The list of East Lansing’s theatrical mix for the 2001-02 season is out.

“We goosed the list up, and now everyone is saying ‘Wow,’” said Marcus Olson, head of acting at MSU.

This fall, “Suburbia,” an edgy comedy/drama about suburban kids on the brink, and Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” will grace Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre stage, while the spring will offer the MSU Repertory Dance Company Concert and the musical “Hair.”

The variety is pleasing to theater junior Mike McKeogh, who looks forward to trying out for any of the text-rich parts in “Hamlet.”

“There’s a total difference and variety in the shows this year,” he said. “We’ve got ‘Hamlet,’ a Shakespearean classic, then ‘Suburbia’ is contemporary, about kids who hang out behind this convenient store.”

Further diversifying the Department of Theatre’s selection is “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow is Enuf,” which exports what it means to be of color and female in the 20th century, and “Been Taken,” a play dealing with subject matters that range from insurance scams to date rape.

“There’s get-down, get-funky theater, then exciting and poetic theater, then classic Shakespeare,” Olson said. “We’re cruising a variety of turf, and I like the versatility of the season.”

The Wharton Center has also announced its 2001-02 season lineup, which will include the shows “South Pacific,” “Fosse,” “Music Man,” “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” and “Kiss Me Kate.”

Dixie Durr, chairwoman for the Department of Theatre who will direct the MSU Repertory Dance Company Concert, said she saw “Kiss Me Kate” in New York last summer.

“It’s a stunning production and the dancing is great,” she said.

For more information about the Wharton Center visit www.whartoncenter.com, where information for the upcoming season will be posted within a few weeks. Tickets for individual shows can be ordered at the end of August. For more information about MSU’s Department of Theatre call 355-6690.