Love and Information | October 1-4, 2020
We will open our 2020-2021 performance season October 1-4 with an online production of Caryl Churchill's critically-acclaimed play, Love and Information.
Theatre and Dance Faculty Host Free Webinar July 13
Theatre and Dance faculty Jim Hunter and Tanya Wideman-Davis will helm a free conversation-style webinar to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has led to new approaches to theatre and dance education and performance.
Theatre Faculty Bring Expertise to High School Students During COVID-19 Lockdown
To help high school drama teachers during the COVID-19 crisis, UofSC Theatre faculty offered free online workshops to teen students and discovered an audience hungry to learn.
UofSC Theatre Studio Sessions: Free Online Workshops for High School Students
Faculty from the UofSC theatre program are offering free workshops to high school students during the month of May.
Navigating a New Normal: Faculty Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the ways we learn and teach. We asked theatre and dance faculty to let us know how they and their students are navigating this new normal.
Professors' Huge Playbill Collection Donated to University Library
Professor Emeritus Jim O'Connor and professor Erica Tobolski have donated a collection of more than 900 theatre playbills dating back over 60 years.
Performance Cancellations Due to COVID-19 Closures
Amadeus | April 3-18, 2020
The Tony Award-winning thriller by Peter Shaffer, referred to by its writer as "a fantasia on the theme of Mozart and Salieri," comes to Drayton Hall Theatre April 3-18.
Cancelled: Black Snow | March 19-28, 2020
Based on a 1936 Russian novel that was banned for its criticism of the Soviet government, "Black Snow" is a funny and farcical take on life in the influential Moscow Art Theatre, which was headed by influential director Konstatin Stanislavski.
Of Mice and Men | February 29 - March 3
John Steinbeck's theatrical adaptation of his landmark novella still packs the same gut-wrenching punch as when it premiered on Broadway in 1937.
Eurydice | February 7-22, 2020
Hailed by The New York Times as one of the best plays of the last 25 years, "Eurydice" is Sarah Ruhl's inventive reimagining of a tragic Greek myth from its heroine's perspective.
MFA Solo Shows | November 15-17, 2019
Our 2nd-year MFA Acting candidates will present solo plays that each has written and directed. Join us for a special performance of diverse, original works!
I and You | November 20-23, 2019
Written by Lauren Gunderson, the most-produced playwright in the US, I and You is a poignant ode to youth, life, and love, and packs a surprise twist that will have you thinking about it long after it's over.
ReformED | November 11-14, 2019
The University of SC Theatre Program, in partnership with the UofSC College of Education, will present ReformED, a brand-new play exposing the challenges of being a public school teacher in an ever-changing education landscape, November 11-14 at Longstreet Theatre.
Much Ado About Nothing | October 25 - November 9, 2019
Love, deception, and razor-sharp repartee take the Longstreet Theatre stage October 25 - November 9 as we present William Shakespeare's comic masterwork!
Stories of Dislocation | September 26 - October 6
Professor Robyn Hunt's original play utilizes interviews with immigrants whose stories of migration, of things and people left behind, and of discoveries in the new country have shaped their lives.
Here's What's Coming To Our Stages in 2019-2020
We're proud to announce our 2019-2010 UofSC Theatre schedule!
Aphra Behn: Wanton. Woman. Wit. | April 21-28, 2019
The UofSC Dept. of Theatre and Dance, in partnership with Full Circle Productions, will present this world-premiere production charting the life and adventures of the first woman to make a living by writing.
Wonder of the World | April 17-20, 2019
Pulitzer-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire's wacky comic journey takes the Lab Theatre stage April 17-20!
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | April 5-13, 2019
Q&A with Alum Mary Tilden
Mary Tilden (BA, 2012) talks about her acting career in Chicago, including her role in The Goodman Theatre's production of "The Wolves."
Stages | March 7-8, 2019
From award winning performer David Lee Nelson comes a new play about finding hope in the most unlikely of places. Presented in partnership with the Colorectal Cancer Prevention Network.
The Revolutionists | February 6-17, 2019
Lauren Gunderson's raucously comic and feminist take on the French Revolution will be presented in alternating repertory with "Waiting for Godot" at the Center for Performance Experiment.
Waiting for Godot | February 7-17, 2019
Samuel Beckett's revolutionary existential drama will be performed in alternating repertory with "The Revolutionists," at the Center for Performance Experiment.
The Wolves | February 21 - March 2
A 2017 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Sarah DeLappe's "The Wolves" is a brutally honest portrait of life on a high school girls' soccer team.