Upcoming Productions
The Schoolcraft College Theatre Department and
the James M. Hartman Theatre
proudly present the
2025-2026 Theatre Season!
New this season:
Performances on Friday and Saturday
evening at 7:30 pm
Saturday afternoon performances at 2 pm
Reduced ticket prices:
$15 General Admission; $10 Students
A PAIR OF KINGS
New adaptations on Sophocles’ OEDIPUS REX and Jarry’s UBU ROI
Written and directed by Paul Beer
These timeless stories are retold as one-act plays with contemporary language, humor, and even music, to poke at today’s political challenges.
The hubris of Oedipus and the madness of Ubu stand front and center in this contemporary retelling of these classic stories, and highlight our present manic political landscape. Aristotle wrote that Sophocles’ Oedipus was the best example of Greek tragedy. Our version retains the tragedy and adds modern language, humor, and music. Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi was the first absurdist play and was a retelling of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The play caused a minor riot at its premiere in Paris in 1896. We retain Ubu’s absurdity, and allow him to mirror some of today’s political drama.
Performance Dates: November 7 & 8 at 7:30 pm, and November 8 at 2 pm
MAESTRO
Written and directed by Michael Alan Herman
In this romantic farce, the Maestro to the king dies in 18th century Vienna and two genius composers compete to claim the royal position. Through love, pistols at dawn, and outrageous sarcasm, one of them remains a misunderstood genius while the other becomes the maestro.
Performance dates: April 10 & 11 at 7:30 pm, and April 11 at 2 pm
