From Pitt Stages:
Pitt Stages has officially announced their 2026-2027 season, comprised of compelling stories showcasing grit and inner strength that will reflect a common theme of Perseverance. The mix of mainstage productions, musicals, and one-act plays will consist of classical adaptations, modern-day abstraction, and a bohemian musical that celebrates the seasons of life.
Curated by the Pitt Stages Season Selection Committee and led by Co-Chairs Kelly Trumbull and Howard Patterson, this year’s productions embrace the department’s mission to amplify diverse voices and produce stories from multicultural perspectives and theatrical styles. This allows for deeper artistic and educational opportunities for the students, faculty, and community collaborators involved.
More About the Shows
The Fall season will open with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Gloria, a play set in modern times that explores trauma and human connection. Pitt Theatre Arts Head of Performance Ricardo Vila-Roger is set to direct. The show will run from October 16-25.
Pitt Stages will feature a Fall musical which will be directed by Head of MFA Performance Pedagogy Program Cynthia Croot. Hundred Days, by The Bengsons & Sarah Gancher, is a show that centers on embracing life and love with limited time left to live. It will run from November 13-20.
Two student-run One Act Plays will premiere at the same time, from October 2-4, on a split bill. Undergraduates Lila Kelley and Ryder Smith will direct Ethan Coen’s Waiting and Anton Chekov’s The Proposal, translated by Julius West.
The Spring season will present the classic The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and adapted by David Farr and Gîsli Örn Gardarsson, in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh’s Czechoslovak Nationality Room. Theatre Arts Assistant Professor Keelie Sheridan will direct the production, running February 19-28.
The One Act play will be the world premiere of Pittsburgh-Machine, written and directed by Theatre Arts PhD Student Guilherme Meletti Yazbek. The production, which revisits the seminal 1952 Black Mountain College and will include Pittsburgh imagery, will run from February 26-28.
The season will end with Jonathan Larson’s infamous and beloved musical Rent, from April 9-18. Teaching Associate Professor Kelly Trumbull will direct; Teaching Assistant Professor Becki Toth will direct music. This pop culture phenomenon embraces themes of falling in love, finding one’s voice, and belonging within a community.
Ticketing Information
Tickets for the 2026-2027 Pitt Stages season are currently on sale and available to the public. For mainstage productions, general admission tickets are $25, with $15 discounted tickets available for students, artists, and educators. Senior citizen discounted tickets are also available, as well as special rates for group tickets. Please contact the Pitt Stages Box Office for more information: stages@pitt.edu or 412-383-2093. For the Student One-Act Series, admission is free.