2025-26 Performance Season
It’s (Almost) Showtime.
Enjoy an extraordinary performance while supporting the next generation of professional performers at the beginning of their careers! Our ticketed performance season includes nine fully staged productions and four major ensemble concerts, including the highly anticipated annual Collage Concert in January.
These 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.
Important Dates
- Early access for ticket package renewals begins May 20, 2025
- Flex Series (and Student Flex Series) ticket packages go on sale June 10, 2025. Package sales will end January 20, 2026.
- Group sales (10 or more) begin July 22
- Single ticket sales to the general public begin August 4 (10:00 am)
- Single student ticket sales begin August 18
Buy More, Buy Early – and Save!
Want to attend four or more different performances this year? With the SMTD Flex Series, you can get first access to the best seats, a 10% discount on your tickets, and reduced ticket fees simply by adding four or more qualifying performances* to your cart beginning June 10 (renewals begin on May 20).
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 on the show pages. For transparency, all tickets listed now include the box office ticket fee for purchasing online; tickets purchased in person at the box office will have this fee waived.
*Flex Series Exceptions: The Men’s Glee Club and Women’s Glee Club concerts and the Musical Theatre Showcase are not eligible for the Flex Series discount.
A Grand Night for Singing
University Choirs
Sunday | Sept. 21 at 4:00 pm
Hill Auditorium
Reserved Seating (fees included) $25 / $20 / $11
Student tickets are not available for this performance.
Artistic direction by Eugene Rogers
Join us for our annual vocal and choral tapestry concert highlighting all facets of singing! Featuring the Chamber Choir, Orpheus Singers, University Choir, Men’s Glee Club, & Women’s Glee Club.
Recommended Ages: 3+
Gloria
Department of Theatre & Drama
Thursday | Sept. 25 & Oct. 2 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Sep. 26 & 27, Oct. 3 & 4 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Sep. 28 & Oct. 5 at 2:00 pm
Arthur Miller Theatre
General Admission $35 / $16 Student Tickets (fees included)
Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Judith Moreland
This funny and provocative play follows an ambitious group of editorial assistants at a Manhattan magazine. When an ordinary, humdrum workday becomes anything but, the stakes for who will get to tell their own story become higher than ever.
Content Advisory: This play depicts workplace violence and contains strong language.
Recommended Ages: 16+
Cabaret
Department of Musical Theatre
Thursday | Oct. 2 & 9 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Oct. 3 & 4, 10 & 11 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Oct. 5 at 2:00 pm
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Reserved Seating $40 / $34 / $16 Student Tickets (fees included)
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by André Garner
Music direction by Catherine A. Walker
Répétiteur Linda Goodrich
In a Berlin nightclub in 1929, with the Emcee’s bawdy songs as commentary, a young American writer is immediately taken with English nightclub singer Sally Bowles. Featuring the classic musical numbers “Willkommen,” “Don’t Tell Mama,” “Maybe This Time,” and “Cabaret.”
Content Advisory: This musical is for mature audiences.
Recommended ages: 16+
Halloween Concert
University Orchestras
Sunday | Oct. 26 at 4:00 pm
Hill Auditorium
Reserved Seating $25 / $20 / $11 (fees included)
Discount of 10% off ticket price when you purchase 4 or more tickets. Student tickets are not available for this performance.
Artistic direction by Kenneth Kiesler
A U-M tradition, the Halloween Concert brings together the University Symphony and University Philharmonia Orchestras for a celebration of the spookiest time of year.
Recommended Ages: 3+
Band-O-Rama
University Bands
Sunday | Nov. 2 at 4:00 pm
Hill Auditorium
Reserved Seating $25 / $20 / $11 (fees included)
Student tickets are not available for this performance.
Conducted by Jason Fettig, Courtney Snyder, John Pasquale, and Richard Frey
Hail, hail, the bands are all here! The Concert, Symphony, and Marching Bands team up for an energetic performance live on the stage of Hill Auditorium.
Recommended Ages: 3+
A Double Bill: Suor Angelica / Title To Be Announced
Department of Voice & Opera
and the University Symphony Orchestra
Thursday | Nov. 6 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Nov. 7 & 8 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Nov. 9 at 2:00 pm
Power Center for the Performing Arts
Reserved Seating $35 / $29 / $16 Student Tickets (fees included)
Directed by Chía Patiño
Conductor To Be Announced
Suor Angelica
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano
Sung in Italian with English surtitles
An exquisite pairing of two short operas by legendary composers, including the heartbreaking tragedy of Puccini’s Suor Angelica.
Content Advisory: Suor Angelica contains a depiction of suicide.
