Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
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Previously known as the Black Box Theater.
KSU Tellers Spring Showcase
Thursday April 23, 2020 07:30 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5,
April 23-24, 2020. Thursday, April 23, 7:30 pm; Friday, April 24, 8 pm
Directed by Charles Parrott
The KSU Tellers invite you to join them as they present their best solo-performances from the spring semester.
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An Evening of KSU Alumni Performances
Wednesday April 15, 2020 07:30 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5-$10,
April 15-16, 2020, 7:30 pm
Coordinated by Karen Robinson
Anything goes in this evening of new and original works by TPS Alumni.
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The Genesis Project and Ex Nihilio: the Cosmogonic Puppet Show
Wednesday April 8, 2020 07:30 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $7-$10,
April 8-9 & 12, 2019: Wed. - Thursday, 7:30 pm; Sun. 7 pm
The Genesis Project
Directed by Charles Parrot
This experimental retelling of the prehistories of Genesis is generated by the cast, with improvisation and movement inspired by an eclectic blend of classical art and popular culture. The Ge... [click here for more]
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The Normal Heart
Tuesday February 18, 2020 07:30 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $10-$12,
Tuesday-Thursday, 7:30 pm; Friday-Saturday 8 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 2 pm.
By Larry Kramer
Directed by Zachary Elton
Based on true events, Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart is centered on a group of gay men living during the early years of the AIDS epidemic in America. As countless people become ... [click here for more]
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The 7th Annual Coming Out Monologues Project
Thursday October 10, 2019 07:30 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5,
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University. Coordinated by Karen RobinsonDirected by Alex Barrella and Ella HiteCo-produced with LGBTQ Student ProgramsInspiring, celebratory, and thought provoking, this performance features coming-out stories from KSU and metro-area communities performed by KSU student...
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45 Plays for 45 Presidents
Saturday September 28, 2019 02:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5-$12,
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University. By Karen Weinberg, Chloe Johnston, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, and Andy Bayiates
Directed by Damian LockhartA wrestling match, a ballet, a jug band, a vaudeville show, a presidential roast, and so much more. In one play? Oh My! 45 Plays for 45 Pr...
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45 Plays for 45 Presidents
Friday September 27, 2019 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5-$12,
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University. By Karen Weinberg, Chloe Johnston, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, and Andy Bayiates
Directed by Damian LockhartA wrestling match, a ballet, a jug band, a vaudeville show, a presidential roast, and so much more. In one play? Oh My! 45 Plays for 45 Pr...
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45 Plays for 45 Presidents
Tuesday September 24, 2019 07:30 AM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5-$12,
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University. By Karen Weinberg, Chloe Johnston, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, and Andy Bayiates
Directed by Damian LockhartA wrestling match, a ballet, a jug band, a vaudeville show, a presidential roast, and so much more. In one play? Oh My! 45 Plays for 45 Pr...
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K.I.S.S. (Kennesaw Improv Society Stupid)
Saturday April 21, 2018 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Coordinated by Jim Davis
An evening of performances created entirely on the fly - our resident improv ensemble welcomes guest artists to usher in the spring with a hoot or a guffaw (your choice). Side-splitting, surprising and, at times, absolutely silly. This event may not be suitable for audienc...
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"Feathers and Teeth" by Charise Castro Smith
Friday February 16, 2018 08:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $9.60-$12,
"Feathers and Teeth" is a play about the story of Chris, a 15-year-old girl who is struggling with her mother’s death and her father's impending re-marriage. As if this weren’t enough, her father injures an animal on the way home from work and brings it into the house so his family can nurse it back...
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Feathers and Teeth
Friday February 16, 2018 08:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5-$12,
Feathers and Teeth is the story of Chris, a 15-year-old girl, who is struggling with family issues and a new feathery friend who wants to kill them all.
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Feathers and Teeth
Tuesday February 13, 2018 08:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5-$12,
Feathers and Teeth is the story of Chris, a 15-year-old girl who is struggling with her mother’s death and her father Arthur’s impending re-marriage to his malevolent fiancée Carole. As if this weren’t enough, Arthur injures an animal on the way home from work and brings it into the house so his fam...
