Theatre Productions

Single ticket prices, all shows:
Adults - $12
Senior (65+) - $10
Youth (high school and under) - $5
Free to those with a current Hanover College ID

Season subscribers to the Community Arts Series receive a free season pass to the Hanover Theatre's four mainstage shows.

Theatre tickets may be purchased in advance by calling or visiting the Campus Box Office at 812-866-7110, or at the door on the evening of the show as available.

2011-2012 Season

Two Plays of the Spanish Golden Age

  • The Marvelous Puppet Show by Miguel de Cervantes (1615)
  • Life Is a Dream by Calderon de la Barca (1673)

October 28-30 at 7:30pm in Parker Auditorium

The evening begins with a hilarious short comedy by the prolific and beloved author of Don Quixote. What will the good people see when the puppet show comes to their town - a world of wonders, or only their own folly?

Calderon’s masterpiece, Life Is a Dream, was centuries ahead of its time. This swashbuckling story of love, deception, and revenge opened new worlds for theatre to explore. Is your life really happening ¬ or is it all only a dream? Or just a play on a stage? This unforgettable play by the prodigious soldier, priest, and playwright Calderon is presented for the first time ever by Hanover College Theatre in a riveting contemporary adaptation.

Cryptos: A new play by HC Senior James Wylder

December 1-4 at 7:30pm in Parker Auditorium
Matinee performance December 3 at 2pm

Monster hunter Adric Ramses and his faithful assistant Wendy are searching Loch Ness when called upon to solve a darker mystery. Who is stealing the children of an isolated Iowa village? Adric has a foreboding: a creature known as the Wolf of Heaven. Intrigue, fantasy, poetry and humor are intertwined in this fascinating new play by Hanover College senior, James Wylder. Directed by Mark Fearnow.

Three Poets by Romulus Linney

February 15-19 at 7:30pm in Parker Auditorium

American playwright Romulus Linney (1930-2011) was obsessed by writers. In his energetic and fertile career, he crafted plays about writers ranging from Lord Byron to Oscar Wilde. "Three Poets" is a trio of plays, called by critic Mel Gussow, "small in scale, but rippling with poetic intensity." Three women poets--Komachi in 9th-century Japan, Hrotsvitha in medieval Germany, and Anna Akhmatova in Stalinist Russia--fight the conventions and powers of their times. The play is both funny and moving. Directed by Jim Stark.

Vinegar Tom by Caryl Churchill

March 23-25 at 7:30pm in Parker Auditorium

How can I destroy you by telling a lie? Feminist writer Caryl Churchill tells a shocking story of women accused of witchcraft in 17th century England and the male privilege that makes accusations deadly. Her scenes of humor, brutality and violence are interspersed with songs in this unforgettable play by one of England’s greatest living playwrights. In addition to violence, the play includes frank sexuality and is for adults only. Directed by guest artist and Hanover Professor Emeritus of Theatre, Tom Evans.

Directing Class One Acts

March 31-April 1 at 7:30 pm in Parker Auditorium

Written by the Playwriting class from Fall Term. Directed by students in Paul Hildebrand's Directing course.


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