ALICE IN WONDERLAND PSU School of Theatre

Audio Described: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 2:00 pm, Playhouse Theatre

A combination of the well-known stories of Lewis Carroll–Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-glass and What Alice Found There–this production looks at the indelible themes of change, growth, desire, status, societal rules, and loss of innocence, as we unravel the mystery of the human psyche through a highly physical and metaphoric trip down the rabbit hole. PG-13

Please call Josie Kantner to order tickets at 814-238-0132 by April 12, 2025.

LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST, THE MUSICAL

Audio Described: Saturday, April 12, 2025, 2:00 pm, Pavilion Theatre

This musical adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy—filled with romance, revelry and enchanting music—brings together the language of the bard with a fresh contemporary pop-rock score. The King and his best buds decide at their five-year college reunion to swear off the joys of women. But when four cute, clever girls from their past show up, they’re forced to reconsider all of that nonsense! Smart, sexy, outrageous, and irreverent, Love's Labour's Lost is a madcap celebration of true love and coming of age.

Please call Josie Kantner to order tickets at 814-238-0132 by March 29, 2025.

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING PSU School of Theater

Audio Described: Monday, March 3, 2025, 7:30 pm, Playhouse Theatre

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying centers on a young window-cleaner, J. Pierrepont Finch, who begins a meteoric rise from the mail room to Vice President of Advertising at the World-Wide Wicket Company. Finch's unorthodox and morally questionable business practices jeopardize not only his career but also his romance with Secretary Rosemary Pilkington.

Please call Josie Kantner to order tickets at 814-238-0132 by Feb 17, 2025.

URINETOWN

Sunday, February 2, 2025, 2:00 pm at the State College Area High School Performing Arts Center

A hilarious satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theater itself.

Please call Josie Kantner to order tickets at 814-238-0132 by Jan 19, 2025.

CHARLES DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Audio-described December 18, 2:00 pm AND December 19, 7:30 pm at Schwab Auditorium

Join us 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.

Please call Josie Kantner to order tickets at 814-238-0132 by Dec 4/5, 2024

CHARLES DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Audio-described December 18, 2:00 pm AND December 19, 7:30 pm at Schwab Auditorium

Join us 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.

Please call Josie Kantner to order tickets at 814-238-0132 by Dec 4/5, 2024

SWEENEY TODD Monday, November 18, 2024 7:30 pm at the Playhouse Theatre A MUSICAL THRILLER! Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd— Stephen Sondheim’s twisted story of love, revenge, and infamous meat pies! With a razor-sharp thirst for vengeance, Todd’s path converges with the cunning pie shop owner Mrs. Lovett. Together, they form a macabre partnership, crafting meat pies that satiate more than just hunger. But the relentless pursuit of justice takes a turn as Todd’s razor weaves a chilling narrative.

Please call Josie Kantner to order tickets at 814-238-0132 by Oct. 28, 2024.

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN

Saturday, October 19, 2024 2:00 pm at the Pavilion Theatre

At a rural high school in Georgia, a group of lively teens are studying The Crucible while navigating young love, sex ed, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny, this comedy captures a generation in midtransformation, running on pop music, optimism, and fury, writing their own coming of age story.

Please call Josie Kantner to order tickets at 814-238-0132 by Oct. 5, 2024.

TINA! – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL

Sun, Oct 6, 2024, 7:30 pm at Eisenhower Auditorium

TINA—THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL is the triumphant story of the Queen of Rock and Roll set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits! The show presents Tina’s journey against all odds to become one of the world’s most beloved artists of all time. Featuring her much-loved songs, the musical is written by Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright Katori Hall.

Please call Josie Kantner to order tickets at 814-238-0132 by Sept 22, 2024

CHANTICLEER, SING JOYFULLY

Thurs, Sept 26, 2024, 7:30 pm at Eisenhower Auditorium

Chanticleer’s repertoire is rooted in the Renaissance, but throughout its forty-six years, the ensemble has continued to push boundaries to include a range of classical, gospel, jazz, popular music, and new commissions and arrangements. The program Sing Joyfully explores the ensemble’s mastery of its repertoire with performances of motets by William Byrd and Heinrich Isaac; folk songs like “Shenandoah” and “Calling My Children Home”; settings of the jazz standards “Blue Skies” and “Lost in the Stars”; as well as contemporary arrangements of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” and Queen’s “Somebody to Love.”