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Feathers and Teeth
Tuesday February 13, 2018 07:30 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5-$12,
By Charise Castro Smith
Directed by Jim Davis
Feathers and Teeth is the story of Chris, a 15-year-old girl who is struggling with her mother’s death and her father Arthur’s impending re-marriage to his malevolent fiancée Carole. As if this weren’t enough, Arthur injures an animal on the way home... [click here for more]
USER SUBMITTED
Feathers and Teeth
Tuesday February 13, 2018 02:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5-$12,
By Charise Castro Smith
Directed by Jim Davis Feathers and Teeth is the story of Chris, a 15-year-old girl who is struggling with her mother’s death and her father Arthur’s impending re-marriage to his
malevolent fiancée Carole. As if this weren’t enough, Arthur injures an animal on the way hom... [click here for more]
USER SUBMITTED
Feathers and Teeth
Tuesday February 13, 2018 02:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5-$12,
By Charise Castro Smith
Directed by Jim Davis Feathers and Teeth is the story of Chris, a 15-year-old girl who is struggling with her mother’s death and her father Arthur’s impending re-marriage to his
malevolent fiancée Carole. As if this weren’t enough, Arthur injures an animal on the way hom... [click here for more]
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Musical Theatre Showcase
Saturday April 30, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Directed by Amanda Wansa Morgan. Music Direction by Judy Cole. Musical theatre students showcase selected works from the spring semester.
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KSU Tellers Showcase: Student Storytelling Concert
Friday April 29, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Directed by Charles Parrott. The KSU Tellers share their finest original stories from the spring semester.
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K.I.S.S. Spring Hoopla Palooza
Friday April 22, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Directed by Jamie Bullins. Celebrate spring with the student improv ensemble’s irresistible antics and games.
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TPS and Paderborn University meet Suzan-Lori Parks
Thursday February 25, 2016 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Directed by Pamela Joyce and Karen Robinson. TPS continues our multi-year transatlantic collaboration with the University of Paderborn, Germany in this theatrical response to master playwright Suzan-Lori Parks’ 365 Days/365 Plays. Paderborn faculty and student residency at KSU is made possible by ...
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The Followers
Wednesday February 24, 2016 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5 ,
Adapted by Margaret Baldwin and directed by Michael Haverty. The Followers transports The Bacchae, Euripides’ classic tragedy of blind ecstasy and vengeance, to our contemporary landscape of partisan violence, fanaticism, and global unrest. A staged reading.
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Branches Etched Across the Sky
Monday February 22, 2016 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5 ,
By award-winning Atlanta playwright Addae Moon. Directed by Angela M. Farr Schiller. A poetic, coming-of-age drama about a young African-American man and his siblings as they wrestle with the realities of adulthood while coping with a tragic loss. A staged reading.
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In the Blood
Saturday February 6, 2016 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5-$12,
Directed by Karen Robinson. Pulitzer prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks offers a startling contemporary response to The Scarlet Letter in this darkly comic and heartrending portrait of a homeless mother striving to raise her five children on the streets.
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KSU Tellers Showcase: Student Storytelling Concert
Friday November 13, 2015 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Directed by Charles Parrott.The KSU Tellers share their finest original stories from the fall semester.
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K.I.S.S. ROFLOL
Friday November 6, 2015 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Directed by Jamie Bullins. Join the student improv ensemble as they usher in the change of seasons with an outlandish and hilarious showcase of the unscripted and unexpected.
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K.I.S.S. ROFLOL
Friday November 6, 2015 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Directed by Jamie Bullins. Join the student improv ensemble as they usher in the change of seasons with an outlandish and hilarious showcase of the unscripted and unexpected.
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The Third Annual Coming Out Monologues Project
Thursday October 8, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5 ,
Directed by Jessica Duvall and Karen Robinson. Co-produced with GLBTIQ Student Retention Services. Funny, inspiring, and celebratory, this event features coming-out stories from the KSU and metro-area communities performed by KSU students.
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The Killer
Saturday September 19, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5-$12,
By Eugène Ionesco. Translated by Michael Feingold. Directed by Peter Campbell. Coordinated and designed by Rebecca Makus.This reimagining of Ionesco’s play about failed utopias explores the use of new media in performance with spoken language and movement, followed by film and a shadow play.
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Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Saturday April 25, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Production conception, English lyrics, additional materialby Eric Blau and Mort Shuman, based on Jacques Brel’slyrics and commentary, music by Jacques Brel. Directed by Henry Scott. Music Direction by Judy Cole. The poignant, passionate, and profound songs of Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel are br...
