Performances
See Them Here First
Before they hit Broadway and professional stages across the country, they put their skills into practice at CMU. See tomorrow’s designers, directors, dramaturgs, managers, performers, and technicians TODAY on stage and behind-the-scenes in our season of plays and musicals!
Subscription Series
The Subscription Series features faculty and guest-directed productions, as well as our two MFA directors’ thesis projects. These productions are larger in scale and feature the acting and music theater senior class in leading roles.
Tickets for these productions are on sale to the public and are included in our subscription packages.
Click here for tickets, or call the Box Office at 412-268-2407.
Studio Series
The Studio Series features student directed productions by second-year MFA directors and senior undergraduate directors. These productions feature the junior and senior acting and music theater classes.
Tickets are free and because seating is extremely limited, these productions are primarily geared toward the School of Drama community and friends and family of the students involved.
Tickets are made available to reserve online beginning at 12pm the day before each performance.
Special Events
Stay tuned for more special events coming to the 2025/2026 season at CMU Drama!
Attending a Performance
Parking
On evenings and weekends, free parking is available at the Morewood Parking Lot, accessible via Morewood Avenue, across Forbes Avenue from the Purnell Center.
PAID parking will be available in the East Campus Garage for $11 on evenings and weekends.
Visit cmu.edu/parking/park/visitor.html for the most up-to-date pricing and info.
Limited handicap accessible parking is available in the Warner Hall lot, located behind the Purnell Center. You must have a state-issued permit plate or placard to use these spaces. Call the box office (412-268-2407) for further directions.
Content Advisories
The School of Drama provides content and sensory advisories for its productions. If you choose to read the advisories linked below, please be aware that they may reveal elements of the plot prior to viewing. While the school does not have a policy on admission for children, parents are urged to use their own discretion when considering what is appropriate.
For any questions regarding production content, please email Maria Stoy, Box Office Manager at mstoy@andrew.cmu.edu.
Tickets
Purchase Individual Tickets
Individual tickets are available to purchase in advance for “The House of Bernarda Alba,” “In the Red and Brown Water,” “Hurricane Diane,” “Arcadia,” and “Company.” All other shows are free, but have extremely limited seating, which will be available to reserve online beginning at 12pm the day before each performance.
Student, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, and Senior discounts available.
Subscriptions
Support our students work AND save money by subscribing! Our subscriptions series includes “The House of Bernarda Alba,” “In the Red and Brown Water,” “Hurricane Diane,” “Arcadia,” and “Company.” You can select a 3, 4, or 5-play subscription.
Student, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, and Senior discounts available.
Call the box office at (412) 268-2407 or subscribe online below.
Contact the Box Office
The School of Drama Box Office is open Monday–Friday, 12pm–5pm. On dates with performances, the Box Office will open 90 minutes before showtime.
Contact the box office by phone – (412) 268-2407 – or by email – box-office@andrew.cmu.edu.
The Box Office is located inside the lobby of the Purnell Center for the Arts on CMU’s campus.
Frequently Asked Questions
GENERAL PUBLIC:
- Visit cmudrama.universitytickets.com
- Click “Login/Register”
- Select “General Pubic”
- Enter your email address
- Click “Forgot Password?”
- Click “Send Password Reset Email”
You will receive an email with instructions on how to set a password for your account.
CMU FACULTY, STAFF & STUDENTS:
- Visit cmudrama.universitytickets.com
- Click “Login/Register”
- Select “Students/Faculty/Staff”
- Login with your Andrew ID and passwordf
Subscribers may exchange tickets for another performance of the same play. Exchanges must be made at least 24 hours prior to the date of the original performance.
Seating is subject to availability.
Exchanges may be made by phone – (412) 268-2407 – or in person.
School of Drama productions are considered classwork for our students, and therefore, are not open for review.
We welcome and encourage members of the press to write preview articles on our productions. For more information, please contact Shannon Musgrave, Director of Marketing & Communications. Thank you.
The School of Drama’s long history dates back to 1914. Click below to see past productions.