Bowling Green State University

Wolfe Center for the Arts, Bowling Green, OH 43403

https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/theatre-and-film.html

The Wolfe Center for the Arts is part of the BGSU Arts Corridor, located between the Fine Arts Building and the Moore Musical Arts Center.  The 100,000-square-foot facility provides a space for collaborative work and study between all the fine and performing arts. The building includes the offices for the Department of Theatre and Film Home, classrooms, a 400-seat theatre, a black box actor’s theatre, sound stage and production support areas, electronic recording studio, student technology center and collaborative vocal music, school of art and dance studios.

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Upcoming Events (6)

Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle

Thu, Oct 15, 2026 7:30pm

Wolfe Center for the Arts, The Eva Marie Saint Theatre

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Ernestine spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. Five generations, an infinity of dreams, and one cake baked over a century. This poignant, funny play takes its audience through the highlights, heartbreaks, and extraordinary moments that make up one woman’s ordinary life. (Concord Theatricals) Directed by Sara Lipinski Chambers, Teaching Professor   *Please note, there is no late seating. Please arrive on time!

Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle

Fri, Oct 16, 2026 7:30pm

Wolfe Center for the Arts, The Eva Marie Saint Theatre

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Ernestine spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. Five generations, an infinity of dreams, and one cake baked over a century. This poignant, funny play takes its audience through the highlights, heartbreaks, and extraordinary moments that make up one woman’s ordinary life. (Concord Theatricals) Directed by Sara Lipinski Chambers, Teaching Professor   *Please note, there is no late seating. Please arrive on time!

Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle

Sat, Oct 17, 2026 2pm

Wolfe Center for the Arts, The Eva Marie Saint Theatre

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Ernestine spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. Five generations, an infinity of dreams, and one cake baked over a century. This poignant, funny play takes its audience through the highlights, heartbreaks, and extraordinary moments that make up one woman’s ordinary life. (Concord Theatricals) Directed by Sara Lipinski Chambers, Teaching Professor   *Please note, there is no late seating. Please arrive on time!

An Evening of Broadway Songs and Stories: Ali Ewoldt & Phil Reno

Sat, Oct 17, 2026 7:30pm

Wolfe Center for the Arts, Donnell Theatre

Make your Falcon Family Weekend unforgettable with a special evening of Broadway songs and stories featuring Broadway artist Ali Ewoldt and acclaimed music director and conductor Phil Reno. Saturday, Oct. 17 7:30 p.m. Wolfe Center for the Arts, Donnell Theatre Presented by Arts for All, this free concert brings two accomplished Broadway artists to BGSU for an evening of music, storytelling and behind-the-scenes insight into the world of musical theater. Ali Ewoldt starred as Christine Daaé in Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera for 2½ years and has also appeared on Broadway in Les Misérables and The King and I. Her performance career includes appearances with the Boston Pops, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Phil Reno is a Broadway music director, conductor and two-time Grammy-nominated producer of original cast recordings. His Broadway credits include Something Rotten!, The Producers, The Drowsy Chaperone and Cats. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience Broadway talent right here on the BGSU campus. Free and open to the public. ---------------------------------------- Falcon Family Weekend Oct. 16-18 | This event is part of Falcon Family Weekend, an annual tradition for parents, family members, and supporters to visit, create memories, participate in events, and explore campus and the local community. 

Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle

Sat, Oct 17, 2026 7:30pm

Wolfe Center for the Arts, The Eva Marie Saint Theatre

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Ernestine spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. Five generations, an infinity of dreams, and one cake baked over a century. This poignant, funny play takes its audience through the highlights, heartbreaks, and extraordinary moments that make up one woman’s ordinary life. (Concord Theatricals) Directed by Sara Lipinski Chambers, Teaching Professor   *Please note, there is no late seating. Please arrive on time!

Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle

Sun, Oct 18, 2026 2pm

Wolfe Center for the Arts, The Eva Marie Saint Theatre

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Ernestine spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. Five generations, an infinity of dreams, and one cake baked over a century. This poignant, funny play takes its audience through the highlights, heartbreaks, and extraordinary moments that make up one woman’s ordinary life. (Concord Theatricals) Directed by Sara Lipinski Chambers, Teaching Professor   *Please note, there is no late seating. Please arrive on time!
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Screening of Problemista

Thu, Oct 8, 2026 7:30pm

Wolfe Center for the Arts, Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre

Free
In this A24 comedy-drama, Julio Torres plays an aspiring toy designer in New York who has thirty days to find a work visa sponsor. The wildly surreal film co-stars Tilda Swinton and RZA. With introduction by Thomas Castillo, Associate Professor   ======================= Join us in celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month, which recognizes the contributions and influence of Latino/a/x and Hispanic American communities and culture. From music and dance to art, food, and storytelling, these events are open to all and offer opportunities to engage, learn, and connect. All are welcome to enjoy these events on campus and in the surrounding community.
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Creative Minds Series: Shaina Taub

Thu, Oct 1, 2026 7:30pm

Wolfe Center for the Arts, Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre

The Edwin H. Simmons Creative Minds Series presents Shaina Taub, a two-time Tony Award winner, Obie Award winner, and Grammy and Emmy Award nominee. She will discuss Theater as a Tool for Social Change.  Taub reignited public dialogue about women’s rights, political power, and unfinished progress with Suffs, her landmark Broadway musical about American suffragists. The show, in which she also starred as suffragist Alice Paul, won her two Tony Awards, a Grammy nomination, and a devoted following across generations. This event is free and open to the public.
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The Aliens by Annie Baker

Sat, Sep 26, 2026 6pm

Wolfe Center for the Arts, The Eva Marie Saint Theatre

Free
Two friends spend their days in the alley behind a Vermont coffee shop discussing music and philosophy. When a lonely high-school student arrives on the scene, they decide to teach him everything they know. (Concord Theatricals) Directed by River Sloan   *Please note, there will be no late seating. Please arrive on time!
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The Aliens by Annie Baker

Fri, Sep 25, 2026 6pm

Wolfe Center for the Arts, The Eva Marie Saint Theatre

Free
Two friends spend their days in the alley behind a Vermont coffee shop discussing music and philosophy. When a lonely high-school student arrives on the scene, they decide to teach him everything they know. (Concord Theatricals) Directed by River Sloan   *Please note, there will be no late seating. Please arrive on time!
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In the Round - Rebecca Lee Kunz

Fri, Sep 18, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30am

Wolfe Center for the Arts, Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre

Free and open to the public
BGSU's In the Round guest speaker series welcomes artist and children's book illustrator Rebecca Lee Kunz. Kunz received the 2025 Caldecott Medal for her illustration of Chooch Helped, written by Andrea L. Rogers. The talk will be followed by a book signing. Copies of Kunz's work will be available for purchase at the event.
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An Evening with Maggie Smith

Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7pm to 8:30pm

Wolfe Center for the Arts, Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre

Free and open to the public
Join renowned Ohio poet and best-selling author Maggie Smith for an evening of readings and conversation, followed by a book signing in the Wolfe Center Lobby. Maggie Smith is the author of seven award-winning books: Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life, You Could Make This Place Beautiful, Lamp of the Body, The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison, and Good Bones, named by the Washington Post as one of the Five Best Poetry Books of 2017, Keep Moving, and Goldenrod. Her most recent poetry collection, A Suit or a Suitcase, was published by Washington Square Press in 2026. The title poem of Good Bones was called the “Official Poem of 2016” by Public Radio International and has been translated into nearly a dozen languages. Smith’s poems have appeared in the New York Times, Tin House, The Believer, The Paris Review, Kenyon Review, Best American Poetry, and on the CBS primetime drama Madam Secretary. A Pushcart Prize winner, Smith has received fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Academy of American Poets, the Ohio Arts Council, and the Sustainable Arts Foundation. She also hosts the poetry podcast, The Slowdown. This event is free and open to the public. 

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I took my 34 year old daughter, and two granddaughters, ages 10 and 4. We all LOVED it! We each enjoyed it for different reasons, and at different levels. My granddaughters giggled through it, as did my daughter and myself. But, being a grammy, it eventually brought tears to my eyes. A's facial expressions were beyond comical, engaging and heartbreaking! Everyone did an amazing job. Thanks for the opportunity to share theater with my grandchildren at such a low price, too.

I loved the show! Especially the passion of the character Orin! He was absurd and proud! !

Audience was annoying, laughing at anything remotely blue, even lines which weren't even remotely funny. The play might be good, but you would never know it from this performance. Perhaps the material, as I said above, was to advanced for the cast.

Leading lady was miscast, a good actress, but a character actress, not a leading lady. (I am intentionally non PC, I use actor and actress aviator and aviatrix). Material was beyond the ability of the cast, although they did, in some scenes rise to the occasion–hospital room scene, barroom scene. Dad actor needed to project more; I missed a lot of his lines.

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