Performances 2024-2025 Season

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See Them Here First

Before they hit Broadway and professional stages across the country, they put their skills into practice at CMU. See tomorrow’s designers, directors, dramaturgs, managers, performers, and technicians TODAY on stage and behind-the-scenes in our season of plays and musicals!

Studio Series

The Studio Series features student directed productions by second-year MFA directors and senior undergraduate directors. These productions feature the junior and senior acting and music theater classes.

Tickets are free and because seating is extremely limited, these productions are primarily geared toward the School of Drama community and friends and family of the students involved.

Attending a Performance

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Parking

On evenings and weekends, free parking is available at the Morewood Parking Lot, accessible via Morewood Avenue, across Forbes Avenue from the Purnell Center.

PAID parking will be available in the East Campus Garage for $11 on evenings and weekends.

Visit cmu.edu/parking/park/visitor.html for the most up-to-date pricing and info.

Limited handicap accessible parking is available in the Warner Hall lot, located behind the Purnell Center. You must have a state-issued permit plate or placard to use these spaces. Call the box office (412-268-2407) for further directions.


Content Advisories

The School of Drama provides content and sensory advisories for its productions. If you choose to read the advisories linked below, please be aware that they may reveal elements of the plot prior to viewing. While the school does not have a policy on admission for children, parents are urged to use their own discretion when considering what is appropriate.

For any questions regarding production content, please email Maria Stoy, Box Office Manager at mstoy@andrew.cmu.edu.

Tickets

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Purchase Individual Tickets

Individual tickets are available to purchase in advance for “John Proctor is the Villain,” “Mr. Burns – A Post-Electric Play,” “Ghosts,” “The Inseparables,” and “Titanic.” All other shows are free, but have extremely limited seating, which will be available to reserve online beginning at 12pm the day before each performance.

Student, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, and Senior discounts available.


Subscriptions

Support our students work AND save money by subscribing! Our subscriptions series includes “John Proctor is the Villain,” “Mr. Burns – A Post-Electric Play,” “Ghosts,” “The Inseparables,” and “Titanic.” You can select a 3, 4, or 5-play subscription.

Student, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, and Senior discounts available.

Call the box office at (412) 268-2407 or subscribe online below.


Contact the Box Office

The School of Drama Box Office is open Monday–Friday, 12pm–5pm. On dates with performances, the Box Office will open 90 minutes before showtime.

Contact the box office by phone – (412) 268-2407 – or by email – box-office@andrew.cmu.edu.

The Box Office is located inside the lobby of the Purnell Center for the Arts on CMU’s campus.

Frequently Asked Questions