{"id":172,"date":"2017-10-10T17:40:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T17:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/theatre-and-dance\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:30:55","slug":"theatre-and-dance-season","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/theatre-and-dance\/productions-and-events\/theatre-and-dance-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre and Dance Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"4e8498c1-b46f-46bb-bad5-e9f9a76a0b50\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-1\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"user\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pt-3 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"user\" data-message-id=\"4e8498c1-b46f-46bb-bad5-e9f9a76a0b50\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden items-end rtl:items-start\">\n<div class=\"user-message-bubble-color corner-superellipse\/0.98 relative rounded-[22px] px-4 py-2.5 leading-6 max-w-(--user-chat-width,70%)\">\n<div class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap\">The Theatre and Dance Series is the Department of Theatre and Dance\u2019s main production season, featuring five to seven theatrical productions and three dance concerts annually. Selected works span classic and contemporary repertoire, exposing students to a broad range of styles. The Studio Theatre Series offers a more flexible, low-cost environment for students and faculty to create work quickly. Focused on acting as an art form, it serves as a laboratory for exploration, emphasizing character, voice, speech, and movement over full production elements.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Spring 2026 Shows<\/h2>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<h3>&#8220;The Wish&#8221;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Wednesday, April 1 @ 2:00 pm &amp; 7:30 pm<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, April 2 @ 7:30 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/THDN\/1631\/?eventidlist=1459638,1459639,1459640\">Buy Tickets<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/theatre-and-dance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/01\/The-Wish-Poster-Draft-3.png\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/theatre-and-dance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/01\/The-Wish-Poster-Draft-3.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>The Wish: <\/strong><em><strong>a manual for a last ditch effort to save abortion in the United States<\/strong>&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<div>Directed by Ja&#8217;Vonni Gibson<\/div>\n<div>Written by Justice Hehir, Dena Igusti, Phanesia Pharel, Nia Akilah Robinson, Julia Specht<\/div>\n<div>Produced by The Theatre Collective<br \/>\nFREE<br \/>\nFox Theatre<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<h3>&#8220;The Elementary Spacetime Show&#8221;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday, April 11 @ 2:00 pm &amp; 7:30 pm<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, April 15 @ 7:30 pm<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, April 16 @ 7:30 pm<\/li>\n<li>Friday, April 17 @ 7:30 pm<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, April 18 @ 2:00 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/Kasser\/1631\/?eventidlist=1435695,1435688,1435694,1435693,1435692,1435696\">Buy Tickets<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/theatre-and-dance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/The-Elementary-Spacetime-Show-600-x-600-px-800-x-500-px-9-x-16-in-600-x-600-px-3.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/theatre-and-dance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/03\/The-Elementary-Spacetime-Show-600-x-600-px-800-x-500-px-9-x-16-in-600-x-600-px-3.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Directed by Dante Green<br \/>\nBook by C\u00e9sar Alvarez and Emily Orling<br \/>\nChoreographed by Spencer James Weidie<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<h3>&#8220;Bound\/Unbound: A Queer Quest for Big Love&#8221;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Wednesday, April 22 @ 7:30 pm<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, April 23 @ 7:30 pm<\/li>\n<li>Friday, April 24 @ 7:30 pm<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, April 25 @ 2:00 pm &amp; 7:30 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/Kasser\/1631\/?eventidlist=1435681,1435684,1435685,1435686,1435683,1435687\">Buy Tickets<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/theatre-and-dance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/09\/Bound_Unbound.png\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/theatre-and-dance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/09\/Bound_Unbound.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Bound\/Unbound\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Directed by Heather Benton<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<h3>&#8220;Dance Makers&#8221;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, April 23 @ 7:30 pm<\/li>\n<li>Friday, April 24 @ 7:30 pm<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, April 25 @ 2:00 pm &amp; 7:30 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/Kasser\/1631\/?eventidlist=1435557,1435558,1435562,1435559\">Buy Tickets<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/theatre-and-dance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/10\/Dance-Makers-2026.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/theatre-and-dance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/10\/Dance-Makers-2026.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Dance Makers 2026\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Directed by Stefanie Batten Bland &amp; 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