Activate Your Passion
Our department is a space where the practice and study of theater and dance is the focus, where we educate our students, collaborate across campus, and contribute to the health of our community. Our students engage their physical, intellectual, and emotional resources during their liberal arts career to inspire adaptability, creative thinking, and innovative solutions.
Get to Know Buffalo State Theater
2022-2023 Productions
Pippin
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Book by Roger O. Hirson.
Directed by Lissette DeJesus. Musical Direction by Kathleen Dunne. Choreography by Bobby Cooke.
Heir to the throne, the young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfillment.
Medea
by Robinson Jeffers freely adapted from Euripides.
Directed by Victoria Perez-Maggiolo.
Robinson Jeffers' adaptation of Euripides' Greek classic. A seminal drama of love, betrayal, and revenge that has stood the test of ti
First Thursdays Series
Join us as we present staged readings and discussions. Enjoy plays selected from our student surveys or submitted by faculty and local directors.
Theater Events 2022-2023
09/23/22 (F) Friday Night Live! FNL! BSC Improv Comedy Flexible Theatre 10:00 p.m.
09/27/22 (T "Acting the Song" masterclass Flexible Theatre 12:15 p.m.
09/29/22 (TH) "Acting the Song" masterclass Flexible Theatre 12:15 p.m.
10/04/22 (T) Casting Hall General Interest Meeting Flexible Theatre 12:15 p.m.
10/06/22 (TH) The Skeptic and La Bruja reading and discussion Flexible Theatre 12:10 p.m.
10/07/22 (F) Friday Night Live! FNL! BSC Improv Comedy! TBD 10:00 p.m.
10/12/22 (W) Anne Frank Project Festival Varies All Day
10/13/22 (TH) Anne Frank Project Festival Varies All Day
Pippin! Fully-staged musical production Warren Enters Theatre 8:00 p.m.
10/14/22 (F) Anne Frank Project Festival Varies All Day
Pippin! Fully-staged musical production Warren Enters Theatre 8:00 p.m.
10/15/22 (S) Pippin! Fully staged musical production Warren Enters Theatre 8:00 p.m.
10/18/22 (T) Majors Meeting/Advisement Flexible Theatre 12:15 p.m.
10/20/22 (TH) Pippin! Fully-staged musical production Warren Enters Theatre 8:00 p.m.
10/21/22 (F) Pippin! Fully-staged musical production Warren Enters Theatre 8:00 p.m.
Friday Night Live! FNL! BSC Improv Comedy! Flexible Theatre 10:00 p.m.
10/22/22 (S) Pippin! Fully staged musical production Warren Enters Theatre 2:00 p.m.
11/01/22 (T) Casting Hall General Interest Meeting Flexible Theatre 12:15 p.m.
11/03/22 (TH) Riders to the Sea reading and discussion Flexible Theatre 12:15 p.m.
Auditions: Medea Savage 209 6-8 p.m.
11/04/22 (F) Auditions: Medea Savage 209 3-5 p.m.
Friday Night Live! FNL! BSC Improv Comedy! Flexible Theatre 10:00 p.m.
11/07/22 (M) Callbacks: Medea Savage 209 3-5 p.m.
11/17/22 (TH) New Student Showcase Flexible Theatre 12:15 p.m.
11/18/22 (F) Friday Night Live! FNL! BSC Improv Comedy! Flexible Theatre 10:00 p.m.
12/01/22 (TH) Musical Showcase and discussion Flexible Theatre 12:15 p.m.
12/06/22 (T) Casting Hall General Interest Meeting Flexible Theatre 12:15 p.m.
12/09/22 (F) Friday Night Live! FNL! BSC Improv Comedy! Flexible Theatre 10:00 p.m.