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June 24, 2026 · 4:58 pm

NATASHA, PIERRE, AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre Runs July 24-Aug. 2

NATASHA, PIERRE, AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre
July 24-Aug. 2
NKU Stauss Theatre [Highland Heights]

Cast: Elliot Martin as Natasha, Hana Conte as Sonya, Athena Updike as Marya D, Jonathan Hester as Anatole, Olive Stewart as Helene, Roland Hensley as Dolokhov, Noah Varland as Old Prince Bolkonsky, Marina Daniszewski as Mary, Jake Hagerty as Balaga, Milo Hickerson as Pierre & Parker Roland as Andrey
Ensemble: Aubree Abbott, Christian Bedinghaus, Parker Flautt, Leah Gregoire Javin Hill, Violet Kimnach, Sabrina Kohus, Emily Lierl, Myles Lovell, Reece Molloy, Ariana Rodriguez, Norah Shadwell, Avery Silvestain, Ivy Syroney, Oscar Syroney, Emil Sztanyo, Alex Towner, Madison Weadbrock & Lilah Whitman

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, an electropop opera based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Young and impulsive, Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. When she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, it is up to Pierre, a family friend in the middle of an existential crisis, to pick up the pieces of her shattered reputation. 

  • Fri-Sat, July 24-25 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 26 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, July 31-Aug. 1 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Aug. 2 at 2pm

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June 24, 2026 · 4:58 pm

THE SEAGULL at Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre Runs July 10-19

THE SEAGULL
Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre
July 10-19
NKU Stauss Theatre [Highland Heights]

The Seagull is a bittersweet drama about unrequited love, artistic ambition, and the destructive nature of selfishness. The story revolves around a complex web of romantic and creative rivalries on a Russian country estate. Irina, a fading, middle-aged actress; Trigorin, a dissolute but popular writer whom greatness has passed by, and the actress’ frustrated, melancholy son Constantin who is lovesick over Nina, are the players in this bittersweet tragedy of lives and love gone wrong. Nina, enchanted by the debonair Trigorin and obsessed with acting on the stage, follows Trigorin to the city where she bears him a child and becomes a common dilletante. Ultimately deserted by the older man, Nina returns and again rejects Constantin’s overtures of love.

  • Fri-Sat, July 10-11 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 12 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, July 17-18 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 19 at 2pm

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March 3, 2026 · 2:59 pm

Auditions Announced for THE SEAGULL and NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre

THE SEAGULL and NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812

Auditions will be Sunday, March 15th from 6pm to 9:30pm and Sunday, March 22nd from 6pm to 9:30pm in the School of the Arts (SOTA) Building at Northern Kentucky University located at 100 Nunn Drive, Highlands Heights, KY 41076.

If you are auditioning for:

  • THE SEAGULL – you need to bring a memorized 60 second serio-comedic monologue and please bring out the subtext of the material.
  • NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 – you need to bring a memorized 45 second to 1 minute serio-comedic monologue and 32 measures of music from a Broadway show. Also, you need to learn the dance audition which will be posted here soon.
  • If you are auditioning for both, please cater your memorized monologue towards THE SEAGULL and your song towards NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812. Also, you need to learn the dance audition which will be posted here soon.

Please make sure to fill in an audition form which can be found here. Please fill in the audition form completely as well as including all schedule conflicts. Please bring your resume and headshot to your audition time if you have one.  Please show up for the auditions on time and ready to go.  Also, remember to learn the dance audition before you arrive. There will be a voluntary dance audition workshop/brush-up for 30 minutes prior to auditions starting at 5:30pm.  

​​Callbacks for THE SEAGULL and NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 will be Sunday, March 29th from 6 PM to 10 PM at School of the Arts (SOTA) Building at Northern Kentucky University located at 100 Nunn Drive, Highlands Heights, KY 41076

To Sign up for a time click here.

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May 29, 2025 · 3:31 pm

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST Runs June 27-July 6

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre
June 27-July 6
Stained Glass Theatre [Newport]

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After being convicted of a petty crime, a charming, rebellious rogue named McMurphy contrives to serve his short sentence in an airy mental institution rather than in a prison. This, he soon learns, was a mistake. He immediately clashes with the authoritarian head nurse, a fierce martinet named Nurse Ratched. Despite Ratched’s strict reign, McMurphy quickly takes over the yard, leading others out of introversion, staging a revolt so that they can see the World Series on television, and arranging a rollicking midnight party with liquor and women. But McMurphy’s brash insubordination has its consequences

  • Fri-Sat, June 27-28 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, June 29 at 2pm
  • Thu, July 3 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, July 5 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 6 at 2pm

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February 17, 2025 · 5:15 pm

2025 Season Announced by Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre

CAST_logoONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
June 27-July 6
Stained Glass Theatre [Newport]

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST follows the rebellious Randle P. McMurphy as he challenges the tyrannical Nurse Ratched in a mental institution. Immortalized by the iconic film starring Jack Nicholson, the story explores power, freedom, and resistance.

URINETOWN the Musical
July 13-20
NKU Patricia Corbett Theatre [Highland Heights]

URINTOWN is a satirical musical where a severe water shortage forces citizens to pay to use public toilets. When a rebellious hero challenges the corrupt system, chaos ensues. With sharp humor and self-aware storytelling, the show parodies capitalism, politics, and musical theatre itself.

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