Theater
Columbus State offers Theater classes for students seeking to expand their horizons, fulfill a prerequisite, or prepare for additional study in acting and production. All the world's a stage, and theater training can be part of a well-rounded education.
We also present a full slate of plays throughout the year:
Theatre Columbus State 25-26 Season: A Season of Pulitzers
Autumn 2025
The Shadow Box by Michael Cristofer
1997 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award Winner
Directed by Frank Barnhart
November 12-15
The play takes place over 24 hours in three separate cottages on the grounds of a large hospital in the United States. Within the three cabins are three patients: Joe, Brian and Felicity, who are to live with their respective families as they have reached the end of their treatment. They have agreed to be part of a psychological program where they live within the hospital grounds and have interviews with a psychiatrist.
Spring 2026
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
1948 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award Winner
Directed by Sonda Staley
April 22-25, 2026
The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of personal losses, leaves her once-prosperous situation to move into a shabby apartment in New Orleans rented by her younger sister Stella and brother-in-law Stanley. A Streetcar Named Desire is one of the most critically acclaimed plays of the 20th century and Williams's most popular work.
Summer 2026
The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe
2017 Pulitzer Prize Finalist and Obie Award Winner
Directed by Sonda Staley
July 22-25, 2026
Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score some goals.