Theatre & Dance Performances
The Department of Theatre and Dance provides student opportunities and training in all aspects of theatre creation and production, including design, directing, and performance with five main stage performances per year and multiple second stage experiences each semester. The Dance minor offers a dance production at the end of each semester.
Theatre and Dance tickets are available through the Belmont Box Office.
September
29
Silent Sky
The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them.
Date: Friday, September 29, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Black Box Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
30
Silent Sky
The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them.
Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Venue: Black Box Theatre
Theatre & Dance Performances
October
01
Silent Sky
The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them.
Date: Sunday, October 01, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm
Venue: Black Box Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
05
Silent Sky
The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them.
Date: Thursday, October 05, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Black Box Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
06
Silent Sky
The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them.
Date: Friday, October 06, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Black Box Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
07
Silent Sky
The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them.
Date: Saturday, October 07, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Venue: Black Box Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
27
The Play that Goes Wrong
This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show – an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines).
Date: Friday, October 27, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Troutt Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
28
The Play that Goes Wrong
This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show – an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines).
Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Venue: Troutt Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
29
The Play that Goes Wrong
This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show – an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines).
Date: Sunday, October 29, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm
Venue: Troutt Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
November
02
The Play that Goes Wrong
This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show – an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines).
Date: Thursday, November 02, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Troutt Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
03
The Play that Goes Wrong
This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show – an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines).
Date: Friday, November 03, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Troutt Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
04
The Play that Goes Wrong
This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show – an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines).
Date: Saturday, November 04, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Venue: Troutt Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
10
Wrinkle In Time
The play is set in 1962, the day that A Wrinkle in Time is published. As a group of people from all walks of life begin reading their own copies of the book, they find themselves drawn into the story, taking on the roles of the various characters in the novel. Three children go on a mission to save the Father, Mr. Murry, with the help of three mysterious women – Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. As they “tesser” through space and time, the group learns that the secret to overcoming evil is through love.
Date: Friday, November 10, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Black Box Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
11
Wrinkle In Time
The play is set in 1962, the day that A Wrinkle in Time is published. As a group of people from all walks of life begin reading their own copies of the book, they find themselves drawn into the story, taking on the roles of the various characters in the novel. Three children go on a mission to save the Father, Mr. Murry, with the help of three mysterious women – Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. As they “tesser” through space and time, the group learns that the secret to overcoming evil is through love.
Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Venue: Black Box Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
12
Wrinkle In Time
The play is set in 1962, the day that A Wrinkle in Time is published. As a group of people from all walks of life begin reading their own copies of the book, they find themselves drawn into the story, taking on the roles of the various characters in the novel. Three children go on a mission to save the Father, Mr. Murry, with the help of three mysterious women – Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. As they “tesser” through space and time, the group learns that the secret to overcoming evil is through love. Tickets coming soon.
Date: Sunday, November, 12, 2023
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Black Box Theatre
Theatre & Dance Performances
16
Wrinkle In Time
The play is set in 1962, the day that A Wrinkle in Time is published. As a group of people from all walks of life begin reading their own copies of the book, they find themselves drawn into the story, taking on the roles of the various characters in the novel. Three children go on a mission to save the Father, Mr. Murry, with the help of three mysterious women – Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. As they “tesser” through space and time, the group learns that the secret to overcoming evil is through love.
Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Black Box Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
17
Wrinkle In Time
The play is set in 1962, the day that A Wrinkle in Time is published. As a group of people from all walks of life begin reading their own copies of the book, they find themselves drawn into the story, taking on the roles of the various characters in the novel. Three children go on a mission to save the Father, Mr. Murry, with the help of three mysterious women – Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. As they “tesser” through space and time, the group learns that the secret to overcoming evil is through love.
Date: Friday, November 17, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Black Box Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
18
Wrinkle In Time
The play is set in 1962, the day that A Wrinkle in Time is published. As a group of people from all walks of life begin reading their own copies of the book, they find themselves drawn into the story, taking on the roles of the various characters in the novel. Three children go on a mission to save the Father, Mr. Murry, with the help of three mysterious women – Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. As they “tesser” through space and time, the group learns that the secret to overcoming evil is through love.
Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Venue: Black Box Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
December
02
Moving Stories – A Dance Composition Showcase
A showcase of original dance compositions created by dance minor students. Each choreographer will present a movement piece that is unique to their life experience and that highlights the use of the human body as a means of expression.
