The Nevada Conservatory Theatre (NCT) is pleased to announce its 2024-25 season.
"From classic plays to exciting new voices in American theatre, the season promises to be thrilling, thought provoking, joyous, and immediate," says NCT executive director and chair of theatre Kirsten Brandt.
"This is the season about connection. A season that celebrates what joins us in community. Each production asks us to look at connections: how we connected, what connects us, and why we are disconnected."
Discounted season packages are now available. Single ticket sales begin August 13.
Nevada Conservatory Theatre 2024-25 Season
Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
By Anne Washburn
Music by Michael Friedman
Directed by Kirsten Brandt
Judy Bayley Theatre
Previews September 11, 2024
September 12- September 21, 2024
- Critic's Pick! “Downright brilliant.” – The New York Times
- Winner! 2015 Whiting Award for Drama
Join NCT for the 10th anniversary of Anne Washburn’s brilliant dark comedy. After the collapse of civilization, an unlikely group of survivors come together over their remembrance of episodes of The Simpsons. Irreverent, hilarious, and thought-provoking, Mr. Burns is a testament to the power of theatre as it explores how stories can shape our future.
A Skeptic and a Bruja
By Rosa Fernandez
Directed by Guest Artist Delicia Turner Sonnenberg
Black Box Theatre
Previews October 30, 2024
October 31 – November 10, 2024
When Sam and Jess shoot the latest episode of their hit paranormal investigation show "A Skeptic and a Bruja" they are thrown for a loop when their crew member, Remy sees a ghost. The women struggle with their own biases and beliefs as the house they investigate reveals itself to them. Join NCT for the Nevada Premiere.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Sean Boyd
Black Box Theatre
Previews December 4, 2024
December 5 – December 14, 2024
Half larger-than-life conman and half wandering knight, Sir John Falstaff, finds himself down on his luck in the town of Windsor. He decides to reverse his fortune by pursuing two women at once. When Mistress Ford and Mistress Page discover he sent them identical love letters, the women plot their revenge. As they conspire to humiliate Falstaff, Mistress Ford must contend with her husband’s overwrought jealousy and Mistress Page with her daughter’s three suitors. Uproarious, gut-busting, and deliciously ridiculous, Merry Wives of Windsor is Shakespeare’s most rollicking comedy where love finds a way and women get the last laugh.
Shorts: Climate Plays
Paul Harris Theatre
Previews, February 27, 2025
February 28 – March 9, 2025
The Shorts are back but this time, the 10-mintue play festival will focuses on the climate emergency. We are bringing world premiere plays, written by some of the most important voices in American Theatre. This evening promises to be funny and poignant as we tackle one of the most pressing issues of our time.
Wolf Play
By Hansol Jung
Directed by Kinan Valdez
Black Box Theatre
Previews March 27, 2025
March 28 – April 6, 2025
- “A deeply resonant work from one of the American theater’s most complex new voices.” – Chicago Tribune
- Winner! 2023 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play
Join us for the Nevada Premiere of Wolf Play, Hansol Jung’s new play focuses on identity, love, and parenting in a funny, unruly, and provocative theatrical experience. With a wolf and a puppet, the play asks us to consider “What makes a Family?”
Murder on the Orient Express
Based on the book by Agatha Christie
Adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Michael Lugering
Judy Bayley Theatre
Previews May 1, 2025
May 2 – May 11, 2025
“Agatha Christie is not the bestselling novelist in history for nothing, and Ken Ludwig’s adaptation strikes the perfect balance of the cerebral and the comic. Get on board – it’s a great ride.” – Houstonian Magazine
This new adaptation by Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon over Buffalo) captures the spirit of Agatha Christie’s original classic with healthy dose of comedy. Famous detective Hercule Poirot boards a luxury train the famous Orient Express. But enroute to Western Europe from Instanbul, an American tycoon is found stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Poirot must identify the murderer before it is too late.
About the UNLV College of Fine Arts
The College of Fine Arts educates, empowers, and engages creative people to become visionary change-makers in the arts through acts of imagination. At UNLV we believe the arts are an essential good for society. We make education relevant and accessible through our programs and outreach. We create new knowledge in the arts. We celebrate independent thought and the power of bringing people together to foster creativity.
