The Ghost Sonata - UCCS Theatre & Dance
Through: Sun, 03/22/2026 - 04:00 PM
Ent Center for the Arts
Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre
5225 N. Nevada Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.
Sundays at 4:00 p.m.
Explore Dramaturgical Resources
Dueling Correspondences: An Introduction to The Ghost Sonata
By Kevin Landis
Hearing the Ghost
By Pam Chaddon
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Floral Symbolism in The Ghost Sonata
By Jordan Kliewer
Kama Loka
By Noel Hein
Strindberg’s Inferno Crisis
By Sarah Welsh
A Syphilitic Analysis of The Ghost Sonata
By Jack Beckman
The Isle of the Dead and the Living
By Elijah Field
Buddha and The Bible
By Payton Gnas
Swedenborg’s Influence on Strindberg’s The Ghost Sonata
By Brandon Anders
The Valkyrie in The Ghost Sonata
By Finley MacDonald
The Colonel’s Symbols of “Status”
By Dominik Goodmam
Sonata Form in The Ghost Sonata
By Mikayla Fry
Strindberg in a Changing World
By Kieran Gleason
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Written by August Strindberg and Directed by Kevin Landis.
Secrets and lies echo through every dream in August Strindberg’s The Ghost Sonata, a haunting tale of illusion, guilt, and decaying respectability. When a student enters a wealthy household led by a mysterious benefactor, the truth unravels in redolent fragments. Featuring UCCS Theatre & Dance students, this expressionist and symbolist classic explores the masks we wear, the ghosts we carry, and the truths we’d rather not face. Uncanny, poetic, magical, and deeply human.
UCCS students are always free. Contact the box office in person or by phone with your student ID to reserve seats.
This production contains themes of death, betrayal, and psychological manipulation. If you have questions about the material or wish to read a copy of the work in advance, please email klandis@uccs.edu.
Directors
Kevin Landis | 
Pam Chaddon |
Cast
| Finley MacDonald - Old Man/Director Hummel |
| Elijah Field - The Student |
| Jordan Kliewer - Young Lady |
| Jack Beckman - Bengsston/Dead Man |
| Brandon Anders - Johansson |
| Payton Gnas - MilkMaid/The Cook |
| Sarah Welsh - Superintendent's Wife/Beggar |
| Dominik Goodman - The Colonel |
| Mikayla Fry - The Mummy |
| Noel Hein - The Lady in Black/Beggar |
| Kieran Gleason - Baron Skanskorg |
| Ashley Jordan - The Maid/Beggar |
Creative Team
| Kevin Landis, Director |
| Kaya Cogger, Stage Manager |
| Mickey Burdick, Set Designer |
| Vance McKenzie, Lighting Designer |
| Sarah Shaver, Costume Designer |
| Pam Chaddon, Music Designer/Cello |
| Simon Jacobs, Piano |
| Elisa Wicks, Violinist |
| Tiffany Tinsley Weeks, Choreographer |
| Claire Booles, Properties Designer |
* Member of Actors Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
+Member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, the union and professional association of Designers, Artists, and Craftspeople in the entertainment and decorative arts industries.
