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Groovy 70's

University Theatre prepares for spring calendar of events

William Shakespeare, the 1970s, original student work, and an evening of dance are among the highlights of the YSU University Theatre’s 2021 spring season, which opens March 25 and runs through April 24. Other productions will include a cabaret titled “Welcome Spring!” that showcases YSU’s Musical Theatre program, and the Festival of New Works, which will celebrate original student work in film, playwriting, choreography, puppetry, and devised performance.

Elegies: A Song Cycle

University Theatre to present new show titled “Elegies: A Song Cycle”

YSU’s University Theatre will present “Elegies: A Song Cycle,” the program’s second virtual show of the semester, November 13 – 15 and 20 – 22, 2020. Created by William Finn, “Elegies” originally premiered following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and deals with the emotional aftermath of that event and the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s.

University Theatre Season Opener - The Glass Menagerie

Production of “The Glass Menagerie” to kick off University Theatre season

YSU’s University Theatre is kicking off its 2020-21 season with a virtual production of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, “The Glass Menagerie,” September 25 – 27 and October 2 – 4. The show will follow a family of three as they struggle to keep up with the changing world around them.

Glass Menagerie Event

University Theatre unveils fall 2020 event schedule

Tennessee Williams’ classic play “The Glass Menagerie,” a holiday cabaret, and the 10th annual Ten-Minute Play performances are among the highlights of the YSU University Theatre’s fall 2020 event schedule, which will begin Friday, September 25.

A Kiss to Build a Dream On

University Theatre to celebrate Valentine’s Day with cabaret event

YSU’s University Theatre will celebrate Valentine’s Day with a cabaret titled “A Kiss to Build a Dream On” Friday, February 14, 2020 at the B&O Station Banquet Center in Youngstown. The event will feature nearly 30 students in performances of repertoire from Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Bruno Mars, Tony Bennett, Etta James, and the Dixie Chicks, among others.

Dance Theatre of Harlem

Dance Theatre of Harlem to join Pipino Performing Arts Series

For its next performance, the Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series will welcome the Dance Theatre of Harlem to the DeYor Performing Arts Center Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 8:00 PM. Founded in 1969, the organization has grown into a globally acclaimed dance institution that is at the forefront of American artistic achievement.

Life is a Cabaret

University Theatre to present production of Tony- and Oscar-winning musical “Cabaret”

YSU’s University Theatre is set to present its production of “Cabaret,” the Tony- and Oscar-winning musical, to the public November 15 – 17 and 22 – 24, 2019 in the YSU Ford Theater, located in Bliss Hall. The production will explore the dark and tumultuous times of pre-World War II Germany.

Heavy Hitters Cabaret

University Theatre to host “Heavy Hitters Cabaret” event

YSU’s University Theatre is set to host the “Heavy Hitters Cabaret” event Friday, October 18, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the Eleanor Beech Flad Pavilion, located at the DeYor Performing Arts Center in downtown Youngstown. Repertoire for the performance will include a preview of tunes from the upcoming University Theatre production of “Cabaret,” as well as music from “Les Miserables,” “Guys and Dolls,” “West Side Story,” “Phantom of the Opera,” and more.

Juliet from Romeo & Juliet Play

“Romeo and Juliet” and “Cabaret” highlight 2019-20 University Theatre season

The 2019-20 YSU University Theatre season, highlighted by productions of “Romeo and Juliet” and “Cabaret,” will open Friday, September 27, 2019 with “Speech & Debate.” The season will also include the annual YSU Dance Ensemble Concert, fall and spring cabaret performances, and two free productions created by YSU students.

Lexi Denney

Theatre student performs in two productions by The Millennial Theatre Company 

This past summer, sophomore University Theatre student Lexi Denney performed in two productions produced by The Millennial Theatre Company titled “Independent Heroin Project” and “Little Shop of Horrors.” Previously, she served as the female lead in the award-winning play of University Theatre’s inaugural Festival of New Work event.