University Productions 2026-27 Season
Enjoy an extraordinary performance while supporting the next generation of professional performers at the beginning of their careers! These ticketed performances, on par with professional productions, showcase our exceptional students and renowned faculty. Best of all, the revenue generated by ticket sales directly supports future educational performance opportunities for all of our students.
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Want to attend four or more different performances this year? With the SMTD Flex Series, you can get first access to the best seats, reduced ticket fees, and a 10% discount on your tickets (or $10 per ticket with the SMTD Student Flex Series). Simply add four or more qualifying performances to your cart.
Important Dates
- Early access for ticket package renewals began May 12, 2026.
- Flex Series (and Student Flex Series) ticket packages went on sale June 2, 2026. Package sales will end January 23, 2027.
- Group sales (10 or more) begin July 21.
- Single ticket sales to the general public begin Thursday, July 30.
Groups
We love groups! Groups of 10 or more attending a single performance receive a discount: 20% off the ticket price (or, for groups of students, a price of $11 per ticket). We also waive our fees!
Our group sales are managed by UMS. To place your group order, contact our group sales desk at 734-763-3100 or [email protected] beginning July 21.
The Ticketed Performances
Ticket prices vary by production and venue. Please see the performance listing for more information. Some performances may have additional bulk purchase discounts; these will be listed under the performance information. For transparency, all prices listed include the box office ticket fee for purchasing online or over the phone; tickets purchased in person at the box office will have this fee waived. Tickets purchased as part of a Flex Series package have a single $8 flat fee for the entire order.
Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett
Written by Samuel Beckett
Presented by the Department of Theatre & Drama
Directed by Malcolm Tulip
Thursday | Oct. 1 & 8 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Oct. 2 & 3, 9 & 10 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Oct. 4 & 11 at 2:00 pm
Arthur Miller Theatre
General Admission by Floor
Single Ticket Price (fees included): $35 / $16 Student Tickets
Flex Series Price: $27 / $10 Student Tickets
In this series of short plays, which were written in the mid-20th century, Samuel Beckett plays with language, settings, repetition, and relationships to find the ridiculous underpinnings of life, death, and everything else.
Come from Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Presented by the Department of Musical Theatre
Directed by Vincent J. Cardinal
Music Direction by Cynthia Kortman Westphal
Wednesday & Thursday | Oct. 8, 14 & 15 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Oct. 9, 10, 16 & 17 at 8:00 pm
Saturday | Oct. 10 at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Sunday | Oct. 11 & 18 at 2:00 pm
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Reserved Seating
Single Ticket Price (fees included): $40 / $34 / $16 Student Tickets
Flex Series Price: $31.50 / $26.10 / $10 Student Tickets
Come From Away is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover, when 38 planes, carrying thousands of people from around the globe, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music, an open bar, and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.
La Rondine (The Swallow)
Presented by the Department of Voice & Opera
With the University Symphony Orchestra
Thursday | Nov. 5 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Nov. 6 & 7 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Nov. 8 at 2:00 pm
Power Center for the Performing Arts
Reserved Seating
Single Ticket Price (fees included) $35 / $29 / $16 Student Tickets
Flex Series Price: $27 / $21.60 / $10 Student Tickets
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami
Conducted by Kirk Severtson
Directed by Stephanie Havey
La Rondine is a bittersweet comedy from one of the best-loved composers of Italian opera. The story follows the love life of courtesan Magda, who flies away from her wealthy, pampered life with the unromantic Rombaldo in favor of a passionate affair with the younger (and poorer) Ruggero – disguising her identity as she does so. When two visitors from her past appear, Magda must wrestle with the question of who she truly is and what she wants.
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
Written by Moisés Kaufman
Presented by the Department of Theatre & Drama
Directed by Halena Kays
Thursday | Nov. 19 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Nov. 20 & 21 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Nov. 22 at 2:00 pm
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Reserved Seating
Single Ticket Price (fees included): $35 / $29 / $16 Student Tickets
Flex Series Price: $27 / $21.60 / $10 Student Tickets
Playwright Moisés Kaufman, the Tony- and Emmy-nominated playwright behind The Laramie Project, uses trial transcripts, personal correspondence, interviews, and other source materials to tell the story of the downfall of Oscar Wilde, whose artistic genius has long been overshadowed by the scandal surrounding his imprisonment.
McNeal
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Presented by the Department of Theatre & Drama
Directed by Geoff Packard
Thursday | Feb. 25 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Feb. 26 & 27 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Feb. 28 at 2:00 pm
Power Center for the Performing Arts
Reserved Seating
Single Ticket Price (fees included): $35 / $29 / $16 Student Tickets
Flex Series Price: $27 / $21.60 / $10 Student Tickets
Author Jacob McNeal has finally achieved his dream: The Nobel Prize for Literature, and all the trappings that come with it. But McNeal himself threatens to spiral into disaster as he delves deeper into his use of AI to tell stories that might not be his to tell.
Much Ado About Nothing
Written by William Shakespeare
Department of Musical Theatre Studio Production
Directed by Jess Bogart
Thursday | Feb. 25 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Feb. 26 & 27 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Feb. 28 at 2:00 pm
Arthur Miller Theatre
General Admission by Floor
Single Ticket Price (fees included): $25 / $16 Student Tickets
Flex Series Price: $18 / $10 Student Tickets
Department of Musical Theatre students perform a non-musical studio production of Much Ado About Nothing, one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved and oft-performed comedies.
Opera (Title TBD)
Presented by the Department of Voice & Opera
Thursday | Apr. 1 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Apr. 2 & 3 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Apr. 4 at 2:00 pm
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Reserved Seating
Single Ticket Price (fees included) $35 / $29 / $16 Student Tickets
Flex Series Price: $27 / $21.60 / $10 Student Tickets
The Department of Voice & Opera’s spring selection, a fully produced opera, will be announced later in the season.
Murakami by the Sea
an original work inspired by the work of Haruki Murakami
Presented by the Department of Theatre & Drama
Devised & Directed by Tzveta Kassabova with the cast
Thursday | Apr. 8 & 15 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Apr. 9 & 10, 16 & 17 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Apr. 11 & 18 at 2:00 pm
Arthur Miller Theatre
General Admission by Floor
Single Ticket Price (fees included): $35 / $16 Student Tickets
Flex Series Price: $27 / $10 Student Tickets
Murakami by the Sea is a full-length devised work inspired by novels and short stories by Haruki Murakami (the award-winning Japanese writer of Kafka on the Shore, among many others). The production bridges the gap between the genres of visual art, music, theatre, and movement.
An American in Paris
Book by Craig Lucas
Music & Lyrics by George & Ira Gershwin
Presented by the Department of Musical Theatre
Thursday | Apr. 22 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Apr. 23 & 24 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Apr. 25 at 2:00 pm
Power Center for the Performing Arts
Reserved Seating
Single Ticket Price (fees included): $40 / $34 / $16 Student Tickets
Flex Series Price: $31.50 / $26.10 / $10 Student Tickets
Inspired by the Academy Award-winning 1951 film, this new stage musical features a ravishing score by George and Ira Gershwin and a fresh, sophisticated book by Craig Lucas. The show’s timeless musical numbers include “I Got Rhythm,” “’S Wonderful,” “But Not for Me,” “The Man I Love,” “Shall We Dance?,” and “I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise.”
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SMTD Flex Series Packages
SMTD Flex Series Packages will be on sale from June 2, 2026 until January 23, 2027.
Single ticket sales begin Thursday, July 30.