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Ksu Tellers Showcase: Student Storytelling Concert
Friday April 24, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Join the KSU Tellers as they share their best original storytelling performances from the spring semester. These performances are intended for mature audiences.
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K.I.S.S. SPRING HOOPLA-PALOOZA
Friday April 17, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Directed by Jamie Bullins. Infectiously fun performances by the student improv ensemble to usher in the change of seasons. Fully on the fly. This event may not be suitable for audiences under the age of 16.
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THE SCARLET LETTER
Thursday March 5, 2015 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5 ,
Adapted and directed by John Gentile. A staged reading of a new adaptation of Hawthorne’s classic tale of love, shame, and redemption.
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Lewis & Clark: Road to the Pacific
Monday March 2, 2015 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
By Sean Daniels, Matt Horgan and Tim Stoltenberg.Music by David Keeton. Directed by Jamie Bullins.Follow Lewis & Clark & Sacagawea as they cheat,swindle, lie, and sing their way along the riproaringRoad to the Pacific! A staged reading.
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BLOODY PULP: CRISIS IN THE AMERICAN COMIC BOOK
Saturday February 7, 2015 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5-$12,
By Charles Parrott. Co-directed by Charles Parrott and Jim Davis. This world premiere explores the history and mysteries surrounding the creation of comic books in America and the code that almost crushed them.
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MTP Rocks!
Saturday December 6, 2014 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Directed by Henry Scott. Music Direction by Carolyn Dorff. Around the clock, at malt shops, band stands, sit-ins, and disco-techs…join us on the train of soul as you travel through the years of American rock and roll.
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KSU Tellers Showcase
Friday November 7, 2014 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
STUDENT STORYTELLING CONCERT. Directed by Charles Parrott. Join the KSU Tellers as they share their finest original storytelling performances from the fall semester. These performances are intended for mature audiences.
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The Coming Out Monologues Project
Thursday October 9, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5 ,
Co-directed by Jessica Duvall and Karen Robinson. Co-produced with GLBTIQ Student Retention Services. Humorous, poignant, and celebratory, this evening features performances of coming-out stories from across the campus community.
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K.I.S.S. Roktober Laff-Fest
Friday October 3, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Directed by Jamie Bullins. Infectiously fun performances by the student improv ensemble to usher in the change of seasons. Fully on the fly. This event may not be suitable for audiences under the age of 16.
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Private Eyes
Saturday September 20, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5-$12,
By Steven Dietz. | Directed by Ariel Fristoe. Nothing is ever quite what it seems in this dark comedy of suspicion, theatrical illusion, and romantic truth.
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24 Hour Play Festival
Friday September 5, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $5 ,
Coordinated by Jamie Bullins. The perfect blend of planning and spontaneity. In only 24 hours, student writers, directors, actors, and designers transform their ideas into inventive theatre.
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KSU Tellers Showcase
Tuesday April 22, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Original storytelling performances. Ages 16+
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K.I.S.S. Spring Hoopla-Palooza
Friday April 18, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Student improv ensemble performances. Ages 16+
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New Works and Ideas: Bloody Pulp, and Ten-Minute Plays
Friday March 7, 2014 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Bloody Pulp $5. Ten Minute Plays are free.,
Ten minute plays by students and a reading of Bloody Pulp. Ages 16+.
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Red Badge of Courage
Monday February 3, 2014 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $10-$12,
A co-production with 7 stages, the performance features tabletop puppetry, live actors, projected silhouettes, and animation.
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K.I.S.S. Yule-Tyde Brigade
Friday November 22, 2013 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Student improv ensemble performances. Ages 16+.
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KSU Tellers Showcase
Monday November 18, 2013 07:00 PM EST
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: Free,
Join the KSU Tellers as they share their original storytelling performances. Ages 16+.
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Falsettos
Monday September 30, 2013 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $12 ,
Musical of a non-traditional family in a time of astonishing change. Ages 16+.
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All the Dead Voices - Silence and Stillness - The Voice in Beckett
Tuesday September 17, 2013 08:00 PM EDT
Onyx Theater, Kennesaw State University
Cost: $12 ,
A mystery journey in and out of the plays, poems, and novels of Irishman and Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett.
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