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Posted: Monday, April 13, 2026
By: University Communications

The University of Evansville (UE) Theatre closes out its 2025-2026 season with THE HUMANS, by Stephen Karam. This production opens at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 23, in the May Studio Theatre.

Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m., on April 24 and 25, and, at 2 p.m., on April 25 and 26.

A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the 2016 Tony Award-winner for Best Play, THE HUMANS, packs a punch in this tragicomedy dealing with economic anxiety, guilt, grief, and forgiveness. Masterfully rendered by a brilliant playwright, the play centers around a family gathering on a Thanksgiving night in a ramshackle apartment in lower-Manhattan. As the sun goes down, tensions rise, and this middle-class family is left exposed and vulnerable-resulting in both a humorous and heartbreaking look into the realities of modern familial life.

THE HUMANS is directed by Landry Barker, a senior performance major from Fort Worth Texas. Brayden Havard, a junior performance major from Montgomery, Texas, serves as the scenic designer; Mia Lacy, a junior directing and dramaturgy major from Frisco, Texas, is the costume designer; Jonah Charpie, a junior design and technology major from Noblesville, Ind., is the lighting designer; Danny Perez, a senior performance major from San Antonio, Texas, is the sound designer; Olivia Roy, a junior stage management major from Henderson, Ky., serves as the stage manager; Sydney Gepson, a sophomore theatre studies major from Queen Creek, Ariz., is the dramaturg; and Visiting Assistant Professor Andy Hammond is the technical director.

The cast features Gage Dragoo, a sophomore performance major from Frisco, Texas, as Erik Blake; Rachel Disney, a sophomore performance major from Louisville, Ky., as Deidre Blake; Reese Hickman, a sophomore performance major from The Woodlands, Texas, as Momo Blake; Jamy Lentz, a junior performance major from Denton, Texas, as Aimee Blake; Ally Cavender, a first-year performance major from Arab, Ala., as Brigid Blake; and Antonio Cortes Roman, a senior performance major from Metepec, Mexico, as Richard Saad.

Single tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for senior adults, UE faculty/staff, and non-UE students. UE students may obtain one free student rush ticket beginning at noon on the day of the performance they wish to attend. UE Theatre is also excited to continue the "Pay What You Will" initiative for the Thursday evening performance in the May Studio. Tickets may be purchased online at theatre.evansville.edu or by calling the ticket office at 812.488.2031, Monday through Friday, 12 to 5 p.m.