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Fall 2025: Shakespeare in Love<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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November 20th<\/sup>-22nd<\/sup> at 7:00pm<\/strong>
November 23rd<\/sup> at 2:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directed By:<\/strong> Mike Heather<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loso Hall, Schwarz Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will have poetry in my life. And adventure. And love. Love above all.\u201d Shakespeare is known for writing some of the most famous romantic plays in history such as Romeo and Juliet. But little is known about the romantic life of the acclaimed playwright, which is why the story of Shakespeare in Love is unique. It was first portrayed on the big screen in 1998 and it won seven Oscars. Shakespeare in Love has now been adapted for the theatre and it promises to deliver a comical, and romantic story to an audience this fall. It has all the iconic themes that Shakespeare fans enjoy, such as forbidden love and tragedy, and there\u2019s also a touch of modern-day female empowerment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Winter 2026: Thou Hast Thy Will<\/em><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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March 12th<\/sup>-14th<\/sup> at 7:00pm<\/strong>
March 15th<\/sup> at 2:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Words By: William Shakespeare<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Composed By: Nicholas Vece<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directed By: Nicholas Vece<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: Loso Hall, Schwarz Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thou Hast Thy Will” is a new song cycle recontextualizing the words of Shakespeare through a variety of musical stylings. It includes selections from Shakespeare’s most timeless tragedies, comedies, and individual sonnets. With music by Nicholas Vece and lyrics by William Shakespeare himself, “Thou Hast Thy Will” explores themes of love, hatred, grief, tomfoolery, and more through the medium of a musical revue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Spring 2026: A Gentleman\u2019s Guide to Love and Murder<\/em><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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May 14th<\/sup>-16th at 7:00pm<\/strong>
May 16th at 2:00pm<\/strong>
May 18th-19th at 7:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books and Lyrics By: Robert L. Freedman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music and Lyrics By: Steven Lutvak<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directed By: Kenn Wheeler<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: Loso Hall, Schwarz Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the low-born Monty Navarro finds out that he\u2019s eighth in line for an earldom in the loftyD\u2019Ysquith family, he figures his chances of outliving his predecessors are slight and sets off down a far more ghoulish path. Can he knock off his unsuspecting relatives without being caught and become the ninth Earl of Highhurst? And what of love? Because murder isn\u2019t the only thing on Monty\u2019s mind\u2026. A Gentleman\u2019s Guide to Love and Murder is a murderous romp filled with unforgettable music, non-stop laughs and a scene-stealing role for one actor playing all eight of the doomed relatives who meet their ends in the most creative and side-splitting ways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fall 2025: Shakespeare in Love November 20th-22nd at 7:00pmNovember 23rd at 2:00pm Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall Based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard Directed By: Mike Heather Loso Hall, Schwarz Theatre \u201cI will have poetry in my life. And adventure. And love. Love above all.\u201d Shakespeare is known for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":491,"featured_media":6640,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6243","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/theatre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/theatre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/theatre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/theatre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/491"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/theatre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6243"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/theatre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6743,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/theatre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6243\/revisions\/6743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/theatre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/theatre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}