UT Events Archive

Infinite Wrench - Theater Trip

See the Neofuturists perform 30 new 2-minute plays in one hour. Tickets are available for $10.00 using code STUDENT2025.

As Y’all Like It

The people have asked and we have answered: the Dean’s Men’s doing a lesbian cowboy show. When Rosalind and her loyal cousin Celia flee into the forest to escape the scheming Duke Frederick, they encounter a world where gender, power, and authority are unsteady at best. Meanwhile, Rosalind’s love interest Orlando is being cheated out of her inheritance by her brother Oliver whenever she’s not showing off her poetry and physique to the ladies. When the lovers meet again in the woods, hijinks ensue as women dress as men, shepherds outsmart courtesans, and someone gets in a fight with a lion.

Our Town

A breakfast before school, first loves, and those quiet ordinary miracles that fill our days. Welcome to Grover’s Corners, NH, in the year 1901. Everyone knows each others’ business, and the milkman still makes house calls. Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” might look like your average slice of small-town life, but the people of Grover’s Corners remind us how life’s biggest moments often hide in the smallest details.

Mr. Wolf - Theater Trip

Come with us to see this play written by Steppenwolf ensemble member Rajiv Joseph. Tickets are available for $15.00 using code STUDENT15.

Short Play Showcase: We’re Live

We’re Live follows a college boy, Ky, who is looking to make it big as a streamer in the ever-changing environment of content creators. As he changes his plans and ideas to grow an ever-increasing following, what does he have to sacrifice in order to make his dream a reality? Will he have to alter who he is? Only time will tell how much needs to be lost so that he gains what he’s wanted.

Off-Off Campus Has Great Scenes

Off-Off Campus is the nation’s oldest collegiate improv and sketch comedy group. Every Friday from 4th-8th week, Off-Off Campus will present a never-before-seen comedy show, never to be seen again!

Please note that the Oct. 24th show will take place in Logan 501.

Dutchman - Theater Trip

Come see this “searing examination of race, power, and social expectation, this explosive classic of American theatre surges with racial tension and sexual politics” with us!

Revolution(s) - Theater Trip

Come with us to College Night at Goodman to see Revolution(s). This is a new musical exploring themes of leftism, and, well, revolution, with music and lyrics by Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine. Use the code COLLEGE for $10.00 tickets. Your ticket to the show also includes pre-show pizza and a talkback with some of the creative team!

Big White Fog - Theater Trip

Take advantage of a fantastic Arts Pass exclusive opportunity to see Big White Fog at Court Theater. Advance tickets are available for $5.00, and the show will be followed by a pizza dinner and a talkback with Adrienne Brown, Professor in the Departments of English and Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity, Director Ron OJ Parson, and Assistant Director Jamaque Newberry.

Theater[24] Showcase

Theater[24] is a wild ride of a theater festival where students write, produce, direct, rehearse and perform short plays centered around a secret theme all in the span of 24 hours! Come see the culmination of their work or go to this page for more info about participating!

Fall Auditions

Come audition for Our Town, As You Like It, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee! Those interested in auditioning should visit this page for more details.

Meet UT Committee

Come meet Committee and ask us any questions you have about student theater on campus, as well as get to know us & give us the chance to meet you! Everyone on Committee actively works on or acts in shows almost every quarter, so this is a great opportunity to meet a lot of people you’ll be working with for the next few years! We’re absolutely looking forward to getting the chance to meet y’all! The TAPS Lounge is on the 2nd floor just past the woodshop, but can be hard to find, so feel free to ask the front desk for directions.

Blueprint with Student Government

Learn more about how RSOs work on campus at this event, hosted by University Student Government! This event focusses on Blueprint (the RSO website) and the opportunities for student involvement on campus. Members of award-winning student organizations have been invited to speak as well, and UT is one of those organizations, having won the Sense of Community Award just last year! So, you’ll get the chance to hear from members of the UT Committee.

UT Cabaret

At the Logan Party, in the Logan Café, we’ll be doing our annual UT Cabaret—in brief, a karaoke night where you’ll get to sing, meet members of the community (as well as other prospective ones such as yourself!), and be merry! While there, you’ll also get another opportunity to sign up for listhosts and hear about upcoming projects. Come and go freely; it’ll be going ‘til the party’s over!

Exploring TAPS

Join us in Logan Theater West to hear about the Committee on Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) and the various Performing Arts Roundtable (PAR) RSOs (that’s us!) There will be some presentations given by TAPS staff and students from PAR RSOs, followed by some Q&A, where you can talk to the representatives one-on-one, as well as sign up for their listhosts.

