We are thrilled to officially announce the highly anticipated Performing Arts Department 2025-2026 production season!
Fall Lineup
A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival
Eating Crow by Kit Hoffmann
Directed by Annamaria Pileggi
Full Fathom Five by Heather Elaine Anderson
Unwelcome Truths by Anna Schwartz
Cold Feet by Rebecca Yang
Directed by Jeffery Matthews
September 26 & 27 at 7:30pm
A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre
Read about the chosen plays and playwrights here.
Little Shop of Horrors
Book by Howard Ashman • Music by Alan Menken • Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Based on the film by Roger Corman, screenplay by Charles Griffith
Directed by William Whitaker
October 24 & 25 and October 31 & November 1 at 7:30 p.m.
October 26 and November 2 at 2:00 p.m.
Edison Theatre
Washington University Dance Theatre
Artistic Direction by David Marchant
November 14 & 15 at 7:30 p.m.
November 16 at 2:00 p.m.
Edison Theatre
Silent Sky
By Lauren Gunderson
Director TBD
November 20, 21 & 22 at 7:30 p.m.
November 22 & 23 at 2:00 p.m.
A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre
Spring Lineup
Our Town
By Thornton Wilder
Directed by Andrea Urice
February 20 & 21 and February 27 & 28 at 7:30 p.m.
February 22 and March 1 at 2:00 p.m.
Edison Theatre
2026 MFA Student Dance Concert
Artistic Direction by Elinor Harrison
March 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Edison Theatre
Washington University Dance Collective: Alchemy
Artistic Direction by Cecil Slaughter & Ryadah Heiskell
April 10 & 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Edison Theatre
WashU Students: Mark your calendars for auditions!
Drama Auditions
Auditions for the A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival, Little Shop of Horrors, Silent Sky and Our Town will take place on August 28 & 29. Callbacks on August 30.
Dance Auditions
Washington University Dance Theatre auditions will take place on Tuesday, September 2 from 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
WashU Dance Collective auditions will take place Thursday, September 4 from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Additional information will be available soon on our auditions website.