Arcadia University Theater productions are directed, designed and choreographed by professional artists from Philly’s vibrant theater scene. Find information here about the 2024-25 season, production exclusives, ticket links, and Arcadia’s Theater Arts programs.
Up next….
Urinetown, music by Mark Hollman, lyrics by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis
Directed by Kevin Glaccum
Performances November 14-17, 2024
A sidesplitting sendup of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.
In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he’s had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!
Inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, Urinetown is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. Praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be, Urinetown catapults the “comedic romp” into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter.
All tickets are “Pay What You Can.”
Coming soon….
Big Love, by Charles L. Mee
Directed by Jonny Silver
Performances February 20-23, 2025
She Kills Monsters, by Qui Nguyen
Directed by Justin Jain
Performances April 10-13, 2025
Highlights from 2023-24
Arcadia students get surprise Zoom visit from Broadway star Jonathan Groff
At a recent rehearsal for Arcadia Theater’s production of Spring Awakening: the Musical, Arcadia students got a surprise visit on Zoom from Broadway star Jonathan Groff (Hamilton, Merrily We Roll Along). Groff starred in the original Broadway cast of Spring Awakening along with the director of our production, Robi Hager. Our cast sang the musical’s closing number, “Purple Summer” for him. You can see the videos and more at our Instagram account.
Listen and Learn: “Yes, And” podcast
Theater Arts’ student marketing and PR team bring the making of our productions to the forefront with a new podcast and video series, “Yes, And”. Listen on Spotify or Spotify for Podcasters or watch on YouTube.
Recently Onstage
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Photos by John Flak
Highlights from 2023 – 24 Production Season
Photos by Daniel Kontz
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