Birmingham-Southern Theatre invites the campus community and Birmingham theatre enthusiasts to join them for the 2021-22 season.

The department has announced an exciting line-up along with other great news and achievements. This fall, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Dr. Lusie Cuskey has joined the faculty, and Professor Dr. Alan Litsey received the David and Katy Smith Senior Faculty Award.

Alongside theatre faculty, students will have important roles in the directing and producing the shows, along with on-stage roles.

“We’re very excited about student opportunities for exploration and creativity, including design, leadership, technical and performance,” Litsey says. “Our diverse season reflects timely issues of importance to us all: love, family, community, human rights, justice. We think of ourselves as a family of learners and look forward to sharing our discoveries with our community.”

COVID-19 precautions will be followed during the shows, and audience members are required to be masked and to stay socially distant.

Head Over Heels
November 18-21 | College Theatre Mainstage
Adapted by James Magruder
Original Book by Jeff Whitty

In this pastoral romp – a whimsical adaptation of Sir Phillip Sydney’s “The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia” with music by the Go-Go’s – loves are won, battles are lost, and the kingdom of Arcadia learns that weathering the risk of releasing old ways makes room for truer and more beautiful ways of being in the world.

We Are Pussy Riot or Everything is P.R.
February 10- 13 | College Theatre Underground
Created by Barbara Hammond

Brave activists labeled an enemy of the church and state design a protest that becomes the greatest piece of performance art in Russian history.

Spitfire Grill
April 28 – May 1 | College Theatre Mainstage
Original Book by Fred Alley and James Valcq
Music by James Valcq
Lyrics by Fred Alley

In a town that seems to have stopped, recently paroled Percy comes seeking a new start. Based on a 1996 movie, James Valcq and Fred Alley’s folk musical is the story of an ember of hope that brings a whole community back into the light.

Student-Directed One Act Plays
May 9-10 | College Theatre Mainstage

An uproarious and often unpredictable evening of drama and comedy, as presented by first-time student directors as a part of the requirements for THA 403: Directing and Stage Management.

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Tickets will go on sale three weeks prior to opening night for BSC Arts Alliance members and two weeks prior for the general public. The College Theatre Box Office hours are Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. during these weeks and can be reached at (205) 226-4780.

You can also see the season schedule and reserve tickets online at bsc.edu/academics/theatre/productions.html.