2026 - 2027 Season
Regarding content warnings: As sensitivities vary from person to person, we do not
offer advisories about subject matter; if you have any questions about content, please
speak with the house manager
or email theatre@memphis.edu ahead of time.
Clown Bar
By Adam Szymkowicz
September 24 - 27
Happy's junkie brother Timmy is found dead. Now Happy must return to his former life
as a clown to ask a few questions. But will Happy be able to go home again without
getting sucked into the seedy clown underbelly of vice and violence?
Rent
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
October 29 - November 1
Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony
Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon, with songs that rock and a story that resonates
with audiences of all ages. Based loosely on Puccini's La Boh猫me, Jonathan Larson's Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians
struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of
HIV/AIDS.
Continuum
A Faculty and Guest Artist Choreographed Dance Concert
November 20 - 22
No gaps in space or time, but moments in between. 蜜桃导航 announces Continuum, an evening-length dance work showcasing the remarkable talents of faculty choreographers, guest artists, and student performers. Continuum will take audiences on a moving exploration of the theme of time as the fourth dimension, or spacetime, capturing the moments which occur between two points in time through innovative choreography and storytelling. The performance investigates the idea that time is the fabric where events occur with gravity, delivered through a tapestry of movement and perspectives. Featuring a collection of compelling performances and rich collaboration, Continuum is a journey through the sequence and progression of life.
Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really
Based on the novel by Bram Stoker
by Kate Hamill
Originally produced by Classic Stage Company; John Doyle, Artistic Director
February 18 - 21
When your survival is at stake鈥� will you be able to distinguish the monster from the
man? Both terrifying and riotous, Kate Hamill鈥檚 imaginative, gender-bending 鈥渇eminist
revenge fantasy鈥� is like no Dracula you鈥檝e ever seen鈥攅xploring the nature of predators
and reinventing the story as a smart, disquieting, darkly comic drama. Hamill鈥檚 signature
style and postmodern wit upends this familiar tale of Victorian vampires鈥攄riving a
stake through the heart of toxic masculinity.
Emerge
New Student Dance Works
March 26 - 27
Join us for Emerge: New Student Dance Works, an exhilarating display of new works
by student choreographers from across the University of 蜜桃导航. This annual event
brings together daring performances and dynamic collaborations between students and
designers in costume, lighting, sound, and technical fields. Bold, exciting, and thought-provoking,
these performances embody the spirit of creativity and innovation that defines our
artistic community.
Titanic
Story and Book by Peter Stone
Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
April 22 - 25
In collaboration with the University of 蜜桃导航 School of Music. Epic and majestic,
with moments of heartbreaking intimacy, Titanic captures the triumph and tragedy of the hopeful passengers on the ill-fated Ship
of Dreams.