
Productions
The Department of Theatre fills the academic calendar with four large and several small productions a year. All of our students, regardless of major or class year, are invited to audition or to serve in a technical capacity.
From day one, our students work closely with faculty in practical production positions. Even first-year students can work as assistant designers and assistant technical directors for main stage productions. And experienced students often serve as lighting or scenic designers, under faculty supervision.
Main Stage
The Fall Musical
A time-honored event of Susquehanna University's Family Weekend celebration, productions have included: The Sound of Music, The Full Monty, Oklahoma!, Hello, Dolly!, Guys And Dolls, Little Shop of Horrors, Into The Woods and A Catered Affair.
The Advanced Acting Workshop Production
These productions showcase more advanced dramatic acting techniques. Stagings have included: The Importance of Being Earnest, Dracula, Enchanted April, The Seagull and Amadeus.
The Student-Directed Play
A fully-realized main stage production directed by one of our most accomplished senior students, selected from such plays as The Hot L Baltimore, Blithe Spirit and The Miss Firecracker Contest.
The Spring Production
A play is selected from the canon of world dramatic literature for the large spring production. Past productions have included: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Richard III, Our Town, The Grapes of Wrath, The Winter's Tale, I Remember Mama and The Threepenny Opera.
Second Stage
The Experimental Acting Workshop Production
This production challenges students with demanding roles in a bare-bones acting environment to bring out their best talent in a no-frills, cutting edge performance experience.
24-Hour Play Festival
Student teams conceptualize, write, rehearse and perform exciting new short works in the span of a single day.
The Student Directing Showcase
Traditionally held late in the fall semester, this free-of-charge event features one-act plays and scenes crafted by students in the Directing class presented to a public audience.
Shakespeare Club Production
This annual audience favorite is an energetic large-cast excursion into the work of the Bard, often characterized by whimsical staging and "found objects" design.
Trifles & The Outside
By Susan Glaspell
Directed by Dr. Anna Andes
October 1 – 3, 2020 at 7:30 PM
October 4 at 2:30 PM
Livestreaming Via Zoom.
Two short plays by an important modernist playwright who pushed literary and sociopolitical boundaries in the early 1900s. Livestreaming Via Zoom.
Three Sisters
Adapted by Anton Chekov adapted by Jeanne Tiehe
Directed by Dr. Jeanne Tiehen
November 12 -14, 2020 at 7:30 PM
November 15 at 2:30 PM
Livestreaming Via Zoom.
A fresh, Zoom-inspired look at the classic Russian tragicomedy about heartbreak and absurdity.
For tickets and information, visit the Box Office.
Working
By Stephen Schwartz and Nina Fasco et al.
Degenstein Center Theater
Oct. 3–5, 7:30 p.m. • Oct. 6, 2:30 p.m.
A vivid musical celebration of working people and their lives, with songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda,
Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor and others.
Adults, $15; non-SU students and senior citizens, $10
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Adapted by Liz Lochhead
Degenstein Center Theater
Nov. 14–16, 7:30 p.m. • Nov. 17, 2:30 p.m.
A brilliant retelling of the classic vampire narrative by an acclaimed Scottish playwright.
Adults, $10; non-SU students and senior citizens, $8
Last Summer at Bluefish Cove
By Jane Chambers
Degenstein Center Theater
Feb. 20–22, 7:30 p.m. • Feb. 23, 2:30 p.m.
A warm and thoughtful play about love, friendship, loss and recovery.
Adults, $10; non-SU students and senior citizens, $8
Seeds
By Annabel Soutar
Degenstein Center Theater
April 23–25, 7:30 p.m. • April 26, 2:30 p.m.
A riveting blend of social satire and courtroom drama, Seeds explores conflict between tradition
and science in the framework of a modern battle between corporations and activists.
Adults, $10; non-SU students
The second stage season features a collection of mostly student-generated productions focusing on bare-bones performances of challenging works in unconventional spaces. Admission to second stage productions is usually free. Contributions to relevant causes may be welcome at the door for some productions.
24-Hour Play Festival
Isaacs Auditorium
Oct. 11–12, 7:30 p.m.
Student teams conceptualize, write, rehearse and perform exciting new short works in the span of a single day.
Student Directing Showcase
Isaacs Auditorium
Dec. 12–13, 6:30 p.m.
The essence of cutting-edge performance brought to life by some of our department’s freshest talent, directed by senior students in thought-provoking scenes and short one-act plays.
They Led the Way
Weber Chapel Auditorium
Feb. 27–29, 7:30 p.m.
March 1, 2:30 p.m.
An evening of one-act plays reflecting on the 100th anniversary of women voting in the U.S.
A Night on Broadway Cabaret Show
Isaacs Auditorium
March 28, 7:30 p.m.
A themed performance of musical entertainment drawn from contemporary Broadway hits and classic musical theatre material.
The Negro Speaks
By Rave’n-Dajon Coleman
Isaacs Auditorium
April 3–4, 7:30 p.m.
A staged reading of a new work by a Susquehanna University student playwright.
Shakespeare Club Production
Degenstein Center Theater
May 2, 7:30 p.m.
This annual audience favorite is an energetic large-cast excursion into the work of the Bard, often characterized by whimsical staging and “found objects” design.
2018-19
Doubt
Pippin
Silent Sky
She Stoops to Conquer
2017-18
Dead Man's Cell Phone
She Loves Me
The Mineola Twins
Blue Stockings
2016-17
The Addams Family
Vinegar Tom
Almost, Maine
Translations
2015-16
A Catered Affair
Her Naked Skin
Dog Sees God
Orpheus Descending
The Memory of Water
2014-2015
Tales of the Lost Formicans
Guys and Dolls
Blithe Spirit
The Threepenny Opera
2013-14
Little Shop of Horrors
Uncle Vanya
Miss Firecracker Contest
Romeo and Juliet
2012-13
Amadeus
Into the Woods
Student-directed production
The Birds
2011-12
The Lion in Winter
Funny Girl
The Laramie Project
The Student-Directed Mainstage Production
Diana of Dobson's
2010-11
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Full Monty
The Student-Directed Mainstage Production
Blood Wedding
2009-10
The Sound of Music
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
The One Act Play Festival
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2008-09
Fiddler on the Roof
The Night of the Iguana
The One Act Play Festival
The Man Who Came to Dinner
2007-08
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Pajama Game
The One Act Play Festival
Richard III
2006-07
Dracula
Oklahoma
The One Act Play Festival
Our Town
2005-06
Enchanted April
Seussical
The One Act Play Festival
I Remember Mama
2004-05
Dancing at Lughnasa
Hello Dolly!
The One Act Play Festival
A Dybbuk
2003-04
On the Town
The Seagull
The One Act Play Festival
The Winter's Tale
2002-03
Chicago
Waiting for Godot
The One Act Play Festival
The Lark
2001-02
Titanic
The Little Foxes
The One Act Play Festival
The Grapes of Wrath
A Sample of Our Theatre Productions






Contact Us
Phone & Email
Erik Viker, department head
570-372-4548
viker@susqu.edu