Date: Saturday, December 02, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Troutt Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
03
Moving Stories – A Dance Composition Showcase
A showcase of original dance compositions created by dance minor students. Each choreographer will present a movement piece that is unique to their life experience and that highlights the use of the human body as a means of expression.
Date: Sunday, December 03, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Troutt Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
February
20
Blue Stockings
1896. Girton College, Cambridge, the first college in Britain to admit women. The Girton girls study ferociously and match their male peers grade for grade. Yet, when the men graduate, the women leave with nothing but the stigma of being a 'blue stocking' - an unnatural, educated woman. They are denied degrees and go home unqualified and unmarriageable.
Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Troutt Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
21
Blue Stockings
1896. Girton College, Cambridge, the first college in Britain to admit women. The Girton girls study ferociously and match their male peers grade for grade. Yet, when the men graduate, the women leave with nothing but the stigma of being a 'blue stocking' - an unnatural, educated woman. They are denied degrees and go home unqualified and unmarriageable.
Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Troutt Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
22
Blue Stockings
1896. Girton College, Cambridge, the first college in Britain to admit women. The Girton girls study ferociously and match their male peers grade for grade. Yet, when the men graduate, the women leave with nothing but the stigma of being a 'blue stocking' - an unnatural, educated woman. They are denied degrees and go home unqualified and unmarriageable.
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Troutt Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
23
Blue Stockings
1896. Girton College, Cambridge, the first college in Britain to admit women. The Girton girls study ferociously and match their male peers grade for grade. Yet, when the men graduate, the women leave with nothing but the stigma of being a 'blue stocking' - an unnatural, educated woman. They are denied degrees and go home unqualified and unmarriageable.
Date: Friday, February 23, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Troutt Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
24
Blue Stockings
1896. Girton College, Cambridge, the first college in Britain to admit women. The Girton girls study ferociously and match their male peers grade for grade. Yet, when the men graduate, the women leave with nothing but the stigma of being a 'blue stocking' - an unnatural, educated woman. They are denied degrees and go home unqualified and unmarriageable.
Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm (understudy performance) & 7:30 pm
Venue: Troutt Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
25
Blue Stockings
1896. Girton College, Cambridge, the first college in Britain to admit women. The Girton girls study ferociously and match their male peers grade for grade. Yet, when the men graduate, the women leave with nothing but the stigma of being a 'blue stocking' - an unnatural, educated woman. They are denied degrees and go home unqualified and unmarriageable.
Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm
Venue: Troutt Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
April
05
Hamlet: Hold off the Earth Awhile
A devised movement theatre piece inspired by Hamlet that explores depression among today’s younger generation, as it faces global warming.
Date: Friday, April 05, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Black Box Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
06
Hamlet: Hold off the Earth Awhile
A devised movement theatre piece inspired by Hamlet that explores depression among today’s younger generation, as it faces global warming.
Date: Saturday, April 06, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Venue: Black Box Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
07
Hamlet: Hold off the Earth Awhile
A devised movement theatre piece inspired by Hamlet that explores depression among today’s younger generation, as it faces global warming.
Date: Sunday, April 07, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm
Venue: Black Box Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
11
Hamlet: Hold off the Earth Awhile
A devised movement theatre piece inspired by Hamlet that explores depression among today’s younger generation, as it faces global warming.
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Black Box Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
12
Hamlet: Hold off the Earth Awhile
A devised movement theatre piece inspired by Hamlet that explores depression among today’s younger generation, as it faces global warming.
Date: Friday, April 12, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Black Box Theater
Theatre & Dance Performances
12
Mixed Bill XX
Mixed Bill XX: Reflections celebrates 20 years of dance at Belmont. Presented by the Department of Theatre and Dance, Mixed Bill XX features the Belmont University Dance Company performing works created by faculty, students and guest artists. This year’s presentation will also feature a partnership with Nashville’s di Mossa, a professional dance company that promotes reflective exchange through collective movement experiences.
Date: Friday, April 12, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Theatre & Dance Performances
13
Mixed Bill XX
Mixed Bill XX: Reflections celebrates 20 years of dance at Belmont. Presented by the Department of Theatre and Dance, Mixed Bill XX features the Belmont University Dance Company performing works created by faculty, students and guest artists. This year’s presentation will also feature a partnership with Nashville’s di Mossa, a professional dance company that promotes reflective exchange through collective movement experiences.
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Venue: The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Theatre & Dance Performances
13
Hamlet: Hold off the Earth Awhile
A devised movement theatre piece inspired by Hamlet that explores depression among today’s younger generation, as it faces global warming.