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Doudna Fine Arts Center

2025-2026 Premier Season

Experience the vibrant tapestry of performing arts at the Doudna Fine Arts Center's 2025–2026 Premier Season. This year's lineup promises a dynamic blend of thought-provoking theater, rich musical heritage and innovative performances that celebrate creativity.

 

Premier Season Events

I'm Not a Comedian...I'm Lenny Bruce

I'm Not a Comedian...I'm Lenny Bruce

Aug. 30, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

A bold, mature-audience performance exploring the legacy of Lenny Bruce—comedy’s fearless truth-teller—whose fight for free speech and social justice remains powerfully relevant today.

Cultural Crossroads: Dvořák in America

Cultural Crossroads: Dvořák in America

Sept. 12, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

A powerful live concert experience blending Dvořák’s beloved chamber music with Native American melodies, African American spirituals, and multimedia storytelling to entertain, educate, and inspire.

Six Appeal

Six Appeal

Sept. 20, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

A world-class, award-winning a cappella group whose electrifying performances, star-studded collaborations, and genre-defying sound captivate audiences of all ages.

 

Shaun Boothe: The Unauthorized Biography Series

Shaun Boothe: The Unauthorized Biography Series

Oct. 16, 2025

A powerful fusion of hip-hop, multimedia, and motivation—celebrating cultural icons through biographical rap to inspire greatness in us all.

Immunity: Joshua Roman

Immunity: Joshua Roman

Jan. 24, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

An intimate, genre-spanning musical journey by cellist Joshua Roman, blending performance and storytelling to explore his transformative experience with long COVID, resilience, and rediscovery.

John Clayton at the 66th Annual Jazz Festival

John Clayton at the 66th Annual Jazz Festival

Feb. 6, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

Grammy-winning bassist, composer, and arranger John Clayton brings a legendary career to the stage—blending world-class performance, rich collaborations, and a passion for mentorship that has shaped generations of jazz.

EAGLEMANIA

EAGLEMANIA

Feb. 14, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

EagleMania delivers an electrifying tribute to The Eagles, captivating audiences with flawless five-part harmonies, expert guitar work, and all the legendary hits—plus select solo favorites.

Bright Star

Bright Star

Feb. 27 - March 8, 2026

A heartwarming Broadway musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, weaving a powerful tale of love, loss, and redemption in the American South—with soaring melodies and a story that inspires hope.

Koresh Dance: Masquerade

Koresh Dance: Masquerade

April 11, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

A boundary-blurring operatic dance performance by Koresh Dance Company and soprano Sage DeAgro-Ruopp, immersing audiences in a surreal world of live music, movement, and imagination where reality and fiction intertwine.

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1860 South Ninth Street
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