The Department of Theatre at Harding University is a year-round production environment. Students, faculty and staff are learning and teaching in an exciting and interactive manner. Theatre activities include musicals and musical revues, children's theatre, comedies, tragedies, classical theatre and contemporary works. Theatre is alive and well at Harding University! Come join us!
August 21-23 — Ulrey Performing Arts Center
Called "the funniest farce ever written," Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of wayfaring actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing's On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play.
October 30-November 1 — Benson Auditorium
THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.
February 12-14 & 19-21 — Ulrey Performing Arts Center
Adapted from Andrew Davies’ hit 1995 BBC TV series, this delightful comedy of manners revolves around the tumultuous relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the lively and mischievous daughter of a gentleman from the country, and Darcy, a wealthy and proud lord.
The Pied Pipers of Harding, an improvisational children’s theatre troupe, will perform on campus Nov. 1, 2025, and April 11, 2026. The Pipers tour extensively nationally and internationally, performing for more than 16,000 children every year.
April 9-11, Benson Auditorium
Come join us as we showcase the tremendous talent, art and heart of our student body! Performance dates for the extravaganza are April 10-12, and tickets will be available in early February 2026. The annual musical revue program features more than 1,000 students, comic parodies, amazing music, and incredible spectacle, bringing more than 11,000 people to Searcy each year to see the production.
Campus Players, a student organization for those interested in theatre will present various productions throughout the year. Many of our theatre courses culminate in performance projects each year and many are open to the public. In particular, Play Directing II students present an annual one act festival each April. Children’s Theatre students will present a touring children’s show in December. There is always something happening on stage at Harding.
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