Communication and Theatre

2012-2013 Theatre Season

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

October 18*, 19, 20 and 26, 27 at 7:30pm and October 28 at 2pm 

Directed by Lori Lee Wallace - Studio Theater

Buried Child by Sam Shepard

December 5*, 6, 7, 8, 9 at 7:30 pm

Directed by Frank Roberts '13 - Studio Theater

How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel

March 7*, 8, 9 and 15,16 at 7:30pm and March 17 at 2pm 

Directed by Lori Lee Wallace - Studio Theater

How I Learned to Drive is a Pulitzer Prize winning drama written by American playwright, Paula Vogel. The play is set in rural Maryland, "before the malls took over," and the action moves back and forth between scenes set during the 1960s and 70s, in the same unmethodical manner in which memories tend to surface within our own minds.

Dance 2013 

April 26 and 27 at 7:30pm 

Directed by Maureen McGill - Olson Auditorium 

Pacific Lutheran University Dance ensemble presents DANCE 2013, the annual spring dance concert performance. Showcasing the versatility and artistry of student performance and talent, the evening promises to dazzle with original and creative choreography. A stunning collection of various dance genres features student, guest and faculty compositions. 

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by Rebecca Feldman, William Finn, Rachel Sheinkin, and Jay Reiss

May 9*, 10, 11 and 17,18, at 7:30pm and May 19 at 2pm 

Directed by Jeff Clapp - Studio Theater

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show's Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.

*Student Preview Night - Admission is $2 for PLU Students at the door or $3 at the campus concierge.