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Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters has announced its summer lineup for Festival Repertory Theatre 2026. The shows will take place in the Marleen Forkas Studio One Theatre and the Carol and Barry Kaye Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. Tickets for each show are $30, and groups and package discounted tickets are available at www.fauevents.com or by calling 561-297-6124.
At “The Hollow,” a glamorous country weekend turns deadly when Dr. Cristow is found murdered. Surrounded by a wife, a mistress, a former lover, and a tangled web of secrets, nearly everyone has a motive but only one is guilty. The murder mystery runs from Friday, June 12 through Sunday, June 27 at the Studio One Theatre and is directed by Mariah Reed.
“Little Women,” the musical, runs from Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 26 in Studio One Theatre and is directed by Alyssa Fantel. Follow the March sisters as they navigate love, loss, ambition and family in this heartfelt musical inspired by Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic. “Little Women” celebrates the power of imagination, sisterhood and growing up.
To round out Festival Rep, there will be two big band concerts on Saturday, Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 2 at 2 p.m. in the Kaye Auditorium. The concerts feature the Florida Wind Symphony Jazz Orchestra, a professional ensemble-in-residence at FAU. The concert will include Lindy-hop and Jitterbug dancers, a small string section, and a couple of vocalists to be announced.
Florida Atlantic University serves more than 32,000 undergraduate and graduate students across six campuses along Florida’s Southeast coast. Recognized as one of only 13 institutions nationwide to achieve three Carnegie Foundation designations – R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production,” “Opportunity College and University,” and Carnegie Community Engagement Classification – FAU stands at the intersection of academic excellence and social mobility. Ranked among the Top 100 Public Universities by U.S. News & World Report, FAU is also nationally recognized as a Top 25 Best-In-Class College and cited by Washington Monthly as “one of the country’s most effective engines of upward mobility.” To learn more, visit www.fau.edu.
