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Villanova University President (and Barrymore Award-winning director) the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD returns to Villanova Theatre with the Philadelphia premiere of The Drowsy Chaperone, on stage November 6 - December 2, 2012. The darling of the 2006 Tony Awards, this hilarious show-within-a-show begins when a die-hard musical theatre fan puts on his favorite record - the cast album of the (fictional) 1920s musical The Drowsy Chaperone. From the scratchy crackle of his phonograph, a madcap musical magically bursts to life, transforming his humble apartment into a dazzling world of song, dance, and comic ingenuity.

Villanova Theatre kicks off the 2012-2013 season with How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel. This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama shifts backward and forward through time to trace one woman's engrossing journey from adolescence into adulthood. In this no-holds-barred look back through the rear-view, Li'l Bit confronts the lessons learned behind the wheel of her uncle's '56 Chevy - lessons most people would be reluctant to share.

Villanova Theatre kicks off the 2012-2013 season with How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel. This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama shifts backward and forward through time to trace one woman's engrossing journey from adolescence into adulthood. In this no-holds-barred look back through the rear-view, Li'l Bit confronts the lessons learned behind the wheel of her uncle's '56 Chevy - lessons most people would be reluctant to share.

Villanova Theatre's 2011-2012 season culminates with Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic tale of love and loss, Carousel. Director Valerie Joyce's reimagined production will feature 'intimate staging, evocative choreography, and a vibrant chamber orchestration.'

Villanova Theatre's 2011-2012 season culminates with Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic tale of love and loss, Carousel. Director Valerie Joyce's reimagined production will feature 'intimate staging, evocative choreography, and a vibrant chamber orchestration.'

Villanova Theatre's 2011-2012 season culminates with Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic tale of love and loss, Carousel. Director Valerie Joyce's reimagined production will feature 'intimate staging, evocative choreography, and a vibrant chamber orchestration.'

Villanova Theatre has announced the Philadelphia premiere of Woman and Scarecrow, a fierce and funny new play by Ireland's leading female playwright, Marina Carr. The play, directed by Fr. David Cregan, will be the first production under the new partnership between Villanova University and Dublin's world-renowned Abbey Theatre.

Villanova Theatre has announced the Philadelphia premiere of Woman and Scarecrow, a fierce and funny new play by Ireland's leading female playwright, Marina Carr.

Villanova Theatre kicks off the 2011-2012 season with The Comedy of Errors, William Shakespeare's fastest, funniest farce.

Villanova Theatre kicks off the 2011-2012 season today with The Comedy of Errors, William Shakespeare's fastest, funniest farce.

Villanova Theatre kicks off the 2011-2012 season with The Comedy of Errors, William Shakespeare's fastest, funniest farce.

Villanova Theatre kicks off the 2011-2012 season with The Comedy of Errors, William Shakespeare's fastest, funniest farce. Director Shawn Kairschner's whimsical production of this fan favorite draws inspiration from Western motifs as well as from the eye-popping style and madcap humor of 'Laugh-In,' the groundbreaking TV comedy show of the late 1960s and early 70s.

Villanova Theatre kicks off the 2011-2012 season with The Comedy of Errors, William Shakespeare's fastest, funniest farce.

The performing arts collective behind Philly Fringe hits Purr, Pull, Reign: A Litigious Fantasy in D ('09), The Giant Squid ('08) and The Ballad of Joe Hill (‘06) has established Swim Pony Performing Arts, an independent Philadelphia-based theater company dedicated to producing entirely original new work.

The performing arts collective behind Philly Fringe hits Purr, Pull, Reign: A Litigious Fantasy in D ('09), The Giant Squid ('08) and The Ballad of Joe Hill (‘06) has established Swim Pony Performing Arts, an independent Philadelphia-based theater company dedicated to producing entirely original new work.

The performing arts collective behind Philly Fringe hits Purr, Pull, Reign: A Litigious Fantasy in D ('09), The Giant Squid ('08) and The Ballad of Joe Hill (‘06) has established Swim Pony Performing Arts, an independent Philadelphia-based theater company dedicated to producing entirely original new work.