Rhinoceros Festival - Theater Trips

Rhinoceros Festival, Chicago’s longest-running fringe festival, will be taking place from Spetember 1st through 29th! UT will likely be hosting several theater trips to see various shows over this period, and we also encourage you to go see some of them yourself! One of their theaters is just off of the Red Line and another is just off of the Blue Line.

Ice Cream Circus! by Lookingglass - Theater Trip

Join UT for our free trip to Lookingglass Theater’s Ice Cream Circus! in Kennicott Park, at 45th and Woodlawn.

Improvised Shakespeare - Theater Trip

Join UT for our trip to the Improvised Shakespeare Company’s headline show!

The Color Purple at The Goodman - Theater Trip

Join UT for our trip to The Goodman for The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Tickets will be $10 and must be purchased through UT Committee (See form for more details).

Iraq, But Funny at Lookingglass - Theater Trip

Join UT for our trip to Lookingglass for a performance, talkback, and SWANA Night of Iraq, But Funny by Atra Asdou.

You Will Get Sick at Steppenwolf - Theater Trip

Join UT for our trip to Steppenwolf for a performance and talkback of You Will Get Sick by Noah Diaz.

Black Bone at Definition - Theater Trip

Join UT for our trip to Definition Theater for a performance and talkback of Black Bone by Tina Fakhrid-Deen. Just steps off campus, this show features the lighting design of our TAPS Lighting Manager (Garrett Bell) and UT Chair (Emily Curran)!

An Iliad at Court - Theater Trip

Join UT for our free trip to UChicago’s own Court Theater to see their award-winning production of An Iliad by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare.

The Tempest

Prospero, a once renowned noble and artist, and his daughter Miranda are stranded on a deserted island, accompanied only by Prospero’s magical powers and magical servants Ariel and Caliban. To enact revenge against his traitorous brother Antonio, Prospero shipwrecks a boat full of nobles onto his island. In the storm the young Prince Ferdinand is separated from the group, in his haze he stumbles upon Miranda, and the two fall in love (much to the chagrin of Prospero). Meanwhile Caliban pressures the nobles’ servants Stephano and Trinculo to kill Prospero and take over the island. As all of this happens Prospero tries in vain to keep control over his domain. Magic abounds, time slips and falls, and ultimately no one is completely sure what is real.

A free preview will take place Thursday, May 15.

Cactus Flower

An aging nurse. Her playboy boss, who she’s in love with. His uncomfortably-younger girlfriend, who thinks he’s married with kids. And her playwright neighbor, who saved her life.

Dr. Julian Winston has a lot of relationships to juggle: Work wives, fake wives, really-wanna-be wives. And he’s not equipped to handle half of one of those relationships. When his girlfriend, Toni, tries to kill herself because their relationship isn’t going anywhere, he proposes to her. But she thinks he’s married—because that’s what he told her. When he says he’s getting a divorce, she insists on meeting his wife (so she won’t be a ‘home-breaker’), and he must enlist his lovelorn, all-business assistant, Stephanie. But, of course, Toni can tell that Stephanie’s in love. And from here, the lie snowballs…

This screwball comedy, adapted from a French play by Barillet & Grédy, has been described as “funny,” and as having “flower power.” Don’t believe us, or don’t know what that means? Come find out for yourself, either way!

A free preview will take place Thursday, May 8.

SLIMEGRIMECRIME

By Off-Off Campus

Experience Slimeville, where your typical slimeballs are actually the heroes of this story and squeaky-clean go-getters are as mucky as they come. Crime runs rampant in Slimeville—residents leap at the opportunity to rob their neighbors for all they’ve got, government officials vote to feed the ever-growing rat population, and the FDA is a word whispered amongst bad children who should be punished.

35mm: A Musical Exhibition

What does it mean to “capture life” in a single frame? Are we defined by the moments “in focus” or the ones in between? 35mm: A Musical Exhibition challenges audiences to sink their teeth into a musical that doesn’t offer answers, only moments, stopped in time. In a thrilling collaboration between music, dance, and design, 35mm features an eclectic selection of songs created alongside a series of photographs; exploring themes of life, love, and loss and asking us a deceptively simple question: What is it all for?

A free preview will take place Thursday, Apr. 24.

Off-Off Campus Winter Season

Off-Off Campus is the nation’s oldest collegiate improv and sketch comedy group. Every Friday from 4th-8th week, Off-Off Campus will present a never-before-seen comedy show, never to be seen again!

