The University of Southern Indiana Theatre produces four mainstage productions annually, with USI performing arts students as actors, sound and light engineers, costume and set designers.
The USI Theatre season is designed to introduce students to a wide range of theatre styles, from musical to drama, contemporary to classic.
Once a year, students have the opportunity to act alongside professional actors in the Repertory Project. Students gain valuable experience and first hand knowledge from members of the Actors' Equity Association for their roles in the Repertory Project production.
Our Current Production
USI THEATRE PRESENTS ITS INAUGURAL SUMMER PRODUCTION
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bowen
Book by Hunter Bell
Directed by Joshua Robinson
Jeff and Hunter, two struggling writers, hear about a new musical theatre festival. However, the deadline for submissions is a mere three weeks away. With nothing to lose, the pair decides to try to create something new with the help of their friends Susan, Heidi and Larry they make a pact to write up until the festival's deadline and dream about the show changing their lives. [title of show] -- taken from the space on the festival's application form which asks for the "[title of show]" -- follows Hunter and Jeff and their friends on their journey through the gauntlet of creative self-expression. In the span of 90 minutes they write and perform their show at the festival and learn lessons about themselves as people, friends and artists.
[title of show] is, above all, a love letter to the musical theatre -- a uniquely American art form -- and to the joy of collaboration.
Ticket sales will begin on Friday, May 23rd and will be available online or by phone. All performances will take place in the Mallette Studio Theatre. No reserved seating will be used for this event. For more information, contact the Box Office at (812) 465-7110.
Our Season
We are proud to announce our 2025-2026 Season. Individual and Season Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, July 1st. For more information, call our Box Office at (812)465-7110 or email us at Theatre.management@usi.edu.
Getting here
USI Theatre mainstage productions take place in the USI Performance Center in the center of campus. Parking is located across University Boulevard in front of the Screaming Eagles Arena.
Second stage productions will be offered in the Mallette Studio Theatre in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center on the west side of the campus.