The Spitfire Grill
Music by James Valcq; Lyrics by Fred Alley
Book by James Valcq & Fred Alley
Oct 6th, 7th | 7:30 PM
Oct 8th | 2:00 PM (ASL Performance)
Oct 11th, 12th, 13th | 7:30 PM
Oct 14th | 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Marshall Performing Arts Center - Mainstage Theatre
Reserved seating
Dreams and relationships are rekindled against the backdrop of the Northwoods in “The Spitfire Grill.” The season opens with James Valqc and Fred Alley’s musical adaptation of the hit 1996 film. Following Percy — a woman with a shadowy past who shows up at Gilead, Wisconsin’s lone diner looking for a job — the show’s folk-inflected songs weave a heartwarming and inspirational tale of redemption, perseverance, and family.
Sense and Sensibility
Written by Kate Hamill
Based on the novel by Jane Austen
Nov 3rd, 4th | 7:30 PM
Nov 5th | 2:00 PM
Nov 8th, 9th, 10th | 7:30 PM
Nov 11th | 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Marshall Performing Arts Center - Dudley Experimental Theatre
General admission seating
When reputation is everything, how do you follow your heart? Kate Hamill’s rollicking, ingeniously-staged 2017 adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters — sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne — after their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable. Set in gossipy late 18th-century England, the play is full of humor, emotional depth, and bold theatricality.
DanceWorks 2023
Dec 1st | 7:30 PM
Dec 2nd | 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Dec 3rd | 2:00 PM
Marshall Performing Arts Center - Mainstage Theatre
Reserved seating
Every year, faculty, students, and guest choreographers offer a wide range of dance styles and interpretations around a chosen theme. Join us again for another showcase of the incredible talent of UMD’s dance community.
Dragons Love Tacos
Written by Ernie Nolan, based on the book by Adam Rubin
Feb 16th, 17th | 6:30 PM
Feb 18th | 2:00 PM (ASL Performance)
Feb 21st, 22nd, 23rd | 6:30 PM
Feb 24th | 2:00 PM & 6:30 PM
Marshall Performing Arts Center - Mainstage Theatre
Reserved seating
Children’s theatre returns to the Marshall Performing Arts Center with “Dragons Love Tacos.”
This adaptation of the wildly popular children’s book answers the question, what could go wrong when you give a dragon spicy salsa? Turns out, a lot! This deliciously funny story promises fun for all ages.
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Dave Malloy
adapted from the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Apr 12th, 13th | 7:30 PM
Apr 14th | 2:00 PM (ASL Performance)
Apr 17th, 18th, 19th | 7:30 PM
Apr 20th | 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Marshall Performing Arts Center - Mainstage Theatre
Reserved seating
The season concludes with the twelve-time 2017 Tony nominee “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.” From the celebrated composer Dave Malloy comes an electropop opera based on a scandalous slice of Tolstoy’s “War and Peace.” Natasha, a beautiful (and betrothed) ingénue visiting Moscow, is seduced by the dashing (and married) Anatole. Her only hope lies with Pierre, the lonely outsider who may be the key to everyone’s redemption.
Lab Series
Beyond All Logic Life is Sensational: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes
October 19 | 7:30 PM
October 20 | 7:30 PM
October 21 | 7:30 PM
MPAC 155
The Fall: A New Musical
One Who is Home
Outside the Lines