Theater[24] Showcase

Theater[24] is a wild ride of a theater festival where students write, produce, direct, rehearse and perform short plays centered around a secret theme all in the span of 24 hours! Come see the culmination of their work, or go to this page for more info about participating!

Spring Auditions

Come audition for Cactus Flower, The Tempest, and 35mm: A Musical Exhibition! Those interested in auditioning should visit this page for more details.

The Arsonists

Join us for our production of The Arsonists by Max Frisch directed by Griffin Bonnin Jones.

Much Ado About Nothing

Join us for the Dean’s Men production of Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare directed by Eleni Lefakis.

Staged Readings

Come see an exciting afternoon of scenes from student-written plays!

Weekend of Workshops

Join us for a weekend of workshops, featuring Royal Flush by Jessie Palmer.

Theater[24] Showcase

Theater[24] is a wild ride of a theater festival where students write, produce, direct, rehearse and perform short plays centered around a secret theme all in the span of 24 hours! Come see the culmination of their work, or go to this page for more info about participating!

Fall Auditions

Come audition for Much Ado About Nothing, The Arsonists, If/Then, and A Weekend of Workshops: Royal Flush. Those interested in auditioning should visit this page for more details.

UT Formal

We are excited to hold a formal again this year!

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

What do rural Illinois, early 2000s “new age” music, and queer culture have in common with a Shakespearean comedy about forbidden love, donkey heads, and fairies? Surprisingly, a lot. In New Athens, IL—a real place, look it up—Hermia and Lysander are in a queer relationship. Egeus, Hermia’s father, does not approve and tries to force Hermia to marry Demetrius. To escape their plight, the two run away together, only telling Hermia’s friend Helena of their plan. Helena, in love with Demetrius, informs him of their plot and all four make their way into the woods, where chaos ensues. Simultaneously, a new age cover band (the Mechanicals) is trying to make a splash at Theseus’ wedding with their debut original work, The Tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe, while a secret queer underground watches from the shadows.

The Play that Goes Wrong

The Play that Goes Wrong is a play-within-a-play comedy about a modern day theater group trying to put on The Murder at Haversham Manor, a fictitious murder mystery set in a 1920s English country manor. While often silly, slapstick, and utterly insane, the theater group characters are ultimately grounded in reality - while what goes wrong is incredible, the characters’ reactions are often not - and we hope that the “goes wrong” elements of this show reflect the experiences and senses of humor shared by our company. A free preview will take place Thursday, May 2.

Strings Attached

What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to be a puppet? Will you marry me? All of these questions and more are answered by Strings Attached, a new musical that explores two friends’ journeys of self-discovery, commitment, and puppetry. The year is 2012. Jason’s tenth anniversary dating his girlfriend Amy is fast approaching, and it’s becoming clear that this will present an ultimatum for the future of their relationship. Meanwhile, his best friend Walt hopes to rein in Jason’s preposterous proposal plans, but in doing so Walt faces a personal crisis of his own. An encroaching oil baron threatens to ruin everything— and maybe even ruin Christmas. Jason and Walt will consult priests, restaurateurs, and their personal histories in their effort to put together the perfect proposal for Amy. Who’s pulling your strings? A free preview will take place Thursday, April 18.

Off-Off Campus Spring Season

Off-Off Campus is the nation’s oldest collegiate improv and sketch comedy group. Every Friday from 4th-8th week, Off-Off Campus will present a never-before-seen comedy show, never to be seen again!

Shakesperience, Hamlet

A reading of Hamlet on Friday, April 5th at 5:30pm in the McCormick Tribune Lounge! Sign-up form will go out this Friday, so keep an eye out for it!

Theater[24] Showcase

Theater[24] is a wild ride of a theater festival where students write, produce, direct, rehearse and perform short plays centered around a secret theme all in the span of 24 hours! Come see the culmination of their work, or go to this page for more info about participating!

Spring Auditions

Come audition for A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Those interested in auditioning should visit this page for more details.

Richard III

Richard III is a Shakespeare play. A free preview will take place Thursday, February 15.

Falsettos

Falsettos is a musical. A free preview will take place Thursday, February 8.

A Weekend of Workshops

Join us for a weekend of workshops, featuring Paper Wasters by Eva Schultz, and The Song of Circles by Alisyn Parfait.

Off-Off Campus Winter Season

Off-Off Campus is the nation’s oldest collegiate improv and sketch comedy group. Every Friday from 4th-8th week, Off-Off Campus will present a never-before-seen comedy show, never to be seen again!

