University at Albany Department of Music and Theatre
Theatre Program 2025-2026
October 22-26 - Lab Theatre
IN THE BLOOD
by Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Shaun Patrick Tubbs
An unflinching modern-day interpretation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Through the lens of Hester, a destitute single mother of five, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks examines the moralism, hypocrisy, and inequality of the oft sought and rarely attained American Dream. Ms. Parks’ penchant for biting humor, bold theatricality, and prodigious heart are on full display in this piece. Staged by Visiting Assistant Professor of Directing Shaun Patrick Tubbs, director of recent UAlbany productions of The Rocky Horror Show and The Glass Menagerie.
Advance tickets: $20 general public/$15 students, seniors, & UAlbany faculty-staff
Day-of-show tickets: $25 general public/$20 students, seniors, & UAlbany faculty-staff
November 19-23 - Lab Theatre
OUR TOWN
by Thorton Wilder
Directed by Jean-Remy Monnay
Thornton Wilder’s classic American play about life, death, and the ties that bind us together, reimagined for today’s Albany community. Set in the fictional town of Grover’s Corners, we follow life through the eyes of its everyday citizens, narrated by the Stage Manager, with a meta-theatricality ahead of its time. Winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and called “the greatest American play ever written” (by Edward Albee), Our Town is directed by Jean-Remy Monnay of the Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY, returning to UAlbany after his direction of Clyde’s and The Piano Lesson.
Advance tickets: $20 general public/$15 students, seniors, & UAlbany faculty-staff
Day-of-show tickets: $25 general public/$20 students, seniors, & UAlbany faculty-staff
March 3-8 - Arena Theatre
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Michael Schantz
The Performing Arts Center’s newly renovated Arena Theatre transforms into an enchanted forest for one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. In this surreal world of magic and mischief, A Midsummer Night’s Dream explores the maddening entanglements of love, longing, and illusion. As reality slips into dream, fairies weave their magic, guiding—and misleading—humans for their own whimsical delight. This spellbinding production is directed by Visiting Assistant Professor of Acting Michael Schantz, making his UAlbany debut.
Advance tickets: $20 general public/$15 students, seniors, & UAlbany faculty-staff
Day-of-show tickets: $25 general public/$20 students, seniors, & UAlbany faculty-staff
April 22-25 - Arena Theatre
FRESH ACTS
Artistic director Shaun Patrick Tubbs
The 8th year of UAlbany Theatre Program’s spring festival of new plays written, directed, and performed by students. This year’s FRESH ACTS will feature a showcase of excerpts from solo performances on Friday afternoon. This is future of the American theatre! Come be a part of theatre being made.
Advance tickets: $10 general public/$7 students, seniors, & UAlbany faculty-staff
Day-of-show tickets: $15 general public/$12 students, seniors, & UAlbany faculty-staff