The Nevada Conservatory Theatre is proud to announce its 2023-24 season, lead by new theatre chair and NCT executive director Kirsten Brandt.
"I am beyond thrilled to join NCT, UNLV, and the vibrant theater community of Las Vegas. NCT's 23-24 season is innovative and adventurous - with a dash of absurdity. I can't wait to share these dynamic productions with our audiences."
Single ticket sales begin Sept. 3.
Happy Days (Sept. 8-17)
by Samuel Beckett
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.
Directed by Stebos
Black Box Theatre
American La Ronde (October 6 - 22)
By Steven Dietz
From Reigen by Arthur Schnitzler
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.
Directed by Michael Lugering
Black Box Theatre
Cinderella Under the Mistletoe (Nov. 25-Dec. 10)
World Premiere production
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.
Created and directed by Laura Jane James
Judy Bayley Theatre
Shorts: A Festival of Short Plays (Feb. 9-25)
Festival of Short Plays
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.
Black Box Theatre
Mud (March 22-31)
By Maria Irene Fornes
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.
Directed By Norma Saldivar
Black Box Theatre
Pride and Prejudice (April 26-May 5)
A new adaptation of the novel by Jane Austen
By Kate Hamill
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.
Directed by Valerie Rachelle
Judy Bayley Theatre
About the UNLV College of Fine Arts
The UNLV College of Fine Arts, one of the nation's largest fine arts colleges, boldly launches visionaries who transform the global community through collaboration, scholarship, and innovation. Established in 1992, the UNLV CFA encompasses the departments of art, dance, film, theatre, the School of Music, School of Architecture, Entertainment Engineering & Design, and is home to the Performing Arts Center, Nevada Conservatory Theatre, and Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art.
We illuminate the power of the arts amidst breathtaking advancements in science and technology. In doing so, we are creating a global destination at the forefront of transforming arts and design. To accomplish this we encourage agency, inventiveness, problem-solving, and big-idea thinking in our students, faculty, and staff. We make education relevant through evolving curriculum and effective learning outcomes.