Quarterly Preview

Hosted by TAPS, Quarterly Preview is a quarterly event for the casts and crews of all the shows to meet each other, other performance RSOs, and TAPS staff. Feel free to come even if you are not on a show - it’s a great way to meet theater people and learn about the performance opportunities at UChicago!

Theater[24] Showcase

Theater[24] is a wild ride of a theater festival where students write, produce, direct, rehearse and perform short plays centered around a secret theme all in the span of 24 hours! Come see the culmination of their work, or go to this page for more info about participating!

Winter Auditions

Come audition for Richard III, Strings Attached, The Play That Goes Wrong, and A Weekend of Workshops: Paper Wasters and The Song of Circles! Those interested in auditioning should visit this page for more details.

Muscle Memory

Muscle Memory is an original play set in a sci-fi, android-filled future about a girl grappling with the aftermath of an assault. A free preview will take place Thursday, November 16.

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew is a Shakespeare play about one man’s attempt to “tame” a woman to be his wife, reimagined in a modern-day frat house. A free preview will take place Thursday, November 9.

A Weekend of Workshops

Join us for a weekend of workshops, featuring Cassandra by Kassie Rivera, and Strings Attached: In Concert, a new musical by Jefferson Lind and music by Althea Li and Adrian Lo.
Cassandra is a one-act, student-written play, adapted from the Trojan myth of the prophet Cassandra. Strings Attached: In Concert, also student-written, is adapted from the 2011 movie musical The Muppets.

Off-Off Campus Fall Season

Off-Off Campus is the nation’s oldest collegiate improv and sketch comedy group. Every Friday from 4th-8th week, Off-Off Campus will present a never-before-seen comedy show, never to be seen again!

Quarterly Preview

Hosted by TAPS, Quarterly Preview is a quarterly event for the casts and crews of all the shows to meet each other, other performance RSOs, and TAPS staff. Feel free to come even if you are not on a show - it’s a great way to meet theater people and learn about the performance opportunities at UChicago!

Theater[24] Showcase

Theater[24] is a wild ride of a theater festival where students write, produce, direct, rehearse and perform short plays centered around a secret theme all in the span of 24 hours! Come see the culmination of their work, or go to this page for more info about participating!

Fall Auditions

Come audition for The Taming of the Shrew, Muscle Memory, Falsettos, and A Weekend of Workshops: Cassandra and Strings Attached: In Concert! Those interested in auditioning should visit this page for more details.

University Theater Spring Formal

Come out for a night of dinner, music, good vibes, and celebration to close out our 2022-2023 UT season!

Dead Fun Society

Dead Fun Society is a murder mystery dinner show that uses the audience as the detectives as they try to figure out whodunit–and keep their fundraiser event running. A free preview will take place Thursday, May 11.

Twelfth Night

This love story’s got it all: gay people, cross-dressing, mistaken identity, and yellow socks! All performances are FREE–no tickets required. Bring your own blanket and chairs for this outdoor performance!

Be More Chill

Be More Chill is a cult-classic, Internet-adored (2nd most famous musical of all time if you go off the number of Tumblr posts about it) retelling of Ned Vizzini’s 2004 award-winning novel of the same name. A free preview will take place Thursday, April 27.

Off-Off Campus Spring Season

Off-Off Campus is the nation’s oldest collegiate improv and sketch comedy group. Every Friday until 8th week, Off-Off Campus will present improv from Generation 37!

Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood

Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood is a very fun play about stealing from the rich and giving to the poor! A free preview will take place Thursday, November 17.

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet is Shakespeare’s classic tale of love sprung from hate, reimagined within the confines of rival Catholic schools in the 1990s. A free preview will take place Thursday, November 10.

A Weekend of Workshops

Join us for a weekend of workshops, featuring The Intruder by Maurice Maeterlinck and Perfect Match, an original musical by UT alum Allegra Hatem.
The Intruder is a short, eerie play which follows a family together awaiting the doctor to treat the Mother, only to instead be greeted by a more grim and mysterious guest. Perfect Match follows Brittany, a sorority girl who upon discovering her poor habits had caused her to develop liver disease, turns to some questionable methods (Tinder) to find her “perfect match.”

Off-Off Campus Fall Season

Off-Off Campus is the nation’s oldest collegiate improv and sketch comedy group. Every Friday from 4th-8th week, Off-Off Campus will present a never-before-seen comedy show, never to be seen again!

