Theatre Productions

Theatre serves as a vital component of the university's artistic and educational mission. It provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the theatrical arts, including acting, directing, playwriting, and stage design. The department fosters creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking through hands-on production experience and theoretical studies. By staging diverse performances, it also enriches the cultural life of the university and the wider community, promoting engagement with a variety of social, historical, and artistic themes.
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Your talents and enthusiasm are welcome and needed! Whether you're a student, faculty, staff, or community member, there's a role for you to play in bringing our exciting theatrical projects to life. Check our Auditions, Get Involved and Work With Us pages for upcoming opportunities.

Current Production

Purple text portrait of Hannah Greene as Sugar
Tiny Beautiful Things

Sep 24

University of Alaska Fairbanks Department of Theatre and Film presents Tiny Beautiful Things, written by Cheryl Strayed, adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos and directed by Rachel Blackwell

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Past Theatre Productions

  • Purple text portrait of Hannah Greene as Sugar

    Tiny Beautiful Things

    September 24, 2024

    University of Alaska Fairbanks Department of Theatre and Film presents Tiny Beautiful Things, written by Cheryl Strayed, adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos and directed by Rachel Blackwell

  • Cast of Something in the Living Room by Kavelina Torres. (Left to Right) Hank Nuwer as the Professor; Donetta Tritt as Cora Alice Jane; Skyler Ray Benson Davis as Cowboy; Tim Ott as FatCat. © MAYA SALGANEK

    Something in the Living Room

    March 29, 2024

    UAF Department of Theatre & Film’s presents a Tuma Theatre production, Something In The Living Room, written and directed by UAF Associate Professor of Indigenous Media, Kavelina Torres. Multimedia Performances will take place in the Lee H. Salisbury Lab Theatre from March 29-April 7, 2024.

  • Ashlee stands up on desk

    Dance Nation

    November 10, 2023

    The UAF Department of Theatre & Film presents the Pulitzer Prize Nominated play, Dance Nation, written by Clare Barron and directed by Daniel Ponickly, in the Lee H. Salisbury Lab Theatre from November 10-19, 2023.

  • Tumyaraq-qaa production photo

    Tumyaraq-qaa

    March 31, 2023

    The UAF Department of Theatre & Film invites the community to a live studio-audience filming of the TV pilot Tumyaraq-qaa, written and directed by Kavelina Torres, in the Lee H. Salisbury Lab Theatre from March 31 - April 2, 2023.

  • The Shape of Things

    February 24, 2023

    UAF Theatre presented "The Shape of Things" by Neil LaBute and directed by Rachel Blackwell on Feb. 24 - Mar. 5, 2023 at the Salisbury Theatre.

Theatre Production Archive