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LSU Theatre Announces its 2025-2026 Season

BATON ROUGE, LA – March 28, 2025 – The LSU School of Theatre today announced its 2025-26 season, featuring nine compelling plays and two special events focused on dance, physical theatre and film.
Highlights of the season include Maggie Smith's intriguing period drama "The Courtship of Winifred Edwards," and the heartwarming holiday favorite, that is written as a sequel to Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice, "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley" by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. This promises to be an unforgettable year of theatre.
The LSU Theatre's schedule includes three seasons and two special events. The Mainstage Season showcases undergraduate actors in two major productions. Swine Palace, the professional theatre associated with LSU Theatre, features graduate students, faculty, and professional guest artists. The Lab Season presents smaller, student-directed shows.

LSU Theatre Mainstage Season:
● The Courtship of Winifred Edwards by Maggie Smith, October 2 – 12, Shaver Theatre. Set in 1890s America, this play tells the story of two families becoming one after a misplaced handkerchief at a dinner party.
● TBA, April 16 – 26

Swine Palace Season:
● Miss Bennet Christmas at Pemberly by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, November 6 – 16, Reilly Theatre. A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, this play focuses on the bookish middle sister Mary as she hopes for independence and love when the family gathers for Christmas.
● The Totality of All Things by Erik Gernand, January 29 – February 8, Shaver Theatre. This play explores the challenges faced by a high school newspaper advisor when an anti-gay hate crime occurs.

Special Events:
● 2026 DANCE CONCERT AND PHYSICAL THEATRE SHOWCASE, May 1 - 2, Shaver Theatre
● TAKE FILM FESTIVAL, May 3, Shaver Theatre

LSU Lab Season:
● Night, Mother by Marsha Norman, directed by Heather Isaacks, October 7 – 12, Studio Theatre
● World Builders by Johnna Adams, directed by Rowan Jalso, October 28 – November 2, Studio Theatre
● I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire by Samantha Hurley, directed by Ricardo Mendoza, November 18 – 23, Studio Theatre
● Hand to God by Robert Askins, directed by Ethan Hood, February 24 – March 1, Studio Theatre
● Two Sisters and a Piano by Nilo Cruz, directed by Blair Bernard, March 24 – 29, Studio Theatre

Season tickets are now available through the LSU Theatre website (www.lsu.edu/cmda/theatre) or by calling 225-773-1329.

Photos of the LSU School of Theatre venues and photos of this season’s recent productions photos are to the press are available upon request.

For more press information, contact Vastine Stabler at the LSU School of Theatre ([email protected]).