Recommended Ages: 15+
The Convent
Department of Theatre & Drama
Thursday | Nov. 20 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Nov. 21 & 22 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Nov. 23 at 2:00 pm
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Reserved Seating $35 / $29 / $16 Student Tickets (fees included)
Written by Jessica Dickey
Directed by Halena Kays
A group of modern-day women join a retreat in an old convent in the south of France and are baptized with ’80s pop, mysticism, hallucinogens, and sexual energy. The Convent is a dark comedy about desire, devotion, and the mystery of intrinsic divinity.
Content Advisory: This play contains strong language and sexual content.
Recommended Ages: 16+
Collage Concert 2026
Saturday | Jan. 17 at 8:00 pm
Hill Auditorium
Reserved Seating $40 / $34 / $23 | $16 Student Tickets (fees included)
The most highly anticipated performance event of the year, the Collage Concert features the incredible range of SMTD ensembles and programs, with students performing one riveting work after another without pause.
Recommended Ages: 3+
University of Michigan Dance Company 2026
Department of Dance
Thursday | Feb. 5 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Feb. 6 & 7 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Feb. 8 at 2:00 pm
Power Center for the Performing Arts
Reserved Seating $25 / $20 / $16 Student Tickets (fees included)
Artistic direction by Shannon Gillen and Jillian Hopper
Featuring new works by Marcat Dance’s co-artistic director Catherine Coury (BFA ’10, dance), Maleek Washington, Sean McKnight (BFA ’13, musical theatre), and Professor Amy Chavasse. All ages are welcome!
Recommended Ages: 3+
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
Department of Theatre & Drama
Thursday | Feb. 19 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Feb. 20 & 21 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Feb. 22 at 2:00 pm
Power Center for the Performing Arts
Reserved Seating $35 / $29 / $16 Student Tickets (fees included)
Written by Peter Weiss
English version by Geoffrey Skelton
Verse adaptation by Adrian Mitchell
Directed by Malcolm Tulip
Based on a true story, Marat/Sade (as it’s more commonly known) is a shocking and relevant work about human suffering, class struggle, and mental illness as depicted in the play itself and the play-within-a-play. Winner of a 1966 Tony Award, Marat/Sade has riveted audiences for generations.
Content Advisory: This play contains depictions of violence, murder, mental illness, and incarceration.
Recommended Ages: 17+
Semele
Department of Voice & Opera
and the University Philharmonia Orchestra
Thursday | Mar. 26 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Mar. 27 & 28 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Mar. 29 at 2:00 pm
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Reserved Seating $35 / $29 / $16 Student Tickets (fees included)
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Libretto after William Congreve
Director & Conductor To Be Announced
The forbidden passion between Semele, a woman, and Jupiter, the king of the gods, attracts the attention and unbridled jealousy of Jupiter’s wife, Juno. Handel’s score combines elements of opera, oratorio, and musical drama in a sensuous score, considered some of his finest work.
Content Advisory: This opera depicts mythological adultery and death.
Recommended Ages: 16+
Uncle Vanya
Department of Theatre & Drama
Thursday | Apr. 2 & 9 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Apr. 3 & 4, 10 & 11 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Apr. 5* & 12 at 2:00 pm
Arthur Miller Theatre
General Admission by Floor $35 / $16 Student Tickets (fees included)
*Easter Sunday
Written by Anton Chekhov
Translation by Paul Schmidt
Directed by Dan Cantor
Chekhov’s tragicomedy about a dysfunctional family and the country property they share has been a perennial favorite since it premiered in 1899 in Moscow. Schmidt’s translation highlights the humor in the conflict between two brothers – the one who left for the city, and the one who remained.
Content Advisory: This play contains a reference to suicide and gun violence.
Recommended Ages: 15+
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Department of Musical Theatre
Thursday | Apr. 16 at 7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday | Apr. 17 & 18 at 8:00 pm
Sunday | Apr. 19 at 2:00 pm
Power Center for the Performing Arts
Reserved Seating $40 / $34 / $16 Student Tickets (fees included)
Book, music, and lyrics by Dave Malloy;
Adapted from War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Directed by Jessica Bogart
Music direction by Jason DeBord
Choreographed by Ron De Jesús
From the celebrated composer Dave Malloy comes an electropop opera based on a scandalous 70-page slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Beloved by audiences, The Great Comet was nominated for 12 Tony Awards when it premiered on Broadway – the most nominations for the season.
Content Advisory: This production contains gunshots, the use of alcohol, and mild adult themes.
Recommended Ages: 14+
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SMTD Flex Series Packages
SMTD Flex Series Packages will be on sale from June 10, 2025 until January 20, 2026.
Single ticket sales begin August 4 (10:00 am).