Season productions

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The department of Theatre & Dance's production season typically consists of three faculty-directed plays and one faculty-choreographed dance concert in Johnson Theatre, three or four student works in the Studio Theatre, the student-directed Winthrop One-Act Play Festival annually, and the student-choreographed Senior Choreography Showcase.

High School students, students at other universities and senior citizens (65+) should inquire at the box office about special prices.

For reservations, call the theatre and dance box office at 803/323-4014 or e-mail boxoffice@winthrop.edu.

The Box Office is open one hour before curtain and 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. (M-F) throughout the week when each production is running.

2024-2025 Season Productions

OCTOBER 2024

    Wednesday, October 23 through Saturday, October 26 at 7:30 p.m.
    Sunday, October 27 at 2 p.m.
    Tickets:All performances $5
    Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall

    By Kevin Kling based on the book by Kevin Henkes
    Thursday, October 17 and Friday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m.
    Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20 at 2 p.m.
    Special Outreach performance Friday, October 18 at 10 a.m.
    Tickets: All ticket performances $5
    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

NOVEMBER 2024

    Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m.
    Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17 at 2 p.m.
    Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public
    Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m.
    Sunday, November 10 at 2 p.m.
    Special Outreach performance Friday, November 8 at 10 a.m.
    Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public
    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23 at 7:30 p.m.
    Sunday, November 24 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public
    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall A showcase of choreographic works by senior dance majors, featuring a variety of genres.

FEBRUARY 2025

    An Original Evening of Dance
     Student created by RJ Lee
    Wednesday, February 19 through Saturday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m.
    Sunday, February 23 at 2 p.m.
    Tickets:$5 with Winthrop ID/ $10 general public
    Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
    Book by James Lapine
    Wednesday, February 26 through Saturday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m.
    Sunday, March 2 at 2 p.m.
    Special Outreach performance Friday, February 28 at 10 a.m.
    Tickets: $10 with Winthrop ID/$15 general public
    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall What happens after 'Happily Ever After'? In Sondheim and Lapine's beloved retelling of Grimm's classics, a parade of familiar folktale figures find their way 'into the woods' and try to get home before dark. What begins as an irreverent fantasy becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children.

APRIL 2025

    By Sophocles
    Adapted by Brandon Dawson
    Wednesday, April 9 through Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m.
    Sunday, April 13 at 2 p.m.
    Special Outreach performance Friday, April 11 at 10 a.m.
    Tickets: $10 with Winthrop ID/$15 general public
    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall A burtal civil war has ravaged the land, and the victorious Creon of Thebes forbids anone from burying the traitor who started the conflict. When Antigone, discontent to let her brother go without proper funeral rites, takes matters into her own hands, she sparks a revolution that pits parent against child, sibling against sibling, and civil law againsst the gods. In this fresh and vibrant take on an ancient classic, family love and civil disobedience clash in titanic fashion.
    By Barbara Field
    Wednesday, April 16 through Saturday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m.
    Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/ $10 general public
    Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall
    Mary Shelly's legendary masterpiece, Frankenstein, is not only a gothic tale of horror, but a cautionary tale about the dangers of excessive passion, unchecked science, and the estrangement of god and man. At once intellectually insightful and emotionally complex; Playing with Fire is a modern morality play that eloquently speaks to some of the most burning moral and ethical questions of our time!
    Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m.
    Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m.
    Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public
    Special Outreach Performance on Friday, April 25 at 10 a.m.
    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall An evening of sele ted works by students, faculty, and guest artists. Come see an eclectic showcase of the best of the year's dancing in the Department of Theatre and Dance. A variety of dance styles will be featured.