Please call Josie Kantner to order tickets at 814-238-0132 by Sept 12, 2024

Bernarda Alba: Sunday, April 14, 2024, 2 PM, PSU Centre Stage
Penn State Downtown Theatre at Beaver Ave and Allen St.
RESERVE TICKETS by March 31, 2024 by calling the SLSG office at 814-238-0132.

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.

TARTUFFE: Saturday, March 23, 2024, 7:30 PM
Pavilion Theatre on the Penn State Campus
RESERVE TICKETS BY MARCH 7TH, 2024

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.

URINETOWN: Saturday, February 24, 2024, 7:30 PM
Playhouse Theatre on the Penn State Campus
RESERVE TICKETS BY FEBRUARY 8TH, 2024

A musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself.

PIRATES OF PENZANCE: February 4, 2024, 2:00 PM
State College Area High School Thespians, SCAHS Auditorium
RESERVE TICKETS BY JANUARY 19th, 2024

According to Wikipedia, The Pirates of Penzance, by Gilbert and Sullivan, is a comic opera in two acts. 

“The story concerns Frederic, who, having completed his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship to a band of tender-hearted pirates. He meets a daughter, Mabel of Major-General Stanley, and the two young people fall instantly in love. Frederic soon learns, however, that he was born on the 29th of February, and so, technically, he has a birthday only once each leap year. His indenture specifies that he remain apprenticed to the pirates until his "twenty-first birthday", meaning that he must serve for another 63 years. Bound by his own sense of duty, Frederic's only solace is that Mabel agrees to wait for him faithfully.”

CHARLES DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL Special School of Theatre and Centre Stage Event: Playhouse Theatre at Penn State Thursday, December 21st at 7:30 pm. Join us 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 of Theatre’s faculty, along with students and members of the community in a truly unique Town and Gown event for the holiday season. Please reserve tickets through the SLSG (814-238-0132) by DECEMBER 7, 2023

BONNETS: HOW LADIES OF GOOD BREEDING ARE INDUCED TO MURDER - Centre Stage, Pavilion Theatre at Penn State. 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. Saturday, December 2 at 2 pm. Please reserve tickets through the SLSG (814-238-0132) by November 15, 2023. NOTE: This production contains adult language and violence.

COME FROM AWAY (MUSICAL) – Center for the Performing Arts, Eisenhower Auditorium at Penn State CONSULT THE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS WEBPAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION as it becomes available at https://cpa.psu.edu/allevents . Tuesday, November 7th at 7:30 pm. RESERVE TICKETS through the SLSG office (814-238-0132) ASAP BUT NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 24th. THIS WILL BE A VERY POPULAR SHOW.

Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 - Centre Stage, the Playhouse Theatre at Penn State, present the musical “..The Great Comet”. A musical by David Malloy, Directed and Choreographed by Christine O’Grady, this musical is a fanciful retelling of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace…this electropop opera gives musical flair to this classic work of literature. Sunday, October 29th at 2:00 pm. Please reserve tickets through the SLSG office (814-238-0132) by October 15, 2023.

HIT THE WALL – CENTRE STAGE at the Pavilion Theater at Penn State presents Hit the Wall. Written by Ike Holter and directed by Robert W. Schneider, Hit the Wall tells the story of the historic Stonewall Riots with a spirit of rebellion and self-affirmation. Saturday, October 7th at 2 pm. Please reserve tickets through the SLSG (814-238-0132) by September 23, 2023.

The Centre for the Performing Arts presents BLUEY’S BIG PLAY, the Stage Show , (a children’s play). When Dad feels like a little bit of Sunday afternoon time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans. Join them as they pull out all of the games and cleverness at their disposal to get Dad off that bean bag. Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy Award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm and new music by Bluey composer Joff Bush. At the Eisenhower Auditorium at Penn State, Thursday Sept.7, 2023 at 6:30pm. Please reserve tickets through the SLSG (814-238-0132) by August 24, 2023.

The Sock and Buskin Theatre Company presents Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, at the Boal Barn Playhouse in a special preview performance for the SLSG audio-description users on Saturday, September 6th, 2023 at 7:30 PM.. After a local woman is murdered, the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It soon becomes clear that the killer is among them, and the seven strangers grow increasingly suspicious of one another. A police detective, arriving on skis, interrogates the suspects: the newlyweds running the house; a spinster with a curious background; an architect who seems better equipped to be a chef; a retired Army major; a strange little man who claims his car has overturned in a drift; and a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone. When a second murder takes place, tensions and fears escalate. This record-breaking murder mystery features a brilliant surprise finish from Dame Agatha Christie, the foremost mystery writer of her time. Please reserve tickets through the SLSG office (814-238-0132) by August 26, 2023.

