Nevada Conservatory Theatre Season 2023-2024
Season 2023-2024
Happy Days
by Samuel Beckett
Directed by Stebos
Sept 8- Sept 17 Black Box Theatre
Buried waist-deep in a mound of earth, the ever chatty, seemingly optimistic, and resilient Winnie reminisces about happier days. Time, marriage, disappointment, and existence collide in Samuel Beckett's absurdist tragicomedy masterpiece. This dazzling one woman tour-de-force production is a relentless existential search to find meaning in relationships that bind one person to another and to times past, times present, and the future. Featuring the effervescent Kymberly Luke Mellen as Winnie, Happy Days is produced in partnership with Vegas Theatre Company.
“Here all is strange.”
― Samuel Beckett, Happy Days
American La Ronde
By Steven Dietz
From Reigen by Arthur Schnitzler
Directed by Michael Lugering
October 6 - 22 Black Box Theatre
Ten strangers' sexual encounters reveal how primal human instincts can shatter the social constructs that bind one person to another. Provocative, funny, and highly theatrical, playwright Steven Dietz’s riveting re-imagining of Arthur Schnitzler’s 1903 banned play Reigen, places these lovers in the heart of contemporary America sexual politics.
“I am just as much the lips that I have kissed …”
― Albert Camus
Cinderella, a Pantomime for Las Vegas
World Premiere production
Created and directed by Laura Jane James
Nov 25 - Dec 9 Judy Bayley Theatre
Cinderella wants to go to the ball. Her stepmother wants to keep her from going. Can her fairy godmother help her get to the party of the year? Set in a mythical kingdom that looks a lot like Las Vegas, this wacky and ridiculous world premiere production will delight families of all ages. British director Laura James leads the creation of this new reimagining of the classic Cinderella fairy tale in the style of the British Panto where slapstick, hilarity, and irreverent humor reign supreme.
SHORTS
Festival of Short Plays
Feb 9 -25 Black Box Theatre
Join NCT for an evening of short plays that will move and inspire you. A short play is nimble. A short play is surprising. They are poignant, fun, and irreverent. Directed by local Las Vegas artists, Shorts will be an evening not to be missed.
Mud
By Maria Irene Fornes
Directed By Norma Saldivar
March 22- March 31
Black Box Theatre
In this uncompromising drama about a people living in bleak poverty, a hopeful young woman is determined to overcome insurmountable circumstances. Mud is a contemporary classic by one of the most influential playwrights of the 20th century who influenced the shape of American Theatre, Maria Irene Fornes.
“I’m going to die clean…You can stay in the mud.”
– Maria Irene Fornes, Mud
Pride and Prejudice
A new adaptation of the novel by Jane Austen
By Kate Hamill
Directed by Valerie Rachelle
Judy Bayley Theatre
April 26- May 5, 2024
Finding your perfect match can be daunting and Elizabeth Bennett has no desire to attach herself to anyone, let alone the dashing and infuriating Mr. Darcy. Bold, surprising, and hilarious, Kate Hamill’s highly theatrical adaptation of Jane Austin’s classic tale of latent love is absurdly delightful.
“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve”
– Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Season Packages
The Classics Package: Cinderella and Pride & Prejudice
(15% off savings) - $51 per season ticket
Season tickets need to be purchased through the box office. Online sales are not available.
Box Office:
702-895-ARTS (2787)
Tuesday–Saturday: 12 p.m.–6 p.m.
Single Ticket Information
Ticket Type | Cost |
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Adults | $30 |
Seniors, Military, Persons with disability, UNLV faculty, staff, and alumni | $25 |
Students | $15 |
Groups of 10+ | Inquire at the PAC BOX Office |