Summer Circle Theatre Activities to Enjoy From Home
Due to the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak, Summer Circle Theatre 2020 has been postponed until June of 2021. In the meantime, the SCT casts and production teams have created several online summer circle resources for you to enjoy from home!
“6” by Brandon Drap, Taylor McPhail, Mary Claire Zauel, Rob Roznowski
This year, students and faculty wrote an original play for young audiences, in honor of SCT’s 60th Anniversary, titled “6”. Click here to read the script and watch a reading of the play starring our student actors and director!
Summer Circle Kids Camp Playwright’s Workbook
We invite all Mid-Michigan kids in 1st thru 6th grade to enjoy the Summer Circle Playwrights Workbook, created by theatre senior Christopher Michael Kaifesh. Once you have completed the workbook, submit your script to us! Student volunteers from the Department of Theatre will bring your script to life.
Student Scenic and Costume Designs
Click the titles of each play to see the scenic and costume designs for each of our 60th Anniversary shows. Designs will be implemented when the shows are produced in the summer of 2021.
Showtune
Our Town
Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll and Hyde Play
6
The Secret Life of Losers
Michigan State University’s professional summer theatre turns sixty years old this year.
We want YOU to become part of the tradition.
Summer Circle Theatre’s programming has always been an eclectic mix of the best shows from the past, cutting-edge plays of today, and everything in between. This year we continue the sixty-year tradition with shows that will delight and inspire the mid-Michigan community.
2021 SEASON
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
Showdates TBD
KIDS CAMP PERFORMANCE
Kid's Camp Performance
Showdate TBD
All Summer Circle Theatre productions are FREE and open to the general public.
All of the MAINSTAGE shows are at 8:00 p.m. except for Sundays which start at 5:00 p.m.
The Kids Camp Performance and Theatre for Young Audiences start at 6:30 p.m.
Late night shows start around 10:00 p.m.
Parking is FREE an available in the lot across the street from the Auditorium Building.
There is tiered, amphitheater-style seating but we suggest bringing your own blanket and/or lawn chairs for maximum comfort.
Concessions will be available. Feel free to bring your own picnic as well!
If it rains during the performance, the production will be moved into the Auditorium Building and performed on the Studio 60 stage.
On Sundays, stay for the talkback after the show and meet the cast!
A Michigan State University Tradition: 1960 - 2020
For sixty years the MSU Department of Theatre has been producing free performances of a wide variety of shows outdoors on the MSU campus. Presenting a blend of old favorites, musicals, and provocative new plays, Summer Circle Theatre (SCT) provides a professional venue for MSU students that offers free theatre to Mid-Michigan audiences. SCT presents shows of varying styles using the talents of community members and professional artists. Beyond theatrical productions, SCT is committed to offering free programming including a Kids Camp and special activities to create a summer destination for arts, education, and entertainment.
FREE Summer Circle Theatre remains dependent on donations from loyal patrons to maintain the quantity and quality of its town and gown productions. Please consider becoming a Friend of Theatre at MSU. Interested in setting up a gift: Please contact Christine Radtke, Sr. Director of Development in the College of Arts & Letters at radtkech@msu.edu or (517) 353-4725