{"id":100,"date":"2021-09-24T17:24:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/theatre\/mainstage-season\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T08:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:06:36","slug":"mainstage-season","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/mainstage-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Butler Theatre Mainstage Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Theatre Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/about\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/apply\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Applying to Theatre<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/majors-minors\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Majors &#038; Minors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/faculty-staff\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/internships\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Internships<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/about\/professional-connections\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Professional Connections<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/internships\/alumni\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Theatre Alumni<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/mainstage-season\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >2025\u20132026 Mainstage Season<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/visiting-artists\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Visiting Artists<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/mainstage-season\/past-productions\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Past Mainstage Productions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__desktopToggle\" v-text=\"desktopLabel\" :aria-expanded=\"desktopOpen\">More Links<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-butler-theatre-2026-2027-mainstage-season\">Butler Theatre 2026\u20132027 Mainstage Season<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Tickets on sale September 4, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-house-of-bernarda-alba\">The House of Bernarda Alba<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Federico Garc\u00eda Lorca<\/strong><br><strong>Translation by Caridad Svich<\/strong><br><strong>Directed by Vladislavs Nastav\u0161evs, 2026 Visiting International Theatre Artist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Wednesday, October 7 \u2013 Saturday, October 10, 2026 \u2013 7:30 PM<br>Sunday, October 11, 2026 \u2013 2:00 PM<\/em><br><em>Lilly Hall Studio Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The death of Bernarda Alba\u2019s second husband results in an oppressive mourning period imposed on her five daughters. 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