Current Season
Check out all that the School of Theatre and Dance is doing for the 2023-24 Season!
September 2023
Ride the Cyclone
Music, Book, and Lyrics by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond
Directed by Clareann Despain
Choreography by Sean McDonald
Music Direction by Latoya McCormick-Hutchinson
A USF Theatre Musical Production
Thursday Sept 28th through Saturday Sept 30th at 7:30pm
Sunday Oct 1st at 3pm
USF Theatre 2
Tampa Campus
In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian
chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they
awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a
prize like no other — the chance to return to life. A funny, moving look at what makes
a life well-lived!
Admission is FREE for the College of The Arts 2023-2024 Event Season!
This is a pre-approved event for students pursuing the Global Citizen Award.
Admission is FREE and tickets will be available at the door for College of The Arts: Music, Theatre, and Dance events on a first-come, first-served basis. The lobby will open 1 hour prior to the event, and the doors will open approximately 30 minutes before the performance. Please arrive ahead of time to ensure your ticket as seating is limited.
The free tickets will be given out individually. Each patron will be given one ticket.
It is fundamental to the University of South Florida’s mission to support an environment where divergent ideas, theories, and philosophies can be openly exchanged and critically evaluated. Consistent with these principles, this musical may involve presentation of ideas that you find uncomfortable, disagreeable, or even offensive. You may judge the characters. In fact, you’re supposed to. You might find them wanting. Humans often are.
October 2023
Dance Legacies
A part of the Thank You, Ten Initiative
Tuesday October 10th at 7:30pm
USF Theatre 1
Tampa Campus
A performance devoted to celebrating the USF alumni teaching the next generation of dance artists.
More information coming soon!
Fall Dance Concert
A USF Dance Production
Thursday Oct 26th through Saturday Sept 28th at 7:30pm
Sunday Oct 29th at 3pm
USF Theatre 1
Tampa Campus
DanceUSF is excited to showcase our students’ talent and skill in this Fall Dance
Concert. Investigating themes that include reality versus dreams, DanceUSF faculty
choreographers – Andee Scott, Andrew Carroll, John Parks, Sadie Lehmker, and Michael
Foley - will present newly devised works performed by USF dance students in this fall
production.
Admission is FREE for the College of The Arts 2023-2024 Event Season!
November 2023
Life is a Dream
Written by Calderon de la Barca
English version by Roy Campbell
Directed by Dora Arreola
A USF Theatre Production
Thursday Nov 16th through Saturday Nov 18th at 7:30pm
Sunday Nov 19th at 3pm
USF Theatre 2
Tampa Campus
An eclipse. A mother's death. A terrifying prophecy: the newborn Prince will be a
tyrant that kills his own father. The king hides his son away in a prison to prevent
the oracle's promise. But in doing so, is he actually the cause of the prince's tyrannical
nature? One of the greatest works from the Spanish Golden Age in a new staging by
professor Dora Arreola asks if it is nature or nurture that make us who we are.
Admission is FREE for the College of The Arts 2023-2024 Event Season!
Resonance
Fall 2023 BFA Dance Senior Showcase
A USF Dance Production
Monday Nov 27th at 7:30pm
USF Theatre 1
Tampa Campus
Join half of the BFA in Dance Seniors as they share their Fall senior projects. Each
work represents the students’ choreographic vision. Join us to see the stunning, inventive
work that these emerging dance artists have created. And come back on Tuesday for
the second showcase (Reverberation) featuring additional new works by the rest of
the Dance BFA senior class!
Admission is FREE for the College of The Arts 2023-2024 Event Season!
Reverberation
Fall 2023 BFA Dance Senior Showcase
A USF Dance Production
Tuesday Nov 28th at 7:30pm
USF Theatre 1
Tampa Campus
Join half of the BFA in Dance Seniors as they share their Fall senior projects. Each
work represents the students’ choreographic vision. Join us to see the stunning, inventive
work that these emerging dance artists have created. And make sure to attend the first
showcase (Resonance) on Monday night that features additional new works by the rest
of the Dance BFA senior class!