Project Day

Hosted by TAPS, Project Day is a quarterly event for the casts and crews of all the shows to meet each other, other performance RSOs, and TAPS staff. Feel free to come even if you are not on a show - it’s a great way to meet theater people and learn about the performance opportunities at UChicago!

Theater[24] Showcase

Theater[24] is a wild ride of a theater festival where students write, produce, direct, rehearse and perform short plays centered around a secret theme all in the span of 24 hours! Come see the culmination of their work, or go to this page for more info about participating!

Fall Auditions

Come audition for Romeo & Juliet, Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood, and A Weekend of Workshops: The Intruder and Perfect Match! Those interested in auditioning should visit this page for more details.

TAPS Open House

Join faculty and staff for an introduction to student-driven campus arts opportunities, how to major or minor in the program and what to expect in the year ahead. During this informal presentation, you’ll learn more about TAPS and each of the student organizations on the Performing Arts Roundtable, including University Theater.

Scientific Method

Amy, a soon-to-graduate biology PhD student, is almost ready to submit her cancer research work. Meanwhile at a conference, her mentor finds out that a heavily overlapping work was recently published, rendering Amy’s hard work no longer usable. She is now forced to start over on a new project and seek outside funding. Getting scooped isn’t a rare occurrence in science, but what happened to Amy might be more than a simple coincidence. A free preview will take place Thursday, May 19.

King Lear

King Lear has ruled for many years. As age overtakes him, he divides his kingdom amongst his children. Misjudging their loyalty, he soon finds himself stripped of all the trappings of state, wealth and power that had defined him. A free preview will take place Thursday, May 12.

The Trail to Oregon!

Based on the Oregon Trail computer game that we all grew up with and loved. The Trail to Oregon follows a family of five as they make their way from Missouri to Oregon in 1848. From starvation to bandits to dysentery, the family endures all of these challenges in hopes of a better life in Oregon. A free preview will take place Thursday, May 5.

Off-Off Campus: Soup!

Off-Off Campus is the nation’s oldest collegiate improv and sketch comedy group.
Join us for the Spring Quarter Revue! Every Friday from 4th-8th week, Generations 36 will present a never-before-seen comedy show, never to be seen again… unless you’re in a Groundhog Day situation, in which case, we can’t help you. All love, though!
This season will feature pre-glows from UChicago stand-up comedians, Ransom Notes a capella, and even a magician!

TAPS BA Project Presentations

Join us for new work presented by this year’s graduating TAPS majors and minors! Performances include Ah Wing and the Automaton Eagle (7:30p Apr. 28-29), Me/My/Mine: 我，我的，我的 (Apr. 29), Yivdak (6:30p Apr. 30 - May 1), and Pint Sized Plays (6:30p Sundays Apr. 24 - May 22). For more details on locations and times, click here!

New Work Week: Pre-Vaccine, Post Instagram

Come watch Pre-Vaccine, Post Instagram by Lou Gargouri, directed by Eleni Lefakis and Olivia Ward, and featuring Allegra Hatem and Honglan Huang. Tickets are free!
In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic two new roommates get to know each other during lockdown. They share dinner, their feelings on social media as well as their homesickness. Will they end up friends or will the lockdown drive them apart?

Project Day

Hosted by TAPS, Project Day is a quarterly event for the casts and crews of all the shows to meet each other, other performance RSOs, and TAPS staff. Feel free to come even if you are not on a show - it’s a great way to meet theater people and learn about the performance opportunities at UChicago!

Theater[24] Showcase

Theater [24] is a wild ride of a theater festival where students write, produce, direct, rehearse and perform short plays centered around a secret theme all in the span of 24 hours! Come see the culmination of their work, or sign up here to participate!

Spring Auditions

Come audition for King Lear and Scientific Method! Those interested in auditioning should visit this page for more details.

The Light

Not every marriage proposal goes as planned. Loy A. Webb’s The Light introduces us to Rashad and Genesis on what should be one of the happiest days of their lives, but their joy quickly unravels when ground-shifting accusations from the past resurface in this gripping two-character drama. Can their relationship survive the growing divide between them over who – and what – to believe? The Light is a reckoning that unfolds in real-time and peels away the layers of truth, doubt, pain, and, ultimately, the power of love. A free preview will take place Thursday, March 3.

The Heirs

At the annual Von Meyer Christmas Eve party, the youngest generation of the Von Meyer family find their retreat in the back office. But in the wake of the Von Meyer matriarch, Annabelle “Granny Annie” Smith-Von Meyer, the family fortune is on the line. Now, the young Von Meyers must face both the family legacy and their future. A free preview will take place Thursday, Feb. 17.

