Season tickets available starting September 8. Prices are $40 for adults, $30 for senior citizens or WFU faculty/staff, and $20 for students. Subscribers can all the box office to reserve their seat per production on or after the dates indicated below for each show.
Ticket prices for individual productions are $20 for adults, $15 for senior citizens, and $10 for students. Tickets are available 2 weeks before each production opens as noted below.
If you have specific concerns about stage effects (such as strobe lights or fog/haze) that might have a bearing on comfort or well-being or would like to know more about the age appropriateness of the performance, please contact the box office at 336-758-5295.
Recording and photography are not allowed at any performance.
2026-2027
The Firebugs
by Max Frisch
directed by Brook Davis
September 25-26 & October 1-3 at 7:30 pm
September 27 & October 4 at 2:00 pm
Tedford Stage, Scales Fine Arts Center
Woe to us! Fires are blazing everywhere!
A chorus of firefighters and all the newspapers warn of dangerous arsonists on the loose. The upstanding Gottlieb and Babette Biedermann invite two strangers (who smell of gasoline) into their comfortable home to sleep in their attic. Surely these charmers can’t be the firebugs. . . Max Frisch’s funny and pointed political satire warns of the perils of complacency and playing it safe in a dangerous, combustible world.
Audience Advisory
This production contains sudden loud sounds, synthetic fog and haze effects. Patrons with respiratory conditions such as asthma or other sensitivities should take note.
Dance Nation
by Clare Barron
directed by Stephen Wrentmore
November 4-7 at 7:30 pm
November 7 & 8 at 2:00 pm
Tedford Stage, Scales Fine Arts Center
DANCE NATION is a jubilant and original play that is simultaneously funny, fierce, and unsettling. It delves into the terror and joy of growing up and the concept of ‘female perfectionism’ through the lens of competitive dance. The play follows a group of wild and curious middle-schooler dancers who fiercely navigate the boundaries of adulthood, the world, and their own identities as they strive to win the Boogie Down Grand Prix in Tampa Bay.
Finalist! 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
“A refreshingly unorthodox play that conveys the joy and abandon of dancing, while addressing the changes to body and mind of its preteen characters as they peer over the precipice toward adulthood.”
Audience Advisory
- Language: Frequent strong and coarse language.
- Sexual Content: Discussions and depictions of adolescent sexual self-exploration, simulated sexual acts, and body objectification.
- Mental Health & Distress: Themes touching upon self-doubt, rage, and existential or suicidal ideation.
- Mature Nature: While the play features adolescent characters, the adult themes and intense psychological framing mean productions of the show are intended for audience members 18 and over and is commonly advise against attendance for younger minors.
- Special Effects: This production may include brief blood effects, strobe lighting, and loud sound design.
The Secret in the Wings
by Mary Zimmerman
directed by Cindy Gendrich and Jon Herbert
April 2-3 & 8-10 at 7:30 pm
April 4 & 11 at 2:00 pm
Tedford Stage, Scales Fine Arts Center
This play blends dark mystery, wit, and humor to adapt seven lesser-known fairy tales. Set in a basement that doubles as an enchanted forest, the framing story features a child and a frightening babysitter—an ogre with a tail (or tale). As the babysitter reads, characters from each dark story materialize, narrowly averting disaster before giving way to the next.