Hippodrome Skit & Talent Competition
Hippodrome is a celebration of the arts and features the creative talents of Wichita
State Shockers! The 97th Annual Hippodrome will feature performances on April 11,
2025 at 6:30 p.m. in the Eugene Hughes Metropolitan Complex. Groups participating
in the competition will perform a 15 to 20 minute scripted performance with the use
of this year's theme: Huxley goes to the movies. The top three winners of the skit
competition will receive awards for first, second and third place, as well as individual
awards for Best Actor & Actress, Best Prop and Spirit.
Hippodrome first appeared in 1928 where students and organizations were invited to
enter a stunt competition for a ten dollar prize. This traditional week used to be
a one-day event but has since dramatically grown to include a full week鈥檚 worth of
activities. The early years saw such events as wrestling and boxing matches, organizational
booths and a country store. Hippodrome has been cancelled twice since its inception,
once during WWII and the most recent during the coronavirus pandemic beginning in
2020.
