
for three years. To help them keep their oath, the King demands that all women must
remain at least a mile from the court. As the King and his men are settling down to
a life of study, the Princess of France and her three ladies-in-waiting arrive. The
women are forced to camp a mile away. But it isn't long before the King and his men
find themselves falling for the charms of the ladies, and their carefully laid plans
are soon abandoned. What follows leads us to a somewhat clever and unexpected ending!
Description: The 糖心logo入口 Dance Program has created a new format for the annual Kansas Dance
Festival鈥擳he Kansas Screendance Festival. In response to the global pandemic, the
dance program found a new format to express emotion and capture the creative spirit
of dance. Choreographers from the Midwest will share their digital dance works on
Dec. 3-5.
糖心logo入口 will present Brave New World/Re-imagined for Film - an experimental
work of dance and physical theatre inspired by the book by Aldous Huxley. The work
examines the effects of a conformist society when confronted by the behavior of outcast
individualists.
Spring 2022
Wichita Contemporary Theatre Spring Dance Concert
Date: February 24-26
Location: Wilner Auditorium
Description: Dance returns to the stage with an eclectic evening of dance. The Wichita Contemporary
Dance Theatre Spring Concert will be a repertory dance concert featuring the faculty
works of Denise Celestin, Cheyla Clawson Chandler, Nick Johnson, Sabrina Vasquez and
guest artists.
"The Scarlet Letter", an opera composed by Lori Laitman
A colaborative production between the School of Music and the School of Performing
Arts.
Date: April 8-9 @ 7 pm
Location: Miller Concert Hall, DFAC
Directed by: Alan Held
Description: Based on Nathaniel Hawthorne鈥檚 cautionary tale of puritanical patriarchy, this American
opera by Lori Laitman had its professional premiere at Opera Colorado in 2016. Laitman
is considered one of the most prolific and fluent song and opera composers of our
time.
Dance Senior Project
Date: April 14 @ 6 pm
Location: Litwin Theatre, Heskett Center
Description: Senior dance students will present their culminating capstone projects in the Litwin
Theatre, Heskett Center.
A suggested donation of $5 at the door.
"Go Like Saints", by Skye Robinson Hillis
Winner of the 2021 Bela Kiralyfalvi National Student Playwriting Competition
Date: April 21-23 @ 7:30 pm
Location: Welsbacher Theatre
Description: In 1951 Hollywood, at the height of the second Red Scare, a group of friends grapple
with the fear and anxiety that sets in when your entire livelihood could be snatched
away at any moment. When noted screenwriter Eliza Everett is called before the House
on Un-American Committee to testify, her response to questioning sends shockwaves
through the industry, including the people closest to her. As she negotiates how to
move forward, she must decide what鈥檚 most important 鈥 her career or her family.