2021 - 2022 Season
The Book Club Play
Written by Karen Zacarias
Directed by Ashley Galan
University Theatre
Loads of laughter and literature collide in this smart hit comedy about books and the people who love them. Ana is a Type A personality who lives in a letter-perfect world with an adoring husband, the perfect job and her greatest passion: Book Club. But when her cherished group becomes the focus of a documentary film, their intimate discussions about life and literature take a turn for the hilarious in front of the inescapable camera lens.
Add a provocative new member along with some surprising new book titles, and these six friends are bound for pandemonium. Sprinkled with fun theatrical references to documentaries and novels galore from Moby Dick and Age of Innocence to Twilight and The Da Vinci Code, this buoyant comedy on contemporary culture will have everyone laughing…and reflecting. The Book Club Play is a delightful play about life, love, literature and the side-splitting results when friends start reading between the lines.
So You Can Look Ahead
Written and directed by guest artist Ed Morgan
Studio Theatre
New York City, 1932. A time of social upheaval and anti-immigrant fervor. A young couple's marriage is thrown into turmoil over a pregnant immigrant girl, a prestigious job and the powerful eugenics movement. A little-known chapter of American history that resonates today.
Edward Morgan's new drama has had readings sponsored by Regent's University, London and Gedenkort T-4 in Berlin, the Baltimore Playwrights Festival and HRC Showcase Theatre, NY.
Fall & Recovery: Faculty Dance Concert
University Theatre
Fall & Recovery 2021, the LU Department of Theatre & Dance's annual fall faculty concert, was held in the University Theatre on November 19th through 20th. The mainstage performance featured new, creative works by the LUTD dance faculty and guest artist Micaela Moreno from SETX Folklorico.
They were also joined by guest performers from the dance program at San Jacinto Community College-South Campus under the direction of Jamie Williams. The performance included ballet folklorico, aerial silks, ballet, modern, and a variety of contemporary dance styles performed by the LUTD student company and guests.
Whale Music
Written by Anthony Minghella
Directed by Joel Grothe
Studio Theatre
An acutely sensitive, moving portrayal of the lives of a group of women which reflects the attitudes and feelings of women today, depicted in a series of settings which flow gently into each other. Caroline, pregnant by one of her boyfriends, escapes to her seaside birthplace where she is visited by friends.
The reaction of these women to each other whilst awaiting the birth is sympathetically told and we become totally involved in the heights and depths of their collective emotions and thoughts.
Split
Written by Allison Moore
Directed by Alan Brincks
Studio Theatre
In a sport where pushing past a body's limits sometimes isn't enough, runner Jake trains for the race that could put his dream in motion—despite mounting financial pressures and familial sacrifice.
Meanwhile, factory worker Lisa feels life accelerate as she discovers her daughter's amazing gift of speed. On your mark, get set...
Dance Unleashed
University Theatre
Dance Unleashed featured the performers pushing boundaries and bringing new ideas to the table for people to enjoy and relate to. The performance included different genres of dance including aerial skills, modern, contemporary, tap, jazz, ballroom and ballet.
Guest Artist Shani Deiouf choreographed and presented West African Dance and Drumming.