The Weekend Ahead, A&E Edition: Campus performances to catch in Week 7
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Check out the upcoming campus performances in Week 7.
February 18, 2022
If you’re looking for weekend plans, check out some of the student performances on campus.
The Boy at the Edge of Everything — Purple Crayon Players
Shanley Pavilion
Friday 7 p.m. & 10 p.m., Saturday 3 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Free
Twelve-year-old Simon Ives is rocketed away from her overscheduled life on Earth to meet the Boy at the Edge of Everything. Adventure ensues.
MFA Collaboration Series: peerless – Wirtz Center
Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater
Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m.
$6-$15
In a satirical take on college admissions and a modern retelling of Macbeth, two twins are determined to be accepted to The College.
Something Rotten! – Wirtz Center
Ethel M. Barber Theater
Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m.
$6-$30
Now in its final weekend of performances, this production set in the 1590s centers on playwright brothers. Nick and Nigel Bottom want to write a popular play that will rival Shakespeare himself, and end up creating the world’s first musical.
She Kills Monsters — WAVE Productions
Louis Room on the second floor of Norris
Friday 7 p.m. & 10 p.m., Saturday 7 p.m.
Free
A grieving young woman plays a Dungeons & Dragons module to better understand her late sister.
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