2023-2024 Season
All events are subject to change.
Fall 2023
Mama Bushwick is Dead by Elizabeth Shannon
Date: October 5th - 7th @ 7:30 PM
Location: Welsbacher Black Box Theatre
Student Director: Lynnaya McClure
Description: Five estranged siblings, Bard, Joyce, Robin, Scott, and Jo, return to their recently deceased mother’s home. They must prepare for her funeral, clean her duplex, and decide who will give her eulogy. Filled with grief, trauma, childhood memories, and dolls, “Mama Bushwick is Dead,” explores the complex family dynamics present regardless of place and time.
Rated: PG-13
Notes: Winner of the Bela Kiralyfalvi National Student Playwriting Competition
Tickets: $15; 1 free WSU student ticket with ID
Move on Litwin: Dance Up Close
Date: October 26th - 28th @ 7:30 PM
Location: Litwin Theatre, Heskett Dance Studios
Director: Mina Estrada
Description: WSU dance faculty present a diverse evening of dance works in an intimate, studio theatre concert.
Rated: TBD
Tickets: $15; 1 free WSU student ticket with ID
A Chorus Line
Date: November 2nd - 4th @ 7:30 PM / November 5th @ 2:00 PM
Location: Wilner Auditorium
Director: Amy Baker Schwiethale
Description: A Chorus Line examines one day in the lives of seventeen dancers, all vying for a spot in the “chorus line” of a Broadway musical. After the first round of cuts, Zach, the director and choreographer, asks each dancer to speak about themselves. Discomfort opens into revelation, confession leads to redemption, and within the bright, outwardly homogenous chorus, the audience begins to see each dancer’s individuality.
Rated: TBD
Tickets: $20, $18, $12 - 1 free WSU student ticket with ID
Senior Capstone Festival
Date: December 2nd - 3rd / Time: TBD
Location: Wilner Auditorium
Director: Amy Baker Schwiethale
Description: A weekend celebration of senior capstone projects by students in dance, design & technical theatre, musical theatre, and theatre.
Rated: TBD
Tickets: $20/day; 1 free WSU student ticket with ID
Dance Informal Showing
Date: December 7th @ 5:00 PM
Location: Wilner Auditorium
Directors: Dance Faculty
Description: End of semester celebration of all dance classes
Rated: PG
Tickets: FREE EVENT
Spring 2024
Wichita Children's Dance Festival
Date: January 28th @ 2:00 PM
Location: Wilner Auditorium
Directors: Sabrina Vasquez & Denise Celestin
Description: A community celebration of dance works by dance studios and organizations in the Wichita area.
Rated: PG
Tickets: $10
Student Choreography Showcase
Date: February 8th - 9th @ 7:00 PM
Location: Litwin Theatre, Heskett Dance Studios
Presented by: Mid-America Dance Theatre (Faculty Mentor: Mina Estrada)
Description: An evening of new choreographic works created, produced, and danced by students.
Rated: TBD
Tickets: $10 suggested donation
Peter and the Starcatcher
Date: February 29th - March 2nd @ 7:30 PM / March 3rd @ 2:00 PM
Location: Wilner Auditorium
Director: Sheldon Mba
Description: A young orphan and their mates are sent from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the tyrant King Zarboff. Unbeknownst to them, the captain's cabin holds an enigmatic trunk containing otherworldly and valuable cargo. Along their voyage, they meet the bright and astute Molly, who is training to become a Starcatcher. They quickly discover that the trunk's precious contents are starstuff, a powerful celestial substance that must never fall into the wrong hands. Their adventure takes a dangerous turn when the ship is taken over by pirates, led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain set on claiming the trunk and its riches for themselves. The group must work together to protect the starstuff from falling into the wrong hands as they navigate through treacherous waters and face perilous obstacles.
Rated: PG
Tickets: $20, $18, $12 - 1 free WSU student ticket with ID
[Empty Space Theatre Production]
Date: March 28-30
Time: 7:30p
Location: Welsbacher Black Box Theatre
Presented by: Empty Space Theatre (Faculty Mentor: Ed Baker)
Description: TBD
Rated: TBD
Tickets: $15 suggested donation
[Wichita State Musical Theatre Company]
Date: April 18, 19, 20
Location: Welsbacher Black Box Theatre
Presented by: Wichita State Musical Theatre Company (Faculty Mentor: Amy Baker Schwiethale)
Description: TBD
Rated: TBD
Tickets: $15 suggested donation
Christmas Dish
Date: April 5th - 6th @ 7:30 PM
Location: Welsbacher Black Box Theatre
Director: Bret Jones
Description: Two people are secretly romantically interested in one another. They agree to share Christmas dinner together, just as friends, because a family holiday isn’t going to happen and all of their other friends are already busy.
Rated: TBD
Tickets: $15; 1 free WSU student ticket with ID
Musical Theatre 1st Year Major Showcase
Date: April 21st @ 2:00 PM
Location: Litwin Theatre, Heskett Dance Studios
Director: Amy Baker Schwiethale
Description: A musical theatre showcase comprised of both 1st year freshmen and transfer Musical Theatre majors.
Rated: TBD
Tickets: $10 suggested donation
Wichita Contemporary Dance Theatre
Date: April 25th - 27th @ 7:00 PM / April 28th @ 2:00 PM
Location: Wilner Auditorium
Director: Mina Estrada
Description: An evening of new dance including works by WSU faculty and guest artist Darrell Grand Moultrie (Conniosseur Series).
Rated: TBD
Tickets: $20, $18, $12 - 1 free WSU student ticket with ID
Dance Informal Showing
Date: May 2nd @ 5:00 PM
Location: Wilner Auditorium
Director: Mina Estrada
Description: End of semester celebration of all dance classes.
Rated: PG
Tickets: FREE EVENT