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Spring 2019

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
The Addams Family

​March 21-23 in Bowker Auditorium
dir.​ Greg Ford & Eileen Vandewalle  /
​md. Sarah Van Ells & Brandon Chan

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
The Secret in the Wings

April 4-6 in TBD
dir.​ TBD

Fall 2018

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
Lucky Stiff

November 8-10 in TBD
dir. Jake Venet, Ruarí Morrison (asst.) / md. Dylan Kaufman

MAINSTAGE PLAY
Arcadia

November 29 - December 1 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Terrance Peters

Spring 2018

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
​Heathers

​March 8-9 in Bowker Auditorium
dir.​ Brian Bellville, Stefanie Zitka (asst.)  / md. Sean Sanford

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
The Shadow Box

April 10-12 in FAC Arts Bridge 434
dir.​ John H. Llewellyn

Fall 2017

MAINSTAGE PLAY
​Peter and
​the Starcatcher

November 2-4 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Mary Margaret Hogan & Henry Waletzko

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
​​The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

November 9-11 in Bartlett 65
dir. Nikki Caminetsky & Jeremy Brownholtz / md. Sean Sanford

Spring 2017

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
​​Proof

April 6-8 in Bartlett 65
dir. Monica Duggan & Jaime Phillips

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Chicago

April 13-15 in the UMass Concert Hall
dir.​ Cassandra Clark / md. ​Edward Senn

Fall 2016

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
Starmites

November 3-5 in Mahar Auditorium
dir. Anthony Battista / md. ​Sarah Harney

MAINSTAGE PLAY
Frankenstein

November 10-12 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Terrance Peters

Spring 2016

MAINSTAGE PLAY
The Wayside Motor Inn

March 31 - April 2 in Bowker Auditorium
dir.​ Henry Waletzko & Jack Duff

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
Musical Revue

April 15 - 16 in Thompson 106
dir.​ Amanda Urquhart / md. Anthony Battista

Fall 2015

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Legally Blonde

November 5-7 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. ​Katy Geraghty  / md. Brandon Hetherington

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
One-Act Play Festival

November 20 & 21 in Herter 227
dir. Katie Fontes, Caleb Miller

Spring 2015

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
Seussical

March 26-28 in Bartlett 65
dir.​ Tori Clough / md. Emily Stone

MAINSTAGE PLAY
August: Osage County

April 9-11 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Monica Duggan & Caleb Miller

Fall 2014

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Into the Woods

November 6-8 in Bowker Auditorium
dir.​ Monica Chu / md. Robert McDonough

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
Macbeth

November 20-22 in Bartlett 65
dir.​ Greg Mahoney & Avi Meehan

Spring 2014

MAINSTAGE PLAY
The Importance of Being Earnest

​April 10-12 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Amelia Winer & Ashlyn Stromgren

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
Evil Dead:
​the Musical

April 24-26 in Mark's Meadow Auditorium
dir. Daryl Laurenza & Melissa Bowden

Fall 2013

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
The Wild Party

November 7-9 in Bowker Auditorium
dir.​ Katy Geraghty & Marc Boyd ​ / md. ​Luke Flood

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
The Diary of Anne Frank

November 21-23 in Mark's Meadow Auditorium
dir. ​Corinne Huschle

Spring 2013

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
​​​Curtains

March 29 & 30 in Amherst Regional HS Auditorium

MAINSTAGE PLAY
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

April 11-13 in Bowker Auditorium

Fall 2012

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
Farragut North

November 2 & 3 in Bartlett 65
​dir.​ Patrick Bruce

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Spring Awakening

​November 8-10 in Bowker Auditorium
dir.​ Channing Davisson

Spring 2012

MAINSTAGE PLAY
​​​The House of Blue Leaves

March 1-3 in Bowker Auditorium

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
A Little Night Music

April 12-14 on the UMass Library Lawn

Fall 2011

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Children of Eden

November 10-12 in Bowker Auditorium
dir.​ Sam Mandeville 

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
Almost, Maine

November 18 & 19 in Herter 231
dir.​ Daniel Kadish

Spring 2011

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Cabaret

​March 31 - April 2 in Bowker Auditorium

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
Death of a Salesman

Fall 2010

MAINSTAGE PLAY
Noises Off

November 11-13 in Bowker Auditorium

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
Company

​December 2010

Spring 2010

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Rent

​March 25-27 in Bowker Auditorium

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
Rock 'N' Roll

April 23 & 24 in Herter 231

Fall 2009

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
The Laramie Project

November 6-8 in Herter 227

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Sweeney Todd

​November 19-21 in the UMass Concert Hall

Spring 2009

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
Metamorphoses

April 9-11 in Bowker Auditorium 

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Bare: A Pop Opera

May 7-9 in the UMass Concert Hall
dir. Stephen Lee / md. Rachel Mackenzie, Benjamin Rauhala

