-STICK FLY
By Lydia R. Diamond
Guest Director Quentin Talley
October 5 - October 8, 7:30 p.m.
October 9, 2 p.m.
Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall
The affluent, African-American LeVay family is gathering at their Martha’s Vineyard home for the weekend, and brothers Kent and Flip have each brought their respective ladies home to meet the parents for the first time. Kent’s fiancée, Taylor, an academic whose absent father was a prominent author, struggles to fit into the LeVay’s upper-crust lifestyle. Kimber, on the other hand, is a self-described WASP who works with inner-city school children, fits in more easily with the family. Joining these two couples are the demanding LeVay patriarch, Joe, and Cheryl, the daughter of the family’s longtime housekeeper. As the two newcomers butt heads over issues of race and privilege, long-standing family tensions bubble under the surface and reach a boiling point when secrets are revealed.
-CONSTELLATIONS
By Nick Payne
Student-Directed by Piper Laine
November 2 - 5, 7:30 p.m.
November 6, 2 p.m.
Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall
One relationship. Infinite possibilities. In the beginning Marianne and Roland meet at a party. They go for a drink, or perhaps they don't. They fall madly in love and start dating, but eventually they break up. After a chance encounter in a supermarket they get back together, or maybe they run into each other and Marianne reveals that she's now engaged to someone else and that's that. Or perhaps Roland is engaged. Maybe they get married, or maybe their time together will be tragically short. Nick Payne's Constellations is a play about free will and friendship; it's also about quantum multiverse theory, love, and honey.
-Fall Dance Showcase
November 17 - November 19, 7:30 p.m.
November 20, 2 p.m.
Special Outreach performance November 18, 10 a.m.
Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall
Tickets Available HERE: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general pubic
A full evening of works choreographed by faculty, guests artists and advanced students,
featuring a variety of dance genres.
-Pipeline
By Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Kalaylah Chisolm
Pipeline explores the brokenness of the American public-school system by sharing the story of Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher. Nya believes in giving her students everything she has, but is persistent in making sure that her son, Omari, is provided with the opportunities that her students will never be able to have. When an incident occurs at Omari's upstate private school which threatens to change his life forever, Nya must reflect on her actions as a parent and the reasons for her son's outburst. This production contains mature content and language and is not suitable for children.
February 9 – 12 at 7:30 p.m.
February 13 at 2 p.m.
Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall
*Tickets: Wednesday and Thursday $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public;
Friday through Sunday $8 with Winthrop ID/ $15 general public
Part of our Student Works Series
-SPRING AWAKENING
Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater
Music by Duncan Sheik
Based on the play by Frank Wedekind
Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Spring Awakening explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood as a group of young people struggle with questions of morality, sexuality and self-identity. Set to a punk rock score, this groundbreaking musical personifies the struggles of growing up and finding your own unique voice.
February 16 – 19 at 7:30 p.m. & February 20 at 2 p.m.
Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall
*Tickets: $10 with Winthrop ID/$15 general public
Part of our Mainstage Series
-These Shining Lives
By Melanie Marnich
Directed by Sierra Kyhkynen
These Shining Lives chronicles the strength and determination of women considered expendable in their day, exploring their true story and its continued resonance. Catherine and her friends are dying, it’s true; but theirs is a story of survival in its most transcendent sense, as they refuse to allow the company that stole their health to kill their spirits – or endanger the lives of those who come after them.
March 30 – April 2 at 7:30 p.m. & April 3 at 2 p.m.
Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall
*Tickets: Wednesday and Thursday $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public;
Part of our Student Works Series
-BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK
By Lynn Nottage
It’s the Golden Age of Hollywood, and aspiring starlet Vera Stark works as a maid to Gloria Mitchell, an aging star grasping at her fading career. Worlds collide when Vera lands a trailblazing role in an antebellum epic starring…her boss. While Vera’s portrayal of a slave turns out to be groundbreaking, decades later scholars and film buffs still grapple with the actress’ legacy in Hollywood and the impact that race had on her controversial career. Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage’s fast-paced, sly satire will take you on a seventy-year journey through Vera’s life and the cultural climate that originally shaped her and continues today.
April 6 – 9 at 7:30 p.m. & April 10 at 2 p.m.
Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall
*Tickets: $8 with Winthrop ID/$15 general public
Part of our Mainstage Series
-Student Choreography Showcase
A showcase of dance works featuring the choreographic talents of junior dance majors.
April 15, 2022, 2 p.m.
J235 Dance Studio, Johnson Hall
Part of our Student Works Series
*Free, cultural event and open to the public
-Student-Directed Spring One-Act Festival
A lively and entertaining and eclectic mix of one-act plays directed by advanced theatre students.
April 15 - April 16, 2022, 7:30 p.m. &
April 16 - April 17, 2022, 2 p.m.
Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall
*Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public
Part of our Student Works Series
*cultural event
**This production contains mature content and language and is not suitable for children.
-SPRING DANCE SHOWCASE
An evening of selected works by students, faculty, and guest artists. Come see an eclectic showcase of the best of the year's dancing in the Department of Theatre and Dance. A variety of dance styles will be featured.
April 22 – 23 at 7:30 p.m. & April 23 – 24 at 2 p.m.
Special outreach performance Friday, April 22, 2022 at 10 a.m. live and streamed via www.ShowTix4u.com
Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall
*Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public
Part of our Mainstage Series
