Directed by Ray Miller Passage is a play that revolves around the question: Can citizens from Country X really be friends with citizens from Country Y? In a world that is increasingly smaller in which countries and cultures can easily misunderstand one another, can we ever learn to really know each other and to cooperate on […]
Directed by Ray Miller Passage is a play that revolves around the question: Can citizens from Country X really be friends with citizens from Country Y? In a world that is increasingly smaller in which countries and cultures can easily misunderstand one another, can we ever learn to really know each other and to cooperate on […]
Directed by Ray Miller Passage is a play that revolves around the question: Can citizens from Country X really be friends with citizens from Country Y? In a world that is increasingly smaller in which countries and cultures can easily misunderstand one another, can we ever learn to really know each other and to cooperate on […]
by Sam Holcroftdirected by Derek Gagnier Rules for Living is a dark comedy about family dysfunction and societal norms. Playwright Sam Holfcroft explores coping with family dynamics and social constructs that limit behaviors through cognitive therapy. The play follows a family preparing for Christmas lunch; tensions begin to rise as they deal with family issues. […]
by Sam Holcroftdirected by Derek Gagnier Rules for Living is a dark comedy about family dysfunction and societal norms. Playwright Sam Holfcroft explores coping with family dynamics and social constructs that limit behaviors through cognitive therapy. The play follows a family preparing for Christmas lunch; tensions begin to rise as they deal with family issues. […]
by Sam Holcroftdirected by Derek Gagnier Rules for Living is a dark comedy about family dysfunction and societal norms. Playwright Sam Holfcroft explores coping with family dynamics and social constructs that limit behaviors through cognitive therapy. The play follows a family preparing for Christmas lunch; tensions begin to rise as they deal with family issues. […]
by Sam Holcroftdirected by Derek Gagnier Rules for Living is a dark comedy about family dysfunction and societal norms. Playwright Sam Holfcroft explores coping with family dynamics and social constructs that limit behaviors through cognitive therapy. The play follows a family preparing for Christmas lunch; tensions begin to rise as they deal with family issues. […]
by Sam Holcroftdirected by Derek Gagnier Rules for Living is a dark comedy about family dysfunction and societal norms. Playwright Sam Holfcroft explores coping with family dynamics and social constructs that limit behaviors through cognitive therapy. The play follows a family preparing for Christmas lunch; tensions begin to rise as they deal with family issues. […]
by William ShakespeareDirected by Derek Gagnier Wednesday April 26 at 7pmThursday, April 27 at 7pmFriday, April 28 at 7pmSaturday, April 29 at 7pmSunday, April 30 at 2pm Valborg Theatre Students $10, Faculty/Staff $15, Adults $17 Shakespeare’s 1599 comedy As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle’s court, and seeks to […]
Wednesday, March 29 at 7pmThursday, March 30 at 7pmFriday, March 31 at 7pmSaturday, April 1 at 7pmSunday, April 2 at 2pm Valborg Theatre Students $10, Faculty/Staff $15, Adults $17 These popular semi-annual concerts feature Appalachian faculty and students showcasing their talents in choreography and performance. The 2023 spring concert is coordinated by Dance Studies Professor […]
by Wei Yu-Chia; translated by Jeremy TiangDirected by Kin-Yan Szeto Wednesday March 1 at 7pmThursday, March 2 at 7pmFriday, March 3 at 7pmSaturday, March 4 at 7pmSunday, March 5 at 2pm Valborg Theatre Students $10, Faculty/Staff $15, Adults $17A Fable for Now is a satirical and allegorical fable about the present and future of the […]
Wednesday November 16 at 7pmThursday, November 17 at 7pmFriday, November 18 at 7pmSaturday, November 19 at 7pmSunday, November 20 at 2pm Valborg Theatre Students $10, Faculty/Staff $15, Adults $17 These popular semi-annual concerts feature Appalachian faculty and students showcasing their talents in choreography and performance. The 2022 fall concert is coordinated by Dance Studies faculty […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQspresented by Appalachian State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance In a world inhabited only by children, “The Trolleys” are a gang of six living just outside the city. They need their light jars to survive — but the lights have started to fade and no […]
THE TROLLEYS by Sara WestDirected by Gina Grandi Wednesday October 5 at 7pmThursday, October 6 at 7pmFriday, October 7 at 7pmSaturday, October 8 at 7pmSunday, October 9 at 2pm Valborg Theatre Students $10, Faculty/Staff $15, Adults $17 In a world inhabited only by children, “The Trolleys” are a gang of six living just outside the […]
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed by Joel Williams April 20-23 at 7pmApril 24 at 2pm Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' modern riff on the 15th-century morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cast by lottery at each performance) as they journey through life’s greatest mystery — the meaning of living. Finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize. “This […]
March 23-26 at 7pmMarch 27 at 2pm This popular annual concert features Appalachian faculty and students showcasing their talents in choreography and performance. The 2022 spring concert is scheduled to include work by Dance Study faculty members Laurie Atkins, Emily Daughtridge, and Sherone Price. For tickets and more information, visit https://theatreanddance.appstate.edu/news/spring-appalachian-dance-ensemble-3
By Molière, translated by Bernard Sahlins Directed by Derek Gagnier Feb. 23-26 at 7pm Feb. 27 at 2pm Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme is a 1670 work by renowned French playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known by his stage name Molière. In The Bourgeois Gentleman, a new translation of the original play by Bernard Sahlins, Molière's beloved comedy […]
Nov. 17-20 at 7pmNov. 21 at 2pm This popular annual concert features Appalachian faculty and students showcasing their talents in choreography and performance. The 2021 fall concert is scheduled to include work by Dance Studies faculty members Susan Lutz and Sherone Price, with other choreographers to be announced. For tickets and more information, visit https://theatreanddance.appstate.edu/news/fall-appalachian-dance-ensemble-2
By Steve Martin and Edie Brickell Directed by Keith Martin Nov. 3-6 at 7pmNov. 7 at 2pm Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway's Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in North […]
By Larissa FastHorse Directed by Dr. Derek Davidson and Teresa Lee Sept. 29-Oct. 2 at 7pmOct. 3 at 2pm In The Thanksgiving Play, good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’s wickedly funny satire, as a troupe of terminally “woke” teaching artists scrambles to create a pageant that somehow manages to celebrate both Turkey […]