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The University of South Carolina dance program will present a repertory of classic and premiere contemporary works during the UofSC Dance Company Fall Concert, November 4-5 at the Koger Center for the Arts. 

The University of South Carolina theatre program will present Scenes from Metamorphoses, Mary Zimmerman's profoundly moving adaptations of classic Greek myths, October 28-31 at the Lab Theatre.  

The University of South Carolina Theatre Program will launch its 21/22 season in uproarious style October 15-22 with a production of Neil Simon's raucous comedy Rumors at Drayton Hall Theatre. 

Trustus Theatre is reviving their runaway hit I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change for four weeks this October. The show saw great success in 2001 and was brought back again for the following season in 2002.

The University of South Carolina dance program will premiere a selection of student-created dance films April 23-25 with its online broadcast of the Student Choreography Showcase.

The UofSC Dance Company will take the Koger Center stage on April 1st for Excavating Movement, a one-night only concert featuring works from legendary choreographers José Limón and Antony Tudor, plus a brand-new work by guest artist Rosy Simas.

Six premiere dance works by University of South Carolina dance majors will take the virtual stage December 1-4 as the UofSC dance program presents an online broadcast of its fall Student Choreography Showcase.

The University of South Carolina will continue its season of virtual performances November 6-15 with an online production of the comic adventure She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms. Admission is free with an option for donation. Show times are 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 3pm on Sundays.

Trustus Theatre, in a partnership with The League of Women Voters Columbia Area, is celebrating the 2020 Women's Vote Centennial by producing a live-streamed reading of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 1911 activist play, Something to Vote For. Join the theatre online for this one-night-only event on Wednesday, August 26, at 7pm at trustus.org.

The University of South Carolina Department of Theatre and Dance will present Amadeus, the landmark, Tony-winning play by Peter Shaffer, April 3-18 at Drayton Hall Theatre.

The University of South Carolina Department of Theatre and Dance will present Black Snow, a farcical look at theatrical life behind the curtains, March 19-28 at the Center for Performance Experiment.

The University of South Carolina Department of Theatre and Dance will once again welcome eight of the world's top ballet talents for the 15th Annual Ballet Stars of New York Gala Performance March 29 at the Koger Center for the Arts.

The University of South Carolina Department of Theatre and Dance will present the classic American drama Of Mice and Men February 29 a?" March 3 at the Lab Theatre.

The University of South Carolina Dept. of Theatre and Dance will present the USC Dance Company in an evening-length original work, ...To Be a Part of Something, February 12-15 at Drayton Hall Theatre.

The University of South Carolina Department of Theatre and Dance will present Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl's critically acclaimed, modern retelling of a classic Greek myth, February 7-22 at Longstreet Theatre.

Thirteen original dance works will be premiered when the University of South Carolina Department of Theatre and Dance presents the Student Choreography Showcase Dec. 3-6 at Drayton Hall Theatre.

Love, deception, and razor-sharp repartee take the Longstreet Theatre stage this month as the UofSC Theatre Program presents William Shakespeare's comic masterwork, Much Ado About Nothing, October 25 a?" November 9.

Trustus Theatre opens their 35th Anniversary Season with the 1971 Tony Award-Winning musical, Company. Originally set in the '70s, this production has been reimagined to a modern landscape where swiping right, liking, and sharing are all part of starting a relationship and will leave us pondering how true human connections begin these days. Company will open up on The Thigpen Main Stage on Friday September 27, and will run through Saturday, October 26, 2019. Shows will run Thursday through Sunday for five packed weekends. Tickets may be purchased at www.trustus.org, or by calling the Trustus Theatre Box Office at 803-254-9732.

Original works by University of SC dance students will be in the spotlight as the UofSC Department of Theatre and Dance presents the semi-annual Student Choreography Showcase April 26-27 at Drayton Hall Theatre.