University Theatre

Current Season


Big River

musical     November 6-21 2009

The Tony-award winning musical based on Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Hucklebery Finn.” BIG RIVER traces Huckleberry Finn’s adventures on the Mississippi river with Jim, Tom Sawyer, and a host of memorable characters in a rollicking musical that celebrates both the scathing political humor and buoyant human spirit of hope in Twain’s classic tale.

John Schmor directs

The Good Doctor

comedy    January 15-30 2010

This Neil Simon comedy based on short stories of  the great Anton Chekhov was a Broadway hit with its quirky characters and memorable sketches revealing the humor in life’s so-called “tragic” circumstances.

Theresa Dudeck directs

2010 Faculty Dance Concert

dance      February 4, 5, 6 2010

For the first time in 20 years the Robinson stage will see exciting new contemporary dance works choreographed by the UO dance faculty.

Burning Vision

drama     February 26 - March 13 2010

A drama by Marie Clements, based on the intersecting histories of Bear Lake, Canada, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Hiroshima Japan.

“A love story across time and space that asks ‘what if we understood the affects of our actions?’ ‘what if we forgive?’”

Theresa May directs

The Highest Tide

mystery      April 16 - May 1 2010

Based on the novel by Olympia author Jim Lynch, we follow Miles O’Malley as he explores the Puget Sound tidal flats near his home, in this coming of age story.

Bobby Vrtis directs

Annelie in the Depths of the Night

fable      May 21 - June 5 2010

Somewhere between waking and sleeping, Annelie journeys into the depths of the night. Along the way she meets a daffy cast of characters in a delightful adventure for audiences young and old. Based on the children’s fable Imme Dros, adapted for the stage by Jennifer Schlueter.

John Schmor directs