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To Kill a Mockingbird

Adapted from the novel by Harper Lee
Dramatized by Christopher Sergel

September 30, October 1 – 2, October 4
7:30 p.m. Wed. – Fri. and Sun., 2:00 p.m. Sun.
Bob Hope Theatre / Owen Arts Center

Director: Benard Cummings

When a Black man is accused of a crime he did not commit, Atticus Finch risks his reputation—and his family's safety—to defend him. Witnessed through the eyes of his daughter Scout, Christopher Sergel's adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is a moving story of moral courage, compassion and growing up in a divided world.

Orlando 

Adapted from the novel by Virginia Woolf
Dramatized by Sarah Ruhl

October 21 – 23, October 25
7:30 p.m. Wed. – Fri. and Sun., 2:00 p.m. Sun.
Margo Jones Theatre / Owen Arts Center

Director: Kristi Dana

A young nobleman catches the eye of Queen Elizabeth I and embarks on an adventure that spans centuries. Along the way, Orlando becomes poet, lover, traveler—and, one day, wakes up as a woman. As identities, fashions, and romances continually transform, Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Orlando turns Woolf's classic into a witty, surprising celebration of love, imagination and reinvention.

Something Wicked

Adapted fromWilliam Shakespeare’s Macbeth
By Sasha Maya Ada

December 2 – 5
7:30 p.m. Wed. - Sat., 2:00 p.m. Sat.
Greer Garson Theatre / Owen Arts Center

Director: Sasha Maya Ada

When a prophecy foretells that Macbeth will become King of Scotland, ambition ignites a chain of violence that threatens to consume a nation. Created by acclaimed DFW director and ÎÞÂëרÇø alum Sasha Maya Ada, Something Wicked reimagines Shakespeare's darkest tragedy for an ensemble of eight actors in a thrilling exploration of power, desire and the cost of unchecked ambition.

The House That Will Not Stand 

By Marcus Gardley

February 17 – 20
7:30 p.m. Wed. - Sat., 2:00 p.m. Sat.
Greer Garson Theatre / Owen Arts Center

Set in New Orleans at the dawn of the 19th century, Marcus Gardley's The House That Will Not Stand follows Beatrice, a free woman of color fighting to protect her family after the death of her wealthy lover. As American rule replaces French control of Louisiana, the freedoms she once relied upon begin to disappear. Blending history, folklore, and family drama, Gardley's haunting play explores race, power, desire, and the fragile foundations upon which lives—and nations—are built.

Our Lady of 121st Street

By Stephen Adly Gurgis

March 10 – 13
7:30 p.m. Wed. - Sat., 2:00 p.m. Sat.
Margo Jones Theatre / Owen Arts Center

After the death of the beloved nun Sister Rose, a group of her former students return to their Harlem neighborhood to pay respects. But there’s a problem at the funeral home: Sister Rose’s dead body has been stolen. Our Lady of 121st Street paints a vivid comic portrait of what happens when old friends meet old wounds and how old habits die hard.

Witch

By Jen Silverman

April 14 – 17
7:30 p.m. Wed. - Sat., 2:00 p.m. Sat.
Greer Garson Theatre / Owen Arts Center

When a charming devil arrives in a quiet village offering wishes in exchange for souls, nearly everyone is tempted. Everyone except Elizabeth, a young woman labeled a witch and pushed to the margins of society. As passions ignite and allegiances shift, Jen Silverman's Witch transforms a 17th-century tale into a sharp, funny, and surprisingly romantic exploration of desire, power and self-determination.