The Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts announces its fall 2024 season of music, theatre, and cinema. Events include performances by students, faculty members, and guest artists. The concerts, plays, and events will be held in venues across campus, and many of the events are free.

Music

Music events range from intimate chamber music recitals to large orchestra concerts and include a variety of musical styles. Performances are held in the Squires Recital Salon, Moss Arts Center, and the Creativity and Innovation District Living-Learning Community Building.

Theatre

This fall, two plays will be presented in Squires Studio Theatre, both featuring Virginia Tech students. Each show runs for six performances with general admission seating. The productions are a part of the 2024-25 theatre season of “Friends, Foes, and Family.”

  • Oct. 1-5: “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive” by Selina Fillinger and directed by Susanna Rinehart. The comedy is about the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world. When the president unwittingly spins a public relations nightmare into a global crisis, the seven women he most relies upon risk their careers, families, and freedom to save the day. Selina Fillinger’s female farce is a riotous and irreverent look at sex and politics that earned three 2022 Tony nominations.
  • Nov. 12-16: “Eurydice” by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Gregory Justice. Ruhl reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. With contemporary characters, ingenious plot twists, and breathtaking visual effects, the play is a fresh look at a timeless love story.

The season also includes two spring shows, “Stupid F**king Bird” by Aaron Posner and “Little Women” by Kate Hamill. 

Cinema

The Oct. 19 Progeny Short Film Festival will take place at the Lyric Theatre.  Each year, the student-led festival showcases local and regional talent. This year’s categories include animation, documentary, experimental, Hokie short, international, and narrative.

Tickets for all events requiring admission fees are available online through the Moss Arts Center, at the Moss Arts Center ticket office, by phone at 540-231-5300, or at the door.

Find out more on how to submit a film to the Progeny Short Film Festival. Final deadline for submissions is Sept. 30.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Susan Sanders at least 10 days prior to the event at 540-231-5200 or email susansan@vt.edu during regular business hours.

For a list of all events, visit the School of Performing Arts events website. Sign up for the School of Performance Arts’ newsletter for news and events information.

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