The Dracula Project
An original adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”
by Cliff Thompson, J. David Galloway, and Brandyn Graves
October 19 - 21, 26 - 28 at 7:00pm
October 21 and 28 at 2 p.m.
Black Box Theatre
Strip away the glitter, the plastic fangs, and the bad accents. Find the truth about the most famous vampire in history. This original production draws you into the story. Seating is extremely limited. Tickets are available only in the Thomas-Landon House next to the Academic Resource Center (Library) on the FHU campus. Tickets will not be available online for this production. Directed by R. Cliff Thompson.
Funded in part by the Polidori Foundation.
New Works Festival
December 7 - 9 at 7:00pm
Black Box Theatre
New plays created by FHU’s playwriting class.
The Diary of Anne Frank
by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman
January 25 - 27, February 1 - 3 at 7:00pm
January 27 and February 3 at 2:00pm
Black Box Theatre
On June 14, 1942, two days after her 13th birthday, Anne Frank began to keep a diary. Soon that diary would be her only link to a life better than the one around her. Anne and her family would spend more than two years hidden away from their Nazi occupiers.
For over 60 years, the true story of a young Jewish girl has provided inspiration for millions. Directed by Shelby Matthews.
The Drowning Girls*
by Beth Graham, Daniela Vlaskalic and Charlie Tomlinson
March 15 - 17 at 7:00pm
March 17 - 18 at 2:00pm
Black Box Theatre
Bessie, Alice and Margaret have two things in common: they are married to George Joseph Smith, and they are dead. Surfacing from the bathtubs they were drowned in, the three breathless brides gather evidence against their womanizing, murderous husband by reliving the shocking events leading up to their demise. These grim stories take surprising lyric, comic twists in the hands of these skilled Canadian writers. Directed by R. Cliff Thompson.
*subject to approval
The Boys Next Door
By Tom Griffin
April 17, 19 - 21 at 7:00pm
April 18 at 8:00pm
April 21 at 2:00pm
Black Box Theatre
A communal residence provides the backdrop for this bittersweet play about four mentally handicapped men living under the supervision of their earnest, but increasingly “burned out” social worker. Griffin’s play chronicles how “the little things” most take for granted become momentous, and often very funny, as the residents try to adjust. In the end, it becomes clear that we all want only to love and laugh and find some meaning and purpose. Directed by Amanda Baugh.
The Festival of Short Plays
May 6 at 8:30pm
Black Box Theatre
Comedy. Satire. Drama. All in one evening. Enjoy the work of our newest directors.