Theatre MRU

Student actors. Established playwrights. Welcoming theatre. Discover a new theatre experience this year with Theatre MRU.

The Department of Theatre, Speech and Music Performance provides real-world theatre training both onstage and behind the scenes. Students gain experience through practical, hands-on courses and projects. Production work is a key component of the program, and each year, students mount and perform three plays by renowned authors. Change your entertainment mix by checking out these exciting public performances.

This summer, Shakespeare in the Park is returning to Prince's Island Park from June 27 to August 11, 2012.

Theatre MRU also presents Have Theatre Will Travel, an in-school tour program.

2012/2013 Theatre Season

Hamlet 
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Ian Prinsloo
Nickle Theatre November 22 - 24, 27-30, December 1 @ 7:30pm
$18 Adults, $15 Seniors/Students
1/2 price November 27-29 only.

One of the greatest plays by the world’s greatest playwright, Hamlet pits the white-hot rebellion of youth against the stale propriety of expectation and tradition. With his father the King of Denmark newly dead, and his mother the Queen newly married to his father’s usurping brother, young prince Hamlet is hurtled down a course of ambition, murder, discovery, and vengeance that strips him of love, of family, and of his own fragile identity. Hamlet is an emotional and psychological thriller – a hot-blooded look at how an ambitious young prince battles a world of political intrigue, deception, incest and violence.

The Rocky Horror Show
by Richard O'Brien
Directed by Mark Bellamy
Wright Theatre March 28 - 30, April 2-4, & 6 @ 7:30pm
Midnight Showings: March 29 and April 6 only.
No Performance on April 5.

$20 Adults, $15 Seniors/Students
No half price tickets for this show.

A cult classic musical, "Rocky" tells the story of two clean cut kids, Brad Majors and Janet Weiss, who run into car trouble and seek help at the site of light down the road. Little do they know it's coming from the place where Dr. Frank N Furter is in the midst of his maniacal experiments. The play is a rock musical, a spoof of science fiction movies, and a bizarre story of seduction and sexual confusion.With songs like "Damn it Janet", "Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me" and "The Time Warp" and just the right amount of over-the-top antics you are absolutely sure to have an enjoyable experience.

After all there’s no crime in giving yourself over to pleasure – is there?. Audience participation is a must.

Reserve your tickets by calling 403.440.8889