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Theatre Arts 2026-27 Season

Finding the Path

We are pleased to offer a full season back in the Helfaer Theatre this season which we have entitled Finding the Path. Characters throughout our season struggle to find their way, whether toward true love, new art forms, breaking a curse, or to find a place to bury treasure! We hope your path leads to Marquette Theatre to enjoy them all!

For questions about performances, please contact the Helfaer Box Office.

Tickets now available

The Seagull

A classic by Anton Chekhov, translation by Tom Stoppard

Oct. 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 @ 7:30 pm

Oct. 4, 11 @ 2:30 pm

This humorous tragedy about unrequited love, the challenges of art, and unfulfilled potential is a must see. Enjoy the dramatic union of two geniuses of the stage - a classic by Chekhov masterfully translated by the contemporary playwright, Tom Stoppard. (Warning: Adult Content)

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The Thanksgiving Play

A comedy by Larissa FastHorse

Nov. 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 @ 7:30 pm
Nov. 15, 21, 22 @ 2:30 pm

Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’s wickedly funny satire. A small troupe of liberal teaching artists scrambles to create a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving play for kids. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t go smoothly!

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How I Became a Pirate

A Theatre for Young Audiences musical
Book, Music and Lyrics by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman

Jan. 16, 17, 23, 24 @ 2:30 pm

Sail off on a family-fun swashbuckling musical! When a band of comical pirates come ashore looking for an expert digger to join the crew, Braid Beard and his mates enlist young Jeremy Jacob to help find the perfect spot to bury treasure. While adventuring can be fun, Jeremey also learns that love and home are treasures you can’t find on a map! BUY TICKETS

Into the Woods

An enchanting musical
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine

Apr. 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 @ 7:30 pm
Apr. 4, 11 @ 2:30 pm

A childless baker, a milk-less cow, and a lost slipper are just some of the challenges faced by storybook characters when they journey into the woods! The enchanting story exposes some complicated consequences of “happily ever after”.  Enjoy Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece featuring an unforgettable score.

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