DePauw Theatre
About DePauw Theatre
DePauw Theatre students use the unique advantages of the liberal arts environment to craft individualized paths to a professional life in the arts. Faculty are active playwrights, actors, directors, designers and scholars, and the foundational training in the classroom and on our stages gets fleshed out with internships, study abroad opportunities and summer work. All DePauw Theatre students are encouraged to pursue their calling and are guided in that effort. We offer unique experiences for students to be able to work their way up to design, produce, and direct on our main stage seasons, in addition to performance opportunities that have no graduate students competing for roles. DePauw Theatre produces four mainstage productions each year, including musicals. There are 2-3 student productions each year, a festival of original plays each semester, an improv/sketch comedy troupe, and insomniac theatre. Cooperative arrangements with the School of Music, the Art Department, and Creative Writing program offer additional creative training for the growing artist.
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Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Thursday–Saturday, September 24-26 at 7:30 p.m. From the mind of Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 is an electropop, Regency-punk, operatic styling of romantic Tolstoy characters from War and Peace. “Napoleon’s Comet” was visible to the naked eye in 1811-1812, and was feared to have Tickets will be available two weeks before opening night online or at the Green Center for Performing Arts box office one hour before each performance. NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com |
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The Importance of Being Earnest Thursday–Saturday, November 5–7 at 7:30 p.m. Dive into the dazzling world of Victorian high society with Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, a witty and satirical masterpiece that turns social norms on their head. Filled with sharp dialogue, absurd situations, and unforgettable characters, this play is a timeless delight that proves there's nothing more important than being earnest—or is there? Tickets will be available two weeks before opening night online or at the Green Center for Performing Arts box office one hour before each performance. |
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Improvaganza!
Directed by Guest Director Will Pfaffenberger Thursday–Saturday, March 11-13 at 7:30 p.m. Under the direction of DePauw alum Will Pfaffenberger, DePauw students exercise their improvisational skills in a collection of never-seen-before scenes that promise off-the-cuff wit and daring hilarity. Join in the fun as our students make theatre from the ground up! Will Pfaffenberger ('04) has been professionally writing, performing, and producing comedy since 2004. He got his start in broadcast on the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom Show and on stage with ComedySportz Indianapolis. Since then, he has co-founded the Indianapolis renowned sketch and improv groups Fun Dumpster, Three Dollar Bill Comedy, and Dudesical, performed on many radio shows and comedy stages in the city, and is currently a personality and producer of the market's top morning radio show - The Smiley Morning Show on 99.5 WZPL. |
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MACBETH Thursday–Saturday, April 22–24 at 7:30 p.m. Something wicked this way comes... A new imagining of Shakespeare's classic tale of ambition, murder, remorse, and reckoning. Loosely inspired by real events from the 11th century CE, Shakespeare's tragedy charts the path to ruin even a rational person might travel when overtaken by an unquenchable thirst for power. Steeped in greed and betrayal, Macbeth explores the brutal costs of giving in to one's own capacity for violence for a chance at pre-ordained greatness. Tickets will be available two weeks before opening night online or at the Green Center for Performing Arts box office one hour before each performance. |
Past Alumni in Theatre
Alex Diaz '13
Practice rooted in theory is one of the strongest things DePauw Theatre offers its students. This allowed me to compose music for entire shows and talk about the sound design with fellow colleagues, professors and visiting scholars.
Kevin Bunge '10
At DePauw all you need is drive in order to tackle the most challenging and rewarding artistic projects. DePauw's faculty and staff are willing to guide any student in using all of the amazing resources the department has to offer. All you need is the passion to create new and challenging work on stage.
Lindsay Bartlett '07
DePauw Theatre gives you all the skills and knowledge you need to work in theatre. Plus it teaches you that these skills can be applicable in other ways. Currently, I am the Artistic Director of 20% Theatre Company, an all women's theatre company in Chicago.