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2025- 2026 Productions
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First Stage Series Presents: The Great God, Pan
What we don’t know can still hurt us
Written by Amy Harzog
Directed by Theatre@UNT student Ella Schrack-McPhee
September 11-13, 2025
7:30 Pm
RTFP Acting Studio 127- LIMITED SEATING
Jamie’s life in Brooklyn seems just fine: a beautiful girlfriend, a budding journalism career, and parents who live just far enough away. But when a possible childhood trauma comes to light, lives are thrown into a tailspin. Unsettling and deeply compassionate, THE GREAT GOD PAN tells the intimate tale of what is lost and won when a hidden truth is unloosed into the world.
*Summary from Dramatists Play Service*
Directed by Theatre@UNT student Ella Schrack-McPhee
September 11-13, 2025
7:30 Pm
RTFP Acting Studio 127- LIMITED SEATING
Jamie’s life in Brooklyn seems just fine: a beautiful girlfriend, a budding journalism career, and parents who live just far enough away. But when a possible childhood trauma comes to light, lives are thrown into a tailspin. Unsettling and deeply compassionate, THE GREAT GOD PAN tells the intimate tale of what is lost and won when a hidden truth is unloosed into the world.
*Summary from Dramatists Play Service*
And Then There Were None
Secrets brought them here. None will leave.
Written by: Agatha Christie
Directed by: Lisa Devine
October 2-5, 2025
7:30 Pm
RTFP Studio Theatre (RTFP 132)
Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate… for each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins; one by one, they are brutally murdered in accordance with the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme about “Ten Little Soldier Boys.”
In writing the stage version of one of her most successful and darkest novels during the Second World War, Agatha Christie responded to the mood of the times by introducing a more positive ending. The play was a smash hit in the West End and on Broadway.
*Summary from Concord Theatricals*
Directed by: Lisa Devine
October 2-5, 2025
7:30 Pm
RTFP Studio Theatre (RTFP 132)
Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate… for each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins; one by one, they are brutally murdered in accordance with the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme about “Ten Little Soldier Boys.”
In writing the stage version of one of her most successful and darkest novels during the Second World War, Agatha Christie responded to the mood of the times by introducing a more positive ending. The play was a smash hit in the West End and on Broadway.
*Summary from Concord Theatricals*
First Stage Series Presents: Lost Girl
Lost in Neverland. Found in herself.
Written by Kimberly Belflower
Directed by Theatre@UNT student Emma Willson
October 9-11, 2025
7:30 Pm
RTFP Acting Studio 127- LIMITED SEATING
Long after returning from Neverland, Wendy decides that she must find Peter in order to reclaim her kiss and move on with her life. Along the way, she meets other girls who went to Neverland and learns she is not alone. A coming-of-age exploration of first love and lasting loss, Lost Girl continues the story of J.M. Barrie’s beloved character – the girl who had to grow up.
*Summary from Concord Theatricals*
Directed by Theatre@UNT student Emma Willson
October 9-11, 2025
7:30 Pm
RTFP Acting Studio 127- LIMITED SEATING
Long after returning from Neverland, Wendy decides that she must find Peter in order to reclaim her kiss and move on with her life. Along the way, she meets other girls who went to Neverland and learns she is not alone. A coming-of-age exploration of first love and lasting loss, Lost Girl continues the story of J.M. Barrie’s beloved character – the girl who had to grow up.
*Summary from Concord Theatricals*
Sideways Stories at Wayside
Welcome to Wayside: Where weird is just the beginning.
Written by John Olive
Directed by Cheryle Denson
October 30 - November 2, 2025
RTFP University Theatre
Bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar knows how to make readers laugh. And there are laughs galore in perennial favorite Sideways Stories from Wayside School adapted from three-chapter books (Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Wayside School Is Falling Down, and Wayside School Gets a Little Strange)
Accidentally built sideways and standing thirty stories high (the builder said he was very sorry for the mistake), Wayside School has some of the wackiest classes in town, especially on the thirtieth floor. That’s where you’ll meet Bebe, the fastest draw in art class; John, who only reads upside down; Myron, the best class president ever; and Sammy, the new kid—he’s a real rat. Enter the world of Wayside School in this wacky adaptation by Louis Sachar and laugh your way through a not so typical school day! So, what are you waiting for? Come visit Wayside School.
