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2018-19 Season

The Moors

  • September 21 – 30, 2018
  • WVU Canady Creative Arts Center Gladys G. Davis Theatre
  • By Jen silverman
  • directed by Lee Blair

The Moors by Jen Silverman and directed by Lee Blair is a dark comedy about love, power, desperation and visibility; think  Wuthering HeightsJane Eyre and the  Bronte Sisters. Two sisters and their dog live their lives on the bleak English moors, but the arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set them all on a strange and dangerous path.

The Diary of Anne Frank

  • September 18 – 21, 2018
  • Metropolitan Theatre
  • adapted by wendy kesselman

Newly discovered writings from the diary of Anne Frank and survivor accounts are interwoven to create a contemporary impassioned story of the lives of people persecuted under Nazi rule in this gripping new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, from the original stage play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett.

Cloud 9

  • november 15 – december 2, 2018
  • wvu canaday creative arts center gladys G. Davis Theatre
  • by caryl churchill

Past meets present in this mixed-up delight of a wild satire about sexual and gender politics, identity and repression. Caryl Churchill’s play examines sexuality and gender through the lenses of British Colonial Africa and 1970s London. Thirty-seven years since its premiere, the message of  Cloud 9 still resonates in our current social climate when it comes to sexual politics.

The Magic Flute

  • january 31 – february 3, 2019
  • WVU Canady Creative Arts Center lyell B. Clay concert theatre
  • by wolfgang amadeus mozart

“The Magic Flute” is an enchanting opera fantasy following the adventures of Prince Tamino from his rescue from the Serpent to the Temple of Sarastro where he must prove himself worthy of winning the love of Pamina by enduring the tests of fire and water.

Dance Now!

  • february 28 – march 3, 2019
  • WVU Canady Creative Arts Center lyell b. clay concert theatre

WVU’s annual dance concert gives audiences the opportunity to experience a wide variety of styles of dance in an eclectic and electric evening of choreography. A mix of student, faculty and guest choreographers join forces with visiting troupes to bring the best of dance to the Canady Creative Arts Center. 

You Can't Take it With You

  • april 5 – 19, 2019
  • WVU Canady Creative Arts Center gladys g. Davis theatre
  • by george f. kaufman and moss hart

Americans pride themselves on their freedom and liberty, but what would happen if a family did whatever the heck they wanted? That’s the Sycamore family in Kaufman and Hart’s classic family comedy  You Can’t Take It with You. This hilarious romp has everything, including the FBI, some odd uninvited Russians and plenty of fireworks!

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