Theatre and Dance Season

Theatre and Dance Series is the main production season of the Department of Theatre and Dance, consisting of five to seven theatrical productions and three dance concerts annually. Works to be performed are specifically chosen to expose students to the broad spectrum of dramatic and choreographic literature, including timeless classics and contemporary genres. Policies for non-traditional casting ensure equal opportunity for students to explore diverse roles and stretch themselves artistically. Each project is directed and/or choreographed by the resident or guest artist directors and choreographers and performed by the Department’s theatre and dance majors.

The Studio Theatre Series allows students and faculty to produce work quickly and simply, free from the constraints and costs of fully-staged productions. It is a laboratory for exploration that emphasizes acting as an art form. These performances give us the unique opportunity to explore a creative process that requires less production support and focuses more on character, speech, voice, and movement.

2024-2025 Shows

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Montclair State University wants to bring the experience of live theatre and dance to everyone by engaging the audience with entertaining, diverse, relevant, and inspirational programming. We would like to share the passions of student artists who are eager to engage with their fellow audience members.

Come see the stars of tomorrow today as our talented students reinterpret works that have come to define an American tradition in performing arts.

Violet

Thursday, October 10 – Saturday, October 12 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, October 12 @ 2:00 pm
Thursday, October 17 – Saturday, October 19 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, October 19 @ 2:00 pm

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Music by Jeanin Tesori
Book and Lyrics by Brian Crawley
Based on “The Ugliest Pilgrim” by Doris Betts
Directed and Choreographed by Hollie E. Wright
Produced with the John J. Cali School of Music

Pride and Prejudice

Saturday, October 19 @ 2:00 & 7:30 pm
Wednesday, October 23 – Friday, October 25 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, October 26 @ 2:00 pm

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Written by Kate Hamill
Based on a novel by Jane Austen
Directed by Tia James

The Birds

Thursday, November 7 – Saturday, November 9 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 9 @ 2:00 pm
Wednesday, November 13 – Saturday, November 16 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 16 @ 2:00 pm

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Written by Don Zolidis
Directed by Virginia Scott

Jesus Christ Superstar

Friday, November 15 – Saturday, November 16 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 16 @ 2:00 pm
Saturday, November 16 @ 7:30 pm
Thursday, November 21 – Friday, November 22 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 23 @ 2:00 pm

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Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Time Rice
Directed by Peter Flynn
Produce with the John J. Cali School of Music

Fall Dance 2024

Wednesday, December 11 – Saturday, December 14 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 14 @ 2:00 pm
Saturday, December 14 @ 7:30 pm

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Directed by Maxine Steinman

Lydia

Thursday, February 20 – Saturday, February 22 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 22 @ 2:00 pm
Thursday, February 27 – Saturday, March 1 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 1 @ 2:00 pm

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Written by Octavio Solis
Directed by Debbie Saivetz

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!

Saturday, March 1 @ 2:00 & 7:30 pm
Wednesday, March 5 – Friday, March 7 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 8 @ 2:00 pm

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Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs
Original Choreography by Agnes de Mille