College of Arts and Sciences

Introducing the production season for the UVM School of the Arts Program in Theatre and Dance during the 2026/2027 academic year. 

Auditions for theatre productions are open to all UVM students. In some cases, professional actors serve as guest artists on productions, or community members are cast to fulfill the needs of a particular show.

Tickets for any of the productions listed below can be purchased online. In addition to purchasing tickets for individual shows, we offer the option of purchasing a 3-show Membership Package for our line-up of theatrical productions presented in the Royall Tyler Theatre. More information about the 3-show membership package can be found by scrolling down to the membership package tab.

Thank you for supporting the UVM Program in Theatre and Dance and we look forward to seeing a performance during the 2026/2027 academic year.  

2026–2027 Production Season

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Blather & Blah: Countdown

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A UVM Site Performance Project

Performances: Friday and Saturday, October 2 and 3, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Rain Date: Sunday, October 4 – 5:00 PM (in case regular day(s) are canceled due to inclement weather)

UVM Central Green (meet at the Water Fountain)
Free

Limited chairs will be available. Audience are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets to make yourself comfortable.

Taking place right in the heart of campus, this show features 20+ Theatre and Dance performers utilizing sound and movement to create a unique project that is built around the iconic UVM location. This frenetic/quiet, chaotic/still, neurotic/relaxing, fun/serious, and very thoughtful performance investigates the “blather” of our everyday lives. Amidst the noise and confusion, is there room to find each other and connect? How do we strive to find communication, quiet, and peace? What is there beyond the noise – is there only “blah”?

Directed by Paul Besaw. Assistant directors/choreographers Lily Horowitz ’27 and Noah Saltzman ’26. Original sound/music creation led by Koa Ritz ’24.

The project is supported by the UVM School of the Arts, and therefore is tied to Imagined Futures, the 2026-27 SOA theme. The project is also supported by the UVM Humanities Center, and therefore is tied to silence/noise, the 2026-27 Humanities Center theme.

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The Aliens

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By Annie Baker 

Directed by Leila Teitelman 

Performances: October 14–17, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. and October 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.

Set in the back alley of a Vermont coffee shop, The Aliens follows Jasper and KJ, two thirty-something misfits who spend their days loitering, discussing poetry, and playing guitar. Their listless existence is disrupted when Evan, a socially awkward teenager and new employee, attempts to enforce the coffee shop's rules and evict them from their makeshift hangout. KJ and Jasper decide to take Evan under their wing and the three develop an unusual friendship, helping each other understand the power of connection. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of The Flick and Circle Mirror Transformation. 

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Describe the Night

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By Rajiv Joseph 

Directed by Rob Shimko 

Performances: November 11–14, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. and November 15, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.

In 1920, the Russian writer Isaac Babel reports on a Red Cavalry campaign in Poland. In 1989, a mysterious KGB agent spies on a woman in Dresden and falls in love. In 2010, a plane carrying most of the Polish government crashes in the Russian city of Smolensk. This darkly comic historical thriller by Rajiv Joseph (Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo) traces the stories of seven men and women connected by history, myth, and conspiracies. Winner of the 2018 Obie Award for Best American Play. 

Dancing Uphill 2027

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Directed by Paula Higa 

Performances: February 10–13, 2027, at 7:30 p.m. and February 13, 2027, at 2:00 p.m.

Cohen Hall Performance Studio – Room 110 

14 South Williams Street, Burlington VT

Our annual spring concert, Dancing Uphill, celebrates artistic expression, innovation, and education. This four-day event showcases the vibrant work of faculty, students, and renowned guest choreographers who create dance works across both national and international stages, elevating the training and talent of our dancers. 

Christina

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Workshop Production of a New Play with Music  

By Alexis Scheer with music by Dan Ryan 

Directed by Zeina Salame 

Performances: March 31-April 4, 2027

Alexis Scheer, playwright of the cult sensation Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, brings a bold new work to the stage. CHRISTINA irreverently reimagines The Passion through the lens of a high school girls’ choir, where rehearsal becomes ritual and harmony becomes power. When one girl declares that the divine moves within her, belief spreads quickly — ecstatic, urgent, and dangerous. At the center of it all is her best friend, torn between devotion and doubt, and edging toward betrayal. With Scheer’s signature savage wit and a haunting live choral score by Dan Ryan, CHRISTINA dares us to envision a new kind of savior.

Single Ticket Prices
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Total cost for all tickets includes the additional Processing and Transaction Fees. [Fee information will be seen prior to making your purchase.]  

Single Ticket Prices – Fall 2026 

  • General Admission | $25 

  • UVM Faculty, Staff, & Alumni; Seniors [55+]; non-UVM students | $22  

  • UVM Student | $13 

Single Ticket Prices – Spring 2027 

  • Dancing Uphill 2027 

  • General Admission | $18 

  • UVM Students | $13 

  • Christina 

  • General Admission | $28 

  • UVM Faculty, Staff, & Alumni; Seniors [55+]; non-UVM students | $24 

  • UVM Student | $13 

Theatre Productions - Three Show Membership Package
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Save 20% off the full ticket price (processing and transaction fees are not included in this discount) when you purchase a Three Show Membership package to the theatre productions presented in the Royall Tyler Theatre.

Directions
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From I-89: Take exit 14W, Route 2 (Williston Road) west toward Lake Champlain. Go to the fourth traffic light (University Place) and turn right. The UVM Theatre is on the right just behind the Campus Transit turnaround.

From Route 7 South: Take Route 7 (Shelburne Road) to Pearl Street in Burlington and turn right. Follow Pearl Street east away from Lake Champlain. At the Ira Allen Chapel (University Place), turn right. The UVM Theatre is at the end of the street on your left just behind the Campus Transit turnaround.

From Route 15: Continue through Winooski over the Winooski Bridge. From traffic light at the Fletcher Allen Hospital, continue to next traffic light (University Place) and turn left. The UVM Theatre is at the end of the street on your left just behind the Campus Transit turnaround.

Parking
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The best place to park during evening and weekend performances is in the Allen House Lot on the corner of Main and Prospect Street. Turn in as if going to Admissions and take a quick left into the lot. We do not recommend parking directly in front of the theatre where it says "No parking anytime" as the City of Burlington will ticket and tow. Handicap Parking is still available next to Morrill.