2018-2019 LSU and Swine Palace Seasons
LSU Mainstage
The Diary of Anne Frank
by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hacket
newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman
Directed by Sanaz Ghajar
November 7 - 18, 2018
Reilly Theatre
The well known story of 13 year old Anne Frank is brought to life onstage in this
adaptation written by Wendy Kesselman. The story stays true to Anne's personal diary
entries chronically the daily ins and outs of her family as they lived in hiding with
the Van Daan family in Amsterdam during Hitler's terrifying rise to power.
Our Town
by Thorton Wilder
Directed by Shannon Walsh
February 13 - 24, 2019
Shaver Theatre
Thornton Wilder’s minimalist 1938 Pulitzer Prize winning play takes on new relevance
in this updated interpretation. Join us in Grover’s Corners as we watch two families
grow, change, and weather life’s ultimate transition together. Emphasizing the ordinary
magic of everyday details, the importance of belonging, and the inevitability of loss,
LSU’s Our Town offers a refreshing tonic for a troubled world.
2019 Dance Concert and Physical Theatre Showcase
April 25 & 26, 2019 in the Shaver Theatre
Tickets will be available closer to performance date.
Take 5 Film Festival
April 27, 2019
Shaver Theatre
Tickets will be available closer to festival date.
Swine Palace Season
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
based on the novel by Mark Haddon
adapted by Simon Stephens
Directed by Rick Holden
September 19-30, 2018
Shaver Theatre
This incredible play tells the story 15-year-old Christopher Boone, a boy with an extraordary brain but who is ill-equipped to handle everyday life, as he sets off to find out who murdered his neighbor's dog and winds up on the journey of a lifetime.
Airline Highway
by Lisa D'Amour
Directed by Joy Vandervort-Cobb
March 20 - 31, 2019
Reilly Theatre
March 20-31, 2019 in the Reilly Theatre
In the parking lot of the Hummingbird Motel, off the titular highway near New Orleans,
the hotel’s residents have gathered to celebrate the life of Miss Ruby, an iconic
burlesque queen who has been a mother figure to them all. Miss Ruby’s life is nearing
its end, and she requests that her funeral takes place while she is still alive so
she can attend the festivities. As the Mardi Gras-esque celebration continues into
the night, the stories of the residents, their pain and disappointments unfold.
LSU Theatre is thrilled to be the home of Swine Palace, Baton Rouge's Premiere Professional Theatre.
Wakey, Wakey
by Will Eno
Directed by Noah Smith
September 25-30, 2018
Studio Theatre
Eno's new comedy asks some thought-provoking (if a bit vague) questions: What are we here for? Is time a friend or an enemy? Do we all eventually end up in the same place, but take different routes to get there? This play challenges the notion of what really matters and recognizes the importance of life's simple pleasures.
Tickets for Wakey, Wakey no longer available.
Dreams and Stains
Written and Directed by Sara Christian
October 23-28, 2018
Studio Theatre
Sawny and Sheena have been living successfully in a cave off the cliffs of western Scotland for years now. What started out as a place of refuge has turned into a home whereas the only means of surviving is preying on unsuspecting travelers passing through. An unexpected traveler adds complications to Sawny and Sheena's already precarious situation.
Side Man
by Warren Leight
Directed by Mike DiSalvo
February 5 - 10, 2019
Studio Theatre
Side Man is the comic and tender story of Clifford, a young man who looks back on his family life; prior to leaving home, Clifford reconciles the role that he has long played as parent to his parents. Smoothly gliding between present and past, the play tells the story of a time before the Beatles and Elvis, when jazzmen were heroic like ballplayers and there was no shortage of Saturday-night gigs. Side Man is both a tribute to the men whose lives were their music and a sober look at a family drama left in the wake of that passion.