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Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday
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The Last Five Years
7:30pm @
Cave Theatre, Ball State University
Cost: General Public/Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $6 in advance, $8 at the door 
The Last Five Years
Cave Theatre
Written by Jason Robert Brown
Originally Produced for the New York Stage by Arielle Tepper and Marty Bell
Originally Produced by Northlight Theatre
Chicago, ILDirected by Payten Romig
April 17-20 at 7:30 pm
April 20-21 at 2:30 pm
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically.
THE LAST FIVE YEARS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.comApr 18, 2024
Thursday
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The Last Five Years
7:30pm @
Cave Theatre, Ball State University
Cost: General Public/Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $6 in advance, $8 at the door The Last Five Years
Cave Theatre
Written by Jason Robert Brown
Originally Produced for the New York Stage by Arielle Tepper and Marty Bell
Originally Produced by Northlight Theatre
Chicago, ILDirected by Payten Romig
April 17-20 at 7:30 pm
April 20-21 at 2:30 pm
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically.
THE LAST FIVE YEARS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.comApr 19, 2024
Friday
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Cabaret
7:30pm @
University Theatre, Ball State University
Ball State University, next to Bracken Library and Pruis Hall
Cost: General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door 
Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and
Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by David Little and Andre Garner
Music Directed by Beth Truitt
Choreographed by Megan FarleyWillkommen, bienvenue, welcome… to Cabaret, Kander and Ebb’s legendary musical about British nightclub singer Sally Bowles, American writer Cliff Bradshaw, and the decadence of 1929 Berlin. With mounting fear and uncertainty outside, the bawdy Emcee lures you into the world of the Kit Kat Club where your troubles are left at the door.
CABARET is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com
The Last Five Years
7:30pm @
Cave Theatre, Ball State University
Cost: General Public/Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $6 in advance, $8 at the door The Last Five Years
Cave Theatre
Written by Jason Robert Brown
Originally Produced for the New York Stage by Arielle Tepper and Marty Bell
Originally Produced by Northlight Theatre
Chicago, ILDirected by Payten Romig
April 17-20 at 7:30 pm
April 20-21 at 2:30 pm
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically.
THE LAST FIVE YEARS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com- Spring Opera - Il Campanello di Notte and Suor Angelica 7:30pm @ Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Cost: General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the doorStudents: $5 in advance, $8 at the doorSeniors (62+)/ BSU Faculty/Staff: $15 in advance, $17 at the door For their Spring performance, Ball State’s Opera Theatre program will present two one-act operas: Donizetti’s Il Campanello di Notte and Puccini’s Suor Angelica. Il Campanello is a comedy and Suor Angelica is a tragedy. Get ready for a night of laughs and deep emotion as you experience these two classic tales!
Learn more about the Ball State Opera Theatre program, director Jon Truitt, and vocal coach Cara Chowning.
Other Performances
This is the first of two performances. The second performance is at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 21.
Tickets
- General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door
Students: $5 in advance, $8 at the door
Seniors (62+)/ BSU Faculty/Staff: $15 in advance, $17 at the door
Tickets are sold through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall. Purchase options:
- ONLINE
- Phone: 765-285-8749
- In person: Monday through Friday from Noon to 5 p.m., or starting 1 hour before the performance at the performance venue
**Please note: As part of our commitment to sustainability, all College of Fine Arts tickets are paperless and are accessible via email confirmation. Your confirmation email contains your digital tickets which can be scanned at the door from your mobile device, or you can print your digital tickets at home to be scanned. There is no need to visit Will Call prior to the performance.
Parking
Parking is available in the McKinley Parking Garage (entrance on Ashland Avenue) located immediately south of Sursa Hall. This garage is free on weekends.
Apr 20, 2024
Saturday
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The Last Five Years
2:30pm @
Cave Theatre, Ball State University
Cost: General Public/Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $6 in advance, $8 at the door The Last Five Years
Cave Theatre
Written by Jason Robert Brown
Originally Produced for the New York Stage by Arielle Tepper and Marty Bell
Originally Produced by Northlight Theatre
Chicago, ILDirected by Payten Romig
April 17-20 at 7:30 pm
April 20-21 at 2:30 pm
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically.
THE LAST FIVE YEARS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com
Cabaret
7:30pm @
University Theatre, Ball State University
Ball State University, next to Bracken Library and Pruis Hall
Cost: General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and
Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by David Little and Andre Garner
Music Directed by Beth Truitt
Choreographed by Megan FarleyWillkommen, bienvenue, welcome… to Cabaret, Kander and Ebb’s legendary musical about British nightclub singer Sally Bowles, American writer Cliff Bradshaw, and the decadence of 1929 Berlin. With mounting fear and uncertainty outside, the bawdy Emcee lures you into the world of the Kit Kat Club where your troubles are left at the door.
