Music Theater is produced by the Department of Music and presents two major productions each year, including an opera and a musical co-production with Theater-by-the-Grove.
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Theater-by-the-Grove, Dance Theater, and Music Theater are funded, in part, by the IUP Student Cooperative Association.
October 19–21 and 25–28, 2017, 8:00 p.m.; and October 22, 2:00 p.m.; Waller Hall Mainstage Theater, IUP Performing Arts Center
A bloody deed erupts amidst the corseted respectability of Victorian Massachusetts, creating an enduring mystery explored through a new musical interpretation. Contains strong language and situations.
May 2, 4, and 5, 2018, 7:30 p.m.; Waller Hall Mainstage Theater, IUP Performing Arts Center
Produced by IUP Music Theater, this unique blend includes two 45-minute abridged comic operas in one night—The Barber of Seville by Rossini and The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart. See how Figaro helps Count Almaviva win the heart of Rosina in the first episode, followed by how Figaro defends his own bride from the Count in the second half.
Lizzie Borden
October 19–22 and 25–28, Theater-by-the-Grove
Kun-Yang Lin Dancers
October 17, Ovations!
James Innes: A Retrospective
September 9–December 9, University Museum