The time is here for the big reveal!
Annoncing out 2022-2023 Main Stage Season!
See below to get excited for the shows that have been selected.
Anne of Green Gables
Directed by Raina Ames
Co-Winner of the Anna Zornio Children's Theatre Award
Eleven-year-old Anne Shirley has never known a real home. Since her parents' deaths, she's bounced around to foster homes and orphanages. When she is sent by mistake to live with Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert at the snug white farmhouse called Green Gables, she wants to stay forever. But Anne is not the sturdy boy Matthew and Marilla were expecting.
She's a mischievous, talkative redheaded girl with a fierce temper, who tumbles into one scrape after another. Anne is not like anybody else, the Cuthberts agree; she is special, a girl with an enormous imagination. All she's ever wanted is to belong somewhere. And the longer she stays at Green Gables, the harder it is for anyone to imagine life without her.
Bye Bye Birdie
Book by Michael Stewart
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Lee Adams
Originally Produced by Edward Padula
A musical inspired by the phenomenon of Elvis Presley and his draft notice into the Army, from composer Charles Strouse.
Story:
Conrad Birdie has been drafted to the army. As a farewell, the rock and roll star is scheduled to sing Albert Peterson's "One Last Kiss" and kiss a girl from Sweet Apple, Ohio live on the Ed Sullivan Show. However, Conrad's hip-thrusting makes more than one man in town uncomfortable, many of whom attempt to stop the show from happening.
University Prize Plays Workshop
Directed by Students, Designed by Students, Performed by Students
The John C. Edwards University Prize Plays Workshop (UPPW) is a 2-week new play development opportunity awarded to original students works directed and performed by students in a night of public staged readings. This award was originally dedicated by actor, writer, director, producer Mike O'Malley '88, ("Snowpiercer," "Yes Dear" and "Glee"), in honor of Professor John C. Edwards.
ROE
by Lisa Loomer
Directed by David Kaye
Conceived in a pizza parlor and argued in the highest court in the land, 1973’s Roe v. Wade legalized abortion—and is hotly debated still today. The complex young women behind the trial—attorney Sarah Weddington and plaintiff Norma McCorvey (“Jane Roe”)—embark upon separate journeys that mirror the current polarization over the landmark decision. Shocking, humorous and “full of nuance and complexity" (NPR), Roe illuminates the heart and passion that each side has for their cause.
2023 Spring Dance Concert
Choreographed by; Assaf Bencherit, Gay Nardone, Mary Beth Marino, Susan Endrizzi
Every year the UNH Dance Company presents two acts of dance. One act is a ballet, sometimes new, sometimes based on classic choreography. The second act is a piece composed of Jazz and Tap styles as well as including Aerial Dance.
Songs for a New World
Music and Lyrics by JASON ROBERT BROWN
Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre, New York City, 1995 (Kyle Renick, Artistic Director)
This contemporary song cycle weaves characters and history together, illuminating the timelessness of self-discovery.
It's about one moment. It's about hitting the wall and having to make a choice... or take a stand... or turn around and go back. These are the stories and characters of today, the Songs for a New World. The first musical from Tony Award winner, Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Bridges of Madison County), this moving collection of powerful songs examines life, love and the choices that we make.
Matthew Three Horn
by Adam Eugene Hurst
Directed by Raina Ames
Matthew is like any normal monster. He enjoys reading books, playing baseball, eating sandwiches. When his family moves to a new town, he's very excited to go to school and make some friends. Unfortunately, nothing goes according to plan as Thrash, the school bully, quickly teaches Matthew that he and his third horn make him not so normal after all. This play is not only about embracing the fact that we're all different, but about the fact that we should celebrate those differences together.
