EMU Theatre Presents
The Winter's Tale: A Musical Adaptation.
Written by William Shakespeare; musical adaptation by EMU Theatre.
The Winter's Tale follows the journeys of two kingdoms, a rift between Kings, a lost queen, and the love that brings them back to one another. Join us for a heartwarming tale for the ages, with beloved music and original dance to usher us from the cold of winter to the renewal of spring!
April 9-12, 2026 | 7:30 PM | EMU Lee Eshleman Studio Theater
Content Warning: The Winter's Tale contains adult content and mentions of violence. Recommended for ages 16 and up.
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Learning Through Faith and Exploration
Intent on exploration, EMU Theatre embraces an adventurous model of faith and investigation. Some courses allow students to form a theater troupe over the course of a semester, crafting their own original piece through collaborative work. Other classes range widely across the history of dramatic literature, pulling theatrical works as varied as theater of the absurd and contemporary Native American theater.
Global Perspective and Intercultural Learning
EMU Theatre is committed to a global perspective. Through coursework, production, and study-abroad, we engage students in the heritage and contemporary performance practices of global theater artists. Students spend time in intercultural settings, working with and learning from the worlds’ theater artists.
Some students have invested semesters interviewing conflict victims in West Africa for a playwriting project and acting in Passion Plays in the Middle East. On campus, recent global theater projects included redesigning Western theaters for kabuki presentation and constructing theater pieces engaged in African development.
Student success and recognition
Regular entrants in the Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival, our productions are judged by professional directors and designers and are routinely nominated in student award categories. Our productions of The Crucible (2023) and The 39 Steps (2018) were invited to appear at the Region II Festival, where they won national awards. In addition, our students have been finalists for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship.
