No Refund Theatre

http://clubs.psu.edu/norefund
http://norefundtheatre.podomatic.com/
No Refund Theatre is a completely student-run community theatre club at Penn State University. We perform a full-length play every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in 111 Forum Building. Our shows are FREE and open to the public and we encourage students of all majors to participate!

Let’s face it: Theatre is awesome. There are few types of entertainment that pack such a visceral wallop, create such an emotional response, and have the ability to so thoroughly move a group of people.

At No Refund Theatre, we believe with all our hearts that theatre is awesome. As a community, Penn State is not complete without its stages and actors. We at NRT believe that theatre is an activity for all people, regardless of major, and that all Penn State students should have the opportunity to become involved.

NRT provides such opportunities. Almost every weekend of the academic year, we at No Refund Theatre produce and perform a different play in 111 Forum, usually at 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays. These plays are produced, directed and performed entirely by students. Our performances run the gamut, from Shakespeare to Shepard, from student-written drama to student-written dada, modern classics to post-modern improvised experiments. At NRT, we take pride in offering opportunities to all students the ability to become involved in every facet of theatre.

We love to see new faces at NRT, so come on up and see a show (Performances are free, but donations are gladly accepted)! Check out our season to see if anything interests you; with the diverse range of shows we perform in the space of a semester, there should be something for you!

Come on up to the Forum and enjoy the awesomeness of theatre!

The Fall 2009 Season:
Sept 4-5: “The 24-Hour Theatre Experiment Extravaganza,” written, directed & acted by members of NRT (tentative). Stay tuned for details.

Sept 11-12: “A Night of One Acts,” featuring works by David Ives and Christopher Durang, directed by Johnna Scrabis

Sept 18-19: “Steel Magnolias” by Robert Harling, directed by Buddy Ruse

Oct 2-3: “All My Sons” by Arthur Miller, directed by Jesse Cramer

Oct 9-10: “The Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespeare, directed by Mark Celeste

Oct 16-17: “Dirk” adapted by James Goss and Arvind Ethan David from the novel “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency” by Douglas Adams, directed by Adam Bouc

Oct 23-24: “The Goonies,” a stage adaptation of the film by the same name, adapted & directed by Alex Principe

Oct 30-31: “Dracula” adapted by Steven Dietz from the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker, directed by Ryan Bergman

Nov 13-14: “House and Garden” by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Andrew Jen

Dec 4-5: “State and Main” by David Mamet, directed by Jason Cassidy

*As usual, all shows will be held at 8 p.m. in 111 Forum unless otherwise noted in upcoming show announcements, so stay tuned!