The seventh annual festival dedicated to developing plays by emerging playwrights
May 30–June 14
Find Out More2025-26 Season
We invite you to experience our six-show academic season, which features a variety of theatrical genres and forms selected for student education and audience engagement. The 2025-26 season features two musicals and four plays, spanning a wide range of styles—from award-winning musicals to physical comedy and Greek Tragedy. The first five productions will take place on UCF’s campus in the Black Box and Mainstage theatres, while the spring musical Legally Blonde will headline UCF’s annual arts festival UCF Celebrates the Arts at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
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September 18 – September 28, 2025 • Black Box Theatre
The River Bride
Immerse yourself in a lyrical tale centered on two sisters, Helena and Belmira. Inspired by Brazilian folklore, this beautiful play explores the depths of life's relationships.
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October 16 – October 26, 2025 • Main Stage Theatre
Urinetown: The Musical
Imagine yourself in a dystopian city where a water shortage has made private restrooms illegal, and citizens must pay to use public restrooms. Now get ready to laugh as this winner of three Tony Awards somehow turns a public crisis into a hilarious musical satire.
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November 13 – November 23, 2025 • Black Box Theatre
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Laugh along with this dysfunctional family as they navigate sibling rivalry, personal reinvention and unexpected change. This bittersweet comedy is inspired by Anton Chekhov's classic plays.
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January 29 – February 8, 2026 • Main Stage Theatre
One Man, Two Guvnors
Follow one man's laughable attempt to serve two guvnors at the same time. A master class in physical comedy, this hilarious farce is based on Carlo Goldoni's The Servant of Two Masters.
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February 26 – March 8, 2026 • Black Box Theatre
The Bacchae
Experience an electrifying take on Euripides' tale of gods, power and chaos. First performed in 407 B.C.E., this Greek Tragedy powerfully resonates with modern audiences.
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April 9 – April 12, 2026 • Walt Disney Theater
Legally Blonde
Join Elle Woods, sorority sister turned Harvard Law student, on a musical journey to defy expectations. Presented as part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2026 at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Theatre UCF at UCF Celebrates the Arts 2025
The 2024-25 season recently closed with five performances of Fiddler on the Roof, and one final performance of The Last Firefly.
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April 10 – April 13, 2025 • Walt Disney Theater
Fiddler on the Roof
Experience the timeless magic of Fiddler on the Roof, a cherished theatrical masterpiece brought to life by Tony winner Joseph Stein and Pulitzer Prize winners Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick.
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Sunday, April 13, 2025, 1:00 p.m. • Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater
The Last Firefly
Theatre UCF’s Theatre for Young Audiences graduate program brings to life Naomi Iizuka’s electrifying mythical tale of Boom, son of Thunder.