The Theatre Institute at Russell Sage College

Thank you to audiences who joined us for our 2023 – 2024 Season.

This year, we served more than 7,000 capital region students with our programs and productions. Our mission continues to thrive with support from local theatre artists, educators, patrons and families. We are both proud and humbled to share in the capital region’s abundant local arts community.

Coming up in 2024 – 2025

Without further ado, we are excited to announce our 2024-25 TIS Season!

The sublime is confused with the ridiculous in this savage commentary on the human condition. A small town is besieged as one roaring citizen becomes a rhinoceros and proceeds to trample on the social order. As more citizens transform, the trampling and noise is overwhelming, until one sane citizen remains, unwilling to change. The 1959 post-war classic in a new adaptation by Frank Galati.

Recommended for ages 13 and up.

Dates/Times:

• Wednesday October 2, 2024 at 1 p.m.
• Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
• Friday, October 4, 2024 at 10 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, October 5, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 2 p.m.

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The Greek gods are real, and they’re ruining Percy Jackson’s life. Twelve-year-old Percy is on the most dangerous quest of his life. As a son of Poseidon, Percy has newly discovered powers he can’t control, monsters on his trail, and he is on an epic quest to find Zeus’s lightning bolt and prevent a war between the gods. With the help of a satyr and a daughter of Athena, Percy must journey across the United States to catch a thief who has stolen the original; weapon of mass destruction – Zeus’ master bolt. Normal is a myth when you’re a demigod.

Recommended for all ages. 

Dates/Times:

• Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 10 a.m.
• Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 10 a.m.
• Friday, December 6, 2024 at 10 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 10 a.m.
• Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 10 a.m.
• Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10 a.m.
• Friday, December 13, 2024 at 10 am & 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 2 p.m.
• Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 2 p.m.

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10-year-old Winnie Foster, trapped by rules imposed by her strict family, runs away and discovers the humble Tucks, who accidentally stumbled upon a spring that gave them eternal life. Winnie promises to keep their long secret until a sinister stranger arrives intending to steal the immortal water for himself. Ultimately Winnie must choose whether or not to drink from the magic spring and join the Tucks in their everlasting adventure – or continue to live a natural, ordinary life. Based on the award-winning modern classic by Natalie Babbitt.

Recommended for ages 10 and up.

Dates/Times:

• Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 10 a.m.
• Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 10 a.m.
• Friday, February 7, 2024 at 10 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, February 8, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, February 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, February 11, 2024 at 10 a.m.
• Wednesday, February 12, 2024 at 10 a.m.
• Thursday, February 13, 2024 at 10 a.m.
• Saturday, February 14, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, February 15, 2024 at 2 p.m.

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Think you know the true story of Robin Hood? Think again! Prepare for a thrilling new take on the classic tail, from the creators of Blackbeard, the musical, and Benjamin Franklin Stein, the musical. Promising humor, heart, and a forest full of secrets, this new musical production will have arrows flying in a bold new direction.

Recommended for all ages.

Dates/Times:

• Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10 a.m.
• Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 10 a.m.
• Friday, May 16, 2025 at 10 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 10 a.m.
• Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 10 a.m.
• Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 10 a.m.
• Friday, May 23, 2025 at 10 a.m.