2023-2024 season

Upcoming Productions

Love Letters

EV-24-001 Love Letters 2024 IG r4.pngBy A.R. Gurney and Directed by Gregory Ramos

Featuring University of Redlands President - Krista Newkirk, SOPA Director - Joe Modica, and UofR Students - Lara Baden & Jakob Anderson

Performance Dates: March 23, 2024

"Love Letters is a tender, tragi-comic, and nuanced examination of the shared nostalgia, missed opportunities, and deep closeness of two lifelong, complicated friends. While spanning five decades and numerous locations, it is staged simply, with two actors behind desks, letting their words describe a world of dreams, hopes, and years of emotions."

This is a one-night only special fundraising performance for the School of Performing Arts. 

VIP Love Letters Experience $75

Ticket includes:

  • Pre-show reception with University President and other actors, appetizers and special LOVE LETTERS cocktail! (5:30pm-7pm)
  • Post-show desserts and coffee with the cast and production team backstage. (9:30pm-11pm)
  • Prime seats in the Glenn Wallichs Theater.
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ROE

by Lisa Loomer and directed by Allison Scarlet Jaye

Performance Dates: April 5 & 7, 13 & 14, 2024

*Post-Show talkback w/ Dr. Jennifer Nelson on Saturday, April 14th 

Synopsis: Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion, is still fiercely debated over 40 years later, and was recently overturned in 2022. The play, ROE reveals the divergent personal journeys of lawyer Sarah Weddington and plaintiff Norma McCorvey ("Jane Roe") in the years following the fateful decision. ROE is shocking, humorous, poignant, and brings urgent history into the here and now, a time when once again a woman's right to choose is unprotected. Acclaimed writer Lisa Loomer reflects the polarization in America today while illuminating the heart and passion each side has for its cause. ROE received the Jane Chambers Playwriting Award, the PEN Award, and is currently under option for a Broadway Production.

May 2024

And The World Goes Round

Songs by Kander and Ebb

Directed by Gregory Ramos

Performance Dates: May 30 & 31, 2024

This show will be the final presentation of a May semester special topics course: Musical Theatre Process. 

Enter the world of distinguished and celebrated writing team, Kander and Ebb. The World Goes 'Round is a stunning revue of the songbook from the multi-Tony award-winning team, with the original production winning three Drama Desk Awards.

Filled with humor, romance, drama and nonstop melody, this title is a thrilling celebration of life and the fighting spirit that keeps us all going. Five individuals find themselves careening through the world of love, babies and coffee. From Cabaret to Chicago, the nonstop hit-parade features unforgettable gems, including "Mr. Cellophane," "Maybe This Time," "Cabaret" and "New York, New York," seamlessly interwoven into a passionate, harmonious, up-tempo evening of musical theatre.

Past Productions

A Doll's House, Part II

ADHP2 - Square (REV).pngby Lucas Hnath & Directed by Gregory Ramos

Performance Dates: Oct. 27-29 & Nov. 3-5, 2023

Synopsis: In the final scene of Ibsen's 1879 groundbreaking masterwork, Nora Helmer makes the shocking decision to leave her husband and children and begin a life on her own. This climactic event - when Nora slams the door on everything in her life - instantly propelled world drama into the modern age. In A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2, many years have passed since Nora's exit. Now, there's a knock on that same door. Nora has returned. But why? And what will it mean for those she left behind? Through searing comedy and keen insight the play explores ongoing expectations and assumptions about gender roles and the ongoing complexities for women in society. Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for Best Play. 

Nov. 4th - Lara Baden & Jakob Anderson will perform as Nora and Torvald during this performance. 

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Opera: Hansel and Gretel 

H&GSqr - REV.jpgComposed by Engelbert Humperdinck and Directed by Cindy Snyder, Co-Direction by Malcolm Swan

Performance Dates: Feb. 2 & 3, 2024

Premiere: Weimar, Court Theater, 1893. Originally conceived as a small-scale vocal entertainment for children, Hansel and Gretel resonates with both adults and children, and has become one of the most successful fairy-tale operas ever created. The composer, Engelbert Humperdinck, was a protégé of Richard Wagner's, and the opera’s score is flavored with the sophisticated musical lessons he learned from his idol while maintaining a charm and a light touch that were entirely Humperdinck’s own. The opera acknowledges the darker features present in the Brothers Grimm version of the familiar folk tale yet presents them within a frame of grace and humor. The School of Performing Arts production features exciting visuals, a full orchestra, and the wonderful voices of talented U of R students!

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Somnambulate - Dance Concert

Somnambulate v.1.pngSaturday, March 9th at 7:30pm in the Glenn Wallichs Theatre

The University of Redlands, Dept. of Theatre & Dance presents Somnambulate - An Evening of Performance and Art by Southern California Creators including Jay Bartley, Julie Freeman, Mark A. Haines, Kirsten Johansen, Joseph Lister, Jessica Skrentney, Chav Stocker, Elaine Talamaivao, Aisha Shauntel-Bardge, Stephen Tanner.

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Audition Information for the School of Performing Arts - Department of Theatre and Dance can be found here.