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.
Upcoming 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.
Seussical
- Thursday, October 5 – Saturday, October 7 @ 7:30 pm
- Saturday, October 7 @ 2:00 pm
- Thursday, October 12 – Saturday, October 14 @ 7:30 pm
- Saturday, October 14 @ 2:00 pm
- Sunday, October 15 @ 2:00 pm
Book by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Based on the work of Dr. Seuss
Directed by Hollie E. Wright
Anna in the Tropics
- Saturday, October 14 @ 2:00 & 7:30 pm
- Thursday, October 19 & Friday, October 20 @ 7:30 pm
- Saturday, October 21 @ 2:00 pm
Book by Nilo Cruz
Directed by José Zayas
Spring Awakening
- Friday, November 10 @ 7:30 pm
- Saturday, November 11 @ 2:00 & 7:30 pm
- Wednesday, November 15 – Friday, November 17 @ 7:30 pm
- Saturday November 18 @ 2:00 pm
Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater
Music by Duncan Sheik
Directed by Mark Hardy
Macbeth
- Friday, December 1 @ 7:30 pm
- Saturday, December 2 @ 2:00 & 7:30 pm
- Wednesday, December 6 – Saturday, December 9 @ 7:30 pm
- Saturday, December 9 @ 2:00 pm
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Tommy Schrider
Fall Dance
- Wednesday, December 6 – Saturday, December 9 @ 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
- Saturday, December 9 @ 2:00 pm
Directed by Maxine Steinman
Dante’s Renaissance
- Saturday, December 9 @ 3:00 pm & 7:30 pm
- Sunday, December 10 @ 3:00 pm
A new play by Ravin Patterson
Anyone Can Whistle
- Friday, February 16 @ 7:30 pm
- Saturday, February 17 @ 2:00 & 7:30 pm
- Wednesday, February 21 – Saturday, February 24 @ 7:30 pm
- Saturday, February 24 @ 2:00 pm
Book by Arthur Laurents
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Peter Flynn
Marie Antoinette
- Saturday, February 24 @ 2:00 & 7:30 pm
- Wednesday, February 28 & Thursday, February 29 @7:30 pm
- Friday, March 1 @ 7:30 pm
- Saturday, March 2 @ 2:00 pm
Book by David Adjmi
Directed by Heather Benton
Spring Dance
- Saturday, March 2 @ 7:30 pm
- Wednesday, March 6 – Friday, March 8 @ 7:30 pm
- Saturday, March 9 @ 2:00 pm
Directed by Christian von Howard
The Harvest
- Thursday, April 11 & Friday, April 12 @ 7:30 pm
- Saturday, April 13 @ 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
- Thursday, April 18 & Friday, April 19 @ 7:30 pm
- Saturday, April 20 @ 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Book by Sam Hunter
Directed by Ellen Lancaster
Sophisticated Ladies
- Saturday, April 13 @ 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
- Wednesday, April 17 – Friday, April 19 @ 7:30 pm
Book by Donald McKayle
Music by Duke Ellington
Orchestrations by Al Cohn
Directed and Choreographed by Deidre Goodwin
Dance Makers
- Thursday, April 25 – Sunday, April 28 @ 7:30 pm
- Saturday, April 27 – Sunday, April 28 @ 2:00 pm
Directed by Stefanie Batten Bland