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Theatre UAB is the performance company of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Theatre at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Tickets go on sale Sept. 15. To purchase tickets, call the Alys Stephens Center Box Office at 205-975-2787. Performances will take place even for a limited audience, unless otherwise mandated.
Safety is UAB’s priority. The pandemic is a fluid situation that UAB is monitoring, in consultation with infectious disease and public health experts; performances will be subject to change based on the latest COVID-19 safety guidelines.
Visit the UAB Department of Theatre online at www.uab.edu/cas/theatre, or call the department at 205-934-3236.
Scene from Theatre UAB's production of "The Glass Menagerie," February 2020.Oct. 13-17
Theatre UAB presents “Godspell” (Revised 2012 version)
Celebrate community and inclusion in this masterful retelling of the original sensation, injected with contemporary references and dazzling new arrangements.
- Shows at 7:30 p.m. nightly Oct. 13-16, and 2 p.m. Oct. 17, in the Alys Stephens Center’s Sirote Theatre.
- Admission is $15 and $20; students $6; UAB employees and senior citizens $10.
- Book by John-Michael Tebelak. Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz.
- Directed by Cheryl Hall and Roy Lightner, with choreography by Lightner and musical direction by Carolyn Violi.
Nov. 10-13, 17-19
Theatre UAB presents “Much Ado About Nothing”
One of William Shakespeare’s most delightful and most often produced comedies. Through a hilarious blend of eavesdropping, deception and mistaken identity, a love-struck couple play Cupid for two of their relationship-challenged friends.
- Shows at 7:30 p.m. nightly Nov. 10-13 and Nov. 17-19, and 2 p.m. Nov. 20, in the Alys Stephens Center’s Odess Theatre.
- Admission is $15; students $6; UAB employees and senior citizens $10.
- Directed by Jack Cannon.
Feb. 23-27, 2022
Theatre UAB presents “Noises Off”
Called “the funniest farce ever written,” “Noises Off” presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called “Nothing’s On.” Doors slamming, on- and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play.
- Shows at 7:30 p.m. nightly Feb. 23-26, and 2 p.m. Feb. 27, in the Alys Stephens Center’s Sirote Theatre.
- Admission is $12 and $15; students $6; UAB employees and senior citizens $10.
- Content advisory: adult language.
- By Michael Frayn. Directed by Dennis McLernon.
March 7-11, 2022
Theatre UAB presents “Echo”
Hidden deep in a cave among the mountains of Appalachia, this haunting reimagining of the archaic myth of Echo and Narcissus is the story of a woman resurrecting herself after an abusive relationship leaves her cursed and scattered in the dark. This original play is written by UAB Theatre alumna Rebecca Jones in collaboration with Professor Karla Koskinen and UAB student playwright Brett Everingham.
- Shows at 7:30 p.m. nightly March 7-11, 2022, in the Alys Stephens Center’s Odess Theatre.
- Admission is $15; students $6; UAB employees and senior citizens $10.
- Directed by Rebecca Jones, with musical adaptation and direction by UAB Theatre alumna Alora King.
April 13-17, 2022
Theatre UAB presents “The SpongeBob Musical”
Adapted from the iconic Nickelodeon series, SpongeBob, Patrick, Sandy, Squidward and all of Bikini Bottom face total annihilation — until a most unexpected hero rises to take center stage.
- Shows nightly at 7:30 p.m. April 13-16, and 2 p.m. April 17, in the Alys Stephens Center’s Sirote Theatre.
- Admission is $15 and $20; students $6; UAB employees and senior citizens $10.
- Based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg. Book by Kyle Jarrow. Musical production conceived by Tina Landau.
- Directed by Valerie Accetta and senior Devin Ty Franklin. Musical direction by Carolyn Violi.