Studio Series

What is the Studio Series?

Launching in Fall 2025, the new Studio Series is a season of raw, unfiltered, underground, experimental, radically resourceful, stripped down/high impact productions from the University of Utah Department of Theatre. All tickets are sold under a "pay-what-you-can" model, and all profits will be used to fund future Studio Series projects.

R.U.R.

Written by Karel Čapek

Karel Čapek’s R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) is the groundbreaking sci-fi play that introduced the word "robot" to the world over one hundred years ago—and with it, haunting questions about technology, power, and what it means to be human. In a not-so-distant future where artificial workers have replaced human labor, a corporate-driven pursuit of efficiency spirals into catastrophe. As the robots gain awareness and revolt, the play asks: what are the ethical limits of creating artificial life? Is technological advancement always progress? What happens when workers (or, in this case, machines) become aware of their exploitation? More than a century later, R.U.R. feels less like fiction and more like prophecy.

Studio Series

October 24 - November 2, 2025

Available Pricing Options

  • Pay What You Can 25 : $23.23 + $1.77 fee
  • Pay What You Can 20 : $18.41 + $1.59 fee
  • Pay What You Can 15 : $13.59 + $1.41 fee
  • Pay What You Can 10 : $8.77 + $1.23 fee
  • Pay What You Can 5 : $3.95 + $1.05 fee

Performances

Fri Oct 24 2025 - 7:30 PM MDT

Sun Oct 26 2025 - 2:00 PM MDT

Sun Oct 26 2025 - 7:30 PM MDT

Wed Oct 29 2025 - 7:30 PM MDT

Thu Oct 30 2025 - 7:30 PM MDT

Fri Oct 31 2025 - 7:30 PM MDT

Sun Nov 02 2025 - 2:00 PM MST

Sun Nov 02 2025 - 7:30 PM MST

Doors open 30-minutes prior to showtime, and will close at the scheduled time listed on your ticket.

Due to the seating layout and actor entrances, there is no late seating in this venue.

If you wish to use an ARTSPass, you may redeem it for one free ticket at the Studio 115 box office up to one hour before the desired performance. To learn more about ARTSPass, visit this website: https://www.finearts.utah.edu/arts-pass 

Venue

Studio 115

Performing Arts Building

Genre

Play

Accessibility Offerings

Wheelchair Seating

Additional info about venue accessibility can be found at https://theatre.utah.edu/studio-115-accessibility