Theatre UCF produces a full season of contemporary and classic plays and musicals each year at the University of Central Florida and downtown during UCF Celebrates the Arts. Each summer, Theatre UCF produces a new play festival called Pegasus PlayLab that invites playwrights from around the country to hold public workshops and readings in collaboration with our students and faculty. From dramas to comedies and theatre for young audiences to works tackling today’s pressing issues, there is something for everyone at Theatre UCF!
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Schedule
Theatre UCF 2021-22 Season
Theatre UCF explores the question, “what does it mean to be an American?” in a season of works by contemporary American playwrights that tackle experiences from the complexities of adolescence to the ups and downs of adulthood, from losing everything to finding the love of your life.
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September 23 – October 3, 2021 • TBA
The Wolves
Nine competitive high school soccer players navigate the wins, losses and rivalries on and off the astro-turf, a striking and vulnerable account of what it means to be a teenager and teammate.
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October 14 – October 24, 2021 • Main Stage Theatre
First Date
Casual drinks at dinner spiral into humor, horror and humility of embarking on a first date, with surprises, and maybe even true love, around every corner in this musical comedy.
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November 12 – November 21, 2021 • Black Box Theatre
Welcome to the Moon and Other One Acts
Experience the tantalizing, romantic and bittersweet writing of Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley with his one acts: The Red Coat, Down and Out, Let Us Go into the Starry Night, Out West, A Lonely Impulse of Delight, and Welcome to the Moon.
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January 27 – February 6, 2022 • Main Stage Theatre
Indecent
A deeply moving and emotional story about the thirst for freedom, the fight against marginalization and the risks people take to defend the heart-stirring power of art.
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February 17 – February 27, 2022 • Black Box Theatre
Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine
A satirical yet cautionary tale of struggling to understand what it means to be a black woman amidst the constructs of society, and the trials of returning to family roots.
UCF Celebrates the Arts
UCF Celebrates the Arts, a festival showcasing creativity, innovation and collaboration from Orlando’s hometown university, occurs annually at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in April.
Schedule is subject to change.
Health and Safety Protocols
Our events will adhere guidelines from the University of Central Florida.
Patrons should expect the following safety measures:
- Anyone attending events on campus are encouraged to complete the Visitor COVID Self-Checker prior to arriving on campus
- Patrons are encouraged to wear at a mask at all times
- Patrons are encouraged to keep physical distance between other patrons not in their party
- Seating will be first-come, first-serve, and once you are seated, we ask that you please remain in your seat until you are dismissed except in the case of an emergency
