Department of Theatre

Recent Art Department MFA and BFA graduates, Julie Ellingson, Hunter Bryan, Jenae Porter, Corrisa Petrich, and Tyson Schultz, exhibit their work in the John. A. Day Gallery. Exhibit will be open October 16 - November 6, excluding Saturdays and Sundays.

As a part of their USDSO ONLINE! series, the USD Symphony Orchestra virtually welcomes Dr. Boris Vayner. Originally from Novosibirsk, Russia, Dr. Vayner has enjoyed a diverse career in music as a violist, educator and conductor. A member of the Grammy-nominated St. Petersburg String Quartet since 2005, he has toured throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Vayner joined the faculty of the University of Kansas School of Music in August 2017, where, among other things, he teaches viola and violin lessons. For more information about this amazing guest, visit http://borisvayner.com. For additional information, and to learn how to access this virtual event, contact Luis.Viquez@usd.edu.

Theatre in the Middle Ages featured short Mystery plays: stories from the Bible that were used to explore questions of divinity and humanity. Members of various guilds in towns across Western Europe each produced one of the plays, which explored the conflict of good and evil in the mortal, the divine and the demonic. Written by anonymous authors from York and Wakefield, Angels and Demons is translated from Middle English by USD Student Casey Paradies and spans the creation of the world to its end.

Theatre in the Middle Ages featured short Mystery plays: stories from the Bible that were used to explore questions of divinity and humanity. Members of various guilds in towns across Western Europe each produced one of the plays, which explored the conflict of good and evil in the mortal, the divine and the demonic. Written by anonymous authors from York and Wakefield, Angels and Demons is translated from Middle English by USD Student Casey Paradies and spans the creation of the world to its end.

Theatre in the Middle Ages featured short Mystery plays: stories from the Bible that were used to explore questions of divinity and humanity. Members of various guilds in towns across Western Europe each produced one of the plays, which explored the conflict of good and evil in the mortal, the divine and the demonic. Written by anonymous authors from York and Wakefield, Angels and Demons is translated from Middle English by USD Student Casey Paradies and spans the creation of the world to its end.

USD's choral ensembles, under the direction of Dr. David Holdhusen and Dr. Timothy Campbell, present their fall concert. Due to the current pandemic, in-person attendance must be limited and is by invitation only. However, everyone is invited to the livestream, via the link indicated in the URL box on this page, said link will be activated one-half hour before concert time. Thanks!

Tessa Hansen, USD Music major and student of Dr. Amy Laursen, presents her senior horn recital. Due to the current pandemic, in-person attendance must be limited and is by invitation only. However, everyone is invited to the livestream, via the link indicated in the URL box on this page, said link will be activated one-half hour before concert time. Thanks!

The USD Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Sonja Kraus and Dr. Ioana Galu, presents their fall concert. Due to the current pandemic, in-person attendance must be limited and is by invitation only. However, everyone is invited to the livestream, via the link indicated in the URL box on this page, said link will be activated one-half hour before concert time. Thanks!

As a part of their USDSO ONLINE! series, the USD Symphony Orchestra virtually welcomes a panel of artists, administrators and educators to explore this subject. USD's Director of Orchestras Dr. Luis Viquez moderates. Guests are Dr. Bruce Kelley, Interim Dean of the USD College of Fine Arts; Dr. Lynn Vidler, Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of CO at Colorado Springs; and Deanne Wehrspann, South Dakota pianist and composer. For additional information and to learn how to access this virtual event, contact Luis.Viquez@usd.edu.

The USD Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Darin Wadley, presents their fall concert. Due to the current pandemic, in-person attendance must be limited and is by invitation only. However, everyone is invited to the livestream, via the link indicated in the URL box on this page, said link will be activated one-half hour before concert time. Thanks!

A musical comedy all about murder? An unlikely topic for one of the best musicals of the past decade! USD Theatre will proudly re-open its newly renovated Wayne S. Knutson Theatre with A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder: a delightful romp full of laughs, romance and of course, killing. When the young and struggling Monty discovers that he is ninth in line to an earldom, he starts plotting how he can bump off the preceding eight relatives. With book & lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and music & lyrics by Steven Lutvak. This production will be performed on the Wayne S. Knutson Main Stage as well as live streamed: check our website for more details.

The USD Symphonic Band, under the direction of Dr. John LaCognata, presents their winter concert. Due to the current pandemic, in-person attendance must be limited and is by invitation only. However, everyone is invited to the livestream, via the link indicated in the URL box on this page, said link will be activated one-half hour before concert time. To learn more about this ensemble, visit Facebook: Bands at the University of South Dakota. Thanks!