2023–24 PSCS Season Productions
Hit the Wall
October 3–12, Pavilion Theatre
By Ike Holter
Directed by Robert W. Schneider
Hit the Wall tells the story of the historic Stonewall Riots with a spirit of rebellion and self-affirmation.
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Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
October 17–29, Playhouse Theatre
Musical by David Malloy
Directed and Choreographed by Christine O’Grady
A fanciful retelling of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, this electropop opera gives musical flair to this classic work of literature.
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Bonnets: How Ladies of Good Breeding are Induced to Murder
November 14–17, 28–30; December 1–2, Pavilion Theatre
By Jen Silverman
Directed by Jenny Lamb
A Rock ‘n Roll Story of Unrequited Love, one about Lust, and another about Jealousy, that fall into each other across Space and Time, ending in a total blood bath, narrated by God.
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Special School of Theatre and Centre Stage Event: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
December 18–21, Playhouse Theatre
Original Stage Adaptation and Direction by Rick Lombardo
Original Music, Arrangements of Tradition Music by Anna Lackaff
Join for this classic holiday story! This will be a unique series of performances to benefit the School of Theatre and Centre Stage, performed by the professional artists on the School’s faculty, along with students and members of the community in a truly unique Town and Gown event for the holiday season.
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Urinetown
February 20–March 1, 2024
Playhouse Theatre
Musical by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis
A musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself.
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Tartuffe
March 19–30, 2024, Pavilion Theatre
By Molière, translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur
Directed by Sam Osheroff
Tartuffe is a sanctimonious scoundrel who, professing extreme piety, is taken into the household of Orgon, a wealthy man. Under the guise of ministering to the family’s spiritual and moral needs, he almost destroys Orgon’s family.
Bernarda Alba
April 11–14, 2024, Penn State Downtown Theatre
Words and Music by Michael John LaChiusa
Directed and Choreographed by Christopher Campbell
LaChiusa brings a musical voice to Federico García Lorca’s final 1936 masterpiece, The House of Bernarda Alba, through pulsing castanets, trilling Spanish guitars and resounding rhythmic stomps.
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Falsettos
April 18–21, 2024, Penn State Downtown Theatre
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book by William Finn and James Lapine
Directed by Zack Steele
Falsettos revolves around the life of a charming, intelligent, neurotic gay man named Marvin, his wife, lover, about-to-be-Bar-Mitzvahed son, their psychiatrist, and the lesbians next door. It’s a hilarious and achingly poignant look at the infinite possibilities that make up a modern family… and a beautiful reminder that love can tell a million stories.
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