Arts & Culture Preview: Spring 2026

An overview of spring semester arts on campus

Lydia Derris and Grace Schuringa

January 23, 2026

As always, the Scales Fine Arts Center brings a plethora of music, theater and dance performances.

Introducing the Arts & Culture Section Editors:

Lydia Derris is a junior from Winston-Salem, N.C. pursuing a double major in English and Biology with a minor in Psychology. She enjoys antiquing in Los Angeles, eating ceviche on Caribbean islands and dancing.

Grace Schuringa is a sophomore from New York City double-majoring in Communications and Critical and Creative Media with a minor in Journalism. She enjoys long walks on the beach, the A Court Of Thorns And Roses book series and snarties.

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Theatre and Dance

Theatre and dance are alive and flourishing at Wake Forest this Spring! The Anthony Aston Players will host a range of classic and contemporary productions from Harold Pinter’s “Old Times” to the musical adaptation of Cody Diablo’s “Jagged Little Pill.” Here are some of the upcoming performances at Tedford Stage in Scales Fine Arts Center, as well as a look ahead to the Spring Student Choreographic Concert.

“Old Times”

Directed by Cindy Gendrich

Feb. 6-7 and 12-14 at 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 8 and 15 at 2 p.m.

Ring Theatre, Scales Fine Arts Center

“Old Times. Harold Pinter’s three-person masterpiece about jealousy, sex and power of memory. Gripping. Elusive. Funny. Elemental.”

“Jagged Little Pill: The Musical”

Lyrics by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard

Directed by Stephen Wrentmore

April 3-4 and 8-11 at 7:30 p.m.

April 12 at 2 p.m.

Tedford Stage

The Wake Forest Theatre and Dance Department described “Jagged Little Pill: The Musical” as full of “rawness, messiness and hope.”

“Drawn from Alanis Morissette’s 1995 Grammy-winning album, this Tony-award-winning musical delves into the contradictory nature of being a contemporary American family,” the department wrote on its website. “This redemptive musical follows the seemingly perfect Healy family as their lives unravel, revealing truths about addiction, trauma, identity and love.”

Musical Theatre Showcase

Monday, April 27, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Scales Fine Arts Center

Spring Student Choreographic Concert

April 23-25 at 7:30 p.m.
April 26 at 2 p.m.
Artistic Director Tina Yarborough-Liggins

According to the Wake Forest Theatre and Dance Department, the “Spring Student Choreographic Concert will feature selected work by student choreographers under the direction of the Dance faculty.”

“The Spring Concert gives WFU students the opportunity to present their choreography across a range of dance styles,” the department wrote on their calendar listing for the concert.

Music

J’Nai Bridges, mezzo soprano

Thursday, Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

Brendle Recital Hall

La Bande à Franck

Sunday, Feb. 8, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Scales Fine Arts Center

Valentine’s Student Music Salon

Sunday, Feb. 15, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Scales

WFU Wind Ensemble Concert

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.