04/30/2026
Announcing the Saint Louis University Theatre & Dance 2026-2027 Main Stage Season!
Mary Jane
By Amy Herzog
October 1-4, 2026
Xavier Hall, Main Stage Theatre
Directed by Nancy Bell
As Mary Jane navigates both the mundane and the unfathomable realities of caring for Alex, her chronically ill young son, she finds herself building a community of women from many walks of life. Mary Jane is Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog’s remarkably powerful and compassionate portrait of a contemporary American woman striving for grace.
MARY JANE is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
The 39 Steps
Adapted by Patrick Barlow, From the novel by John Buchan
November 12-15, 2026
Xavier Hall, Main Stage Theatre
Directed by Lucy Cashion
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a cast of four), an onstage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance!
THE 39 STEPS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
The Glass Menagerie
By Tennessee Williams
February 25-28, 2027
Xavier Hall, Main Stage Theatre
Directed by Nancy Bell
A faded remnant of Southern gentility, Amanda Wingfield lives in poverty with her children, Tom and Laura. Desperate to secure their future, she pressures shy, fragile Laura to find a suitor. When Tom brings Jim to dinner, hope and heartbreak intertwine. Memory, illusion, and longing blur as each character reaches for a better life. The Glass Menagerie is a luminous, deeply moving classic of the American stage.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE (AMATEUR PERFORMANCE RIGHTS) is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service. www.concordtheatricals.com
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Conceived by Rebecca Feldman
Xavier Hall, Main Stage Theatre
April 22-25, 2027
Directed and choreographed by Sara Rae Womack
An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion!
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Tickets go on sale July 1. Email [email protected] to sign up for updates!
