Theatre Opportunities
Departmental Productions. McMurry theatre production auditions are open to all McMurry students with casting preference given to majors and minors. There are at least three faculty directed productions during each academic year. In addition, two to four full-length plays are offered each year by advanced students as senior projects and a series of one-act plays are staged each Spring by the Directing I class.
Summer Theatre. The summer theatre program produces one to three plays each summer in either conventional or dinner theatre formats. Guest directors, designers, and actors are regularly employed to offer the students exposure to as many different approaches to solving the problems of staging a play as possible. B.F.A. students are required to participate in at least one summer season.
Original Play Production. The department is dedicated to producing new plays written by McMurry students. Every other year, the department stages plays written by students of the Playwriting class of the previous year.
Out of a Trunk Theatre Company. The members of the company provide educational arts experiences in the public schools by presenting programs and conducting workshops throughout the school year.
2019-20 Theatre SeasonFall 2019 I Ought to be in Pictures By Neil Simon June 13 -15 and 20 - 22
"I Do! I Do" By Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt August 1 – 3 and 8 - 10
You’re a Good Man Charlie music and lyrics by Clark Gesner directed by: Kerry Goff Homecoming Musical: Oct. 24 – 27 Ticket Sales Begin: Oct. 14
The Female Version of The Odd Couple by Neil Simon directed by: David Ainsworth 2nd Fall Production: Nov. 21-24 Ticket Sales Begin: Nov. 11 Spring 2020 Cap and Bells by Luigi Pirandello directed by: David Ainsworth 1st Spring Production: Feb. 13-16 Tickets Sales Begin: Feb. 3
The Cocktail Hour by A.R. Gurney directed by: Kevin Roberts (Student) 2nd Spring Production: Apr. 2-5 Ticket Sales Begin: Mar. 23
Student Directed One Acts directed by: Students of the directing 1 class 3rd Spring Production: Apr. 30-May 1 Summer 2020 Greater Tuna by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard directed by: Kerry Goff 1st Summer Production: May 14-17 Tickets Sales Begin: May 4
The Miracle Worker by William Gibson directed by Ashleigh Goff (McMurry Theatre Alumus) 2nd Summer Production: June 18-21 Ticket Sales Begin: June 8
Fiddler on the Roof music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein directed by: TBD 3rd Summer Show/Summer Musical: Aug. 6-8 and 13-15 Tickets Sales Begin: July 27
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Box Office Information
Located in the Lobby of the Amy Graves Ryan Fine Arts Center, on the corner of Sayles Blvd. and Hunt St.
325-793-3889
Reservations/tickets are available online
Hours
The Box office opens two weeks before faculty and student directed shows open. A member of our staff will be at box office between 3-6 p.m. on weekdays and show days.
Department of Theatre
McMurry University 1 #68
Abilene, TX 79697
325-793-3839
2017-18 Season