All events are subject to change .
Jo Zakas Musical Theatre Incubator - PSYCH!: February 4-6th
SPARK: Dance Repertoire Concert: February 18-21th
Wichita State Musical Theatre Company: March 4-6th
24-Hour Play Festival: March 27
Empty Space Theatre Staged Reading: April 2
Performing Arts Films Screening: April 4
Student Choreography Showcase: April 15-16
You on the Moors Now: April 22-25
Date: September 17-19th, 2026 @ 7:30 PM
Guest Director: Jane Gabbert
Description:
The Bela Kiralyfalvi National Student Playwriting Competition honors the legacy of Bela Kiralyfalvi-beloved professor, director, and founding figure
of WSU's theatre program-by uplifting the voices of undergraduate playwrights nationwide.
Rated: PG
Tickets: $15
Date: October 15-17th, 2026 @ 7:30 PM
Faculty Mentor: Sheldon Mba
Presented by: Empty Space Theatre
Description: A production by Empty Space Theatre (EST) which is a student-led organization of the School of Performing Arts.
Rated: TBD
Tickets: $15
Date: November 12-15th, 2026 @ 7:30 PM; a 2:00 PM matinee on November 14-15th
Director: Jacob McGlaun
Description: Set in 1930s Berlin as the shadow of the Nazi regime begins to fall, Cabaret invites audiences inside the Kit Kat Klub—a place where anything goes and the outside world can be forgotten, if only for a moment. Through the eyes of American writer Cliff Bradshaw and the enigmatic performer Sally Bowles, the story unfolds with dazzling musical numbers, dark humor, and a growing sense of unease. As political tensions rise beyond the club’s walls, Cabaret explores the fragility of freedom and the cost of looking the other way.
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Date: November 21, 2026 @ 7:30 PM
Director: Amy Baker Schwiethale and Lily Vetter
Description: Join the School of Performing Arts to celebrate senior capstone projects by students in dance performance & choreography, dance general studies, design & technical theatre, musical theatre, theatre, & acting.
Rated: TBD
Tickets: FREE
Date: December 2nd, 2026
Directors: Kate Compton
Description: TBD
Tickets: FREE - donations accepted
Date: December 3rd, 2026
Director: Sabrina Vasquez
Description: End of semester celebration of all dance classes.
Rated: TBD
Tickets: FREE - donations accepted
Date: Febuary 4-6th, 2027 @ 7:30 PM
Description: The School of Performing Arts is thrilled to welcome back the writing team of Amanda D'Archangelis (music) and Sami Horneff (lyrics) to finish developing Act II of a brand-new musical with our students. Sami and Amanda met in the world-renowned BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. Each year, the School of Performing Arts invites guest artists to campus with the end goal of developing a staged reading of a new musical to be presented at the conclusion of their workshop experience.
Original Work Being Developed: "PSYCH!" is a hilarious, 90’s inspired musical retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche. When Aphrodite is banished to high school, her schemes to control love spiral into chaos, culminating in a Homecoming night where secrets spill, hearts open, and kindness finally wins. Smart, joyful, and full of pop-culture flair, PSYCH! Is a celebration of love in all its messy magical forms.
Director: Amy Baker Schwiethale
Rated: PG-13 (langauge)
Tickets: $15 general admission
Date: February 18-21st, 2027 @ 7:30 PM; a 2:00 p.m. matinee on Februrary 21st
Description: Space - Pulse - Art - Rhythm - Kinesis: Dance Repertoire Concert
Igniting the stage with energy, motion, and movement, SPARK is a dynamic evening of dance that celebrates the elemental forces that drive human expression. Each piece is an electrifying repertoire exploring a facet of the acronym that gives the concert its name - the expansive freedom of Space, the visceral heartbeat of Pulse, the transformative power of Art, the driving beat of Rhythm, and the ever shifting force of Kinesis.
Featuring works by WSU dance faculty, local and regional choreographers, SPARK is a showcase of contemporary technique, innovative storytelling, and the boundless creativity of the human body in motion. Join us for an unforgettable journey through the language of movement, where every step is a spark waiting to catch fire.
Director: Cheyla Clawson
Rated: TBD
Tickets: $12, $18, $20
Date: March 4-6th, 2027 @ 7:30 PM
Director: TBD
Faculty Advisor: Amy Baker Schwiethale
Description: TBD
This production is put on by Wichita State Music Theatre Company (WSMTC) which is a student-led organization of the School of Performing Arts.
Rated: TBD
Tickets: TBD
Date: March 27th, 2027
Description: The 24hr Play Festival is celebrating its 3rd year with a major upgrade: Wilner Auditorium! New plays written by playwrights from local authors to those around the globe will be featured and performed by our WSU students!
Director: Joseph Urick
Rated: TBD
Tickets: FREE - donations accepted
Date: April 2nd, 2027
Facutly mentor: Sheldon Mba
Director(s): TBD
Description: TBD
Tickets: TBD
Date: April 4th, 2027
Director(s): Kate Compton
Description: TBD
Tickets: TBD
Date: April 15-16th, 2027
Faculty Mentor: Megan Bascom
Description: TBD
Rated: TBD
Tickets: TBD
Date: April 22-25th, 2026 @ 7:30 p.m.; a 2:00 p.m. matinee on April 24-25th
Director: Kate Compton
Description: Four literary heroines of the nineteenth century set conventionalism ablaze when they turn down marriage proposals from their equally famous gentlemen callers. What results is a confluence of love, anger, grief and bloodshed, as the ensemble struggles to reconcile their romantic destinies with their modern ideas of courtship. Everything you’ve learned about love from the pages of Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, and Little Women is turned upside down in this grand theatrical battle royale.
Rated: TBD
Tickets: TBD
Date: May 5th, 2027 @ 5:00 p.m.
Director: Sheldon Mba
Description: TBD
Rated: TBD
Tickets: FREE - donations accepted
Date: May 6th, 2027 @ 5:00 p.m.
Director: Denise Celestin
Description: End of semester celebration of all dance classes.
Rated: TBD
Tickets: FREE - donations accepted