Please note: The Theatre is open to off-campus patrons this season, with proof of vaccination checked at the door and facemasks during the performance. We do not accommodate exceptions to this policy.
by Jordan Harrison
September 29 – October 14, 2021
Directed by Jonathan Cole
When crisis comes to call, it’s time to improvise! An intrepid troupe of pageant players races across medieval Europe, struggling to outrun the Black Death. The arrival of a mysterious outsider sends Hollis, the leading lady, in search of answers that can only be found off-script – somewhere much closer to our own time!
Performances
September 29 – October 14, 2021
Wed – Sat, 7:30 pm. Sunday matinees at 2 pm.
The Amateurs is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
Faculty Jazz Celebration
James Miley, Director
October 19, 2021
This is no ordinary classroom — Jazz trio times two!
Join us for a premiere jazz jam, featuring faculty groups Trio Untold, and Sapiens. Including Willamette's award-winning faculty members:
- Ryan Biesack, percussion
- James Miley, piano & electronics
- Mike Nord, guitar & electronics
- Matt Sazima, piano
Performance
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
7:30 pm, Cone Chapel, at Waller Hall, Willamette University
Cher Anabo, Artistic Director & Choreographer
Music composed & performed by Mike Nord
November 10 – 19, 2021
A seven-part odyssey of the home & the homeless, conceived by Cher Anabo, becomes a kaleidoscope of sensorial crosstalk through movement and music that transcends us to the heart of a social crisis.
This unique experience features music composed LIVE and ONSTAGE
by Willamette's own musical powerhouse, Mike Nord.
one ensemble • one live musician • 550 thousand lives in 7 parts
Performances
November 10 – 19, 2021
Wed – Sat, 7:30 pm. Sunday matinee at 2 pm.
by Whitney Rowland
February 9 – 20, 2022
Directed by Lava Alapai
A fantastical, poignant comedy about Jane, an emotionally-numbed new widow, and Harrison, an inattentive, self-sabotaging fiancé. In seeking escape, these two strangers collide – both literally and figuratively – tangling their life lines and setting them on a time-bending journey involving an intercontinental plane crash, a magical forest, and a choice that leads them both to an unexpected destination.
Performances
February 9 – 20, 2022
Wed – Sat, 7:30 pm. Sunday matinees at 2 pm
Willamette's Dramatic Vocal Arts
March 12 and 13, 2022
Katherine Skovira, Music Director
A celebratory vocal and ensemble bash! Featuring world, regional and local premieres of works by female composers and performers. A part of their “Artist as Advocate” series, Dramatic Vocal Arts and the Voice Area share the musical treasures of artist-advocate, BIPOC, and other female voices from the 21st and 20th centuries.
Performance
Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 7: 30 pm
Sunday, March 13 at 2:00 pm
Performed at Hudson Hall, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center
by William Shakespeare
April 6 – 23, 2022
Directed by Susan Coromel
This enduring comedy about masquerade and identity finds twins Viola and Sebastian shipwrecked and separated. Their journeys home leads them through the land of Illyria, where romance springs at many angles – even impossible triangles. “If music be the food of love, play on!”
Performances
April 6 – 23, 2022
Wed – Sat, 7:30 pm.
Matinees: Sunday, April 10 and Saturday, April 23, 2:00 pm
A world tour of voice & orchestra!
April 24, 2022
Featuring Willamette University's
Chamber Choir and Voce
Christopher Engbretson, Conductor
Wind Ensemble and University Chamber Orchestra
Qinqing Hilkert, Conductor
Raise the flags and set your compass West, South and East, as we journey across the oceans of music! Our "world tour" is hosted by Willamette's largest choral and orchestral ensembles, performing separately and together. We launch from the harmonic shores of Europe, with a port-of-call in the American South with the unique sounds of Creole music. Our voyage continues onto China and other locales – an evening of global travel, all in the safety of Willamette's Hudson Hall!
Performance
Sunday, April 24, 2022
3:00 pm, Hudson Hall, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center