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Wolfe Center for the Arts

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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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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Nickelodeon ™ THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL Based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg Book by Kyle Jarrow

Sun, Apr 13, 2025 2pm

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

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SpongeBob SquarePants will ride the wave into BGSU’s Donnell Theatre where he and his underwater friends will entertain and delight audiences in this brilliant, bright, and hilarious new musical. Guest Artist Director JD Caudhill, a BGSU alum, has carved out a successful directing career in Chicago. The production of The SpongeBob Musical that JD directed in Chicago in 2023 was nominated for nine Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s most prestigious theatre award association. PROGRAM
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Nickelodeon ™ THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL Based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg Book by Kyle Jarrow

Sat, Apr 12, 2025 8pm

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

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SpongeBob SquarePants will ride the wave into BGSU’s Donnell Theatre where he and his underwater friends will entertain and delight audiences in this brilliant, bright, and hilarious new musical. Guest Artist Director JD Caudhill, a BGSU alum, has carved out a successful directing career in Chicago. The production of The SpongeBob Musical that JD directed in Chicago in 2023 was nominated for nine Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s most prestigious theatre award association. PROGRAM
This is a past event.

Nickelodeon ™ THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL Based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg Book by Kyle Jarrow

Sat, Apr 12, 2025 2pm

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

Varies
SpongeBob SquarePants will ride the wave into BGSU’s Donnell Theatre where he and his underwater friends will entertain and delight audiences in this brilliant, bright, and hilarious new musical. Guest Artist Director JD Caudhill, a BGSU alum, has carved out a successful directing career in Chicago. The production of The SpongeBob Musical that JD directed in Chicago in 2023 was nominated for nine Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s most prestigious theatre award association. PROGRAM
This is a past event.

Nickelodeon ™ THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL Based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg Book by Kyle Jarrow

Fri, Apr 11, 2025 8pm

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

Varies
SpongeBob SquarePants will ride the wave into BGSU’s Donnell Theatre where he and his underwater friends will entertain and delight audiences in this brilliant, bright, and hilarious new musical. Guest Artist Director JD Caudhill, a BGSU alum, has carved out a successful directing career in Chicago. The production of The SpongeBob Musical that JD directed in Chicago in 2023 was nominated for nine Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s most prestigious theatre award association. PROGRAM
This is a past event.

Nickelodeon ™ THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL Based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg Book by Kyle Jarrow

Thu, Apr 10, 2025 8pm

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

Varies
SpongeBob SquarePants will ride the wave into BGSU’s Donnell Theatre where he and his underwater friends will entertain and delight audiences in this brilliant, bright, and hilarious new musical. Guest Artist Director JD Caudhill, a BGSU alum, has carved out a successful directing career in Chicago. The production of The SpongeBob Musical that JD directed in Chicago in 2023 was nominated for nine Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s most prestigious theatre award association. PROGRAM
This is a past event.

Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights By Gertrude Stein

Sat, Mar 29, 2025 8pm

Wolfe Center for the Arts, Eva Marie Saint Theatre

FREE
  Gertrude Stein's "Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights" is an illuminating slice of theatre of the absurd and a deconstructed story of stories. It takes off on Marlowe's tragedy about a doctor selling his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge, as well as the biblical tale of the Garden of Eden and its infamous snake (Backstage: backstage.com). Directed by Blaine Hudak Assistant directed by Madison Taylor Ellis  

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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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