Improv Olympics with Scott Eck (New York Improvisation Artist) and One-Day Plays (original works created in one day) Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts, September 22, 2007

Site-Specific Dance Event #1
Alamance Fountain, September 23, 2007
Please join Elon Dancers for our first ever site-specific dance event. Site-specific dance occurs outside the traditional theatre and is created and designed for one particular site – our first event takes place at the Alamance Fountain on campus.

Collage - a musical review of Broadway song and dance
Yeager Recital Hall, Sept. 28-29, 2007

Marisol - a drama by José Rivera
Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts, Oct. 3-9, 2007
Abandoned by her guardian angel, who leaves to fight in the war that is raging in the heavens, Marisol must navigate the unpredictable, dangerous and surprisingly funny world of the Bronx as she searches for a safe haven and for life's meaning. With a debt to the magical realism of Latin American novelists, Rivera's apocalyptic tragic-comedy pulses with a nightmarish mix of sensuality, paranoia, religious ecstasy and hope.

Dance Salon
Dance Studio A, Center for the Arts, October 19, 2007
An informal dance concert featuring a variety of works in progress by faculty and students - A post-performance discussion follows each performance in which audience members are encouraged to ask the choreographers about their creative process. The choreographers will ask the audience members questions about their interpretation of the work presented.

Cabaret – a musical by John Kander and Fred Ebb
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts, October 25-27 and November 2-4, 2007
Based on Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories and the play I Am a Camera by John Van Druten, the provocative American musical Cabaret is a brilliant commentary on the atmosphere of pre-war Berlin during the rise of the Nazi party. The audience is drawn into the decadent world of the Kit Kat Klub with characters such as the Emcee and Sally Bowles, who sing well-known songs such as "Willkommen" and the title song, "Cabaret."

Fall Dance Concert
Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts, November 17-18, 2007 An exciting evening of original choreography created by our faculty and featuring performance by Elon Dancers, the student dance company. The work presented is created specifically with the Black Box dimensions in mind.

The Cherry Orchard - a play by Anton Chekhov
Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts, January 18- 23 and February 6-9, 2008
It is a tumultuous time in Russia with the nobility facing the realities of actually having to work for their money. Join us for an evening of serious comedy as one family makes decision after decision to not decide how to lose it all when the solution is right in front of them. Experience the comic writing of the first master of staged realism, Anton Chekov, and his richly crafted characters, who might remind you of members of your own funny family circle.

The Phantom of the Opera 
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Charles Hart
Additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe
Book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber

McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts, February 14-19, 2008

R&H Theatricals, a division of The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization, has selected Elon University as one of six pilot productions of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s acclaimed musical in anticipation of its eventual release into the community, regional and school theatrical market. Based on the novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe. Its world premiere occurred at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, in October of 1986, where it is still playing. It subsequently opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theater in January 1988, where it is also still playing, making it the longest running show in Broadway history. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA has been produced in hundreds of cities in more than 20 countries around the world, and seen by an estimated worldwide
audience of 80 million people to date. (For more information on the history of the musical, visit the official Web site of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at www.thephantomoftheopera.com.)

Student-Directed One-Act Plays and Spring One-Day Plays
Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts, February 22-23, 2008

Just Dancin’ Around - a performance of student choreography
Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts, February 29-March 1, 2008

Grand Night XVI - a musical review of Broadway song and dance
Yeager Recital Hall, Center for the Arts, April 4-5, 2008

Honors Convocation: A Celebration of Performing Arts featuring special guest Hal Prince
Koury Center, April 10, 2008
Hal Prince, the winner of 21 Tony awards and one of the most influential director/producers in Broadway history, will be speaking at this convocation in which he will be honored for his outstanding contributions in the arts in America. Elon performing arts majors and alumni will be joined by the Greensboro Symphony in a performance of spectacular Broadway musical theatre works.

The Commedia Project - a workshop of Italian Renaissance comedy
April 11-12, 2008 (location T.B.A.)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream - a play by William Shakespeare
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts, April 24-27, 2008
One of William Shakespeare's most memorable and beloved plays, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" tells a timeless tale of love, romance, and fantasy - all wrapped in the mystery and passion of a summer night. Where will the magic of Shakespeare's poetic language and memorable characters carry your heart?

Double Bill: a student-directed full-length play and a staged reading of a new musical (performed in rolling rep - Specific Titles T.B.A.)
Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts, April 29-May 3, 2008

Elon Dancers Spring Concert
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts, May 8-10, 2008
An exciting and inspiring evening of dance featuring performances by Elon Dancers, our student dance company, choreography by our faculty and gues