NMSU Theatre season going forward safely, online and, hopefully, live in 2021

NMSU Theatre season going forward safely, online and, hopefully, live in 2021

Here are the productions for the 2020-21 New Mexico State University theatre season:

• “The Land Where We Stand,” directed by NMSU Theatre Associate Professor Larissa Lury, with projected availability of Nov. 4-7. This will be an original, devised piece, centered around various aspects of NMSU and the land it stands on – what has taken place here, is here now and might come to be. The idea is to create a site-specific performance, with the audience traveling on the campus for viewings.
• “Original Work!” directed by NMSU Theatre Assistant Professor Nichole Hamilton, with a preview on Nov. 18. The finalist of the NMSU Theatre Department’s High Desert Playwriting Workshop, Hannah Benitez, will create an original play especially crafted for NMSU theatre students. This will be “digital theatre,” available “live,” on-line, including an invitation for audience members to engage directly with the actors to solve the mystery.
• “Holiday Cabaret!” directed by NMSU Theatre visiting professor Lisa Hermanson and adjunct faculty member Christa Fredrickson, Dec. 2-6 virtual presentation including holiday songs and stories.

For spring 2021, Kilroy said, NMSU Theatre will present its annual fundraising favorite, “Broadway Onstage,” followed by the production originally planned for last spring, “The Tempest.”

The hope is to produce these shows live on the NMSU stage, Kilroy said, if state public health orders allow. If not, he said, “we will creatively bring these to you in a virtual format.” 

NMSU Theatre is offering season tickets that provide access to all productions, which will be streaming online, as well as general admission for in-person events when available. The cost is $50 for six productions, including “Broadway Onstage.”

For season tickets, contact Yoli Bacon at ybacon@nmsu.edu. Call 575-646-5122 to purchase tickets via check or credit card. Individual show passes will be available for $10 for each production. Retirees will continue to receive one pass to view productions. 

Join NMSU Theatre’s Center Stage Society with a donation of $500 or more. That includes two passes to all of this season’s events, an American Southwest Theatre Company (ASTC, the nonprofit that benefits NMSU theatre) an ASTC license plate and an ASCT mask. There are also other levels of giving.   

Contact Kilroy at wkilroy@nmsu.edu.