Current Season University Theatre
Let us entertain you with a diverse selection of live productions. Each year, our theatre students participate in various productions to gain experience and improve stage presence. They are passionate about performing/entertaining and are eager to show off their creativity for audiences.
Performances take place in Bush Theatre, Townsend Kiva, and Theatre-on-the-Side, all located close to the Bush Theatre ticket windows on the Central Michigan University Campus. For information on our smaller-scale, free, Studio Theatre and other sponsored productions, follow us on social media or visit our Events and Activities webpage.
2024-25 University Theatre Season
Summer Theatre 2024
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
By Lauren Gunderson | Directed by Keeley Stanley-Bohn
With the help of her friend Simon, a stripper named Sweetheart, and the words of The Bard, Nan tapes her abusive ex-husband, Kyle, to a chair and forces him to watch as they re-enact scenes from their painful past.
June 21 @ 7:30 p.m. | Central Michigan University, Bush Theatre
June 28 @ 7:30 p.m. | Beaver Island Community Center
July 12 @ 7:30 p.m. | The Playhouse at White Lake, Whitehall, MI
September 5 & 7 @ 7:30 p.m. | Central Michigan University, Bush Theatre
Nothin' but a Good Time: An 80s Mix Tape
Directed by Elaine DiFalco Daugherty, Music Directed by Bruce Bonnell, & Choreographed by Heather Trommer-Beardslee
Get out the hairspray and leg warmers and join us for this nostalgia-fueled music and dance journey through the 1980s with songs like: “True Colors”, “Man in the Mirror” and “I Love Rock’n’Roll”! We promise you nothin’ but a GOOD TIME!
June 22 @ 7:30 p.m. | Central Michigan University, Bush Theatre
June 29 @ 7:30 p.m. | Beaver Island Community Center
July 5 @ 7:00 p.m. | Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City, MI
Complimentary Alumni Reception 6:00 p.m. | Register Here! Space is limited. Registration Required.
July 13 @ 7:30 p.m. | The Playhouse at White Lake, Whitehall, MI
September 6 @ 7:30 p.m. & September 8 @ 2:00 p.m. | Central Michigan University, Bush Theatre
Fall Theatre 2024
Tickets go on sale Thursday, August 1, 2024!
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
By Selina Fillinger | Directed by Emily Anderson
One 4-letter word is about to rock the White House. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon most will risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the Commander-in-Chief out of trouble.
October 3-5 & 10-12 @ 7:30 p.m. | Theatre on the Side
October 6 & 13 @ 2:00 p.m. | Theatre on the Side
Young Frankenstein
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks, Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan | Directed by Anne McAlexander
From the creators of the Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster musical comedy. Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation.
November 13-16 @ 7:30 p.m. | Bush Theatre
November 17 @ 2:00 p.m. | Bush Theatre
Spring Theatre 2025
Six Years Old
By Daphne Silbiger | Directed by Elaine DiFalco Daugherty
Adalaide is six years old, and she does NOT like being treated like a girl. Adalaide’s family and peers discourage her, leaving her to seek out dangerous measures in order to transform into who she was born to be (her hero, Han Solo).
February 12-15 @ 7:30 p.m. | Townsend Kiva
February 16 @ 2:00 p.m. | Townsend Kiva
A Doll's House
By Amy Herzog, adapted from the play by Henrik Ibsen | Directed by Keeley Stanley-Bohn
Amy Herzog has reawakened this classic drama in a thrillingly provocative adaptation that explores the human spirit.
March 25 & 26, April 3-5 @ 7:30 p.m. | Bush Theatre
April 6 @ 2:00 p.m. | Bush Theatre
University Theatre Dance Company Concert
Artistic Direction by Heather Trommer-Beardslee
Includes faculty and student-choreographed works including jazz, tap, contemporary ballet, and much more! Join the UTDC dancers as they tell stories through choreographed movement and rhythm on the Bush Theatre stage!
April 24-26 @ 7:30 p.m. | Bush Theatre
April 27 @ 2:00 p.m. | Bush Theatre