Fall 2008

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Once On This Island

November 6-8 in Bowker Auditorium

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
​​​Lend Me A Tenor

November 20-22 in Amherst Regional HS Auditorium

Spring 2008

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
Stop Kiss

May 8-10 in Renaissance Center
dir. Sarah Fingerman

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
​Godspell

April 10-12 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Alice Bergin / md. Sarah Laurenzano

Fall 2007

MAINSTAGE PLAY
Blood Wedding

October 31 - November 2 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Michael McSweeney

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
​​​​The Wild Party

November 15-17 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Kaitlyn Finneran

Spring 2007

MAINSTAGE PLAY
The Importance of Being Earnest

April 12-14 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Brian Kelly, Stephen Young (asst.)

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
​​​Urinetown

May 3-5 in the Student Union Ballroom
dir. Mike Devlin, Gwen Berger (asst.)

Fall 2006

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
​Into the Woods

November 16-18 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Katie Madzar

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
​​​Macbeth

December 7-9 in the Student Union Ballroom
dir. Ed Ahern

Spring 2006

MAINSTAGE PLAY
Rumors

March 30-April 1 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Ryan "Romo" Hallahan

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
Company

May 4-6 in the Student Union Ballroom
dir. Tim Daly

Fall 2005

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
The Who's Tommy

November 10-12 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. ​Jay Rodger

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
The Time of Your Life

December 1-3 in the Student Union Ballroom
dir. Jessi Duston

Spring 2005

MAINSTAGE PLAY
​Hurlyburly

March 24-26 in Bowker Auditorium
dir.​ Brian Higgins

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
Seussical

April 21-23 in the Student Union Ballroom

Fall 2004

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
The Best Little
​Whorehouse in Texas

November 10-11 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Kristin Schaare

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
A Midsummer Night's Dream

December 9-11 in the Student Union Ballroom
dir. Sarah B. Murphy

Spring 2004

MAINSTAGE PLAY
On the Razzle

March 25-27 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Valerie Tosi

ALERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

April 15-17 in the Student Union Ballroom
dir. Lucas Maloney

Fall 2003

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Blood Brothers

November 20-22 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Liz Caradonna, Katie Ulmer (asst.)

ALERNATE-SPACE PLAY
Wit

December 4-6 in the Student Union Ballroom
dir. Ethan Elgin, Jen Jabaily (asst.)

Spring 2003

MAINSTAGE PLAY
As You Like It

April 10-12 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Jay Rodger, Jen Jabaily (asst.)

ALERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
A Chorus Line

April 17-19 in the UMass Concert Hall
dir. Mike Hopewell

Fall 2002

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Pippin

November 21-23 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Jill Coleman, Meghan Fraser (asst.)

ALERNATE-SPACE PLAY
Arcadia

December 5-7 in the Student Union Ballroom
dir. Adam Sanders, Teresa Szary (asst.)

Spring 2002

ALERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
Once Upon A Mattress

MAINSTAGE PLAY
The Laramie Project

March 28-30 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Lara Allee

Fall 2001

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Into the Woods

ALERNATE-SPACE PLAY
Picasso at the Lapine Agile

December 6-8 in the Student Union Ballroom
dir. Jennifer Jabaily, Michael Salamone (asst.)

Spring 2001

ALERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
Hair

MAINSTAGE PLAY
And Then There Were None

Fall 2000

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Sweet Charity

November 16-18 in Bowker Auditorium
dir​. Kristin Stewart

ALERNATE-SPACE PLAY
Much Ado About Nothing

November 30-December 2 in the Student Union Ballroom
dir. Kristi Gilmore, Adam Sanders (asst.)

Spring 2000

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Guys and Dolls

March 23-25 in Bowker Auditorium
dir​. JoAnn Valle

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
Reckless OR Noises Off!

Fall 1999

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
​Company

December 4-6 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Jana Jacobsen

MAINSTAGE PLAY
Reckless OR Noises Off!

Spring 1999

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
Little Shop of Horrors

March 25-27 in the Student Union Ballroom
dir​. Kelly Ristaino

MAINSTAGE PLAY
SubUrbia

April 8-10 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Paul Larochelle, John Kazlauskas (asst.)

