Preview
Production Season
Winter 2025
Dates of Performance
Thurs–Sat, Feb. 6–8 • 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 • 2 p.m.
Production Staff
Directed and produced by music faculty member Dr. Janani Sridhar. Musical direction by Orcenith Smith, choreography by Marcus Hayes, costumes by Caroline Good, and sets and lighting design by Jaye Beetem.
Recommended Citation
Theatre, DePauw, "Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus (The Revenge of the Bat)" (2025). All Past DePauw Theatre Seasons. 98, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/commtheatre_past/98
Keywords
undergraduate theatre
Play Summary
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of DePauw Opera, the DePauw Institute of Music will present “waltz king” Johann Strauss’s humorous and tuneful operetta Die Fledermaus. In April of 1874, Strauss premiered this lighthearted operetta in Austria, originally setting it in the great city of its debut, Vienna. Often known by its translated English title The Bat (or The Revenge of The Bat), the work was first performed in New York City later in the same year of its European premier. Directed and produced by music faculty member Dr. Janani Sridhar, DePauw's production evokes echoes of the American premiere by setting the opera in New York City, giving the audience entryway into a laugh-filled tale of mistaken identity and misadventure. Further fun will be fueled each performance through appearances by special guests familiar to DePauw and Greencastle audiences.