Mainstage
There are usually two productions each semester — drawing from genres such as classical and contemporary dramas, new works, issue-orientated plays, and comedies. Students will experience a wide variety of styles, genres, and themes during their time at Concordia.
Our 2026-27 Theatre Season Dates:
“The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” by John Bishop
Directed by Christian Boy
8 p.m. Oct. 1-4, 9
2 p.m. Oct. 10-11
Lab Theatre, Frances Frazier Comstock Theatre
The creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop (in which three chorus girls were murdered by the mysterious “Stage Door Slasher”) assemble for a backer’s audition of their new show at the Westchester estate of a wealthy “angel.” The house is replete with sliding panels, secret passageways and a German maid who is apparently four different people – all of which figure diabolically in the comic mayhem which follows when the infamous “Slasher” makes his reappearance and strikes again – and again. As the composer, lyricist, actors and director prepare their performance, and a blizzard cuts off any possible retreat, bodies start to drop in plain sight, knives spring out of nowhere, masked figures drag their victims behind swiveling bookcases and accusing fingers point in all directions. However, and with no thanks to the bumbling police inspector who comes in to investigate, the mystery is solved in the nick of time and the “Slasher” unmasked – but not before the audience has been treated to a sidesplitting good time and a generous serving of the author’s refreshingly irreverent wit.
“A Chorus Line" by Michael Bennett, James Kirkwood, Nicholas Dante, Marvin Hamlisch, and Edward Kleban
Directed and Choreographed by Audra Bryant
Music Direction by Andrew Steinberg
1 p.m. Nov. 11 (Special High School Matinee)
8 p.m. Nov. 12-14 and 19-21
2 p.m. Nov. 15 and 22
Mainstage, Frances Frazier Comstock Theatre
It’s one singular sensation! The groundbreaking, Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that set a new standard for Broadway is taking the stage at Concordia! A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway ensemble audition. Exploring the inner lives and bittersweet ambitions of professional Broadway performers, the show features one powerhouse number after another, including “What I Did for Love,” “One,” “I Can Do That,” “At the Ballet,” “The Music and the Mirror” and “I Hope I Get It.” A brilliantly complex fusion of song, dance and compellingly authentic drama, A Chorus Line was instantly recognized as a classic.
"Medea" by Euripides and Adapted by Kathy McKean
Directed by Jessica Chipman
8 p.m. Feb. 11-13
2 p.m. Feb. 14
Mainstage, Frances Frazier Comstock Theatre
Kathy McKean’s new adaptation of Euripides’s Medea. In a space between myth and modernity, an outsider watches her life rewritten as her husband trades love for power. Jason trades the woman who saved him for power, and Creon offers exile as “mercy” With no chorus to hide behind, the audience becomes witness and jury, drawn into Medea’s fierce intelligence, corrosive grief and incandescent rage.
“The Pirates of Penzance" by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
Directed by Dr. Robin Griffeath
8 p.m. April 15-17
2 p.m. April 18
Mainstage, Frances Frazier Comstock Theatre
A swashbuckling good time! Ahoy mateys! Get ready for opera on the high seas with Gilbert and Sullivan's popular piratical comedy. The story begins as young Frederic is due to be released from his accidental apprenticeship to a band of pirates; he dreams of living an honorable life dedicated to love. However, a leap year loophole puts his freedom on the line. When the very modern Major-General's doting daughters arrive, hearts are promised, vows are made, and eventually pirates are pardoned in this light-hearted comedy.