NC State University Theatre

06/20/2026

Tag yourself! Join in on the fun and be among the people who love a good twist in an old fashioned murder mystery! Come see Towards Zero performing from June 11th - 21st!

06/20/2026

Jeff McDermott QuickSCRIPTS debut is tonight with Brayden Hearn in the director's seat. Join us tonight at 8pm for a night of four 10-minute plays.

Tickets going... QUICK! go.ncsu.edu/quick

The Plan
Two would-be burglars argue while waiting to break into a restaurant after closing time.

TheatreFEST is funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission.

06/20/2026

Tonight at 8pm see Levi and Orpheus' 10-minute play, My Gold Retriever Boyfriend ? Shawn Steward returns to the director seat for this brand new play.

Tickets on sale now: go.ncsu.edu/quick

A lonely woman befriends a group of teenagers… JK! That’s the IMDB description of Ma (2019). Sadly, this isn’t Ma. But it’s kinda like Ma. Or is it? Or maybe the real Ma is the friends we made (or lost).

06/20/2026

Tonight at 8pm see the premier of CONTROLLING INTEREST, a new play by David Schoenfeld. See how Kevin Aponte brings this new 10-minute play tonight along side three other plays!

Get tickets soon: go.ncsu.edu/quick

CONTROLLING INTEREST
Two playwrights think they’ve found the producers who can finally change their lives. A single dinner proves that in theatre, as in life, belief is currency — and experience is everything. Controlling Interest is a fast-paced look at ambition, access, and the quiet art of being outplayed.

06/19/2026

Here is the first of three new 10-minute plays premiering tomorrow night!

ScriptsQUICK, by Emily Chiola, will tell the story of three actors and a director given one hour to rehearse a one-minute play. See what director Carolina Huff comes up with tomorrow night at 8 p.m.

Tickets: go.ncsu.edu/quick

06/18/2026

Tonight our QuickSCRIPTS directors have some incredibly tough choices ahead of them with so many talented actors in the casting pool for this round.

They’ll have just 24 hours to finalize their casts and only 3 hours to rehearse before the curtain goes up!

Don't miss the madness and the magic. Get your tickets soon for this Saturday's QuickSCRIPTS!

🎟️ Tickets: go.ncsu.edu/quick

TheatreFEST is funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission.

06/17/2026

The official prompt for this weekend’s QuickSCRIPTS is: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"

Our playwrights now have exactly 24 hours to take this single phrase and write a brand-new, 10-minute play from scratch. Will it be a comedy? A drama? Something completely unexpected? We can't wait to find out.

Come see what they create under pressure! Grab your $5 tickets soon for this Saturday's performances: go.ncsu.edu/quick

06/17/2026

24 hours to cast. 3 hours to rehearse.

The QuickSCRIPTS clock is ticking for our directors! This Thursday at 7 PM, they’ll receive their brand-new scripts and actor audition tapes. Their mission? Read, research, and cast their show in just 24 hours, and then put it all together in a QUICK 3-hour rehearsal block.

Come see what they create! Get your tickets for this Saturday's QuickSCRIPTS: go.ncsu.edu/quick

06/16/2026

The clock is about to start ticking!
Tomorrow at 5:00 PM, our playwrights will receive a single prompt. From that exact moment, they have just 24 hours to write a brand-new, 10-minute play from scratch!

Come see the results of this creative marathon. Grab your tickets now for this Saturday's QuickSCRIPTS!

🎟️ Tickets: go.ncsu.edu/quick

QuickSCRIPTS is a night of 10-minute plays written, directed, and rehearsed by theatre makers in record time. University Theatre invites you to be a part of the process as playwright, director, or performer.