CABARET is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com
The Last Five Years
7:30pm @
Cave Theatre, Ball State University
Cost: General Public/Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $6 in advance, $8 at the door The Last Five Years
Cave Theatre
Written by Jason Robert Brown
Originally Produced for the New York Stage by Arielle Tepper and Marty Bell
Originally Produced by Northlight Theatre
Chicago, ILDirected by Payten Romig
April 17-20 at 7:30 pm
April 20-21 at 2:30 pm
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically.
THE LAST FIVE YEARS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.comApr 21, 2024
Sunday
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Cabaret
2:30pm @
University Theatre, Ball State University
Ball State University, next to Bracken Library and Pruis Hall
Cost: General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door 
Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and
Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by David Little and Andre Garner
Music Directed by Beth Truitt
Choreographed by Megan FarleyWillkommen, bienvenue, welcome… to Cabaret, Kander and Ebb’s legendary musical about British nightclub singer Sally Bowles, American writer Cliff Bradshaw, and the decadence of 1929 Berlin. With mounting fear and uncertainty outside, the bawdy Emcee lures you into the world of the Kit Kat Club where your troubles are left at the door.
CABARET is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com- The Last Five Years 2:30pm @ Cave Theatre, Ball State University
Cost: General Public/Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $6 in advance, $8 at the door The Last Five Years
Cave Theatre
Written by Jason Robert Brown
Originally Produced for the New York Stage by Arielle Tepper and Marty Bell
Originally Produced by Northlight Theatre
Chicago, ILDirected by Payten Romig
April 17-20 at 7:30 pm
April 20-21 at 2:30 pm
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically.
THE LAST FIVE YEARS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com- Spring Opera - Il Campanello di Notte and Suor Angelica 3pm @ Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Cost: General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door Students: $5 in advance, $8 at the door Seniors (62+)/ BSU Faculty/Staff: $15 in advance, $17 at the door For their Spring performance, Ball State’s Opera Theatre program will present two one-act operas: Donizetti’s Il Campanello di Notte and Puccini’s Suor Angelica. Il Campanello is a comedy and Suor Angelica is a tragedy. Get ready for a night of laughs and deep emotion as you experience these two classic tales!
Learn more about the Ball State Opera Theatre program, director Jon Truitt, and vocal coach Cara Chowning.Other Performances
This is the second of two performances. The first performance is at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 19.
Tickets
- General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door
Students: $5 in advance, $8 at the door
Seniors (62+)/ BSU Faculty/Staff: $15 in advance, $17 at the door
Tickets are sold through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall. Purchase options:
- ONLINE
- Phone: 765-285-8749
- In person: Monday through Friday from Noon to 5 p.m., or starting 1 hour before the performance at the performance venue
**Please note: As part of our commitment to sustainability, all College of Fine Arts tickets are paperless and are accessible via email confirmation. Your confirmation email contains your digital tickets which can be scanned at the door from your mobile device, or you can print your digital tickets at home to be scanned. There is no need to visit Will Call prior to the performance.
Parking
Parking is available in the McKinley Parking Garage (entrance on Ashland Avenue) located immediately south of Sursa Hall. This garage is free on weekends.
Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday
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Campus Band
7:30pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Under the direction of Cassidy Nalepa, Ball State's Campus Band will perform in Sursa Hall. Tickets available for purchase in person or online through the College of Fine Arts Box Office. This concert will also be livestreamed.
Cabaret
7:30pm @
University Theatre, Ball State University
Ball State University, next to Bracken Library and Pruis Hall
Cost: General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and
Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by David Little and Andre Garner
Music Directed by Beth Truitt
Choreographed by Megan FarleyWillkommen, bienvenue, welcome… to Cabaret, Kander and Ebb’s legendary musical about British nightclub singer Sally Bowles, American writer Cliff Bradshaw, and the decadence of 1929 Berlin. With mounting fear and uncertainty outside, the bawdy Emcee lures you into the world of the Kit Kat Club where your troubles are left at the door.
CABARET is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.comApr 24, 2024
Wednesday
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Cabaret
7:30pm @
University Theatre, Ball State University
Ball State University, next to Bracken Library and Pruis Hall
Cost: General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and
Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by David Little and Andre Garner
Music Directed by Beth Truitt
Choreographed by Megan FarleyWillkommen, bienvenue, welcome… to Cabaret, Kander and Ebb’s legendary musical about British nightclub singer Sally Bowles, American writer Cliff Bradshaw, and the decadence of 1929 Berlin. With mounting fear and uncertainty outside, the bawdy Emcee lures you into the world of the Kit Kat Club where your troubles are left at the door.
