Performing Arts Productions

2026 - 2027 Season

NTID’s Department of Performing Arts and the RIT School of Performing Arts are thrilled to unveil their collaborative theatrical and dance lineup for the 2026–2027 season at Rochester Institute of Technology. This season promises to captivate audiences with a rich tapestry of storytelling and dynamic performances. From thought-provoking dramas and whimsical fantasies to the opening of the new Music Performance Theater, the lineup offers something for everyone in this innovative and engaging series of productions.

The Turn of the Screw 
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the story by Henry James
October 1–4, 2026
The Skalarsky Glass Box Theater
Produced by School of Performing Arts

Deaf Creators Festival
October 16–17, 2026
Robert F. Panara Theatre
Produced by NTID Performing Arts

Script Tease #1: The Laramie Project
by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project
October 25, 2026
The Sklarsky Black Box Theater
Produced by the RIT School of Performing Arts

Clue 
Based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn, written by Sandy Rustin 
November 6–8, 2026
Robert F. Panara Theatre
Produced by NTID Department of Performing Arts 

Sunday in the Park with George
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by James Lapine
November 12–15, 2026
RIT Performing Arts Center
RIT School of Performing Arts

Script Tease #2: Waiting for Lefty
by Clifford Odets
February 7, 2027
The Sklarsky Black Box Theater
Produced by the RIT School of Performing Arts

Home[sic]
by Darren and Heather Stevenson 
February 26–28, 2027
Robert F. Panara Theatre
Produced by NTID Department of Performing Arts 

Script Tease #3: Tick, Tick…Boom! 
Music, Lyrics, and Book by Jonathan Larson
March 21, 2027
The Sklarsky Black Box Theater
Produced by the RIT School of Performing Arts

Dance Tease
Director/Choreographer: Marc Holland
March 27, 2027
The Sklarsky Black Box Theater
Produced by NTID Department of Performing Arts 

Orlando
by Sarah Ruhl (adapted from the original novel by Virginia Woolf)
April 1–4, 2027
RIT Performing Arts Center
RIT School of Performing Arts

The Planets Suite 
Composed by Gustav Holst
Choreographed by Marc Holland
April 9–11, 2027
Robert F. Panara Theatre
Produced by NTID Department of Performing Arts


PRESS CONTACTS

Joseph Fox (NTID), Marketing Communication Specialist
(585) 662-3652 | jwfnpa@rit.edu

Emily Foley (RIT), Operations and Marketing Specialist, School of Performing Arts
(585) 475-4316 | ecrspa@rit.edu

Ticket Information

Actors from Cabaret production, men on left, women performing on right
graphic of ticket
  • Purchase tickets:
    • On campus: RIT University Arenas, 200 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester NY 14623
    • Online: http://www.rittickets.com (type the event name in the Search Events box)
    • By phone: 585-475-4121
    • Tickets also will be available on performance days two hours prior to curtain.
  • Prices:
    • $5.00 for Student, Senior (60+), and Children under age of 12
    • $10.00 for RIT Faculty/Staff/Alumni
    • $12.00 for General Public


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