Roger Rees, dance and more for WSU stages

A Wichita State University Connoisseur Series event, Roger Rees in “What You Will" is a one-man show that mixes the greatest soliloquies of William Shakespeare with comic accounts of stage disasters. Rees, a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for 22 years, was also in “Cheers” (as Kirstie Alley’s character’s boyfriend, Robin).

Phillip Black, tuba, will perform the first Faculty Artist concert of the month, followed mid-month by faculty artist Scott Oakes, bassoon. Lynne Davis, organ, will perform for Wednesdays in Wiedemann and guest Anna Myeong will perform in the Rie Bloomfield Organ Series. The month in music also includes showcase concerts for Jazz Arts, Concert Band, Concert Chorale and the Percussion Ensemble.

The Kansas Dance Festival always ranks highly among November’s most stellar events. This year’s show follows on the heels of dance director Nick Johnson and instructor Sabrina Vasquez taking, by special invitation, their Alithea Mime Theatre troupe to the International Mime Festival in Warsaw, Poland.

The School of Performing Arts will also present “The Burning Room,” winner of WSU’s Playwriting Competition, and Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte.”

Tickets can be purchased in person or by phone from noon-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the College of Fine Arts Box Office, (316) 978-3233.

Concert: Phillip Black, tuba, WSU Faculty Artist Series, 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Tickets $7, discounts available. Box office, (316) 978-3233.

Concert: Lynne Davis, organist, Wednesdays in Wiedemann, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Free half-hour concert. Information, (316) 978-6218.

Dance: Kansas Dance Festival, WSU School of Performing Arts, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7, Miller Concert Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center. Tickets $10, discounts available. Box office, (316) 978-3233.

Concert: WSU Jazz Arts I and Mid-Kansas Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, Miller Concert Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center. Tickets $7, discounts available. Box office, (316) 978-3233.

Concert: Anna Myeong, organist, WSU Rie Bloomfield Organ Series, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Tickets $10, discounts available. Box office, (316) 978-3233.

Theater: “The Burning Room,” WSU Second Stage, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 11-Nov. 14; 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 14-15; Welsbacher Theatre, Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 5915 E. 29th St. N. Tickets $10, discounts available. Box office, (316) 978-3233.

Concert: WSU Concert Chorale, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Tickets $7, discounts available. Box office, (316) 978-3233.

Concert: Scott Oakes, bassoon, WSU Faculty Artist Series, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Tickets $7, discounts available. Box office, (316) 978-3233.

Lecture: Tom Huck, artist’s talk, “Rural Satire and Graphic Terror,” 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, Ulrich Museum of Art, WSU campus. Free. “Snacktime Marcy” on exhibit through December. Gallery hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 1-5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Information, (316) 978-3664.

Theater: Roger Rees in “What You Will,” WSU Connoisseur Series, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, Wilner Auditorium. Tickets $20, discounts available. Box office, (316) 978-3233.

Opera: “Cosi fan tutte,” WSU Opera and Musical Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19-Saturday, Nov. 21; 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, Wilner Auditorium. Tickets $16, discounts available. Box office, (316) 978-3233.

WSU Percussion Ensemble Concert, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, Miller Concert Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center, WSU. Tickets $7, discounts available. Box office, (316) 978-3233.