The Odyssey
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INAcross centuries and civilizations, The Odyssey remains a testament to the human spirit, the will to wander and the yearning for home.
$22 – $28
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EVENTS
Theatre
1984
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INHow far are we from Orwell's dystopian nightmare...or in what ways are we already there?
One Small Step
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INThis action-packed tale about the “space race” includes dozens of characters—all played by two extraordinary actors from Oxford Playhouse in England. Check your oxygen, adjust your space suit and buckle up for the biggest mission of all time!
$15 – $20
Nassim
A Purdue Convocations presentation at Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette 313 N 5th St, Lafayette, IN, United StatesNassim is an exhilarating, playful and soulful work about how an open mind for spontaneity and camaraderie keeps us human.
$20 – $25
Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol
West Lafayette, IN, United StatesFriday, December 4 @ 8pm EST / Saturday, December 5 @ 8pm EST
Friday, December 11 @ 8pm EST / Saturday, December 12 @ 8pm EST
Sunday, December 13 @ 4pm EST
$20 – $28
Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge
West Lafayette, IN, United StatesNew York-based theatre creatives Elevator Repair Service re-creates this profoundly relevant debate verbatim for this work-in-progress performance.
Free
Hand to Hand
Purdue Memorial Mall West Lafayette, IN, United StatesRigged like a sailing ship and sized like houses, two giant puppet hands propel this outdoor spectacle alongside a performance of propulsive progressive rock in Hand to Hand by post-industrialists Squonk Opera.
Free
King Lear
Fowler Hall 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United StatesIn a contemporary update of Shakespeare’s gripping familial tragedy, the legendary Sir Ian McKellen delivers a masterful turn as the aging king seized by madness.
$6 – $10
War Horse
Fowler Hall 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United StatesBased on the 1982 novel of the same name, War Horse is a powerful epic set during World War I.
$6 – $10
Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol
West Lafayette, IN, United StatesA FREE Convos gift to you for the holidays! Performed from their studio in Chicago and streamed to your home, this unique twist on the Charles Dickens classic features an original musical score, dramatic lighting, and over 100 paper puppets. Grab a hot cocoa and curl up to this new holiday classic.
Free
The Great Gatsby
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INF. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby remains a vivid account of how, in the absence of true equality, pursuing the “American dream” can lead to devastating effects. Known for their powerful immersion in classic texts, Aquila Theatre brings a relevant reimagination of this classic in which Gatsby is a man of color, setting the stage for themes of class, racism and discrimination to play vividly inside the meaning of the American Dream.
$22 – $30
Macbeth
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INAquila Theatre makes the relevance of political ambition and power-mongering surprisingly fresh with their creative vision of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This electric rendition is keenly aware that a certain sound and fury persists.
$22 – $30
SWAY presents Bloom!
PMU South Lawn 101 Grant Street, West Lafayette, INSway is an Australian collective of acrobatic performance artists known for its stunts on top 14-foot sway poles. It will bring its new aerial show, Bloom!
$15 – $20
Grace for President
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INThird grader Grace decides to run for class president while questioning the lack of women in the White House in the family-friendly musical Grace for President.
$15 – $20
Pride and Prejudice
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INElizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy’s romance still captivates thanks to Aquila Theatre’s production of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, coming soon to Loeb Playhouse.
$15 – $20
Julius Caesar
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INNew York’s Aquila Theatre returns to Purdue to breathe new life into the Shakespeare classic Julius Caesar. Beautiful language and striking scenery make this a must-see.
$15 – $20
Julius Caesar
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INNew York’s Aquila Theatre returns to Purdue to breathe new life into the Shakespeare classic Julius Caesar. Beautiful language and striking scenery make this a must-see.
$15 – $20
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
Duncan Hall 619 Ferry St., Lafayette, INEnjoy a pint with the cast of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, an interactive and intimate theatre experience from Scotland.
$15 – $20
Danny Carmo’s Mathematical Mysteries
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INThe Mathematical Mysteries tour will engage audiences young and old with magic, mathematics, and the magic of math in a high-energy, family-friendly form
$15 – $20
Hasta la Muerte: A Day of the Dead Show
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INWitness the pageantry, emotion, and music of Día de Muertos or Day of the Dead when LA’s Las Cafeteras brings its “Hasta La Muerte” show to Purdue.
$8
Call of the Wild
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INA dramatic retelling of Jack London’s classic tale Call of the Wild will make you feel the bitter Yukon winds at your back just like brave sled dog Buck.
$8
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Fowler Hall 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United StatesActors From The London Stage present Shakespeare in its purest, most beautiful form in their rendition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
$8
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Fowler Hall 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United StatesActors From The London Stage present Shakespeare in its purest, most beautiful form in their rendition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
$8
The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System
Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, INEmbark on an interstellar adventure with Ms. Frizzle and her curious students in 'The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System.
$8