The Department of Theatre and Dance

The Department of Theatre and Dance

College of the Arts Montclair State University

Department of Theatre and Dance

Everybody

Life Hall Studio Theatre | $15.00
Thursday, February 16 @ 7:30 pm | Friday, February 17 @ 7:30 pm | Saturday, February 18 @ 2:00 pm Saturday, February 18 @ 7:30 pm | Thursday, February 23 @ 7:30 pm | Friday February 24 @ 7:30 pm | Saturday, February 25 @ 2:00 pm Saturday, February 25 @ 7:30 pm

by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Tommy Schrider
The ever-inventive Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has penned a timeless and timely riff on the Medieval morality play. It’s a wildly fresh, seriously funny, and deeply human meta-story that asks the big questions about what it means to live, what it means to die (if anything!), and how we might travel through the world with a bit more grace and compassion. Oh, and be a bit better about recycling along the way.

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Elephant’s Graveyard

Alexander Kasser Theater | $20.00
Saturday, February 25 @ 2:00 pm | Saturday, February 25 @ 7:30 pm | Tuesday, February 28 @ 7:30 pm Wednesday, March 1 @ 7:30 pm | Thursday, March 2 @ 7:30 pm

by George Brant
Directed by Sonoko Kawahara
When a traveling circus arrived in a muddy Tennessee town in 1916, the hunger for spectacle and the power of hysteria collided and took a tragic turn. Based on a true story, Elephant’s Graveyard recounts why the hanging execution of a gigantic elephant happened, with personal narrative and lush theatricality that will reverberate long after the curtain goes down.

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Dance Makers

Memorial Auditorium | $20.00
Thursday, March 23 @ 7:30 pm | Friday, March 24 @ 7:30 pm | Saturday, March 25 @ 2:00 pm Saturday, March 25 @ 7:30 pm

Directed by Maxine Steinman
Come see the next generation of dance makers! In this curated dance concert, Montclair State student choreographers bring their individual and distinct creativity to Memorial Auditorium.

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Bright Star

Life Hall Studio Theatre | $15.00
Thursday, March 30 @ 7:30 pm | Friday, March 31 @ 7:30 pm | Saturday, April 1 @ 2:00 pm Saturday, April 1 @ 7:30 pm | Tuesday, April 4 @ 7:30 pm | Wednesday, April 5 @ 7:30 pm | Thursday, April 6 @ 7:30 pm

Music, Book, & Story by Steve Martin
Music, Lyrics, & Story by Edie Brickell
Directed by Rebecca L. Miller
Edie Brickell and Steve Martin’s BRIGHT STAR tells the story of a woman’s harrowing journey to face her past and reckon with her future. With a powerful and graceful score inspired by the pair’s 2013 collaboration bluegrass album, “Love Has Come for You,” this tale of optimism in the face of impossible choices brings us closer to what makes us human—our capacity for closeness and forgiveness.

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On the Town

Alexander Kasser Theater | $20.00
Saturday, April 15, 2:00 pm | Saturday, April 15, 7:30 pm | Tuesday, April 18, 7:30 pm Wednesday, April 19, 7:30 pm | Thursday, April 20, 7:30 pm | Saturday, April 22, 2:00 pm

Music by Leonard Bernstein
Book and Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Directed by Ashley Rodbro
Three sailors on shore leave in New York City during World War II find romance and adventure in the first Broadway musical written by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green, with legendary choreography by Jerome Robbins.

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Spring Dance 2023

Memorial Auditorium | $20.00
Thursday, April 27 @ 7:30 pm | Friday April 28 @ 7:30 pm | Saturday April 29 @ 2:00 pm Saturday April 29 @ 7:30 pm | Sunday April 30 @ 2:00 pm

Directed by Christian von Howard
Spring Dance 2023 features the choreographic works of Stefanie Batten Bland, Kathleen Kelley, Michelle Manzanales, Maxine Steinman, Christian von Howard, and other guest choreographers.

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