Productions and Events

Special Benefit Performance: "What the Constitution Means to Me"

We are thrilled to announce that The University of Idaho production of “What the Constitution Means to Me” has been invited to participate in the Region 7 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Spokane in mid-February. “What the Constitution Means to Me” has received multiple laurels. Most notably, the play was a finalist for both a Pulitzer Prize in drama and the Susan Smith Blackburn prize. It was nominated for the 2019 Tony Award for Best Play. Author Heidi Schreck was presented the Hull-Warriner Award by the Dramatists Guild of America Council for the play.

The University of Idaho production is a humorous, intelligent and deeply personal look at the U.S. Constitution and stars U of I professor Kelly Quinnett, U of I alumni Jeff Davis and U of I student Aurora Dickey. Directed by David Lee-Painter. This one-time only, special benefit performance in the Hartung Theatre will allow the cast and crew to familiar themselves and material within a space that mimics the Spokane stage they'll be performing on later in the week. Donations will help support the remount of "Constitution" for the Festival.

• 2:00 p.m. February 18
• Hartung Theater, 625 Stadium Drive, Moscow
• Tickets by donation here
• View program here.
• Note: "Constitution" contains mature subjects

Spring Semester First Bite: New Play Series

A spring showcase for emerging U of I Master of Fine Arts playwrights, featuring free staged readings of new works. Each performance is followed by a question-and-answer session with the playwright.

"Diamond in the Rough" by Lane Richins, MFA candidate

"Diamond in the Rough" is a comedy about a comedy, based on a comedy, flush with 70's TV nostalgia and meta-takes on TV in the 90's. Through four characters - a comic and former child star, his sister (also his manager), a famous actor past his prime, and a faded director of old Hollywood glamour - we discover the power of television, and the people who make it. A surreal comedy of nostalgia.

• Free
• 6 p.m. March 2
• Register for Zoom link here for March 2 performance
• 2 p.m. March 3
• Register for Zoom link here for March 3 performance
  

"Orlando" by Virginia Woolf. Adapted by Sarah Ruhl

An inventive, creative journey through centuries and genders. Directed by Blake Watson.

• 7:30 p.m., April 25, 26, 27, May 3, 4
• 2 p.m., April 28, May 5
• Forge Theater, 404 Sweet Avenue, Moscow
• Free for U of I students
• $5 to $25 general admission
• Tickets available here.