By: Elijah Dickey

The future for West Virginia Wesleyan College’s Department of Theatre and Dance is looking bright and sure to hold many laughs, gasps, and awes. Here is what they’ve got planned.

This November the Encore club has A Night of Comedy One Acts. On the 14th and 15th of November, Audiences are invited to enjoy an evening of creativity and performance.

This event features two short plays that are sure to keep you laughing. This event is being brought to life and directed by members of Encore and students of West Virginia Wesleyan College.

Each one act tells its own complete story, offering audiences a variety of emotions and styles in one night. The one acts featured these nights (14th and 15h of November)  are Pyramus and Thysbe and Anger Management. The show starts at 7 p.m. in the Atkinson Auditorium, don’t miss this night of live theatre!

Closer Than Ever

This Spring semester WVWC Department of Theatre and Dance presents Closer Than Ever. A heartfelt musical revue that explores the joys, challenges and surprises of modern life and love.

With music by David Shire and lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr., this award winning show captures the humor, heartbreak, and hope that connect us all. Each song tells its own story weaving together moments of friendship, aging, ambition, and romance into a powerful tapestry of human experience.

Deathtrap

This Spring semester WVWC Department of Theatre and Dance will be bringing you Deathtrap! A masterful blend of suspense, wit, and dark comedy by playwright Ira Levin.

The story follows Sidney Bruhl, a once successful playwright desperate to reclaim his fame, who discovers a brilliant new script written by a student. What begins as a professional encounter quickly twists into a deadly game of ambition, deception, and murder.

With its sharp dialogue, clever plot turns, and theatrical surprises, Deathtrap keeps audiences guessing until the very end. Equal parts thriller and satire, this play proves that in the world of writing, and crime, nothing is what it seems.

Student Led One Acts

Encore is also going to have some fun one acts coming up in the spring semester as well. One is still to be determined and the other is a one act called Triffels. 

These one acts are being put on by Leigh Rice and Elijah Dickey, both are Theatre: Acting/Directing students at WVWC, They will be putting these shows on as they take their Directing 2 independent study in the spring.

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