University Theatre Past Productions
University Theatre presents multiple productions each academic year. Students from any major or minor are welcome to audition and participate backstage. Students enrolled in Stagecraft, Costume Construction, and Scenic Painting, along with other Performance and Communication Arts courses in design and technical theatre, frequently support the productions through class projects and lab hours.
Many productions involve over 50 students and faculty working collaboratively to bring a production to the audience. The theatre becomes an extension of the classroom. It is a site where students learn valuable practical skills from devoted faculty mentors. It is also a place where students forge friendships and build lasting memories of their time at SLU.
Past Productions
2025-2026
Spring 2026
- The Minutes, by Tracy Letts, directed by Joshua Vink (guest artist and adjunct faculty)
- Dance Concert, directed by Kerri Canedy
Fall 2025
- The Amphibians by Dan Caffrey, directed by Angie Sweigart-Gallagher
- The Amphibians earned national recognition from the American College Theatre Festival in the categories of Distinguished Citizen Artist, Distinguished Production Design, and Distinguished Sound Design.
- We toured the production to the Region 1 American College Theatre Festival, where our ensemble won the "Golden Hammer" for Excellence in Preparation and Execution Bringing an Invited Production to Festival. Our production and our team also earned the following regional meritorious commendations: Direction of a Play - Angela Sweigart-Gallagher, Lighting Design - Dan Gallagher, Puppetry Design/ Puppeteering- Kelvin Harriot and Aubrey Pickreign, Scenic Design- Jennifer Baker, Live Foley Artist - Nathan Tejeda, Department for Sustainable Theatre Making, Performance Ensemble, Performance in a Play - Faith Rhinehart, Production of a Play, and Stage Management Team- Raven Sillence and Ella Mcconnell
- Dance Concert, directed by Jessica Madden
- Director's Showcase (a showcase of student-directed scenes), curated by Angie Sweigart-Gallagher
2024-2025
Spring 2025
- Urinetown the Musical, Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollman and Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis, directed by Angie Sweigart-Gallagher
- Dance Concert, directed by Jessica Madden
Fall 2024
- The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and the Members of Tectonic Theater Project, directed by Michael Osinski
- Dance Concert, directed by Jessica Madden
- Wilde Tales (DIY Theatre production), directed by Angie Sweigart-Gallagher
2023-2024
Spring 2024
- The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood, directed by Angie Sweigart-Gallagher
- Almost, Maine (student-directed production) by John Cariana, Nicolas Tiedemann ('25)
- Dance Concert, directed by Jessica Madden
Fall 2023
- 10 Things I Hate about Moscow (Idaho), conceived and directed by Michael Osinski
- Dance Concert, directed by Jessica Madden
- Wilde Tales (DIY Theatre production), directed by Angie Sweigart-Gallagher
2022-2023
Spring 2023
- Mr. Burns: a Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn, directed by Angie Sweigart-Gallagher
- Dance Concert, directed by Jessica Madden
Fall 2022
- Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Jen Thomas
- Wilde Tales by Jeremy Bloom (DIY Theatre production), directed by Angie Sweigart-Gallagher
- Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom (student-directed production), directed by Dory Psomas ('23)
- Dance Concert, directed by Jessica Madden
2021-2022
Spring 2022
- 30 Neofuturist Plays from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind by Greg Allen, directed by Angie Sweigart-Gallagher
- Red Days by Rachel Bublitz (student-directed production), directed by Hailey Alvarado ('22)
- Dance Concert, directed by Jessica Madden
Fall 2021
- She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen, directed by Jen Thomas
2020-2021
Spring 2021
- This is Modern Art by Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval (livestreamed via Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic), directed by Angie Sweigart-Gallagher
Fall 2020
- Sweat by Lynn Nottage (staged reading via Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic), directed by Angie Sweigart-Gallagher
2019-2020
Spring
- #metooandslu (an original devised production) --cancelled due to COVID-19, directed by Jen Thomas
Fall
- The Bakkhai by Anne Carson, directed by Angie Sweigart-Gallagher
- Dance Concert, directed by Kerri Cannedy
2018-2019
Spring
- In the Next Room (or the vibrator play) by Sarah Ruhl
- Bocón by Lisa Loomer (produced by DIY Theatre class under the guidance of Angie Sweigart-Gallagher and Cully Long)
- Dance Concert,
Fall
- Spring Awakening, music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater, directed by Angie Sweigart-Gallagher
- Dance Concert, directed by Kerri Canedy
2017-2018
Spring
- Dark Water by David Stallings, directed by Angie Sweigart-Gallagher
- Dance Concert, directed by Kerri Canedy
Fall
- Wonder of the World by David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Jen Thomas
- Dance Concert, directed by Kerri Canedy
2016-2017
Spring
- Everyman by Carol Ann Duffy, directed by Angie Sweigart-Gallagher
- Dance Concert directed by Kerri Canedy
Fall
- Legally Blonde, music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and a book by Heather Hach, directed by Jen Thomas
- Dance Concert directed by Kerri Canedy