Theatre NDSU announces 2017-18 season

August 1, 2017

Fargo, N.D. – Theatre NDSU, the student performance company at North Dakota State University, announces the following line-up of four exciting and memorable productions for its 2017-18 season. Tickets are available at www.ndsu.edu/performingarts or by calling the NDSU Performing Arts Box Office at 701-231-7969. Contact the Box Office for reduced rates available with the Season Flexpass, providing four tickets for use in any combination to the shows.

Urinetown: The Musical
Music & Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book & Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Oct. 19–21 and Oct. 25–28, 2017 | 7:30 PM | Askanase Auditorium

Get ready for a sidesplitting sendup of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America’s greatest art forms.

How I Learned to Drive
By Paula Vogel
Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2, 6–9, 2017 | 7:30 PM | Walsh Studio Theatre
Recommended for ages 14 and up due to mature content

Li’l Bit, age seventeen, is learning how to drive from a man that finds her attractive—her Uncle Peck. Join Theatre NDSU as we explore this magical, dark, funny, and powerful Pulitzer Prize-winning play about love, abuse, and growing up through both.

Tartuffe
By Molière
Feb. 22–24, 28 and March 1-3, 2018 | 7:30 PM | Walsh Studio Theatre

The scheming con man Tartuffe charms his way into Orgon’s household with plans to marry his daughter, seduce his wife, and run off with his fortune. Despite Tartuffe’s appalling behavior, Organ is blinded to the truth – will he see through Tartuffe’s pious mask before it’s too late? One of the world’s greatest plays, Molière’s hilarious farce takes an over-the-top twist in the style of commedia dell’arte that will resonate with contemporary audiences.

Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!
By Allison Gregory
April 20, 21, 26-28, 2018 | Askanase Auditorium
April 20, 21, 27, 28 | 7:30 PM
April 21 & 28 | 2 PM
April 26 | 10 AM

It’s holiday time and Junie B. Jones can’t wait for her class Secret Santa gift exchange. But wait! Junie B.’s arch nemesis, that tattletale May, keeps getting in the way of all her fun. Junie B. comes up with a way to teach May a lesson—and learns a very special holiday lesson along the way. Based on the popular book Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May).