Theatre Events

Knutson Theatre

Stop Kiss

by Diana Son

• October 1 – 3 @ 7:30 p.m.
• October 5 @ 2 p.m.

In the hustle and bustle of New York City, Callie and Sara meet by happenstance and change the course of one another’s trajectory forever. Balanced between two decades and endless possibilities, this award-winning romance asks the audience what they would do in the face of irrational violence. Will you straddle or swerve?

Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

by Dave Malloy

• November 20 – 21 @ 7:30 p.m.
• November 22 @ 2 p.m.
• December 3 – 5 @ 7:30 p.m.
• December 6 @ 2 p.m.

An electropop opera ripped from a slice of Tolstoy's War and Peace. You’re gonna have to study up a little bit if you wanna keep with the plot 'cause it’s a complicated Russian novel. Everyone’s got nine different names. So look it up in your program, we’d appreciate it, thanks a lot.

Next to Normal

Music by Tom Kitt

Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey

• February 18 – 20 @ 7:30 p.m.
• February 21 @ 2 p.m.

This Pulitzer- and Tony-winning musical takes its audience on a deep and complex emotional journey through the mountains and valleys of motherhood, mental health struggles, and how our burdens affect the people around us. The answers aren’t easy, but the story is sure to move you.

The Apiary

by Kate Douglas

• April 15 – 17 @ 7:30 p.m.
• April 18 @ 2 p.m.

It’s 2044. Bees are extinct, only kept alive inside synthetic apiaries where they live in perpetual spring. And begin to crave flesh. As the bees begin to thrive, lab assistants Zora and Pilar must satiate their new appetites.

Spring Dance Showcase ‘27

• April 30 – May 1 @ 7:30 p.m.
• May 2 @ 2 p.m.

We’re blessed with a large and enthusiastic group of student choreographers this year. Come see their work, highlighted by student designers, in this beautiful night of dance performances.

Arena Theatre

Anthropology

by Lauren Gunderson

• October 22 – 24 @ 7:30 p.m.
• October 25 @ 2 p.m.

Merril will do anything to find her sister’s kidnapper, and she’s comfortable enough with technology to use those tools to her advantage. But how comfortable is too comfortable? This is a play for true crime junkies, technological early adopters, and people who are more than a little unnerved about our future relationship with AI. Audiences may recognize Lauren Gunderson’s name from our 2023 production of Ada and the Engine, but this script represents a much darker turn for the award-winning playwright.

Ron L. Moyer One Act Plays

• April 2 – 4 @ 7:30 p.m.
• April 4 @ 2 p.m.

Meet our new MFA director and see stellar undergraduates working in directing, playwriting, and more!