ACADEMICS

Season Overview

2026-2027 Season

The Winter’s Tale

By William Shakespeare

Dates: Sept. 17-20 & Sept. 24-26

Thursday to Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Shakespeare Upon Avon is an award-winning outdoor theatre festival performed in beautiful Lake Norcentra Park on Rochester Christian University’s campus. Don’t miss this year’s epic tale of jealousy, loss and redemption. Grab a lawn chair or picnic blanket and join us for The Winter’s Tale!

Our Sunday matinee will take place in our fully accessible, indoor space: the RAC Theater. All other performances will take place outdoors in the Pit Theater. Accessing the Pit requires walking down 15 steps with railings. We recommend bringing a jacket or blanket to stay warm as it cools off in the evening.

Rating: PG-13

Tickets: rcu.ludus.com

Twelve Angry Jurors (November)

Twelve Angry Jurors

by Reginald Rose and adapted by Sherman L. Sergel

Dates: Nov. 12-15 & Nov. 19-22

Thursday to Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. “He doesn’t stand a chance,” mutters the guard as the 12 jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. It looks like an open-and-shut case — until one of the jurors begins opening the others’ eyes to the facts. With each juror revealing his or her own character as the various testimonies are re-examined, the murder is re-enacted and a new murder threat is born before their eyes!

Rating: PG-13

Tickets: rcu.ludus.com

Produced by special arrangement with the Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois.

Eleemosynary (February)

Eleemosynary

by Lee Blessing

Dates: Feb. 18-21

Friday & Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Staged with utmost simplicity using platforms and a few props, Eleemosynary probes into the delicate relationship of three singular women: the grandmother, Dorothea, who has sought to assert her independence through strong-willed eccentricity; her brilliant daughter, Artie, who has fled the stifling domination of her mother; and Artie’s daughter, Echo, a child of exceptional intellect – and sensitivity – whom Artie has abandoned to an upbringing by Dorothea.

Rating: PG

Tickets: rcu.ludus.com

Eleemosynary is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service. www.concordtheatricals.com

The Olympians (April)

The Olympians, a Muse-ical

book by Cara Reichel & musical arrangements by Peter Mills

Dates: April 15-18 & April 22-25

Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Three Greek goddesses: Athena, Aphrodite and Artemis, engage in a bet about how to best advance women’s place in the world. They make a wager to determine which is the most powerful tool: a top-notch mind, a loving heart or a fighting spirit? Each goddess chooses one mortal girl, plucked from obscurity, and sets each of the three girls on a quest to prove their point. When the male gods catch wind of the mortals’ plans, they use their powers to make the quests much more treacherous than the goddesses intended.

Rating: PG

Tickets: rcu.ludus.com

The Olympians is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036 www.theatricalrights.com.