Productions at Tobin Center for the Performing Arts

Apr. 17 - Apr. 19, 2025
Th, Sat
San Antonio
Madama Butterfly by Opera San Antonio

Madama Butterfly
by Opera San Antonio

This powerful opera is the passionately moving tale of a young Japanese woman's unrequited love for an American sailor. Puccini’s lush score is rich with …

Oct. 03 - Oct. 05
Th, Sat
San Antonio
Cruzar la cara de la luna by Opera San Antonio

Cruzar la cara de la luna
by Opera San Antonio

Cruzar la Cara de la Luna has become a smash sensation around the globe, weaving together the powerful story of a Mexican American family divided by …

May. 23 - May. 26
Th-Sun
San Antonio
Rock of Ages by San Antonio Broadway Theatre

Rock of Ages
by San Antonio Broadway Theatre

Nominated for five Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, Rock of Ages transports you to the 80s, where dreamers chase rock-n-roll fantasies. In Hollywood's Sunset Strip, …

Apr. 11 - Apr. 13
Th, Sat
San Antonio
The Pirates of Penzance by Opera San Antonio

The Pirates of Penzance
by Opera San Antonio

All hands on deck for The Pirates of Penzance, a swashbuckling tale of Frederic, a young man who’s reached the end of his pirate apprenticeship. …

Oct. 05 - Oct. 07, 2023
Th, Sat
San Antonio
Hansel and Gretel, opera by Opera San Antonio

Hansel and Gretel, opera
by Opera San Antonio

OPERA San Antonio is pleased to announce that Hansel and Gretel will be presented this fall in collaboration with the Classical Music Institute, Children’s Chorus of San …

Jan. 19 - Jan. 22, 2023
Th-Sun
San Antonio
Rent by San Antonio Broadway Theatre

Rent
by San Antonio Broadway Theatre

RENT   Directed By:Alex Rodriguez Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. …

Nov. 03 - Nov. 05, 2022
Th, Sat
San Antonio
Pagliacci by Opera San Antonio

Pagliacci
by Opera San Antonio

When a traveling acting troupe arrives to perform in a bustling town, the secrets and jealousies among them threaten to explode onstage—with deadly consequences. Canio …

May. 05 - May. 07, 2022
Th, Sat
San Antonio
Rigoletto by Opera San Antonio

Rigoletto
by Opera San Antonio

Rigoletto by Verdi has often been called the greatest of all operas. A remarkable combination and conflict of human wills: Rigoletto, a father and the …

Oct. 07 - Oct. 09, 2021
Th, Sat
San Antonio
Don Giovanni by Opera San Antonio

Don Giovanni
by Opera San Antonio

OPERA San Antonio Presents     Mozart’s Don Giovanni Two performances: October 7th, 2021, 7 p.m. & October 9th, 7:30 p.m. Tobin Center, San Antonio Tickets …

May. 06 - May. 08, 2021
Th, Sat
San Antonio
Lucia di Lammermoor by Opera San Antonio

Lucia di Lammermoor
by Opera San Antonio

Lucia di Lammermoor is the story of a young and innocent woman crushed between two selfish and willful men - a brother who wants her as a …

Sep. 12 - Sep. 14, 2019
 
San Antonio
Tosca by Opera San Antonio

Tosca
by Opera San Antonio

Puccini’s great opera Tosca is a tragedy of a great actress who has “lived for art.” Because of her love for the young artist and …

May. 09 - May. 11, 2019
Th, Sat
San Antonio
Faust by Opera San Antonio

Faust
by Opera San Antonio

THE AGING SCHOLAR FAUST MAKES HIS FAMOUS PACT WITH THE DEVIL, trading his soul for youth, knowledge, power, and love. But his new powers lead only …

Sep. 13 - Sep. 15, 2018
Th, Sat
San Antonio
La Traviata by Opera San Antonio

La Traviata
by Opera San Antonio

VERDI’S MUSIC IS INCOMPARABLE, WITH ONE HEARTSTOPPINGLY BEAUTIFUL MELODY AFTER ANOTHER, in this exquisitely romantic story. Within the social whirl of sophisticated Paris, the courtesan Violetta …

