Current Season
The Game's Afoot
It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is murdered, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Enjoy this wild "whodunnit"-style comedy that is sure to keep you on your toes.
September 12, 13 at 7:30 p.m.
September 14 at 2:30 p.m.
📍 Location: Black Box (University Theatre)
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence, and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher Miss Honey. During her first term at school, the two forge a bond as Miss Honey begins to recognize and appreciate Matilda's extraordinary personality. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves to punish those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!
Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.
November 7, 8, 14, 15 at 7:30 p.m.
November 9, 16 at 2:30 p.m.
📍 Location: Collins Alumni Auditorium
Radium Girls
In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. Her chief adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who cannot bring himself to believe that the same element that shrinks tumors could have anything to do with the terrifying rash of illnesses among his employees. As the case goes on, however, Grace finds herself battling not just with the U.S. Radium Corporation, but with her own family and friends, who fear that her campaign for justice will backfire.
February 7, 13, 14 at 7:30 p.m.
February 8, 15 at 2:30 p.m.
📍 Location: Shamblin Theatre
Elevate
Lipscomb Theatre's resident dance company, Foundation Dance Theatre (FDT), presents an exciting performance called Elevate featuring all styles of dance including musical theatre, jazz, ballet, tap, modern, hip hop and more. FDT company members include Lipscomb University students with a strong dance background and a passion for telling stories through movement.
February 27, 28 at 7:30 p.m.
March 1 at 2:30 p.m.
📍 Location: Shamblin Theatre
School for Wives
Fearing cuckoldry above all else, Arnolphe has painstakingly trained the guileless Agnes from childhood to become his obedient and faithful wife. Although he has carefully shielded her from the outside world, romance finds her in the form of the dashing Horace, son of one of Arnolphe's best friends. Unaware of who his rival is, the trusting Horace enlists Arnolphe's aid in wooing Agnes—that leads to a series of hilarious and inventive twists and turns of plot, until the inevitable conclusion is reached.
April 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 at 7:30 p.m.
April 12 at 2:30 p.m.
📍 Location: Shamblin Theatre