The Department of Theatre and Dance presents:

A carefully crafted performance season that invites and challenges students to “perform meaningfully.” In turn, you’re given the opportunity to experience new stories, universes, and perspectives. Will you take it? Join us!

MAINSTAGE SERIES

Choreographers’ Gallery

Mainstage Dance
December 5-6, 2024
Thursday, 8:00 p.m.
Friday 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Louis B. Mayer Theatre

Talent abounds in the annual Choreographers’ Gallery, where artistic expression and unlimited creativity enthrall and inspire. With a variety of performances evoking a range of human emotions, this evening of dance will leave you enraptured by the power of movement.

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  • The performance schedule is subject to change at the discretion of SCU•Presents and the Department of Theatre and Dance. If there is a change in the schedule, you will be notified via the email that is associated with your ticket account.

    Read detailed COVID Safety requirements here.

Images 2025

Mainstage Dance
February 6 - 9, 2025
Thursday - Saturday, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 2:00 p.m.
Louis B. Mayer Theatre

Emotions, rhythms, and spectacle intertwine in Images 2025. This awe-inspiring showcase features a thrilling collection of student and faculty-choreographed pieces in a wide range of genres and styles.

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She Kills Monsters

Mainstage Play
February 28 - March 9, 2025
Thursday - Saturday, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 2:00 p.m.
Louis B. Mayer Theatre

Roll for initiative.

Agnes would never be caught dead playing Dungeons and Dragons. But after the sudden loss of her parents and younger sister Tilly, she finds herself grieving in an unexpected way. While Agnes and Tilly were distant in life, Agnes finds a surprising new connection to her sister after discovering Tilly's notebook containing a game scenario. Playing the game Tilly designed, Agnes embarks on a journey filled with dungeon masters, fierce LGBTQI+ warriors, homicidal fairies, raunchy ogres, and bloodthirsty cheerleaders as fantasy and reality start to merge in this hilarious and heart-wrenching show from Emmy Award-winner Qui Nguyen.

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overhead, a skylark called

Mainstage Play
May 9 - 18, 2025
Thursday - Saturday, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 2:00 p.m.
Louis B. Mayer Theatre

What do you call home?

Travel across campus, travel through worlds, in a new devised piece of dance-theater collaboratively created with Sinatra Visiting-Artists-in-Residence, Detour Dance. overhead, a skylark called poses the question “what do you call home?”

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The Mad Ones

Mainstage Play
May 30 - June 8, 2025
Saturday and Sunday, 2:00 p.m.
Fess Parker Studio Theatre

Don’t forget to breathe.

18-year-old Samantha Brown sits in her car with keys in her hand, unable to turn the key. Torn between the expectations of her mother and the hopes of her impetuous best friend, Sam relives her senior year and the unexpected loss that led her here. With a score that inspired a generation of musical theatre lovers, The Mad Ones is a cult-hit musical filled with humor and heart which asks the question: is it better to follow the path laid out or throw out the map and chart a new route?

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT SERIES

Winter One Act Festival

Student Spotlight Series
February 15 - 16, 2025
Saturday and Sunday, 2:00 p.m.
Fess Parker Studio Theatre

An unforgettable afternoon of one acts.

Spend an afternoon immersed in a captivating compilation of diverse one-act plays. Directed by our exceptional students, these theatrical gems will take you on a journey of new possibilities and perspectives through imaginative storytelling, engaging characters and fascinating places.

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Spring Dance Festival ‘25

Student Spotlight Series
April 12 - 13, 2025
Saturday, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, 2:00 p.m.
Fess Parker Studio Theatre

Celebrate the start of spring with a spell-binding performance of original student choreography from seniors Andréa Georgenes and Kristin Hill.

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New Playwrights’ Festival

Student Spotlight Series
June 1 - 4, 2025
Sunday - Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Fess Parker Studio Theatre

Brand new plays take the stage.

Be the first to experience the creativity and talent of emerging playwrights at the New Playwrights’ Festival! Join us for an electrifying evening of never-before-seen one-act plays, written, performed, and directed by the brilliant minds of SCU students.

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  • The performance schedule is subject to change at the discretion of SCU•Presents and the Department of Theatre and Dance. If there is a change in the schedule, you will be notified via the email that is associated with your ticket account.

    Read detailed COVID Safety requirements here.