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Emporia State Theatre Presents the 2026–2027 Season

53rd Annual Homecoming Musical Disney’s Frozen

Disney’s Frozen

Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
Book by Jennifer Lee
Directed by Aubrey Wilson
Choreographed by Marah McFadden
Music Directed by Dr. Joshua Donaldson

• When: October 22nd-25th
• Where: Karl C. Bruder Theatre

In the beautiful mountainous kingdom of Arendelle, Princesses Anna and Elsa grow up sheltered inside their castle, isolated from the world and increasingly distant from each other. When Elsa is crowned queen, the magical powers she’s desperately tried to conceal from her sister take control, and she flees into the mountains. As a ferocious winter descends on Arendelle, Anna sets off on an epic journey to find Elsa and bring her home – with the help of hardworking ice harvester Kristoff, his loyal reindeer Sven, and a happy-go-lucky snowman named Olaf.

Full of magic, humor, and a stunning musical score, Frozen is a powerful tale of sisterhood, acceptance, and finding the real meaning of true love.

Below the Belt

Below the Belt

By Richard Dresser
Directed by Jim Harris

• When: November 12th-15th
• Where: Ronald Q. Frederickson Theatre

Dobbitt has been posted to a dismal, distant place, a grim industrial compound that uncomfortably resembles a prison where his quarters have bunks (one freezing cold and the other boiling hot), a table, and an ancient typewriter. He is a checker; he checks though he has no idea what is being made with an irascible coworker who has been in this place for years. Their inept boss possesses a singular talent for fomenting dissent. The comic interplay among these men, one bullying and truculent, one ambitious and evasive, and the third a trembling mass of insecurity and arrogance, is irresistibly funny. As they comically maneuver in their pointless quest for status, sinister little animals encroach on the compound.

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Dennis Turney Jr. 

• When: March 4-7
• Where: Karl C. Bruder Theatre

Separated from her twin brother after a shipwreck, Viola disguises herself as a man named Cesario to work for Duke Orsino. A chaotic love triangle forms when the Duke sends her to woo Countess Olivia, who instead falls for Cesario—while Viola has secretly fallen in love with the Duke.

No Exit

No Exit

By Jean-Paul Sartre
Directed by Tony Roach

• When: April 29th – May 2nd
• Where: Ronald Q. Frederickson Theatre
  

Three deceased strangers—Joseph Garcin, Inez Serrano, and Estelle Rigault—are locked in a lavishly decorated room in Hell. Expecting traditional torture, they realize their eternal torment is psychological: they are forced to expose their deepest sins and past guilts while being perpetually judged by the others. The drama centers on the inescapable nature of human scrutiny, famously concluding with the realization that "Hell is other people".