The John and Joan Mullen Center for the
Performing Arts
ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s new Center for the Performing Arts is a hub for performances, creativity, engagement, and exploration for the University’s performing arts community - enriching ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s campus and enhancing educational opportunities across the University.
NOW ON STAGE
OCT 17, 2024
Topper Theater
GLOBAL ANIMAL WELFARE LECTURES
OCT 24, 2024
8:15PM AT The Smith Lab Theatre
ART, POLITICS, and IMAGINATION
48th Annual Conference of the International Merleau-Pointy Circle featuring David Dove and Nicole Bindler
OCT 30 - NOV 10, 2024
FAR AWAY
Wildcard Wednesday: October 30
By Caryl Churchill
Directed by Edward Sobel
Set in a distant time and place that feels eerily close to our own, Far Away depicts a nightmarish world; where war seems ever-present and humans, insects – even the weather – form strange alliances. Caryl Churchill's mesmerizing play follows Joan from naive girlhood to young adulthood, raising urgent moral questions about our role in a just (or unjust) society. An ingenious and theatrical work from one of the world’s most provocative playwrights.
COMING SOON
NOV 3, 2024
THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS AWARDS CEREMONY
NOV 14 - 17, 2024
FOOTLOOSE
Topper Theater
By Dean Pitchford & Walter Bobbie
To the rockin’ rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated Top 40 1980’s score, augmented with dynamic new songs, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people while guiding them with a warm heart and open mind.
NOV 14 - 24, 2024
THE OUTSIDERS
Lab Theater
By Christopher Sergel based on the S.E. Hinton book
The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for "social") has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a limousine. A greaser, on the other hand, always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back. Ponyboy is a greaser, and he's always been proud of it, even willing to rumble against a gang of socs for the sake of his fellow greasers--until one terrible night when his friend Johnny kills a soc. The murder gets under Ponyboy's skin, causing his bifurcated world to crumble and teaching him that pain feels the same whether a soc or a greaser.
AT A GLANCE
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The Mullen Center is located at:
Intersection of Lancaster Ave/Rt. 30 and Ithan Ave ()