Theatre and Dance

Experience an evening where dance and visual art intersect. Join us for original choreography from the UM Dance Program inspired by the MMAC collection, featuring works created in conversation with the art of Morton Levin.

Please RSVP here for seats (form opens September 1). Suggested $10 cash donation at the door.

October 15 and 16, 2026, at the Montana Museum of Art and Culture
Thursday and Friday at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 7 p.m.

Each performance, featuring new student and guest-artist works, promises to be distinctive and exciting.

No advance reservations. $10 tickets at the door (cash preferred).

December 2-5, 2026, in the Open Space Theatre
Wednesday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., plus an additional 2 p.m. Saturday matinee

The ASUM Dance Club presents choreography that will travel to the American College Dance Association Regional Conference.

No advance reservations. $20 tickets at the door (cash preferred).

February 26 and 27, 2027, in the Open Space Theatre
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

This popular concert celebrates the culminating choreographic work of students, faculty, and internationally recognized guest artist Brian Gerke—a UM Dance alum.

Tickets on sale soon.

April 15-17, 2027, in the Montana Theatre
Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., plus an additional 2 p.m. Saturday matinee

The Dance Program, in partnership with the Design/Technology Program, creates an interactive and mesmerizing performance for Missoula-area third-graders. The performance in the Montana Theatre showcases how dance is imagined, choreographed, and then brought to the stage. Through revealing the magic of backstage, third-graders will be given insight into how to appreciate the making of dances and experience dance in a meaningful way.

April 21, 2027, in the Montana Theatre
9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
(not open to the public)

On a clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not what it seems in the remote town of Almost, Maine. As the Northern Lights hover in the sky above, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways.

Tickets on sale soon.

October 1-11, 2026, in the Masquer Theatre
Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

Meet the Creatives audience talkback following the Friday, October 2 performance.

Almost, Maine
By John Cariani

ALMOST, MAINE was developed by The Cape Cod Theatre Project.

ALMOST, MAINE is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service. www.concordtheatricals.com

“Marley was dead, to begin with.” Charles Dickens's classic story comes to life in this fresh adaptation by Lavina Jadhwani. Follow Ebenezer Scrooge as he confronts the legacy of his former business partner Jacob Marley and discovers the true meaning of Christmas from three spirits plucked out of time.

Tickets on sale soon.

November 12-22, 2026, in the Montana Theatre
Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

Meet the Creatives audience talkback following the Friday, November 13 performance.

A Christmas Carol
By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Lavina Jadhwani

Originally Produced by The GUTHRIE THEATRE, Joe Haj, Artistic Director.

Cady Heron is the new girl at North Shore High School, navigating classes, crushes, and a bewildering social order. But when a scheme to undermine Queen Bee Regina George becomes a little too real, Cady must learn to stay true to herself.

Tickets on sale soon.

February 11-21, 2027, in the Montana Theatre
Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
(No public performance Friday, February 12)

Meet the Creatives audience talkback following the Friday, February 19 performance.

Mean Girls
Book by Tina Fey
Music by Jeff Richmond
Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
Based on the Paramount Pictures film Mean Girls

MEAN GIRLS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Join us for a studio presentation of two one-act plays by contemporary American playwrights Emily Feldman and Lucas Hnath. Every Every Minute is a metatheatrical spin on Thornton Wilder's Our Town while nightnight explores workplace tensions between mission control and outer space. Both one-act plays will be presented each evening.

Tickets on sale soon.

March 4-13, 2027, in the Masquer Theatre
Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
(No performance Sunday, March 14)

Meet the Creatives audience talkback following the Friday, March 5 performance.

Every Every Minute
By Emily Feldman

nightnight
By Lucas Hnath

Every Every Minute and nightnight produced by special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials supplied by WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR ENTERTAINMENT, LLC.

Samantha Brown balances on the edge of her future, car keys in hand. As she sits in the driver's seat, she faces a choice: will she follow in her mother's footsteps or take the dare of her impetuous best friend and chart a new path?

Tickets on sale soon.

April 1-4, 2027, in the Masquer Theatre
Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

Meet the Creatives audience talkback following the Friday, April 2 performance.

The Mad Ones
By Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk
Based on an idea by Zach Altman and Bree Lowdermilk

New York Premiere Produced by Prospect Theater Company, New York, NY; Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director; Melissa Huber, Managing Director.

Originally Produced by Goodspeed Musicals; Michael P. Price, Executive Producer.

Presented at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's Festival of New Musicals in 2016. www.namt.org

Orchestrations by Bree Lowdermilk
Sound Design by Alex Hawthorn
Electronic Music Design by Dana Hayne