Theatre and Dance Performances

Theatre and Dance Performances

Muhlenberg attracts world-class theatre and dance students. We invite you to see these talented students in action.

Current Season

Interested in joining us for one (or more) of these shows? Buy tickets here!

Fall 2025

Poster art for Ride the Cyclone shows a crystal ball with a roller coaster visible, against a backdrop of a galaxy.

Ride the Cyclone

moving, quirky cult-fave musical
book, music and lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
directed by Troy Dwyer | musical direction by Brian Chu
choreography by Sophia Wentz
September 25-28, 2025

Play That Goes Wrong poster art shows a light-up sign that is broken and smoking, mounted on a brick wall.

The Play That Goes Wrong

madcap theatrical comedy
by Henry Shields, Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer
directed by Jim VanValen
October 30 – November 2, 2025

Theatre and Dance Performances

Reset: New Dances

innovations in dance by emerging choreographers
Artistic Director: Heidi Cruz-Austin
November 20-22, 2025

Spring 2026

Theatre and Dance Performances

In Motion

choreographic tour-de-force
featuring world premiere works by faculty and guest artists
Artistic Directors: Elizabeth June Bergman and Noel Price-Bracey
February 5-7, 2026

Everybody poster art depicts a skeleton hand plucking one silhouette person from a line of people. Text says Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance — It's time for your final presentation. Everybody, by Brendan Jacobs Jenkins, directed by Leslie Hill

Everybody

whimsical existential comedy
by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
directed by Leslie Hill
February 26 – March 1, 2026

Fuse title art has a colorful abstract background and the text "Muhlenberg Theatre and Dance: Fuse, an interdisciplinary dance concert, March 26-29, 2026

FUSE

interdisciplinary, collaborative student dance concert
Artistic Director: Robyn Watson
March 26-29, 2026

Twelfth Night title square has a gradient background. Text: Twelfth Night, a Musical Adaptation, conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah & Shaina Taub. Music & lyrics by Shaina Taub. April 23-26, 2026

Twelfth Night

Shakespearean musical adaptation
by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub
directed by James Peck
musical direction by Vincent Trovato
choreography by Noel Price-Bracey
April 23-26, 2026

Summer 2026

Seussical poster art shows the Cat in the Hat's hat and the title in a Seussian font, over a landscape of green grass and truffula trees.

Seussical

Summer Theatre returns to Muhlenberg!
The Doctor Seuss Musical
by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
directed by James Peck   •   musical direction by Vincent Trovato
choreography by Noel Price-Bracey
June 12-27, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Muhlenberg’s address is 2400 Chew Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Free parking for performances is provided in campus lots west of the Trexler Pavilion for Theatre and Dance on Chew Street and south and east of the Trexler Library next to the Baker Center. Street parking is also free and permitted where available on Chew Street. There is a drop-off/pickup area in the circle drive directly outside the Trexler Pavilion lobby and a designated drop-off area on Chew Street below the entrance to the Baker Center for the Arts. There are accessible parking spaces reserved for cars with official permits west of the Trexler Pavilion and in the Trexler Library lot nearest to the rear entrance to the Baker Center for the Arts. Both lots are accessible from Chew Street.

Yes. Requests for wheelchair seating, aisle seats, and front- and back-row seats will be accommodated whenever possible. Barrier-free entrances and accessible restrooms are available at all theatre facilities. Please note that accessible seating will not always be available at showtime. We strongly recommend that you purchase your tickets in advance, by phone or in person from the box office, and discuss your needs with the box office staff. Accessible parking spaces and drop off/pickup areas are available outside of all venues.

We offer infrared units with in-ear headphones as well as loop systems that are compatible with hearing aids courtesy of the Dexter F. and Dorothy H. Baker Foundation. Assistive listening devices are available from the box office in the Trexler Pavilion. At certain performances, we will present Open Caption and Audio Description service for patrons who request them. At Open Captioned performances, the dialogue and lyrics of the play are displayed on a captioning device at the side of the stage, so that patrons with hearing difficulties can read the words as they watch. At Audio-Described performances, a narrator uses a headset system to describe the action on stage to patrons, to allow those with visual impairments to follow the action of the show. 

Large-print programs are available upon advance request.

For more information about accessibility, please contact the box office staff at boxoffice@muhlenberg.edu or 484-664-3333.

Please fill out this mailing list form to receive updates on performances, classes, and/or community events.

Yes! You may purchase them online or by contacting the box office at 484-664-3333.

The Theatre Program

The Theatre Program

With its emphasis on exploration and collaboration, our theatre program serves as excellent preparation for a career in theatre — or anywhere else.

Learn About the Theatre Program
The Dance Program

The Dance Program

In the true liberal arts tradition, our dance program is dedicated to teaching students how to think about the art of dance and its connection to the larger world.

Learn About the Dance Program