2025-26 Theatre Arts Mainstage Season
All productions are in Norton Clapp Theatre, Jones Hall, unless otherwise indicated.
The Unicorn Crosses the Stream
Friday, September 26 - Doors open 7:30 pm, Norton Clapp Theatre
Show at 8pm, followed by talkback. 7:30-8 Music by Morgan O.
FREE!
MASKS MANDATORY
We are thrilled to bring Seattle-based performance art duo, to campus for a residency this month culminating in a public work-in-progress performance of their new piece, followed by a talkback with the artists on September 26th.
Somewhere between a prayer and lecture performance, Emmy and Jeffrey present their recreation of the medieval tapestry series The Hunt of the Unicorn. The Unicorn Crosses the Stream explores Christian mysticism/Catholic pageant faggotry, the surreal effects of an accidental estradiol overdose, echoes of Nina Arsenault鈥檚 durational performances, and attempts to commune with the ghost of Bud, a would have been queer elder and family friend who died of AIDS shortly after Emmy was born.
Fall Mainstage
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
By Bertolt Brecht
Directed by Wind D. Woods
Set against the backdrop of a fictional civil war, Brecht鈥檚 play tells the gripping story of Grusha, a poor servant girl who rescues and raises an abandoned noble child, Michael, despite the immense personal sacrifices it entails. When the boy's biological mother returns years later to reclaim him, the dispute is brought before the wily and unconventional judge, Azdak. The trial ultimately exposes the corrupt nature of power and affirms the play鈥檚 central moral鈥攋ustice should serve those who care for and nurture life, rather than those who simply claim ownership. The Caucasian Chalk Circle is a thought-provoking parable that explores themes of justice, power, and morality that challenges us to reconsider social and legal systems, making it as relevant today as when it was first performed. Filled with music, wit, and Brecht's signature theatricality, this production speaks directly to out present moment -- where Questions of ownership, responsibility, and survival feel more urgent than ever.
Performances: Oct 31, Nov 1, 6, 7, and 8 @7:30 p.m.
2 p.m. Saturday matinee show Nov 8
Directors' Lab Festival of Scenes
December 8 & 9 at 7:30 p.m. - FREE ADMISSION
Scenes and One-Act plays selected by student directors
Spring Mainstage
Fun Home
Adapted from Alison Bechdel's 2006 Graphic Memoir
Music by Jeanine Tesori, Book and Lyrics by Lisa Kron
Directed by Jess K Smith
Performances: February 26, 27, 28, March 1, 5, 6, and 7 @7:30 p.m.
2 p.m. Saturday matinees March 1 and 8.
Senior Theatre Festival
Graduating Senior-directed plays, TBA
STF A: April 3, 4:
STF B: April 10, 11
STF C:April 17, 18