*Summary from Susan Schulman Literacy Agency*
Directed by Cheryle Denson
October 30 - November 2, 2025
RTFP University Theatre
Bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar knows how to make readers laugh. And there are laughs galore in perennial favorite Sideways Stories from Wayside School adapted from three-chapter books (Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Wayside School Is Falling Down, and Wayside School Gets a Little Strange)
Accidentally built sideways and standing thirty stories high (the builder said he was very sorry for the mistake), Wayside School has some of the wackiest classes in town, especially on the thirtieth floor. That’s where you’ll meet Bebe, the fastest draw in art class; John, who only reads upside down; Myron, the best class president ever; and Sammy, the new kid—he’s a real rat. Enter the world of Wayside School in this wacky adaptation by Louis Sachar and laugh your way through a not so typical school day! So, what are you waiting for? Come visit Wayside School.
*Summary from Susan Schulman Literacy Agency*
First Stage Series Presents: Incident at Vichy
The line between man and monster is drawn in silence — and redrawn in every age.
Written by Arthur Miller
Directed by Theatre@UNT student Rory O'Neil
November 6-8, 2025
7:30 Pm
RTFP Acting Studio 127- LIMITED SEATING
In the detention room of a Vichy police station in 1942, eight men have been picked up for questioning. As they wait to be called, they wonder why they were chosen. At first, their hopeful guess is that only their identity papers will be checked. But it soon develops that all of them are either Jews or are suspected to be. Two of the prisoners and one German policeman are the focal point of the play. The German is a wounded combat officer forced into the police assignment and detests it. More important though, are the other two. One is a former French officer, who has thoughts of overpowering the guard and trying to escape. The second is an Austrian nobleman, who had left Vienna in disgust after the Nazi occupation. A gentle lover of the arts, he despises the Nazis mainly because they are crude, vulgar and tasteless. In the end, the dramatic confrontation is between these two. The Frenchman is suspicious of the Austrian because he is convinced that all non-Jews have within them a strain of anti-Semitism. The Austrian must protest that he is not merely a superficial and theoretical idealist. In the end, he proves this by sacrificing his own life so that the Frenchman may go free, an act that confounds the suspicions of the one he saved, and redeems, at least in part, the concern and honor of decent men everywhere.
*Summary from Concord Theatricals*
Directed by Theatre@UNT student Rory O'Neil
November 6-8, 2025
7:30 Pm
RTFP Acting Studio 127- LIMITED SEATING
In the detention room of a Vichy police station in 1942, eight men have been picked up for questioning. As they wait to be called, they wonder why they were chosen. At first, their hopeful guess is that only their identity papers will be checked. But it soon develops that all of them are either Jews or are suspected to be. Two of the prisoners and one German policeman are the focal point of the play. The German is a wounded combat officer forced into the police assignment and detests it. More important though, are the other two. One is a former French officer, who has thoughts of overpowering the guard and trying to escape. The second is an Austrian nobleman, who had left Vienna in disgust after the Nazi occupation. A gentle lover of the arts, he despises the Nazis mainly because they are crude, vulgar and tasteless. In the end, the dramatic confrontation is between these two. The Frenchman is suspicious of the Austrian because he is convinced that all non-Jews have within them a strain of anti-Semitism. The Austrian must protest that he is not merely a superficial and theoretical idealist. In the end, he proves this by sacrificing his own life so that the Frenchman may go free, an act that confounds the suspicions of the one he saved, and redeems, at least in part, the concern and honor of decent men everywhere.
*Summary from Concord Theatricals*
New Choreographers Concert
The rhythm of thought, the poetry of motion.
Dance@UNT Presents
November 13-15, 2025
University Theatre
Join us for an unforgettable evening as the talented students at the University of North Texas (UNT) Dance Department present their latest works. This concert showcases a diverse array of new dance pieces, each choreographed and performed by our dedicated students. Witness the culmination of their hard work, creativity, and passion as they bring to life innovative and expressive dance performances. From contemporary to classical styles, each piece reflects the unique artistic vision and technical prowess of our emerging choreographers and dancers.
Spring Dance Concert
A spring of motion, a bloom of brilliance.
Dance@UNT presents
February 5-8, 2025
University Theatre
COMMING SOON.... Guest Artists Announcement!
