Nomad Theatre Collective

08/25/2026

Tickets for R.U.R.: Rossum's Universal Robots are now available! Get yours through September 8 and save 20%—no code necessary: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/rur-rossums-universal-robots

Come on.

Do it.

Don't make Matt sad.

08/20/2026

We’re thrilled to announce the cast of R.U.R.:Rossum’s Universal Robots 🤖

We’re so excited to see this incredible group tackle this new twist on a 105 year old story.

🎟️ Performances: Oct.30-31 & Nov. 6-7
📍 Location: Battell Community Center

08/12/2026

08/11/2026

R.U.R. SCHEDULE UPDATE:
The October 31 performance of R.U.R. will be a matinee. There is no performance that night.

08/11/2026

1️⃣👇👇Watch to the very end 👀

2️⃣ Take a shot of a non-alcoholic beverage 🥤 every time Derrick says "fun."

3️⃣ Comment below with your blood sugar level. 📈

4️⃣ Join us at auditions. 🎭

08/07/2026

😍 IRREVERENT INDIE THEATRE COMPANY SEEKS STAGE MANAGER TO SHARE DOORDASH DINNERS WITH ON LONG REHEARSAL NIGHTS

As we gear up for R.U.R.: Rossum’s Universal Robots, we are looking to expand our team. As stage manager, you’ll be working alongside director Derrick Null to help make the vision a reality, assemble the disparate elements into a cohesive picture — and have a damn good time doing it!

Are you an organized individual with strong communication skills who can:
✔ Attend rehearsals from September 8-October 29 (three times a week until tech, which begins mid-October)?
✔ Call performances on October 30-31, and November 6-7?
✔Juggle cats*?
✔ Manage rehearsals and production logistics?
✔ Take down cues and blocking notes?

If so, you may just be the droid we’re looking for!

No experience? No problem! Our sound designer Matt Anderson, no slouch in the stage managing department himself, will be on hand at least for the first half of the process, willing and able to teach newcomers willing to learn.

Ready to work with the cheeriest sonsofb!tches in the Michiana theatre scene? Shoot us an email expressing your interest and listing any experience you may have to [email protected] today!

* Juggling cats is absolutely not a requirement for this position, but if you’re able to do that, you are undoubtedly more than qualified to stage manage a show.

08/06/2026

Auditions for R.U.R.: Rossum’s Universal Robots are coming up next Wednesday and Thursday! Will we see you there?

Get more information (including the rehearsal schedule, character breakdowns, and link to the working script) and sign up to audition by visiting https://shorturl.at/s3FSt

[R.U.R.: Rossum’s Universal Robots contains reference, discussion, and/or depiction of death, misogyny; mild language, and violent themes.]

08/01/2026

⚠️ AUDITIONS COMING UP AUGUST 12 & 13! Have you signed up yet?

Nomad Theatre Collective’s next production, our adaptation of the 1920 science fiction play R.U.R.: Rossum’s Universal Robots, takes place on the island manufacturing facility for Rossum’s Universal Robots, a corporation aiming to improve human society by doing away with labor and toil. Sold worldwide, their Replicant-style robots eventually displace human labor everywhere, and nations look to replace human soldiers with this humanoid technology.

Two representatives of the Humanity League, Helena and Evelyn, visit the factory in hopes of convincing CEO Harry Domin that these robots do in fact have souls and deserve fair conditions and humane treatment. Though the company is initially resistant, Dr. Gall experiments with the robots, both to meet market demand and to satisfy Helena’s wishes. All is well until a sickness spreads amongst the newer models, leading to the creation rebelling against its creator.

A prescient tale about AI takeover, R.U.R. remains as relevant as it was over a century ago in the aftermath of World War I.

Director Derrick Null is looking for 9 actors of all ages, ethnicities, races, and genders to play a variety of characters, from a charismatic tech bro to robot rights activists to scientists to Replicant-style robots. You can sign up to audition at: https://shorturl.at/s3FSt

CONTENT ADVISORY
Nomad Theatre Collective believes in allowing individuals to decide whether and how to engage with potentially sensitive or offensive material. Please note that R.U.R, contains the following: reference, discussion, and/or depiction of death, misogyny; mild language, and violent themes.

07/16/2026

A belated but heartfelt THANK YOU to Carolyn Anderson, Andrew Cora, and Ken McCoy for helping us celebrate our birthday!

Want to join these stellar folks in helping us bring more engaging, thought-provoking, and relevant theatre to our community? Donate here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/its-our-birthday

And join us this fall for our next production, an adaptation of the 1920 science fiction classic R.U.R.: Rossum’s Universal Robots, coming to the Battell Center in Mishawaka this October!

It’s our birthday! 🎭 In the year since our founding, we brought Lauren Gunderson’s feminist dramedy The Revolutionists to the Battell Center in Mishawaka,…

07/12/2026

📣 AUDITION NOTICE 📣

Auditions for our next play, R.U.R.: Rossum’s Universal Robots, will be held Wednesday, August 12, and Thursday, August 13, at 6:00 PM at Saint Joseph Public Library Classroom D. The audition will consist of cold readings from the script; you do not need to prepare any material in advance.

Set at the island manufacturing facility of Rossum’s Universal Robots, Karel Čapek’s 1920 science fiction dystopian drama explores what happens when technological progress leads to people becoming dehumanized while their creations become more humanlike. Nomad Theatre is seeking 9 actors, 18 years and older, for the following roles:

Harry Domin: 30-50, Male
CEO of Rossum’s Universal Robots, charismatic and ambitious.

Sulla/Robot: Any Age, Any gender
Early robot model, secretary to Domin

Marius/Robot: Any Age, Any gender
Early robot model, assistant to Domin

Helena Glory/ Robot Helena: 30’s, Female
Daughter of President Glory. Member of the Humanity League looking to make the world better through robot enlightenment.

Dr. Gall/ Primus: 30-50, Male
Manager of R.U.R. Labs

Dr. Hallemeier/Robot: 30-50, Any gender
Operational Manager for the Robot Factory

Alquist: 30-60, Any gender
Builder, chief of construction. A vaguely religious individual

Evelyn/Robot: 30s, Female
Helena's friend and member of the Humanity League. A religious woman.

Radius: Any Age, Any gender
A later model advanced robot who begins to change

Roles are open to all ethnicities and races, unless specified in the character description. The age/age range given is based on information in the script, but performers will be considered from a broader age range.

R.U.R. is directed by Derrick Null and stage managed by Matt Anderson.

Sign up to audition at https://shorturl.at/s3FSt

[Content Advisory: References, discussion, and/or depictions of death, misogyny; mild language, and violent themes.]