2024-2025 Season

Whether you are an Auburn student, staff, faculty, or community member, we thank you for your presence and support. As we gather in the theatre, we form a unique community, united by the joy and discovery of performance, and we can’t wait to share this season with you.

As a university, community, state, nation, and world, we are bombarded with new challenges daily. Making our way through the continual changes we face individually and collectively, we learn about ourselves and each other. Questions of how we continue through difficulty, how we can thrive together, and what it means to be a community that leans on and supports one another are the focus of this season’s work. What makes us keep going despite difficult odds of success? What internal or external strength do we turn to when we are at the end of our capabilities? How do we draw upon that well in our time of need? How do we come through difficulty with more insight and better solutions for the next time we face challenges?

We each have answers to some of these questions, and we offer this season’s productions to add to our collective understanding of resilience.

− Tessa Carr, PhD, AUTD Chairperson

Tickets

• General Admission: $18
• Seniors: $14
• AU Faculty & Staff: $14
• AU Students with ID: FREE
• Non-AU Students: $14
• Online Ticket Purchasing Information

Wellesley Girl

By Brendan Pelsue
Directed by Scott Phillips

September 27-October 5, 2024
Telfair B. Peet Mainstage Theatre

Friday, Sept. 27, 7:30pm
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2:30pm 
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 7:30pm 
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 7:30pm 
Thursday, Oct. 3, 7:30pm* 
Friday, Oct. 4, 7:30pm 
Saturday, Oct. 5, 7:30pm 

*Talkback after the show  

The year is 2465 and the United States is struggling with the ecological fallout from a massive and toxic algal bloom. An enclave of four communities in Massachusetts has what is believed to be the only remaining source of pure drinking water. A mysterious army threatens the protective walls of the citadel. Every citizen’s vote and voice has power in this miniature republic, as together they must decide what is best for the good of the community. Bitingly sharp and witty, Wellesley Girl explores themes of environmental destruction, collective action, and the power that our decisions have over future generations.

^{Wellesley Girl is produced by special arrangement with Mark Orsini, BRET ADAMS, LTD., 448 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036. www.bretadamsltd.net} 

Ordinary Days

Music & Lyrics by Adam Gwon
Directed by Andrew Schwartz
Music Direction by Brian Osborne
Choreography by Jeri Dickey

October 24-November 3, 2024
Telfair B. Peet Black Box Theatre

Thursday, Oct. 24, 7:30pm 
Friday, Oct. 25, 7:30pm 
Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:30pm 
Sunday, Oct. 27, 2:30pm 
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 7:30pm 
Thursday, Oct. 31, 7:30pm* 
Friday, Nov. 1, 7:30pm 
Sunday, Nov. 3, 2:30pm 

*Talkback after the show 

This sung-through, intimate musical celebrates the beauty of life’s everyday moments. Set against the backdrop of New York City, this charming production follows the intersecting lives of four individuals as they navigate love, loss, and the search for committed connection in a bustling metropolis. Adam Gwon’s dynamic and melodic score takes audiences on a journey through the complexity of urban life while sharing themes
of hope, friendship, the joy of connective moments, and the transformative power of small acts of kindness. 

Manet Cast (10/24, 10/27, 10/31, 11/1)

Wil Eplett as Warren
Hali Everette as Deb
Patrick Reagan as Jason
Catherine Govignon as Claire

Ensemble: Jeb Bethel, Emma Grace Ramb, Michaela Williams, Reid Williams.

Monet Cast (10/25, 10/26, 10/30, 11/3)

Jeb Bethel as Warren
Michaela Williams as Deb
Reid Williams as Jason
Emma Grace Ramb as Claire

Ensemble: Wil Eplett, Hali Everette, Catherine Govignon, Patrick Reagan. 

^{Ordinary Days is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com} 

Flying / Falling

Created by Adrienne Wilson, Jeri Dickey
and Andrew Lynch
Featuring the Auburn University
Dance Ensemble

November 19-22, 2024
Telfair B. Peet Mainstage Theatre

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 7:30pm 
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 7:30pm 
Thursday, Nov. 21, 7:30pm* 
Friday, Nov. 22, 7:30pm 

*Talkback after the show 

Spinning through space without control and strongly rooted to the Earth, we are flying and falling simultaneously, sustained “in-between” by the atmosphere...air...breath. Exploring the wonder of movement and sound beyond the boundaries of language, this collaborative creation examines our reliance upon and defiance of gravity. Adrienne Wilson and Jeri Dickey choreograph and direct a student dance ensemble to an original soundscape by Andrew Lynch.

Orlando

By Virginia Woolf
Adapted by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Ashley Butler

February 20-March 1, 2025
Telfair B. Peet Black Box Theatre

Thursday, Feb. 20, 7:30pm 
Friday, Feb. 21, 7:30pm 
Saturday, Feb. 22, 7:30pm 
Sunday, Feb. 23, 2:30pm 
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 7:30pm 
Thursday, Feb. 27, 7:30pm* 
Friday, Feb. 28, 7:30pm 
Saturday, Mar. 1, 7:30pm 

*Talkback after the show 

This captivating theatrical adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s classic novel explores themes of gender, identity, and the fluidity of time. Set across centuries, the play follows the journey of Orlando, a young nobleman who defies the constraints of society and embarks on an extraordinary quest for self-discovery. Orlando’s exploits, including a love affair with Queen Elizabeth I, result in hilarious self-reflective moments. Through a magical and poetic narrative, Orlando is a spellbinding exploration of love, compassion, transformation, and the eternal search for belonging amidst a hostile world. 

^{Produced by special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials supplied by WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR ENTERTAINMENT, LLC.} 

Violet

Music by Jeanine Tesori
Lyrics and Book by Brian Crawley
Based on “The Ugliest Pilgrim” by Doris Betts
Directed by Lindsay Rae Taylor
Music Direction by Brian Osborne
Choreography by Jeri Dickey

April 16-25, 2025
Telfair B. Peet Mainstage Theatre

Wednesday, April 16, 7:30pm 
Thursday, April 17, 7:30pm 
Friday, April 18, 7:30pm 
Saturday, April 19, 7:30pm 
Wednesday, April 23, 7:30pm 
Thursday, April 24, 7:30pm* 
Friday, April 25, 7:30pm 

*Talkback after the show 

A tale of the power of self-acceptance and compassion, Violet takes audiences on a journey through the South during the Civil Rights era. As Violet journeys to receive what she hopes will be a miracle cure from a faith healer, she finds joy, heartache, and self-knowledge. Gospel, blues, and folk-inspired songs carry her through her tribulations towards a transformative embrace of her own flaws and scars.  

^{Violet is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com}