Amadeus
by Peter Shaffer
October 10-19, 2025
Shaffer’s 1979 masterpiece is a fictionalized story of the boy-genius Mozart and his musical contemporary, the Court Composer Antonio Salieri. Narrated by Salieri (the self-confessed “Patron Saint of Mediocrities”) whose life’s work is threatened by his jealousy of Mozart’s brilliance, this drama examines Salieri’s tortured, obsessive battle with the creator, as the older composer rages against a God who has bestowed the greatest gifts to someone else.
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AMADEUS is presented in partnership with
Wichita State University Opera Theater
Performance Times and Location
October 10 & 11 @ 7:30 p.m.
October 12 @ 2:00 p.m.
October 17 & 18 @ 7:30 p.m.
October 19 @ 2:00 p.m.
Oliver Place Event Venue
Formerly the New Zion Baptist Church
Enter North Side of Building
What to Expect
Peter Shaffer’s theatrical masterpiece about music, mediocrity, secret intrigues, and the mysterious genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
AMADEUS is a compelling, high-spirited and wrenching tale of how actual greatness and the desire for greatness can be equally destructive. This is the story of two 18th century composers – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri.
What – you’ve never heard of Salieri? . . . In every human being who has felt lesser or unimportant in the presence of a greater talent, there lives a Salieri.
This highly theatrical and unforgettable tale about obsession, jealousy and the price of fame is presented in partnership with Wichita State University Opera Theater.
Creatives
Dr. Julie Longhofer
Director & Costume Design
Peter Shaffer
Playwright
Alan Held
Music Direction
Kirk Longhofer
Sound Design
Stan Longhofer
Technical Direction & Scenic Design
Jamison Rhoads
Lighting Design
Torey Wilson
Assistant Director & Stage Manager
About Playwright Peter Shaffer
Sir Peter Shaffer, in full, Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (1926-2016), was a British playwright of considerable range who moved easily from farce to the portrayal of human anguish.
Educated at St. Paul’s and Trinity College, Cambridge, Shaffer first worked for a music publisher and then as a book reviewer. His first play, Five-Finger Exercise (1960), is a tautly constructed domestic drama that almost overnight established his reputation as a playwright. It was followed by The Private Ear, The Public Eye (both 1962), and The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964), a portrayal of the conflict between the Spanish and the Inca – “hope and hopelessness, faithlessness and faith.” In 1965 Shaffer’s adroit farce Black Comedy was first performed. Equus (1973; filmed 1977), dealing with a mentally disturbed stableboy’s obsession with horses, and Amadeus (1979; filmed 1984), about the rivalry between Mozart and his fellow composer Antonio Salieri, were successes with both critics and the public. Later plays include the biblical epic Yonadab (1985), Lettice and Lovage (1987) and The Gift of the Gorgon (1992). Shaffer was knighted in 2001 and sadly passed away in 2016.
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“Amadeus” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com
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