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  Amadeus

  Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department

  Peter Shaffer's Amadeus is a reimagining of the lives of Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang AmadeusMozart. The play, brought to life with the music of Mozart, is a tale of jealousy and betrayal…and perhaps even murder. Our storyopens in 1825 on the eve of the elderly Salieri's death.

  https://www.marinshakespeare.org/story-of-the-plays/amadeus-story-of-the-play/

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  Sleeping Beauty

  Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department

  Sleeping Beauty is a classic fairy tale which involves a beautiful princess, a sleeping enchantment, and a handsome prince.

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  Noises Off

  Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department

  Noises Off. Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing's On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play.

  https://www.samuelfrench.com/p/2894/noises-off

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  The Crucible

  Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department

  Frequently acclaimed as Arthur Miller's finest play, this exciting drama centers on' the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem. The story focuses upon a young farmer, his wife, and a young servant girl who maliciously causes the wife's arrest for witchcraft. A group of children caught dancing nude in the forest, apparently under the influence of a servant from Barbados who practices voodoo, results in the cry of witchcraft as the girls fall under spells to protect themselves. This brings about an investigation by church authorities and ultimately results in a major trial that culminates in one of the most intense courtroom scenes of the modern theatre. Innocent people unjustly accused are sent to their death while the accusers go free.

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  Carousel

  Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department

  The story revolves around carousel barker Billy Bigelow, whose romance with millworker Julie Jordan comes at the price of both their jobs. He attempts a robbery to provide for Julie and their unborn child; after it goes wrong, he is given a chance to make things right. A secondary plot line deals with millworker Carrie Pipperidge and her romance with ambitious fisherman Enoch Snow. The show includes the well-known songs "If I Loved You", "June Is Bustin' Out All Over" and "You'll Never Walk Alone".

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  Frontiers

  Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department

  Frontiers is not a play in the strict sense of the word. It has no single story line or no central character who advances the action. Rather, Frontiers compresses several stories (and possibly many plays and films) into a series of vignettes which are unified by a single theme: the determination of people to improve their lot in life.