University Theatre is proud to introduce the 2026-2027 Season.
Directed by Elizabeth Helman
Robinson Theatre (reserved seating)
Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious, high-energy comedy. Mixing mockery and homage, Frayn heaps a hilarious melée of stock characters and situations into his side-splitting play-within-a-play.
NOISES OFF is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Directed by Malek Najjar
A physician and her family live comfortably in a small town that prides itself on its healing waters. When Doctor Thomasina Stockmann discovers that the waters are tainted, her effort to shut down the baths is met with virulent resistance from her brother and town’s mayor, Peter. What ensues is a moral struggle that will dictate the very future of their society forever. Malek Najjar’s new adaptation of Ibsen’s classic play retains the original drama’s powerful message about absolute power corrupting absolutely, while updating the play for our turbulent political times with a female protagonist, dynamic theatrical language, and undeniable allusions to our polarized society today.
by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten & Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Directed by Tricia Rodley
Music by John Kander & Lyrics by Fred Ebb
In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the Emcee’s bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. Cliff, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin, is immediately taken with English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally’s boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered fruit seller who happens to be Jewish. Musical numbers include “Willkommen,” “Cabaret,” “Don’t Tell Mama” and “Two Ladies.”
CABARET is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com
Directed by Tara Wilbrew
Seven college students gather for a DIY self-defense workshop after a sorority sister is raped. Self-defense becomes a channel for their rage, trauma, confusion, anxiety and desire – lots of desire. Challenged to determine what they want and how to ask for it, the students must ultimately face the insidious ways rape culture steals one’s body and sense of belonging.
HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
