Nevada Conservatory Theatre Season 2025-2026
Season 2025-2026
Hedda Gabler
By Henrik Ibsen
Adapted by Kirsten Brandt
Directed by Norma Saldivar
Black Box Theatre
Preview night: September 26, 2025
Runs September 27-October 19, 2025
Newlyweds Hedda and Tesman have returned from their honeymoon and already their marriage is in trouble. As her world begins to unravel, a determined Hedda attempts to manipulates those closest to her. Based on Ibsen’s masterpiece, this world premiere adaptation by NCT’s Executive Director Kirsten Brandt is an uncompromising, intimate, and spellbinding portrait of one of theatre’s most complex characters.
The Underpants
A play by Carl Sternheim
Adapted by Steve Martin
Directed by Michael Lugering
Black Box Theatre
Preview night: October 3, 2025
Runs October 4 – October 18, 2025
When Louise’s bloomers accidentally fall down in public, her husband Theo fears his reputation will be ruined forever. From the comic genius of Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building, SNL), comes this hilarious satire about sex, fidelity, love, and underwear. Based on a classic play by Carl Sternheim, The Underpants is an uproarious and witty comedy.
Charles Dickens’
A Christmas Carol 1941
Adapted by D.W. Jacobs
Directed by Kirsten Brandt
Judy Bayley Theatre
Preview night: November 28, 2025
Runs November 29 – December 14, 2025
Set in Chicago 1941, this jazz infused version follows the tightfisted Ebenezer Scrooge as he is visited by the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future. A Christmas Carol reminds us that in the spirit of giving, we can find redemption, grace, and joy. Charles Dickens’ timeless holiday classic returns to NCT in a production sure to melt your heart.
Shorts: The Worker
Paul Harris Theatre
Preview night: March 5, 2026
Runs March 6 – March 15, 2026
The short play festival is back! This year’s theme “The Worker” is a contemporary and immediate snapshot of the American workforce - a compelling and fascinating look at work, jobs, and the people who do them. Join NCT as we bring you six World Premiere Short Plays written for Las Vegas by some of the most thrilling voices in American Theatre. Shorts is made possible by the David and Stephanie Vondrak Short Play Festival Fund.
Passage
By Christopher Chen
A Co-Production with A Public Fit Theatre
Directed by Ann-Marie Pereth and Joseph D. Kucan
Black Box Theatre
Preview night: March 26, 2026
Runs March 27 – April 5, 2026
Inspired by E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India, Passage is a fantasia set in a neocolonial country where a local doctor’s and an expat teacher’s friendship is tested after a fateful trip to a local attraction. Obie Award winning Christopher Chen’s contemporary play offers us a provocative and engaging meditation the imbalances of power.