The Furman University Department of Theatre Arts has announced its 2023-2024 season including a musical, four plays and a ballet. All performances are open to the public and take place in The Playhouse on campus.<\/p>\n
Season subscriptions are now available for $30, which includes one ticket per show with the option to buy additional tickets for $5 each, and a season flex pass for $35, which includes five tickets to use how you choose with the option to buy additional tickets for $5 each.<\/p>\n
Tickets for individual shows go on sale two weeks prior to the event. Tickets for non-musicals are $15 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets for \u201cThe Prom\u201d musical are $20 for adults and $10 for students. A full schedule follows.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Prom\u201d
\nby Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin and Matthew Sklar
\ndirected by Maegan McNerney Azar
\nvoice and music directed by Chase McAbee
\nchoreographed by Michael Cherry
\n7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 4-Saturday, Oct. 7, and Tuesday, Oct. 10-Friday, Oct. 13
\n2:00 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 8 and Saturday, Oct. 14<\/p>\n
On a mission to transform lives, Broadway\u2019s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town\u2019s citizens \u2013 and the result is love that brings them all together. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical.<\/p>\n
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a devised dance piece
\n“The Wild Little Horse”
\nAn original ballet based on a children\u2019s story by Rita Gray
\nDevised and choreographed by Madeline Jazz Harvey in collaboration with the company
\n6:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 17, and Saturday, Nov. 18
\n10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 18
\n2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 18, and Sunday, Nov. 19<\/p>\n
Furman Theatre welcomes the artistry of Madeline Jazz Harvey in an original ballet based on the beloved children’s book, \u201cThe Wild Little Horse.\u201d Embracing the story\u2019s ‘s messages of community and empowerment, the one-hour participatory event includes a book reading, dance-along workshop, and a performance where children and families are invited to join the company on stage for the barnyard scene.<\/p>\n
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“The Lesson” by Eugene Ionesco
\nand “The Dumb Waiter” by Harold Pinter
\ndirected by Rhett Bryson
\n7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 28-Saturday, Dec. 2
\n2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2<\/p>\n
Experience two iconic plays of the Theatre of the Absurd era, offering insightful views of the human condition \u2013 circumstances that we all experience \u2013 from fear and uncertainty to the abuse of power and authority.<\/p>\n
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\u201cScreentime\u201d
\na new play by Margaret Rose Caterisano
\ndirected by alan bryson
\n7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 20-Saturday, Feb. 24
\n2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 25<\/p>\n
When a PR company hosts a flooring convention for their top (and only) client, family matters and company business become tough to manage for this family run firm. Mischief, romance and technology all collide in this blend of old world sensibilities with a new world style.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAthena\u201d by Gracie Gardner
\ndirected by Caroline Jane Davis
\n7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 16-Saturday, April 20
\n2 p.m., Saturday, April 20<\/p>\n
Mary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers, and training for the Junior Olympics. They practice together, they compete against each other, they spend their lives together. They wish they were friends.<\/p>\n