Current Season
Check out all that the School of Theatre and Dance is doing for the 2025-26 Season!
Season Question for Mainstage Productions:
How do individual, social, cultural, and philosophical factors interact to shape a person’s identity and sense of self?
October 2025
Alice by Heart - Fall Musical
Thursday Oct 2nd through Saturday Oct 4th at 7:30pm
Sunday Oct 5th at 2pm
USF Theatre 2 , Tampa Campus
Book by Steven Sater and Jessie Nelson
Music by Duncan Sheik
Lyrics by Steven Sater
Directed by David Valdez
Music Direction by Latoya McCormick-Hutchinson
Choreographed by Andi Garner
A USF Musical Production
In the rubble of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer’s budding teen life
is turned upside down, and she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter
in an underground tube station. When the ailing Alfred is quarantined, Alice encourages
him to escape with her into their cherished book and journey down the rabbit hole
to Wonderland.
As they travel through the tale, Alice by Heart explores the poignancy of first love,
coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. This world premiere
musical encourages us all to celebrate the transformational power of the imagination,
even in the harshest of times.
Dance Legacies 2025
Friday Oct 10th
USF Theatre 1, Tampa Campus
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Reflecting -Fall Dance Concert
Thursday Oct 23rd through Saturday Oct 25th at 7:30pm
Sunday Oct 26th at 2pm
USF Theatre 1, Tampa Campus
A USF Dance Production
DanceUSF is excited to showcase our students’ talent and skill in this Fall Dance
Concert. Investigating the question “How do individual, social, cultural, and philosophical
factors interact to shape a person’s identity and sense of self?,” DanceUSF faculty
choreographers will reflect and create newly devised works performed by USF dance
students in this production.
Featuring choreography from Jennifer Archibald, Andrew Carroll, Michael Foley, Bliss Kohlmyer, and guest artist Saar Magal.
November 2025
Gin Mummy - Fall Play
Thursday Nov 20th through Saturday Nov 22nd at 7:30pm
Sunday Nov 23rd at 2pm
USF Theatre 2, Tampa Campus
By Melissa Leilani Larson
Directed by Landon Green
A USF Theatre Production
In the tradition of great comedies of manners like The Importance of Being Earnest,
Gin Mummy by Melissa Leilani Larson is a drawing room comedy in which a young Victorian
aristocrat comes to terms with what she wants and what her family expects on the night
of her engagement party. Also, there is a mummy.
December 2025
Elysium/Eunoia - Fall 2025 BFA Dance Senior Showcases
Elysium on Monday Dec 1st at 7:30pm
Eunoia on Tuesday Dec 2nd at 7:30pm
USF Theatre 1, Tampa Campus
A USF Dance Production
Join BFA in Dance Seniors as they share their Fall BFA Senior Projects. Each work
represents the students’ choreographic vision. Join us to see the stunning, inventive
work that these emerging dance artists have created. Elysium on Monday Dec 2nd will
feature ten works from current BFA Dance seniors.
And come back on Tuesday Dec 2nd for Eunoia to see the second showcase featuring ten
additional new works by the rest of the Dance BFA senior class!
January 2026
Student Dance Production
Friday Jan 16th & Saturday Jan 17th, 2026
USF Theatre 1, Tampa Campus
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JETÉ 5K
Sunday January 25, 2026
USF Tampa Campus Arts Complex
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February 2026
Machinal - Spring Play
Thursday Feb 12th through Saturday Feb 14th at 7:30pm
Sunday Feb 15th at 2pm
USF Theatre 2, Tampa Campus
By Sophie Treadwell
Directed by Dora Arreola
Presented by The Lily Foundation
A USF Theatre Production
A young woman does everything she is told to do to succeed in 1920s America. Only
too late does she stop to ask who she is and what she wants, leading to a shocking
tragic conclusion. A masterpiece of classic American Expressionist theatre.
March 2026
REFRACTING - Spring Dance Concert
Wednesday March 4th at 7:30pm
Friday March 6th & Saturday March 7th at 7:30pm
Sunday March 8th at 2pm
USF Theatre 1, Tampa Campus
A USF Dance Production
DanceUSF is excited to showcase our students’ talent and skill in this Spring Dance
Concert. Investigating the question “How do individual, social, cultural, and philosophical
factors interact to shape a person’s identity and sense of self?,” DanceUSF faculty
choreographers will reflect and create newly devised works performed by USF dance
students in this production. Additionally, there will be a new work created by guest
choreographer Roderick George, a nationally recognized choreographer.
Featuring choreography from Jennifer Archibald, Bliss Kohlmyer, Sadie Lehmker, Jeanne Travers, and guest artist Roderick George.
April 2026
The Lightning Thief - Spring Musical
Thursday April 16th through Saturday April 18th at 7:30pm
Sunday April 19th at 2pm
Thursday April 23rd through Saturday April 25th at 7:30pm
Sunday April 26th at 2pm
USF Theatre 1, Tampa Campus
Book by Joe Tracz
Music & Lyrics by Rob Rokicki
Adapted from the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Directed by Michelle Hache
Music Direction by Latoya McCormick-Hutchinson
Supported by the USF BRIT Program
A USF Musical Theatre Production
As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly-discovered powers he
can't control, a destiny he doesn't want, and a mythology textbook's worth of monsters
on his trail. When Zeus's master lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime
suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war
between the gods. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch
the thief. He must travel to the Underworld and back; solve the riddle of the Oracle,
which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and come to terms with the father who abandoned
him. Adapted from the best-selling book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan and featuring
a thrilling original rock score, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is
an action-packed mythical adventure "worthy of the gods" (Time Out New York).
Catalysts/Dissonance – Spring 2026 BFA Dance Senior Showcases
Catalysts on Wednesday April 29th at 7:30pm
Dissonance on Thursday April 30th at 7:30pm
USF Theatre 1
Tampa Campus
A USF Dance Production
Join BFA in Dance Seniors as they share their Spring BFA Senior Projects. Each work
represents the students’ choreographic vision. Join us to see the stunning, inventive
work that these emerging dance artists have created. Catalysts on Wednesday April
29th will feature ten works from current BFA Dance seniors.
And come back on Thursday April 30th for Dissonance to see the second showcase featuring
ten additional new works by the rest of the Dance BFA senior class!
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