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Speech and Theater Program

SHOWS & EVENTS

 

 SPRING 2026

 

Into the Woods - April 16-19

As part of the Spring Student Director Spotlight, SU Theater proudly engages with MTI to present Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, co-directed by student director Brianna Fields and Professor Malcolm Evans. This production showcases student leadership and artistic vision while bringing Sondheim’s beloved, thought‑provoking musical to life through imaginative storytelling and collaborative performance.

 

 

SEEDS YOU SOW SHOWCASE - March 26

“The Seeds You Sow” is a student-led interdisciplinary showcase that blends agricultural science, environmental storytelling, performance art, and sociology. The event highlights the connections between land, culture, and community. Through mixed media the showcase transforms academic research and identity into an accessible artistic experience that invites audiences to learn, reflect, and engage. Led by Chasity Joseph, collaboratively produced by the Theater, Dance, Music, Art, and Agriculture programs.

 

HISTORICALLY BLACK - FEB 26

 

 

JAG NIGHT LIVE - Feb 25

A night of original comedy sketches, jokes, and monologues honoring Black comedy & comedians. 

 

KREATIVE KOLLECTIVE FASHION SHOW - March 6

 

 

FALL 2025 

 

**Please note: The digital archive of shows from Fall 2025 and before are currently under construction**

It's a Southern Thing

 

VOYAGE ON THE HAYDEN - Feb 26

Come aboard the SS Hayden and journey through time and space to learn the history and impact of Southern University on a local and national stage. As an immersive installation with live performance, Voyage on the Hayden uses intergenerational storytelling to explore the connection between memory, identity, and legacy. Come and experience the stories of Southern's rich history and legacy.

 

Blues for an Alabama Sky

 

Directed by Professor Douglas Streater.

 

SPRING 2024

PROJECT HAYDEN

ACT I THESPIAN SOCIETY INDUCTION

 

FALL 2024

NIGHTMARE IN THE THEATER

A night of eerie, unsettling performance, Scary Showcase brings together creepy, experimental theater that blurs the line between the strange and the supernatural. Expect bold imagery, haunting atmosphere, and performances that may disturb, surprise, and linger with you long after the lights go out.

 

MURDER AT THE VELVET LOUNGE

SPRING 2023 

TROUBLES AND TRIUMPHS

 

FALL 2023

IT'S GIVING PROPS

 

SPRING 2022

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