Frostburg State University to Present Three Plays in Three Days

Oct 7, 2026 8:00 AM

Frostburg State University’s Department of Theatre, Music and Dance will present Three Plays in Three Days, a new play reading series featuring three thought-provoking works exploring contemporary social issues, culture and identity.

The series will offer audiences an opportunity to experience staged readings of three distinctive plays, followed by audience talkbacks and discussions. The feedback gathered throughout the series will help the Department select productions for next year’s season.

All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are free and can be obtained at the University Box Office, Lane University Center 203 (Mon. - Fri. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.), by calling 301-687-3137, or at the door the evening of the performance. The play readings are presented in partnership with Clatter Café and the FSU Planetarium.

The series opens with “Sheepdog,” a mystery and love story that examines police violence, social class and interracial relationships in the 21st century. The play will be presented Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the F. Perry Smith Studio Theatre in the Pealer Performing Arts Center.

On Thursday, Nov. 20, the Department will present “Mr. Burns, a post-electric play” in partnership with FSU’s Planetarium and Center for Communication and Information Technology (CCIT), Room 138, in the Gira Center for Communication and Information Technology. The play explores what remains of popular culture when modern technology is gone, imagining a future in which stories of The Simpsons are preserved and retold through memory, music and performance.

The series concludes with “The Thanksgiving Play” on Friday, Nov. 21, at Clatter Café, 15 South Broadway. Doors open at 7 p.m. for food and beverages. This satirical comedy follows a group of well-intentioned teaching artists as they attempt to create a school pageant celebrating both Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Month.

Each production will be presented as a staged reading, giving audiences a chance to experience the works in development while contributing to the conversation about future University Theatre programming.

“We’re excited to invite our audiences into the process,” said Music, Theatre and Dance professor Darrell Rushton “This series gives us an opportunity to explore three very different plays while hearing directly from the people who make theatre at FSU possible. The audience’s feedback will help shape what we bring to the stage next season.”