Our Productions
Our Productions
Each year, Molloy/CAP21 produces multiple mainstage productions to showcase our talented undergraduate students and to provide them with practical opportunities that focus on the process of creating live theatre.
Our expert faculty and professional creative artists work directly with the students to present captivating performances with fully-produced, professional production values.
Our productions perform at the University’s two theatres: The Lucille B. Hays, a flexible black-box studio theatre, and The Madison Theatre, a 550-seat state-of-the-art proscenium stage.
2026-2027 Mainstage Productions
An indisputable masterpiece by Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a gripping musical thriller that will leave your heart pounding. Filled with razor-sharp wit, haunting melodies, and diabolical humor, it tells the chilling story of an exiled barber bent on revenge against the corrupt system that destroyed his family. Dark, daring, and deliciously macabre, this unforgettable score soars with intensity. Attend the tale, if you dare.
Follow us into the world of dreams, where nothing is quite as it seems, and you may not remember it all when you awake. Devised Theatre is a collaborative process of making original work, built through the imagination, research, and discoveries of an ensemble. Through movement, text, sound, design, and experimentation, our sophomore artists have generated and shaped a piece that is uniquely theirs. We invite you to enter the world they have created and see where the dream takes you.
One of the most beloved American musicals, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! tells the story of Curly, a confident cowboy, and Laurey, a spirited farm girl, as they navigate pride, romance, and rivalry on the brink of Oklahoma territory’s statehood. As the community prepares for this historic moment, personal dreams intertwine with sweeping themes of hope, conflict, perseverance, and unity. Join us for this groundbreaking American classic, featuring a lush score and unforgettable Broadway favorites including “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’,” “People Will Say We’re in Love,” “I Cain’t Say No!” and the exhilarating title song, “Oklahoma!”
Three witches. A foreboding prophecy. Thirst for absolute power. William Shakespeare’s classic tale of ambition, love, betrayal, and manipulation tells the bloody story of the quest for power, murder, and its crippling psychological aftereffects. One of Shakespeare’s most produced plays, Macbeth is a terrifying parable about how great people are overtaken by their ambition and destroyed by the power of their own success that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat.
A bona fide Broadway favorite, No, No, Nanette sings and dances with lighthearted joy, bringing the stylish, vivacious spirit of the 1920s to life. When three couples collide at an Atlantic City cottage amid a blackmail scheme and a runaway heiress, romantic chaos and comic intrigue take center stage. Featuring an effervescent score by Vincent Youmans, including “Tea for Two” and “I Want to Be Happy,” this timeless musical comedy is pure joy from start to finish!
