Past Seasons
The Theatre and Dance Program at Saint Louis University produces four main stage productions each year. Student artists form the company and production team, mentored by expert faculty and staff. This year marks the 78th season of theatre productions at SLU.
2023-24
- Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones
- Our Town by Thornton Wilder
- Dreaming of Lear, a devised work by Lucy Cashion in collaboration with Prison Performing Arts
- Dreamscape, a dance concert of original works
Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones, directed by Nancy Bell, October 2023
2022-23
- The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol, adaptation by Lucy Cashion and Benjamin Hopkins
- Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
- The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe
- Clue: The Musical book by Peter DePietro, music by Galen Blum, Wayne Barker, and Vinnie Martucci, lyrics by Tom Chiodo, based on the Parker Brothers' Board Game
The Government Inspector
Directed by Lucy Cashion, October 2022
2021-22
- This is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan
- A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
- The Rimers of Eldritch by Lanford Wilson
- Emergence: Dance Concert, featuring a collection of new works choreographed and performed by SLU Dance Students
This is Our Youth directed by Tom Martin, October 2021
2020-21
- The Diary of a Madman by Nikolai Gogol, a film adapted by Lucy Cashion and Cast
- The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, a Radio Drama Adaptation
- Seeing Other People, a New Musical by Colin Healy, presented virtually as a Cast Album
- Moving Through This Moment, a Virtual Dance Concert Film
Seeing Other People cast album directed by Stephanie Tennill, April 2021
2019-20
- Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
- Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire
- St. Joan of Arc by Saint Louis University students in collaboration with Prison Performing Arts
Twelfth Night directed by Nancy Bell, October 2019
2018-19
- Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl
- The Crucible by Arthur Miller
- The Misanthrope by Molière
- Godspell by John-Michael Tebelak, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Eurydice directed by Tom Martin, October 2018
2017-18
- Antigone by Sophocles, Adapted by Lucy Cashion and Prison Performing Arts
- The Merchant Of Venice by William Shakespeare
- Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco
- Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson by Alex Timbers, Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman
Antigone directed by Lucy Cashion, October 2017
2016-17
- Distracted by Lisa Loomer
- Arcadia by Tom Stoppard
- Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson
- Monster by Neal Bell
Distracted directed by Nancy Bell, October 2016
2015-16
- Trash Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Adapted by Lucy Cashion
- Crimes Of The Heart by Beth Henley
- The Dead by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey
- The Importance Of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Trash Macbeth directed by Lucy Cashion, October 2015
2014-15
- Bus Stop by William Inge
- She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen
- Rumors by Neil Simon
- As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Bus Stop directed by Sarah Whitney, October 2014
2013-14
- Playhouse Creatures by April De Angelis
- A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shrevelov, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
- Middletown by Will Eno
- Medea by Euripides, Adapted by Robinson Jeffers
2012-13
- Wonder of the World by David Lindsay-Abair
- Radium Girls by D. W. Gregory
- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by Rachel Scheinkin, Music and Lyrics by William Finn
- Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
2011-12
- The Secret In The Wings by Mary Zimmerman
- Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward
- Bat Boy: The Musical by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming, Music and Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe
- Vinegar Tom by Caryl Churchill