On Stage
A New Brain
Music & Lyrics by William Finn & Book by Finn & James Lapine | Directed by Cooper Ellis & Roy Lightner | Musical Direction by Carolyn Violi
October 12-16, 2022
By the Tony Award-winning authors of Falsettos, here is an energetic, sardonic, often comical musical about a composer during a medical crisis. (Strong language & mature themes.)
Sense & Sensibility
By Kate Hamill | Directed by Santiago Sosa
November 9-12, 16-19, 2022
A playful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel 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.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
By Tom Stoppard | Directed by Dennis McLernon
February 22-25 @ 7:30pm; February 26 @ 2pm
Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet as told from the worm's-eye view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare's play.
Sanctuary City
By Martyna Majok | Directed by Bailey Dumlao
March 6-10, 2023
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright returns with an unforgettable account of two young immigrants fighting to establish a place for themselves and each other in America. (Strong language & mature themes.)
Tour Showcase 1: Alice in Wonderland + Loving Shakespeare
August 31, 2022
Tour Showcase 2: Heroes vs Villains + Contemporary Broadway
September 1, 2022
Freshman Showcase
September 30, 2022
Don't Ask
A WORLD PREMIERE written by UAB Theatre Alum Hayley Procacci | Directed by Karla Koskinen
September 27, 2025
Don't Ask is a staged reading at Red Mountain Theatre as part of The Human Rights New Works Festival. A former ROTC graduate and commissioned second lieutenant fights a deeply personal battle. Based on true events.
Dead Man's Cell Phone
By Sarah Ruhl | Directed by Santiago Sosa
October 15-19, 2025
Answering a stranger’s incessantly ringing cell phone leads a troubled woman to confront her own assumptions about morality, mortality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world.
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Music by Steven Lutvak | Lyrics by Steven Lutvak & Robert L. Freedman | Book by Robert L. Freedman | Based on a novel by Roy Horniman | Directed by Valerie Accetta | Music Direction by Jonathan Parks
November 12-15, 2025; November 16, 2025
A distant heir to a family fortune sets out to speed up the line of succession by using a great deal of charm... and a dash of murder.
Don't Ask
A WORLD PREMIERE written by UAB Theatre Alum Hayley Procacci | Co-Directed by Karla Koskinen and Hayley Procacci
February 25-28, 2025; March 1, 2026
A former ROTC graduate and commissioned second lieutenant fights a deeply personal battle. Based on true events.
Murder on the Orient Express
Written by Agatha Christie | Directed by Kelley Schoger
March 25-28, 2026; March 29, 2026
An American tycoon lies dead in their Orient Express compartment and the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the killer – in case they decide to strike again!
Dear Evan Hansen
Music & Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Book by Steven Levenson | Directed & Choreographed by Roy Lightner | Musical Direction by Anthony Smith
April 3-19, 2026
Dear Evan Hansen is a co-production with Red Mountain Theatre.
A high school senior with social anxiety invents an important role for himself in a tragedy that he did not earn.
UAB Theatre Tour Showcase I
The Rainbow Fish + Star-Cross’d (Romeo & Juliet, abridged)
September 13, 2025 at 2pm
The Sirote Theatre/Alys Stephens Center
Free Admission
UAB Theatre Tour Showcase II
Dynamic Duos + Leading Ladies of Broadway
September 13, 2025 at 6pm
The Sirote Theatre/Alys Stephens Center
Free Admission
Freshman Showcase
October 4, 2025 at 7:30pm
The Sirote Theatre/Alys Stephens Center
Free Admission
Performance Showcase
December 9, 2025 at 6pm
Hulsey Recital Hall/Hulsey Center for the Arts
Free Admission
The ASC is easy to find on Birmingham's Southside, at 1200 10th Avenue South. Parking is free for most events, with a shuttle service running from area hotels. Read more about the Alys Stephens Center here.
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We've produced hundreds of full-length shows in our Department's history, plus short films, student showcases, and more than 100 original ten-minute plays. Our touring groups perform all over the state and our alumni are working professionally all over the country.
Our plays are cast entirely, with very rare exceptions, from the student body. In our auditions, equal consideration is given to freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Students who demonstrate exceptional ability are frequently allowed to design and even direct our main-season productions.
Our stages are stars in their own rights: the Sirote Theatre and the Odess Theatre, both in the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center in Birmingham's Southside.