Admission is FREE for the College of The Arts 2023-2024 Event Season!
January 2024
Jeté 5K!
Saturday, January 27th in the morning.
USF Tampa Campus
Jeté 5K! fundraiser run will benefit the students of the School of Theatre and Dance by raising funds to support performance and production costs and student travel through a fun celebratory event for the whole family. The 2024 Jeté 5K! event will be held on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at the USF Tampa Campus Arts Complex. Learn more here.
February 2024
In the Blood
Written by Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Erica Sutherlin
A USF Theatre Production
Thursday Feb 15th through Saturday Feb 17th at 7:30pm
Sunday Feb 18th at 3pm
USF Theatre 2
Tampa Campus
In this modern-day riff on The Scarlet Letter, Hester La Negrita, a homeless mother
of five, lives with her kids on the tough streets of the inner city. Her eldest child
is teaching her how to read and write, but the letter “A” is, so far, the only letter
she knows. While Hester’s kids fill her life with joy—lovingly comical moments amid
the harsh world of poverty—is that enough to surmount the circumstances set against
her?
Admission is FREE for the College of The Arts 2023-2024 Event Season!
Spring Dance Concert
A USF Dance Production
Thursday Feb 29th through Saturday March 2nd at 7:30pm
Sunday March 3rd at 3pm
USF Theatre 1
Tampa Campus
DanceUSF is excited to showcase our students’ talent and skill in this Spring Dance
Concert. Investigating themes that include reality versus dreams, DanceUSF faculty
choreographers – Bliss Kohlmyer, Jeanne Travers and Paula Nunez - will present newly
devised works performed by USF dance students in this fall production. Additionally,
world-renowned contemporary choreographer Kate Weare will set a new work on the USF
dancers for its world-premiere in this production.
Admission is FREE for the College of The Arts 2023-2024 Event Season!
April 2024
AS YOU LIKE IT
A Musical Adaptation of William Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT
Adapted by Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery
Music and Lyrics by Shaina Taub
A USF Theatre Musical Production
Thursday April 18th through Saturday April 20th at 7:30pm
Sunday April 21st at 3pm
USF Theatre 2
Tampa Campus
Named one of The New York Times' Best Shows of 2017, As You Like It is an immersive
dream-like tale of faithful friends, feuding families and lovers in disguise.
Forced from their homes, Orlando, Duke Senior, his daughter Rosalind and niece Celia
escape to the Forest of Arden, a fantastical place of transformation, where all are
welcomed and embraced. Lost amidst the trees, the refugees find community and acceptance
under the stars.
Supported by the USF BRIT Program
Admission is FREE for the College of The Arts 2023-2024 Event Season!
Resonance
Spring 2024 BFA Dance Senior Showcase
A USF Dance Production
Wednesday April 24th at 7:30pm
USF Theatre 1
Tampa Campus
Join half of the BFA in Dance Seniors as they share their Spring senior projects.
Each work represents the students’ choreographic vision. Join us to see the stunning,
inventive work that these emerging dance artists have created. And come back on Thursday
for the second showcase (Reverberation) featuring additional new works by the rest
of the Dance BFA senior class!
Admission is FREE for the College of The Arts 2023-2024 Event Season!
Reverberation
Spring 2024 BFA Dance Senior Showcase
A USF Dance Production
Thursday April 25th at 7:30pm
USF Theatre 1
Tampa Campus
Join half of the BFA in Dance Seniors as they share their Fall senior projects. Each
work represents the students’ choreographic vision. Join us to see the stunning, inventive
work that these emerging dance artists have created. And make sure to attend the first
showcase (Resonance) on Wednesday night that features ten additional new works by
the rest of the Dance BFA senior class!
Admission is FREE for the College of The Arts 2023-2024 Event Season!
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