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The department of Theatre & Dance's production season typically consists of three faculty-directed plays and one faculty-choreographed dance concert in Johnson Theatre, three or four student works in the Studio Theatre, the student-directed Winthrop One-Act Play Festival annually, and the student-choreographed Senior Choreography Showcase.

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High School students, students at other universities and senior citizens (65+) should inquire at the box office about special prices.  

For reservations, call the theatre and dance box office at 803/323-4014 or e-mail boxoffice@winthrop.edu.

The Box Office is open one hour before curtain and 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. (M-F) throughout the week when each production is running.


2024-2025 Season Productions


      Wednesday, October 23 through Saturday, October 26 at 7:30 p.m.
      Sunday, October 27 at 2 p.m.
      Tickets: All performances $5
      Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall

      A devised script musical theatre exploration of independence. This story shows the complexity and challenges of proclaining one's individualism, and the various meanings of what independence is to each one of us and the responsibilities that come with it. 

      By Kevin Kling based on the book by Kevin Henkes
      Thursday, October 17 and Friday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m.
      Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20 at 2 p.m.
      Special Outreach performance Friday, October 18 at 10 a.m.
      Tickets: All ticket performances $5
      Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

      Based on the beloved children's book by Kevin Henkes, a young mouse named Lilly learns to deal with the problems that many children face. It is a tale that emphasizes the importance of being considerate, apologizing when in the wrong, and forgiving others when they apologize. This exuberant Theatre for Young Audiences show is perfect for children pre-K through 4th grade and for audiences of all ages. 

     

      Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m.
      Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17 at 2 p.m.
      Tickets:  $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public
      Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall

      A lively, entertaining and eclectic mix of one-act plays directed by advanced theatre students.
      This production contains mature content/language and may not be suitable for children.  

      Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m.
      Sunday, November 10 at 2 p.m.
      Special Outreach performance Friday, November 8 at 10 a.m. 
      Tickets:  $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public
      Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall 

      A full evening of works choreographed by faculty, guest artists, featuring a variety of dance genres.  

      Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23 at 7:30 p.m.
      Sunday, November 24 at 2 p.m.

      Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public
      Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

      A showcase of choreographic works by senior dance majors, featuring a variety of genres. 

      An Original Evening of Dance
      Student created by RJ Lee
      Wednesday, February 19 through Saturday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m.
      Sunday, February 23 at 2 p.m.
      Tickets:  $5 with Winthrop ID/ $10 general public
      Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall

      Moments of Icarus is a contemporary retelling of the story of Icarus, made famous by the Roman poet Ovid. This dance work explores the original story, as well as the moments in life where we fly too close to the sun and we inevitably fall back to Earth. Explores themes of perfectionism, jealousy, and aging.

      Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
      Book by James Lapine
      Wednesday, February 26 through Saturday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m.
      Sunday,  March 2 at 2 p.m.
      Special Outreach performance Friday, February 28 at 10 a.m.
      Tickets: $10 with Winthrop ID/$15 general public
      Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

      What happens after 'Happily Ever After'? In Sondheim and Lapine's beloved retelling of Grimm's classics, a parade of familiar folktale figures find their way 'into the woods' and try to get home before dark. What begins as an irreverent fantasy becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children. 
       

      By Sophocles
      Adapted by Brandon Dawson 
      Wednesday, April 9 through Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m.
      Sunday, April 13 at 2 p.m.
      Special Outreach performance Friday, April 11 at 10 a.m.
      Tickets: $10 with Winthrop ID/$15 general public
      Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

      A burtal civil war has ravaged the land, and the victorious Creon of Thebes forbids anone from burying the traitor who started the conflict. When Antigone, discontent to let her brother go without proper funeral rites, takes matters into her own hands, she sparks a revolution that pits parent against child, sibling against sibling, and civil law againsst the gods. In this fresh and vibrant take on an ancient classic, family love and civil disobedience clash in titanic fashion. 

      By Barbara Field
      Wednesday, April 16 through Saturday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m.

      Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/ $10 general public
      Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall
      Mary Shelly's legendary masterpiece, Frankenstein, is not only a gothic tale of horror, but a cautionary tale about the dangers of excessive passion, unchecked science, and the estrangement of god and man. At once intellectually insightful and emotionally complex; Playing with Fire is a modern morality play that eloquently speaks to some of the most burning moral and ethical questions of our time!

      Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m.
      Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m.
      Tickets:  $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public
      Special Outreach Performance on Friday, April 25 at 10 a.m.
      Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

      An evening of sele ted 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. 


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past productions

      Growin' Up and Movin' Out
      Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse 
      Fall One-Act Festival Group A
      Fall One-Act Festival Group B
      Winthrop Dance Theatre
      Senior Choreography Showcase
      Moments of Icarus 
      Into the Woods 
      Antigone 
      Playing with Fire: (After Frankenstein)
      Spring Dance Showcase

      No Exit   (1158 KB)
      The Addams Family  (1176 KB)
      Love Song (2458 KB) 
      Winthrop Dance Theatre (1128 KB)
      Fall One-Act Festival Group A (669 KB)
      Fall One-Act Festival Group B (669 KB)
      Senior Choreography Showcase (1307 KB)
      For Colored Girls who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf (2273 KB)
      A Midsummer Night's Dream
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      Emotional Creature  (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19)
      Blithe Spirit  (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19)
      Spring One-Act Festival  (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19)
      Student Choreography Showcase (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19)

      The Book of Liz 
      Jungalbook 
      Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 
      Winthrop Dance Theatre 
      Senior Dance Showcase
      Fall One-Act Play Festival 
      Travels With My Aunt 
      Cyrano de Bergerac 
      South Carolina Dance Festival 
      Boston Marriage 
      Much Ado About Nothing 
      Spring One-Act Festival
      Student Choreography Showcase

      Vanities
      Blithe Spirit
      Wake
      Winthrop Dance Theatre '04
      Senior Dance Showcase '04
      Fall One-Act Play Festival
      The Vast Difference
      Kiss Me Kate
      Topdog/Underdog
      Reckless
      Spring One-Act Play Festival
      Choreography Showcase

      Feeding the Moonfish 
      Desdemona: A Play about a Handkerchief 
      Twelfth Night 
      Miss Julie 
      Winthrop Dance Theatre '03 
      Senior Dance Showcase '03 
      Fall One-Act Play Festival 
      What the Butler Saw 
      A Lie of the Mind 
      American Buffalo 
      The House of Bernarda Alba 
      Spring One-Act Play Festival
      Choreography Showcase

      *Dept of Theatre 50th Anniversary Season

      Extremities
      Benedictions
      The Yellow Boat
      Winthrop Dance Theatre
      Senior Dance Showcase
      Fall One-Acts
      Suburbia
      A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
      Anton in Show Business
      Tartuffe
      Spring One-Acts
      Choreography Showcase

      Learning to Ride a Bicycle
      The Madwoman of Chaillot 
      The Trial of Goldilocks
      Winthrop Dance Theatre
      Senior Dance Showcase 
      Fall One-Acts
      For the Love of Broadway
      A Piece of My Heart
      Day of Absence
      It Had to be You
      Our Town
      Spring One-Acts
      Choreography Showcase

      The Destruction of Two Men in Two Axe
      The Lion in Winter
      The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
      Agamemnon
      Winthrop Dance Theatre
      Senior Dance Showcase
      Fall One-Acts
      Old Times
      Hamlet
      The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World
      Noises Off
      Choreography Showcase
      Spring One-Acts
      Rhythm Quest
      Dance Theatre

      The Cherry Orchard
      Roses for Roy Lee
      Dance Theatre
      One-Act Play Festival
      Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
      Machinal
      The Boys Next Door
      Rhythm Quest
      Choreography Showcase

      Six Characters in Search of An Author
      We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!
      Antigone
      The Serpent
      The Tempest

      Catfish Moon
      A Dream Play
      The Way Of The World 
      Getting Out
      Into The Woods
      Inez de Castro
        

      As You Like It
      Oleanna
      The Rimers of Eldritch
      Kelly and Du
      Equus

       The Fantasticks
      My Children! My Africa!
      The Sea
      The Trojan Women
      Scapino! 

      A Touch of the Poet
      On the Open Road
      A Flea in Her Ear
      'night Mother
      A Midsummer Night's Dream

      Picnic
      The Baltimore Waltz 
      The Love of the Nightingale
      A Lesson from Aloes
      The Lady's Not for Burning
      Brigadoon

     

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Daniel Gordon

Daniel Gordon

Department Chair; Professor of Theatre

Office: 115 Johnson
Phone: 803/323-4938
E-mail: gordond@winthrop.edu