The LSU School of Theatre and The Swine Palace announced their 2024 and 2025 season plans, which include all the performances and events taking place on LSU’s campus throughout the school year.

The LSU School of Theatre will produce two shows.
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson—Apt. 2B

“Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson—Apt. 2B,” written by Kate Hamill, will be at the Shaver Theater from September 27 to October 6. The show is a feminine twist on the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Roleplay

“Roleplay” will be the second show, and it’s being produced at the Reilly Theatre. The play was created by Tulane University students and follows college students who navigate the university system, sexual assault, party culture, and social pressures. “Roleplay”will run from March 14 to March 23.

The Swine Palace Theatre, founded in 1992, is a non-profit theatre company that works with the LSU Department of Theatre. It’s a professional theatre that has had numerous regional and world premieres and also trains LSU students.

The Swine Palace will produce two shows this season.

People, Places, and Things

Duncan Macmillan’s play “People, Places, and Things” follows a woman named Emma in rehab. The play details her relationship with the world and her journey to recovery. “People, Places, and Things” will be at the Reilly Theatre from November 15 to November 24.
Red Velvet

1833, the Theatre Royal in Covet Garden produced “Othello.” One night, the lead, Edmund Kean, collapsed on stage, so Ira Aldridge, a Black American man, took the role of Othello.

During the show’s run with Aldridge as Othello, there were riots pushing for the abolition of slavery. “Red Velvet” follows Aldridge and the other characters performing while dealing with the political shift right outside their doors. “Red Velvet,” written by Lolita Chakrabarti, will be at the Shaver Theatre from February 7 to February 16.

LSU School of Theatre lab series shows

An important part of the LSU School of Theatre is its lab series, in which students are the driving force behind productions. This season, there will be four of these lab series shows.

“The R and J Project” is a show written and directed by Craig Ester, an MFA Acting Student. The play tells the story of the First Baptist Church Youth Drama Club’s production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” “The R and J Project” will be in the Studio Theatre from October 1 to October 6.

“No Exit,” written by Jean-Paul Sartre, is a show about two women and a man locked in a room in hell for eternity. It will be in production at the Studio Theatre from October 29 to November 3.

“Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom” follows parents in a suburban town as they deal with their teenagers’ addiction to a zombie game that eerily resembles their own lives.  Written by Jennifer Haley, the play will run from February 18 to February 23 in the Studio Theatre.

Marina Deyoe-Pedraza adapted a screenplay for and will direct “Rosita y Conchita,” a play based on a children’s book about a girl making her way through the afterlife. There is currently no date for the show to run.

At the end of the season, the LSU School of Theatre will have its Dance Convert and Physical Theatre Showcase on May 1 and May 2 in the Shaver Theatre. The day after, the Take Film Festival will take place.