Amazons and Their Men

The Frau used to direct beautiful films for a fascist government. Now she’s trying to make a film that’s simply beautiful. But when telegrams start to arrive from the Minister of Propaganda, The Frau can no longer ignore the real war outside her sound stage. A darkly comical look at the role of artists during wartime, inspired by the life and work of Leni Riefenstahl. A free preview will take place Thursday, Feb. 17.

Weekend of Workshops

Come see workshopped scenes from Chaos Theory and Fields of Asphodel.

Staged Readings

Come watch staged readings of scenes from six plays written, directed, and performed by students! This is a free event!

Off-Off Campus: UTI (University Theater Improv)

Off-Off Campus is the nation’s oldest collegiate improv and sketch comedy group.
Join us for the Winter Quarter Intergenerational Revue! Every Friday from 4th-8th week, Generations 33, 34, and 35 will present a never-before-seen comedy show, never to be seen again… unless you’re in a Groundhog Day situation, in which case, we can’t help you. All love, though!
This season will feature pre-glows from UChicago stand-up comedians, dance crew, and our very own Generation 36.

cmcbonding: games ‘n’ fun

UT’s quarterly Company Meets Company Bash returns again on the UT Discord! After Project Day, come bond with your company beyond being Zoom boxes, and hang out with other UT friends, new and old! We’ll be playing Jackbox and other games, plus some surprise activities along the way… Anyone in a UT production in this winter, who’s been on a past show, or is looking to get involved is welcome!

Project Day

Hosted by TAPS, Project Day is a quarterly event for the casts and crews of all the shows to meet each other, other performance RSOs, and TAPS staff. This quarter, learn about wellness and self-care in the arts in a workshop led by Colleen Hughes. Feel free to come even if you are not on a show - it’s a great way to meet theater people and learn about the performance opportunities at UChicago!

Theater[24] Showcase

Theater [24] is a wild ride of a theater festival where students write, produce, direct, rehearse and perform short plays centered around a secret theme all in the span of 24 hours! Come see the culmination of their work, or signup here to participate!

Winter Auditions

Come audition for The Heirs, The Light, The Trail to Oregon!, and Winter Workshops: Chaos Theory & Fields of Asphodel! Those interested in auditioning should visit this page for more details.

Love’s Labour’s Lost

Come see the Dean’s Men’s Fall show, classic Shakespeare comedy Love’s Labour’s Lost. A free preview will take place Thursday, Nov 18th at 7:30pm.

Weekend of Workshops

Come see workshopped scenes from two student-written plays: The Heirs and Ah Wing and the Automaton Eagle.

Staged Readings

Come watch staged readings of eight scenes written, directed, and performed by students! This is a free event!

Company Meets Company Bash!

Following Project Day, UT will be hosting an informal social gathering at the Point, accompanied by a bonfire! Come mingle with theater friends while relaxing at the best views Lake Michigan has to offer. Bring your own beverages and snacks.

Project Day

Hosted by TAPS, Project Day is a big quarterly event for the casts and crews of all the shows to meet each other, other performance RSOs, and TAPS staff. This year, it’s also doubling as an open house for new students! Feel free to come even if you are not on a show - it’s a great way to meet theater people and learn about the performance opportunities at UChicago!

Game & Trivia “Night”

Come chill with UT at our week-capping game and trivia “night”! All are invited, from first- to fourth-year; reconnect with old friends, and meet some new ones! Non-formal, just bring yourself and maybe even your brain. Capacity in Logan 028 is capped at 28 people, so depending on turnout, we may ask folks to rotate out of the room.

Theater[24] Showcase

Theater [24] is a wild ride of a theater festival where students write, produce, direct, rehearse and perform short plays centered around a secret theme all in the span of 24 hours! Come see the culmination of their work, or signup here to participate! Tickets are $4 and can be purchased in advance or at the door.

University Theater @ SARF

Learn more about UT from our representatives at the Student Activities & Resource Fair! You might even be able to score some sweet, sweet University Theater merch. The Dean’s Men (Shakespeare performance group) and Off-Off Campus (improv troupe) will be there as well. Learn more here.

Fall Auditions

Come audition for Love’s Labour’s Lost and Fall Workshops: The Heirs & Ah Wing and the Automaton Eagle! Even if you’re not interested in acting, drop in to learn about other opportunities for involvement! Those interested in auditioning should visit this page for more details!