First Stage Series Presents: Make Believe
Pretend doesn’t last forever
Written by Bess Wohl
Directed by Theatre@UNT student Trey
Febuary 12-14, 2026
7:30 Pm
RTFP Acting Studio 127- LIMITED SEATING
Directed by Theatre@UNT student Trey
Febuary 12-14, 2026
7:30 Pm
RTFP Acting Studio 127- LIMITED SEATING
Four young siblings recreate their everyday lives in a game of make-believe in their attic, while the world beneath them bodes a more sinister reality. Defying all narrative expectations, MAKE BELIEVE is a gut-wrenching meditation on the imprint of childhood trauma on adults.
*Summary from Dramatists Play Service*
The Tempest
By storm and spell, the reckoning begins.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Sasha Maya
Febuary 26- March 1, 2026
7:30 Pm
UNT Studio Theatre (RTFP 132)
A story of shipwreck and magic, The Tempest begins on a ship caught in a violent storm with Alonso, the king of Naples, on board. On a nearby island, the exiled Duke of Milan, Prospero, tells his daughter, Miranda, that he has caused the storm with his magical powers. Prospero had been banished twelve years earlier when Prospero’s brother, Antonio—also on the doomed ship—conspired with Alonso to become the duke instead. Prospero and Miranda are served by a spirit named Ariel and by Caliban, son of the island’s previous inhabitant, the witch Sycorax.
*Summary from Folger Shakespeare Library*
Directed by Sasha Maya
Febuary 26- March 1, 2026
7:30 Pm
UNT Studio Theatre (RTFP 132)
A story of shipwreck and magic, The Tempest begins on a ship caught in a violent storm with Alonso, the king of Naples, on board. On a nearby island, the exiled Duke of Milan, Prospero, tells his daughter, Miranda, that he has caused the storm with his magical powers. Prospero had been banished twelve years earlier when Prospero’s brother, Antonio—also on the doomed ship—conspired with Alonso to become the duke instead. Prospero and Miranda are served by a spirit named Ariel and by Caliban, son of the island’s previous inhabitant, the witch Sycorax.
*Summary from Folger Shakespeare Library*
The First Stage Series Presents: Gideon's Knot
Bound by grief amd unraveled by truth.
Written by Johnna Adams
Directed by Theatre@UNT student Carver Olsen
March 26-28, 2026
7:30 Pm
RTFP Acting Studio 127- LIMITED SEATING
Over the course of a parent/teacher conference, a grieving mother and an emotionally overwhelmed primary school teacher have a fraught conversation about the tragic suicide of the mother’s son, Gidion. Gidion may have been bullied severely—or he may have been an abuser. As his story is slowly uncovered, the women try to reconstruct a satisfying explanation for Gidion’s act and come to terms with excruciating feelings of culpability.
*Summary from Dramatists Play Service*
Merrily We Roll Along
The curtain rises on dreams, and we roll along to what remains.
Written by George Furth
Based on the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Marjorie Hayes
April 16-19, 2026
7:30 Pm
RTFP University Theatre
By means of a series of scenes shown in reverse chronological order, we are permitted to see the steps by which a young and ambitious playwright became merely a materialistic symbol of success.
*Summary from Concord Theatricals*
Based on the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Marjorie Hayes
April 16-19, 2026
7:30 Pm
RTFP University Theatre
By means of a series of scenes shown in reverse chronological order, we are permitted to see the steps by which a young and ambitious playwright became merely a materialistic symbol of success.
*Summary from Concord Theatricals*
First Stage Series Presents: Doctor Faustus
A scholar of everything. A master of nothing.
Written by Don Nigro
Directed by Theatre@UNT student Vermont Horner
April 23-25, 2026
7:30 Pm
RTFP Acting Studio 127- LIMITED SEATING
April 23-25, 2026
7:30 Pm
RTFP Acting Studio 127- LIMITED SEATING
n this long one act, Doctor Faustus is bored with life so, as a joke, he conjures up the devil. He is shocked when his own personal devil, Mephistopheles, actually appears. She is a young, beautiful, elusive, reserved and melancholy. As they bargain for his soul, Faustus becomes obsessed with her. Their oddly compelling love story forms an unusual and haunting version of the Faust legend.
Published in DeFlores & Other Plays.
*Summary from Concord Theatricals*