The State College Community Theatre presents The Blitz Sisters, a play about three women who, with their sons, live through the Blitz in London during World War II. Their story showcases how the uncertainty of war affected everyone during this time. At the Boal Barn Playhouse, Aug. 11, 2023 at 7:30 pm. Please reserve tickets through the SLSG (814-238-0132) by Aug 4, 2023.

EMILIA - Centre Stage, The Pavilion Theatre at Penn State.

Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, at 2:00 pm. RESERVE TICKETS BY APRIL 8TH, 2023

Four hundred years ago, Emilia Bassano wanted her voice to be heard. It wasn't. Could she have been the 'Dark Lady' of Shakespeare’s sonnets? What of her own poetry? Why was her story erased from history? (Wikipedia)

Emilia is a play inspired by the life of the 17th century poet and feminist. 400 years ago, Emilia Bassano wanted her voice to be heard. It wasn’t. Her story is still our story. Emilia and her sisters reach out to us across the centuries with passion, fury, laughter and song. Listen to them. Let them inspire and unite us. Times are finally changing. Not fast enough. It’s up to you. We are all Emilia.

Stand up alongside her and be counted.

TO ORDER TICKETS CALL 814 238-0132. RESERVE TICKETS BY APRIL 8TH, 2023.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF – Centre for the Performing Arts Eisenhower Auditorium at Penn State

Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 at 7:30 pm

Audiences across North America are toasting a new production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Rich with musical hits you know and love, including “Tradition,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” and “To Life,” FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is the heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, love and laughter. Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher and the team behind South Pacific and The King and I bring afresh and authentic vision to this beloved theatrical masterpiece from Tony winner Joseph Stein and Pulitzer Prize winners Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. Featuring a talented cast, lavish orchestra, and stunning movement and dance from Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, based on the original staging by Jerome Robbins, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF will introduce a new generation to the uplifting celebration that raises its cup to joy! To love! To life!

TO ORDER TICKETS CALL 814 238-0132, RESERVE TICKETS EARLY BUT BY APRIL 4TH, 2023 AT THE LATEST

Hello, Dolly! is a 1964 musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart. The musical follows the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi, a strong-willed matchmaker, as she travels to Yonkers, New York, to find a match for the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. The show has become one of the most enduring musical theater hits, with four Broadway revivals and international success. It was also made into the 1969 film Hello, Dolly by 20th Century Fox, Hello, Dolly! which won three Academy Awards, including Best Score of a Musical Picture and was nominated in four other categories, including Best Picture at the 42nd Academy Awards. (Wikipedia)

Hello, Dolly! is a happy combination of a favorite stage plot, a title role full of comical opportunities, and eleven enjoyable musical numbers. The comedic nature of the show and the toe-tapping songs will keep you entertained through the whole production! The State College Area HIgh School Performing Arts Center, Sunday, April 2nd, 2023, at 2:00 pm. RESERVE TICKETS BY MARCH 19TH, 2023.

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by James Lapine, Directed by Rick Lombardo

Does “Happily Ever After” really exist? The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests.A Baker and his wife, Cinderella, Jack, Little Red Riding Hood, and even the Witch all wish for something, but they must learn the responsibility that comes with getting what you want in this Tony Award-winning musical. his show takes “a look at the darker--grimmer--side of fairy tales in dealing with the themes of communal responsibility, the importance of showing consideration to others, and the values we pass on to our children.” (Stanley Green). Centre Stage, the Playhouse Theatre at Penn State. Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 7:30 PM. RESERVE TICKETS BY FEBRUARY 28, 2023.

RENT: Centre Stage at the Pennsylvania State University presents the musical RENT at the Pavilion Theatre. Rent has become a part of us forever. With its inspiring message of joy and hope in the face of fear, this timeless celebration of friendship and creativity reminds us to measure our lives with the only thing that truly matters – love. AD available at the Saturday, Dec. 3, 2pm matinee only. Please reserve your spot by Nov, 19th.

CABARET: Centre Stage presents this award-winning musical about following your heart while the world loses its way, at the Playhouse Theatre at Penn State. Hear some of the most memorable songs in musical theatre history, including “Cabaret”, “Willkommen” and “Maybe This Time”. Leave your troubles outside – life is beautiful at the Cabaret. AD is available at the Nov.5, 2pm matinee only. Please reserve your spot by Oct. 22nd.

THE FANTASTICKS: The State College Community Theatre presents this romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. AD available at the Sunday, Oct 16, 2pm performance only, at the Tussey Mountain Lodge. Please reserve your spot by Oct.2, 2022.