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Northern Kentucky University's School of the Arts is pleased to announce the productions slated for the 2025-2026 Theatre & Dance Season. This season is packed full with adaptations and innovations and is sure to entertain!
Tickets on sale Tuesday, September 2 at noon! nku.edu/tickets
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OKLAHOMA!

Sept. 26 – Oct. 5, 2025

NKU Fine Arts Center - Corbett Theatre

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, setting the standards and rules of modern musical theatre. In a Western territory just after the turn of the 20th century, a high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys provides a colorful background for Curly, a charming cowboy, and Laurey, a feisty farm girl, to play out their love story. Their romantic journey, as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, contrasts with the comic exploits of brazen Ado Annie and hapless Will Parker in a musical adventure embracing hope, determination and the promise of a new land.


AT THE WEDDING

NKU Fine Arts Center - Stauss Theatre

Oct. 24 – Nov. 2, 2025

In this sharp and bittersweet new comedy by Bryna Turner, a woman named Carlo crashes her ex-girlfriend’s wedding in the hope of winning her back.  Along the way she learns about love, life and letting go of the past. 


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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

NKU Fine Arts Center - Corbett Theatre
Nov. 21 - 23 & Dec. 3 - 7, 2025

Based on Charles Dicken’s novel, A Christmas Carol follows the classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge's transformation through visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, ultimately leading to his redemption and newfound appreciation for the spirit of Christmas. 


EURYDICE

NKU Fine Arts Center - Stauss Theatre
Feb. 13 – 22, 2026

“Eurydice" reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice not through Orpheus's infamous pilgrimage to retrieve his bridge, but through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. With contemporary characters, plot twists, and a script written to be a playground for designers, the play is a fresh look at a timeless love story.”


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MAMMA MIA

NKU Fine Arts Center - Corbett Theatre
Apr. 10 - 19, 2026

On the eve of her wedding, a young woman’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited twenty years ago. Non-stop laughs and explosive dance numbers, along with the magic of ABBA’s hit songs including, “Super Trouper,” “Dancing Queen,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” “Take a Chance on Me,” “Thank You for the Music,” “Money, Money, Money,” “The Winner Takes It All,” and “SOS,” combine to make this sunny, funny show a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! 


DANCE '26: SHIFT

NKU Fine Arts Center - Corbett Theatre

May. 1 - 3, 2026

A moving evening of eclectic choreography, this year’s dance concert, under the talented guidance of Prof. Jeri Gatch promises to challenge and provoke while musing on the theme: SHIFT. Dance 26: SHIFT will explore what it means to change, move, agitate, and grow, transporting the audience on a thrilling journey through dance. With styles ranging from modern to street dance, jazz, ballet, tap, African dance forms, and improvisation, this concert has something to captivate everyone. 


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Season Extras (free admission!)

First Year Showcase

Dec 7 - 8 , 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Stauss Theatre

The First Year Showcase production shows off our talented freshman and transfer students.

Emerging Choreographers' Showcase

Nov. 23 - 24, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Greaves Concert Hall

All student produced and choreographed dance event featuring our emerging dance artists at NKU.


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