Department of Theatre
Upcoming Shows
Autumn 2025
MLES2GO by Michael P. Adams
Produced in Partnership with Renaissance Theatre's Emerging Artist Program
In the midst of an identity crisis, 19-year-old Jordan Belner decides to gamble on his future and hitchhike across the country to figure out who he is. Along the way, he meets an eccentric collection of people who help him confront reality and come to terms with his true self. See this brilliant new play that is at turns provocative, funny, and deeply moving - a highlight of last season’s Renaissance Theatre’s Emerging Artists Festival - offered in a workshop-style full staging.
Produced by arrangement with the playwright.
- Friday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, October 11 at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, October 12 at 2:30 p.m.
- Monda,y October 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Special Event
Free Movie Screening of The Farewell
This award-winning, critically-acclaimed film premiered at Sundance in 2019. As a young woman learns that her grandmother will soon die, she leaves the United States for a final journey to China to see her. There she must decide if she will join in the family’s “good lie” - the choice to hide her grandmother’s impending death from her.
Wednesday, October 29 6:00 p.m. in Founders Auditorium
Presented in collaboration with The Bromfield Library And Information Commons, through a grant from The Ohio State University’s Center for East Asian Studies.
A brief discussion will follow the screening.
Medea by Euripides, as translated by Augusta Webster
When cruelly thrown aside by her husband, Medea commits an unthinkable act of brutality. See this Greek classic as translated by Augusta Webster – a 19th century scholar, poet, and suffragist. This production updates Webster’s original text to support her exceptional version of Euripides’ masterpiece.
Show Dates:
- Saturday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, November 16 at 2:30 p.m.
- Monda,y November 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Spring 2026
1776 Book by Peter Stone
Music and Lyrics by Sherman Edward
Presented in Cooperation with The Mansfield Playhouse
Philadelphia, a hot summer, and the thirteen colonies about to declare their independence from England ... if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson as they attempt to convince the members of the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence and sign the Declaration. Enjoy this timeless musical with its funny, insightful, and compelling story, a striking score, and incomparable lyrics.
Produced by arrangement with Music Theatre International.
Performances in Founders Auditorium:
- Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, March 8 at 2:30 p.m.
- Monday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Performances at Mansfield Playhouse:
95 East 3rd Street Mansfield, OH 44902-1323
- Friday, March 13 at 7:30pm
- Saturday, March 14 at 7:30pm
- Sunday, March 15 at 2:30pm
Supported by Ohio America250 Commission and OSU America250
Directed by Doug Wertz, Artistic Director of The Mansfield Playhouse
All Tickets for 1776: $10 and $12 through: https://www.mansfieldplayhouse.com/
Tickets and Reservations: 419-522-2883
Box Office Hours: Wed-Fri 1 p.m.-6 p.m. and with a box office on site in the location where that day’s performance will take place 1 hour prior to each performance.