Department of Theatre Arts
2026 - 2027 Season
Thesmophoriazusae; or, What Women Want
By Aristophanes
Adapted by Amanda Dawson & Richie Call
October 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 @ 7:30pm
October 3 @ 1pm
Morgan Theatre
In this ancient Greek comedy, Euripides is on trial for his crimes against women in the plays he has written. When Euripides enlists his cousin to disguise himself as a woman to plead his case before the women, it doesn’t take long for the women to outsmart them and for hilarity to ensue.
She Loves Me
Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by Jerry Bock, and Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
November 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20 @ 7:30pm
November 14, 21 @ 1pm
"Set in a 1930s European perfumery, we meet shop clerks, Amalia and Georg, who, more often than not, don't see eye to eye. After both respond to a "lonely hearts advertisement" in the newspaper, they now live for the love letters that they exchange, but the identity of their admirers remains unknown. Join Amalia and Georg to discover the identity of their true loves... and all the twists and turns along the way!” - Music Theatre International
The Da Vinci Code
Based on the novel by Dan Brown
Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel
February 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12 @ 7:30pm
February 6, 13 @ 1pm
Caine Lyric Theatre
“Professor Robert Langdon is called to the Louvre in the dead of night, where he becomes the center of a murder investigation. Race along with Langdon as he attempts to solve a labyrinthine code in this adaptation of Dan Brown’s international phenomenon.” – Concord Theatricals
Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play
By Anne Washburn, score by Michael Friedman
April 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 @ 7:30pm
April 10, 17 @ 1pm
Morgan Theatre
“After the collapse of civilization, a group of survivors share a campfire and begin to piece together the plot of The Simpsons episode “Cape Feare” entirely from memory. Seven years later, this and other snippets of pop culture (sitcom plots, commercials, jingles and pop songs) have become the live entertainment of a post-apocalyptic society, sincerely trying to hold onto its past. Seventy-five years later, these are the myths and legends from which new forms of performance are created.” – Concord Theatricals
Reading Series Events
Reading Series, 01: The Wooden Heart
By Adam Szymkowicz
September 18, 19 @ 7:30pm
September 19 @ 1pm
Black Box Theatre
"Mitch wants to be a carpenter. Heather wants to be a woodcarver. The wolf wants to be an intellectual. Ruby wants to escape the wolf. The woodcutter wants to escape the narrator. A fable-inspired play about love and wood and finding your purpose." – Theatrical Rights Worldwide
Reading Series, 02: Lost Girl
By Kimberly Belflower
October 23, 24 @ 7:30pm
October 24 @ 1pm
Black Box Theatre
"Long after returning from Neverland, Wendy decides that she must find Peter in order to reclaim her kiss and move on with her life. Along the way, she meets other girls who went to Neverland and learns she is not alone. A coming-of-age exploration of first love and lasting loss, Lost Girl continues the story of J.M. Barrie’s beloved character – the girl who had to grow up." – Concord Theatricals
Reading Series, 03: Student Directed One Acts
February 26, 27 @ 7:30pm
February 27 @ 1pm
Black Box Theatre
Reading Series, 04: This Hot Tub Fits Two People
By Naomi Goodheart
March 26, 27 @ 7:30pm
March 27 @ 1pm
Black Box Theatre
"After a very long time away, Margo and Frankie return to their childhood home with their dead dad’s body in a wheelbarrow. Gabe (a lovable squatter who got kicked out of college for making meth for his friends suffering from the Adderall shortage) walks in on them while they’re trying to bury their dad’s body, and the three misfits become inextricably tangled up in each other’s problems. Margo and Frankie reckon with the obligations and privileges of sisterhood and—for better or worse—everyone eventually gets in the hot tub." – New Play Exchange
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