Theatrical Seasons


Theatrical Seasons
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2025-2026 Season Announced April 7
The 39 Steps
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
From the novel by John Buchan
From the movie by Alfred Hitchcock
Licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited
And an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
November 7-10, 2025
Panara Theatre
Produced by NTID Performing Arts
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Cut by Ryan Underbakke
November 13-16, 2025
Sklarsky Glass Box Theater
Produced by RIT School of Performing Arts
RIT Dance Festival
December 5th-6th
Sklarsky Glass Box Theater
Produced by RIT School of Performing Arts and by NTID Performing Arts
SCRIPT TEASE: Staged Readings and Play Development Series
Script Tease: The Antipodes
by Annie Baker
September 28, 2025
Sklarsky Glass Box Theater
Produced by RIT School of Performing Arts
Script Tease: After the Blast
by Zoe Kazan
October 26, 2025
Sklarsky Glass Box Theater
Produced by RIT School of Performing Arts
Script Tease: Farm Theatre New Play Development
by Gina Femia
January 14-15, 2026
Sklarsky Glass Box Theater
Produced by RIT School of Performing Arts
The Nether
by Jennifer Haley
March 26-29, 2026
Sklarsky Glass Box Theater
Produced by RIT School of Performing Arts
Till There Was You
April 10, 2026
Musical Performance Theatre Inaugural Performance
RIT School of Performing Arts
Imagine RIT in MPT
April 25, 2026
Music Performance Theater
Produced by RIT School of Performing Arts and by NTID Performing Arts
An Evening of Short Plays (directed by students enrolled in PRFL 489 - Advanced Directing)
April 27, 2026
Sklarsky Glass Box Theater
Produced by RIT School of Performing Arts
2023-2024
November 9-12, 2023
AstroDance II: Across The Universe
December 1-3, 2023
April 4-7, 2024
April 11-14, 2024
April 19-21, 2024
April 27, 2024 at Imagine RIT
2022-2023
November 10-13, 2022
25 Years Through Movement and Space
February 24-26, 2023
March 30-April 2, 2023
April 14-16, 2023
April 28-30, 2023
2021-2022
November 19-21, 2021 (in-person performances)
January 28-30, 2022 (online performances)
Ignite: NTID Dance Performance
February 11-13, 2022
February 25-27, 2022
March 25-27, 2022
April 15-17, 2022
2020-2021
October 30, 2020
November 13-15, 2020
February 26-28, 2021
She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms
April 16-18, 2021
2019-2020
October 25-27, 2019
November 8,15, 16, 17, 2019
February 28-March 1, 2020
March 27-29, 2020
The Rhythm of Motion and Light
April 17-19, 2020
Past Workshops
Take charge of the space in which you perform! Working with objects and boundaries, participants will gain a grounded understanding of movement principles and the laws that govern a live theatre space. Omen Sade is an actor and physical theatre creator based in New York City. He has studied classical theatre in London, commedia dell'arte in Italy and Holland, and completed graduate level physical theatre training at the celebrated École Jacques Lecoq in Paris.
Improv Workshop
with Megan Mack
Sponsored by the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival
In this workshop, you will learn the fundamentals of improvisation, including "yes, and", teamwork, and making character and scenic choices in the moment. You will play theatre games and perform short scenes, while learning how to "get out of your head" and trust your instincts. Not only is improv fun, but it is a tool for life: it can make you a better listener, public speaker, and creative thinker. Megan Mack is an improviser, sketch comedy writer, and television and radio producer. She is a graduate of the Conservatory and Writing Programs at The Second City Training Centre in Toronto. She performs with two sketch comedy and improv troupes—Thank You Kiss and Canary in a Coal Mine.
Hip Hop Dance Workshop
Sponsored by the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival
“Cricket” teaches at dance festivals worldwide including: the famous Bates Dance Festival in Maine, and the international SDK (Street Dance Kamp) in Europe; he has performed as a featured dancer in tv commercials, the successful Disney movie “Step Up 2 the Streets,” and music videos for recording artists such as Boyz II Men, KRS-1, Will Smith, Eve, Avril Lavigne, Fall Out Boy, Chris Brown; and was host of MTV Japan’s “Dreamers” television show.
PUSH Physical Theatre Workshop
Sponsored by the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival
Intense athleticism, gravity-defying acrobatics, and soulful artistry are the trademarks of award-winning, genre-defining PUSH Physical Theatre. Founded in Rochester, NY in 2000 by husband-and-wife team, Darren and Heather Stevenson, out of a desire to “push” the boundaries of conventional theatre, PUSH has since earned an international reputation as one of the U.S.’s leading physical theatre companies.
Season Selection Committee
The Joint Collaboration Committee was formed in 2018 to spearhead the growing mutual endeavors in performing arts made by the RIT College of Liberal Arts Theatre Arts Program and the NTID Department of Performing Arts. The committee is comprised of seven seats to be filled by five faculty and staff members from the programs as well as two students who are engaged in the performing arts at RIT and NTID.
Three primary initiatives drive the committee's work:
- season selection
- outreach events such as workshops and open houses
- curricular goals
For season selection, the committee meets bi-weekly starting in September to begin soliciting production proposals from the entire RIT/NTID Community. Proposals are welcome from all students, faculty, and staff. Throughout the winter, the committee evaluates incoming production proposals and then announces the upcoming theatre season in early February.
To see the rubric used for scoring proposals or if you have any questions, email Andy Head at awhgla@rit.edu.