2024‑25 Mainstage Series
Presents a bold and irreverent romp through the 19th century.
Note, all productions will take place in Little Theater. Tickets are free and will be open to the public approximately one week prior to the first performance.
Ghost Music
A professional world premier
Written by Bo List
Directed by Abe Reybold
May 7–11
Mainstage Series
It’s only been a month since Dawn’s musician husband, Clark, suddenly died. When his former student shows up with missing pages from Clark’s unfinished book, voices from the pages are reawakened. A portal from the past cracks open, transporting us back to German Romanticism and renowned pianist Clara Schumann. As she desperately tries to preserve the dignity of her husband, the brilliant composer Robert Schumann, he descends further and further into madness. Separated by a gulf of both time and space, Dawn and Clara grapple with grief and lunacy, and the hope that long-ago melodies can heal their broken hearts.
This production is sponsored in part by the AthensWest Emerging Play Grant awarded to the theater program and sabbaticals for both Dr. Greg Partain and Professor Tosha Fowler. The production will feature a team of professional actors and a director working in residence at Transylvania. The production will include the live musical performance of Dr. Greg Partain as an essential component of the play’s concept and design. Professor Tosha Fowler will be helming the role of Clara as well as head producer. Professors Daniel Bennett and Melissa Gilbert will lead the design team
2024-25 Pioneer Series
New Playwright’s 10-Minute Play Festival
April 16, 2025 at 7 p.m.
Coleman Recital Hall, Mitchell Fine Arts Building
The event is free. First come/first serve at the door.
Pioneer Series
Transy Theater’s playwriting class will present original five-minute plays as part of their playwriting final. Join us to see the exciting work of the next generation of theater makers and creative thinkers!
Desdemona by Paula Vogel
Directed by Mary Clark ’25
May 1, 2, & 3 at 7 p.m.
Coleman Recital Hall in the Mitchell Fine Arts Building
The event is free. First come/first serve at the door.
Pioneer Series
About The Play
“The world’s a huge thing. It is a great price for a small vice.”
Senior Mary Clark will be directing this show, produced for and by students! The three female characters from Shakespeare’s Othello tackle friendship, relationships, sex, and liberation in the back room of the castle while the story of Othello (and its dire consequences) unfolds around them. Told through a third-wave feminist lens, this raunchy romp through feminism is a hilarious and poignant delight.