SLU Theatre and Dance Announces 2026-27 Season
Saint Louis University Theatre and Dance has announced the 2026-27 Main Stage Season.
This season explores the stories people carry, the connections that shape communities, and the moments that change people.
Announcing the Saint Louis University Theatre & Dance 2026-2027 Main Stage Season!
Mary Jane by Amy Herzog
- Oct. 1-4, 2026
- Xavier Hall, Main Stage Theatre
- Directed by Nancy Bell
As Mary Jane navigates both the mundane and the unfathomable realities of caring for Alex, her chronically ill young son, she finds herself building a community of women from many walks of life. Mary Jane is Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog’s remarkably powerful and compassionate portrait of a contemporary American woman striving for grace.
"Mary Jane" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
The 39 Steps, Adapted by Patrick Barlow, From the novel by John Buchan
- Nov. 12-15, 2026
- Xavier Hall, Main Stage Theatre
- Directed by Lucy Cashion
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a cast of four), an onstage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance!
"The 39 Steps" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
The Glass Menagerie By Tennessee Williams
- Feb. 25-28, 2027
- Xavier Hall, Main Stage Theatre
- Directed by Nancy Bell
A faded remnant of Southern gentility, Amanda Wingfield lives in poverty with her children, Tom and Laura. Desperate to secure their future, she pressures shy, fragile Laura to find a suitor. When Tom brings Jim to dinner, hope and heartbreak intertwine. Memory, illusion, and longing blur as each character reaches for a better life. The Glass Menagerie is a luminous, deeply moving classic of the American stage.
"The Glass Menagerie" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
- Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman
- Xavier Hall, Main Stage Theatre
- April 22-25, 2027
- Directed and choreographed by Sara Rae Womack
An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion.
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
Tickets go on sale Wednesday, July 1. Email produce.theatre@slu.edu to sign up for audition information.
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to audition and participate in technical roles.