Events and Productions
2024-2025 Mainstage Season
Fall 2024
Astronots, by Mora V. Harris, directed by Laura Smiley
In the very near future, billionaire C.E.O Alston Garth invites four lucky contest winners to ride with him on a quick scenic orbit around the Earth in an unmanned craft. But when Alston reveals he has a larger adventure in store, the passengers are determined to reverse the ship’s course before they languish away in a metallic tube full of strangers. The outcome may look bleak, but Alston assures them he didn’t select anyone who wasn’t ready to leave the Earth behind...And all billionaires are geniuses, right?
Performances will be October 18, 19, 22, and 23 at 7:30pm; and October 20 at 2pm in the Stoner Black Box Theater. Tickets will be available at www.sru.edu/tickets.
Alice by Heart, by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, directed by Aaron Galligan-Stierle
From the Tony® and Grammy® award-winning creators of Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, and co-written by Jessie Nelson (Waitress), Alice by Heart is a touching musical inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
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.
Performances will be November 21, 22, and 23 at 7:30pm and November 24 at 2pm in the Performing Arts Center, Miller Theater. Tickets will be available at www.sru.edu/tickets.
Spring 2025
Performances will be February 28, March 1, 3, and 4 at 7:30pm; and March 2 at 2pm in the Stoner Black Box Theater. Tickets will be available at www.sru.edu/tickets.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, based on the novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens, directed by Burton Tedesco.
Winner of the 2013 Tony Award® for Best Play. 15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world.
Performances will be April 18, 19, 21, and 22 at 7:30pm in the Performing Arts Center, Miller Theater. Tickets will be available at www.sru.edu/tickets.