The Show Will Go On!
Theatre at Georgia Southern is committed to bringing award-winning performances to our audiences in Statesboro and Savannah. Even more importantly, we are committed to the safety of our student performers and our audience.
For tickets to shows on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah, please visit the Armstrong Campus box office.
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Georgia Southern Theatre is an award-winning theatre program that produces quality shows from a range of periods and genres. We take pride in the quality of our shows and the opportunities that we provide for our students.
You can contribute to the creation of the live theatre as an important part of the cultural, academic and social life of the Georgia Southern campus by becoming a member of our supporting cast. Contribute to the Friends of the Theatre Foundation Account (#3342).
Interested in becoming a Production Sponsor ($2000 or above), contact Professor Lisa L. Abbott.
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Additional Ways to Support Our Students
To become a supporting cast member and aid in support of productions and student travel please contribute to:
- 3342 – Friends of the Theatre
- 0205 – Patricia S. Pace Memorial Account – for student travel to regional and national conferences
To assist with student scholarships please contribute to:
- 3297 – Dorothy Few Lee theatre scholarship – for student leaders in the theatre program
- 3743 – Mical Whitaker African American-Theatre Scholarship – for the study of African American Theatre
- 3636 – Stephanie Routman Memorial Theatre Scholarship – for study abroad
Theatres
Students pursuing a Theatre Degree on the Statesboro campus have opportunities to perform, design, and direct in the state of the art Center for Art and Theatre, a variable seating black box space that serves as our primary performance venue. In addition, the Performing Arts Center, an 800 plus proscenium venue, is also used for performances.
Our students are actively involved in creating theatre as they study it. Connection with production and classes occurs throughout the season. Students are given the opportunity to hone their skills and present their work in an award-winning performance and design program.
The Season consists of four mainstage productions, with a rotation of Contemporary and Classical work. Each season is chosen with an intention to bring opportunities to students that include African American Theatre, Shakespeare, and new works as well as a foundation in several genres and eras.
Our students are involved with the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (with several national award winners) and the South Eastern Theatre Conference (SETC) where we have a 95% placement rate for our technical and design students. Students have performed internationally at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and are encouraged to study abroad in England, Ireland, Italy and Japan with the support of scholarships.
Current Season Tickets
John Proctor is the Villain
Written by Kimberly Belflower and being directed by Lisa Abbott. JPV, John Proctor is the Villain is a telling of “The Crucible” through the lens of modern feminism. This play tackles mature themes and topics. John Proctor will run Wednesday, Feb 26, to Saturday, March 1, @ 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 2, @ 2 p.m. at the Georgia Southern Center for Art and Theatre in the Black Box.
Purchase Tickets for John Proctor is the VillainThe Country Wife
This adaptation of The Country Wife was written by Rachel Atkins and will be directed by Nicholas Newell. This is an updated version of the William Wycherley classic that follows Harry Horner, a notorious womanizer, and the wild rumors and shenanigans He, His Friends, and rendezvous all find them selves in. This will run in the Georgia Southern Preforming Arts Center Thursday, April 10, to Saturday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m.
Purchase Tickets for The Country WifeAbout Us
The Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus Theatre minor provides students the opportunity to study and perform live theatre in a performance-driven undergraduate department. With a 75-year tradition of productions in Savannah, GA. and an abundance of performance opportunity, motivated Armstrong campus theatre students build resumes and portfolios at lightning quick pace.
Students are able to develop a thorough understanding of theatre from every vantage including actor, director, designer, manager, technician, and dramaturg thanks to the variety of shows produced. Supported by a curriculum that explores the business and practice of theatre and guided by a collaborative, holistic approach, student thespians move naturally from script to stage.
About Our Program
Armstrong Campus Theatre minors may choose to specialize in acting/directing, or technical track disciplines. The curriculum includes script analysis, theatre history, design philosophy and technology, acting, directing and so much more. Our students build audition confidence and skills through the practice of auditions not only here on campus but also professionally through Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival (KC/ACTF), Georgia Theatre Conference (GTC), Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC), Institute of Outdoor Theatre, and University/Resident Theatre Association (U/RTA). Students also participate in theatre festivals hosted on campus, including Armstrong’s High School One-Act Play Festival.
In 2012, Armstrong’s Theatre program commemorated 75 years of performances dating back to Armstrong Junior College’s 1937 town-and-gown production of “Three Cornered Moon.” Today, performances, such as those by our Masquers Theatre Troupe, can be seen at our theater complex, Jenkins Hall, located off Arts Drive. Jenkins Hall houses our 180-seat proscenium mainstage theater, cozy black-box theater and camera studio that serves our acting-for-the-screen and Film Production (MMFP) programs.
The Masquers
The Masquers student theatre troupe continues to fulfill its mission forged many years ago: to produce a season of plays each year to enlighten and entertain the Armstrong Campus and Savannah community. The Masquers is an organization open to all Armstrong Campus students regardless of academic major.
Through financial sponsorship, the Office of Student Activities has awarded the Masquers the ability to provide the community with quality live theatre while permitting all students to participate to the fullest capacity.
Current Season Tickets
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