2016-2017 Season

Donnell-Theatre-BGSU8800-seats

BGSU Theatre Department 2016-2017

Mainstage Season

Evelyn in Purgatory

Poster for Evelyn in Purgatory

Evelyn in Purgatory

by Topher Payne

October 20, 21, 22 and 27, 28, and 29 at 8 p.m.

October 22, 23, & 29 at 2 p.m.

Eva Marie Saint Theatre

The Wolfe Center for the Arts

On the campus of Bowing Green State University

When complaints are filed against New York City school teachers, they are sent to a Reassignment Center where they wait, sometimes for over a year, for their cases to be reviewed.  This dramatic comedy has been called The Breakfast Club for teachers.  Directed by Cynthia Stroud.

The Drowsy Chaperone

Poster for The Drowsy Chaperone

The Drowsy Chaperone

A Musical within a Comedy
Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison

November 17-20, 2016

Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre

The Wolfe Center for the Arts

A masterful meta-musical, poking fun at the characters and situations that became hallmarks of musical theatre in the 20's and 30's.  Directed by Michael Ellison

The Penelopiad

Poster for The Penelopiad containing a stylized woman on an ocean background

This dark, sly, and funny. this ensemble piece is an imaginative revision of Homer's Odyssey, placing Odysseus's wife, Penelope, at the center of the action. Directed by Sara Chambers

Twelfth Night

Poster for Twelfth Night containing a woman posed in a boxing outfit

Twelfth Night

By William Shakespeare

April 20-22 at 8 p.m.

April 22-23 at 2 p.m.

Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre

Wolfe Center for the Arts

Separated twins, disguises and misplaced love.  The play concerns love in all its excesses, the madness and pain it brings, as well as its restorative power.  Directed by Jonathan Chambers

Updated: 03/06/2023 12:46PM