Fall 1998

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
The Wiz

November 5-7 in the UMass Concert Hall
dir. Tara McRae, Marina Apostol (asst.)

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
You Can't Take It With You

December 3-5
dir. Christy Penney

Spring 1998

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Jesus Christ Superstar

March 25-28 in Bowker Auditorium
dir​. Tim Fisk, Erik Bergman (asst.)

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
Angels in America:
Millenium Approaches

May 7-9 in the Student Union Ballroom
dir. Michael Dzuira

Fall 1997

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
The Who's Tommy

December 4-7 in the Student Union Ballroom
dir. Michael Dzuira

MAINSTAGE PLAY
The Passion of Dracula

November 20-22 in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Justin W. Smith

Spring 1997

MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Fame

ALTERNATE-SPACE PLAY
Rumors OR
The Heidi Chronicles

Fall 1997

ALTERNATE-SPACE MUSICAL
The Pajama Game

December 5-7 in the Student Union Ballroom
dir. Elise Sara Schild

MAINSTAGE PLAY
Rumors OR
The Heidi Chronicles

​

Spring 1991

MUSICAL
Into the Woods

dir. ​Nikki Chaisson

PLAY
And Then There Were None

Fall 1990

MUSICAL
Schoolhouse Rock

dir. Bill Larkin

PLAY
Talk Radio

in the Student Union Ballroom​

1990:

The UMASS MUSIC THEATRE GUILD &
UNIVERSITY PLAYERS join together to create
the UMASS THEATRE GUILD
**ONE PLAY / ONE MUSICAL MODEL ADOPTED**

Spring 1990

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

April 6-8 in Bowker Auditorium

Fall 1989

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD
Evita

December 7-9 in the UMass Concert Hall
dir. Bill Stewich / md. Jonathan Smith

Spring 1989

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD
West Side Story

in the UMass Concert Hall

Fall 1988

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD

in the UMass Concert Hall

Spring 1988

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD
Godspell

in Bowker Auditorium

Fall 1987

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD
Little Shop of Horrors

in Bowker Auditorium

Spring 1984

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD
Grease

in the Student Union Ballroom

Spring 1983

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD
West Side Story

April 29 in Worcester DC
May 2 & 3 in Hampden Southwest
May 6 at the Orchard Hill Basketball Courts

Spring 1982

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD
Pippin

​dir. Russell Greene / md. Marcy Peaskin

Fall 1981

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD
Sugar

Fall 1980

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD
On The Town

Spring 1980

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD
Applause

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD
​An Evening with Rogers & Haurt 
(A Musical Revue)

February 28 & 29 at the On Top of Campus Lounge

Fall 1979

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD
Just Friends of 1923

An Original Musical by Peter Niemezura
November in Bowker Auditorium
dir. Peter Tolan / md.​ Cory Grolman

Spring 1979

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD
Anything Goes

1970:

The UMASS OPERETTA GUILD becomes
​the UMASS MUSIC THEATRE GUILD

1969

OPERETTA GUILD

ROISTER DOISTERS
​A Man for All Seasons

February 2 in Bowker Auditorium
​*feat. actor Richard Gere*

1968

OPERETTA GUILD

ROISTER DOISTERS
​Barefoot in the Park

February 3 in Bowker Auditorium

1950

OPERETTA GUILD

ROISTER DOISTERS
Angel Streets

1936

OPERETTA GUILD
Trial by Jury

Fall 1936

1936:

The UMASS OPERETTA GUILD is created

1935

ROISTER DOISTERS
Death Takes A Holiday

1934

ROISTER DOISTERS
There's Always Juliet

ROISTER DOISTERS
What Every Woman Knows

1933

ROISTER DOISTERS
Peg O' My Heart

ROISTER DOISTERS
As You Like It

1932

ROISTER DOISTERS
Begger's Opera

ROISTER DOISTERS
Loyalties

ROISTER DOISTERS
The Swan

1931

ROISTER DOISTERS
Outward Bound

1929

ROISTER DOISTERS
Macbeth

1928

ROISTER DOISTERS
Twelfth Night

1925

ROISTER DOISTERS
Sidney

1922

ROISTER DOISTERS
You Never Can Tell

ROISTER DOISTERS
Clarence

1921

ROISTER DOISTERS
John Epps

ROISTER DOISTERS
School of Scandal

1915

ROISTER DOISTERS
Her Husband's Wife

1913

ROISTER DOISTERS
Comedy of Errors

1906:

The UMASS ROISTER DOISTERS are created