CABARET is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com- Ball State Jazz Ensembles with Guest Artist Remy Le Boeuf 7:30pm @ Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Cost: General Public: $8 in advance / $10 at the door Seniors: $5 in advance / $7 at the door BSU Faculty/Staff: $5 in advance / $7 at the door Students: free* in advance / $5 at the door Enjoy a concert of standard jazz favorites and original compositions with the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles. Grammy-nominated composer, arranger, and saxophonist Remy Le Boeuf will appear with BSU Jazz 1. The ensembles are under the direction of Mark Buselli.
Remy Le Boeuf is a 4x Grammy-nominated composer and saxophonist whose music is rooted in the jazz tradition and overlaps into contemporary classical and indie-rock realms. Le Boeuf is also the founder and director of the jazz orchestra, Assembly of Shadows, as well as the Chief Conductor of the Nordkraft Big Band in Denmark. He has worked with a range of collaborators including the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Linda Oh, HAIM, JACK Quartet, Dayna Stephens, Prefuse 73, and his identical twin brother Pascal, with whom he co-leads the experimental jazz quintet, Le Boeuf Brothers.
Apr 25, 2024
Thursday
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Cabaret
7:30pm @
University Theatre, Ball State University
Ball State University, next to Bracken Library and Pruis Hall
Cost: General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and
Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by David Little and Andre Garner
Music Directed by Beth Truitt
Choreographed by Megan FarleyWillkommen, bienvenue, welcome… to Cabaret, Kander and Ebb’s legendary musical about British nightclub singer Sally Bowles, American writer Cliff Bradshaw, and the decadence of 1929 Berlin. With mounting fear and uncertainty outside, the bawdy Emcee lures you into the world of the Kit Kat Club where your troubles are left at the door.
CABARET is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.comApr 26, 2024
Friday
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Cabaret
7:30pm @
University Theatre, Ball State University
Ball State University, next to Bracken Library and Pruis Hall
Cost: General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and
Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by David Little and Andre Garner
Music Directed by Beth Truitt
Choreographed by Megan FarleyWillkommen, bienvenue, welcome… to Cabaret, Kander and Ebb’s legendary musical about British nightclub singer Sally Bowles, American writer Cliff Bradshaw, and the decadence of 1929 Berlin. With mounting fear and uncertainty outside, the bawdy Emcee lures you into the world of the Kit Kat Club where your troubles are left at the door.
CABARET is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com- Ball State Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony 7:30pm @ Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Cost: General Public: $8 in advance / $10 at the door Seniors: $5 in advance / $7 at the door BSU Faculty/Staff: $5 in advance / $7 at the door Students: free* in advance / $5 at the door The Wind Ensemble is under the direction of Thomas Caneva, director of bands and the Wind Symphony is under the direction of Jeremy Harmon, director of athletic bands.
Apr 27, 2024
Today
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Cabaret
7:30pm @
University Theatre, Ball State University
Ball State University, next to Bracken Library and Pruis Hall
Cost: General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and
Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by David Little and Andre Garner
Music Directed by Beth Truitt
Choreographed by Megan FarleyWillkommen, bienvenue, welcome… to Cabaret, Kander and Ebb’s legendary musical about British nightclub singer Sally Bowles, American writer Cliff Bradshaw, and the decadence of 1929 Berlin. With mounting fear and uncertainty outside, the bawdy Emcee lures you into the world of the Kit Kat Club where your troubles are left at the door.
CABARET is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com- Concert Choir and Chamber Choir 7:30pm @ Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Cost: General Public: $8 in advance / $10 at the door Seniors: $5 in advance / $7 at the door BSU Faculty/Staff: $5 in advance / $7 at the door Students: free* in advance / $5 at the door Under the direction of Andrew Crow, director of choral activities, and Kerry Glann, the Ball State Choirs present a series of concerts each year featuring a wide range of music from around the world and across the centuries.
The Concert Choir is a select ensemble open to students of all disciplines by audition. The Chamber Choir is the university’s most prestigious concert choir, typically comprised of 32 singers: mostly upper-level music majors and graduate students.
Program
These ensembles will showcase virtuosic choral singing as a capstone to the year, including repertoire from diverse cultural perspectives alongside choral classics. We will reflect on the impact of the 2019 pandemic, pay musical tribute to former director of choral activities Douglas Amman, and honor our graduating seniors.
- Concert Choir and Chamber Choir 7:30pm @ Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University Corner of Riverside and McKinley
- Ball State Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony 7:30pm @ Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University Corner of Riverside and McKinley
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- Ball State Jazz Ensembles with Guest Artist Remy Le Boeuf 7:30pm @ Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University Corner of Riverside and McKinley
- The Last Five Years 2:30pm @ Cave Theatre, Ball State University
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