May. 17 - May. 19, 2018
Th, Sat
San Antonio
La Bohème by Opera San Antonio

La Bohème
by Opera San Antonio

  When a shy stranger knocks on the door of a penniless poet, looking for someone to light her candle, they both find that something …

Sep. 08 - Sep. 10, 2017
F, Sun
San Antonio
Macbeth, opera by Opera San Antonio

Macbeth, opera
by Opera San Antonio

  Feature in the Rivard Report of September 7, 2017   Guiseppe Verdi described the story of Macbeth as "one of mankind's greatest creations". It is a …

Jul. 01 - Jul. 02, 2017
Sat-Sun
San Antonio
Eurydice by Spark Theatre Company

Eurydice
by Spark Theatre Company

From one of the most celebrated playwrights of our time, Eurydice is the modern retelling of the classic love story of Orpheus and his fated …

May. 06 - May. 07, 2017
Sat-Sun
San Antonio
The Barber of Seville by Opera San Antonio

The Barber of Seville
by Opera San Antonio

This production of Rossini's The Barber of Seville will feature Luis Ledesma(pictured) as Figaro, Sarah Coburn as Rosina, and Andrew Owens as Count Almaviva. An impressive trio with a number of credits, these …

Feb. 16 - Feb. 18, 2017
Th, Sat
San Antonio
Realizations: Tristan und Isolde by Opera San Antonio

Realizations: Tristan und Isolde
by Opera San Antonio

Tristan und Isolde - A collaboration of OPERA San Antonio and Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio (COSA) On February 16 and 18, 2017, in collaboration with OPERA …

Oct. 27 - Oct. 29, 2016
Th, Sat
San Antonio
Carmen by Opera San Antonio

Carmen
by Opera San Antonio

Captivated buy i,agery of sultans, shahs, slaves, saints and scarves, European audiences sought escape in the seemingly exotic cultures of Egypt, Morocco, and persia in …

Jun. 08 - Jun. 19, 2016
W-Sun
San Antonio
14 by AtticRep

14
by AtticRep

Performed through aerial acrobatics, dance, words, music, and a stunning visual vocabulary, 14 illustrates the journey of a post-9/11 girl through her first 14 years …

Apr. 23, 2016
Sat
San Antonio
Listen to Your Mother by Listen to Your Mother, San Antonio

Listen to Your Mother
by Listen to Your Mother, San Antonio

Click for feature by Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, April 19, 2016   [Photo of Janet Boswell and Brooke Meabon, via Express-News]

Apr. 06 - Apr. 17, 2016
W-Sun
San Antonio
Secrets of a Soccer Mom by AtticRep

Secrets of a Soccer Mom
by AtticRep

Three engaging women reluctantly take the field in a mothers vs. sons soccer game, intending to let the children win. But as the game unfolds, …

Mar. 31 - Apr. 02, 2016
Th, Sat
San Antonio
Il Trovatore by Opera San Antonio

Il Trovatore
by Opera San Antonio

The power of the human voice to convey emotion reached an apotheosis in the operas of Giuseppe Verdi, particularly in Il trovatore. You'll recognize not …

Feb. 10 - Feb. 27, 2016
W-Sun
San Antonio
The Amish Project by AtticRep

The Amish Project
by AtticRep

The Amish Project is a play based on a school shooting in the Amish village of Nickel Mines, in which a gunman shot and killed …

Jun. 03 - Jun. 14, 2015
W-Sun
San Antonio
From the Mahabharata by AtticRep

From the Mahabharata
by AtticRep

Translation of an episode of The Mahabharata, the sacred Sanskrit text,  into a contemporary dance theatre performance. This is a collaboration between AtticRep, the Indian …

May. 11 - May. 12, 2015
M-T
San Antonio
Little Red Riding Hood by Children's International Puppet Festival

Little Red Riding Hood
by Children's International Puppet Festival

When Little Red finds the wolf disguised in her Grandmother’s clothes, she uses her self-defense moves to teach him a lesson he won’t soon forget!    …

May. 10, 2015
Sun
San Antonio
Escape from the Zoo by Children's International Puppet Festival

Escape from the Zoo
by Children's International Puppet Festival

They are free from their cages and on the run.  With the determined (but dim) Zookeeper hot on their tails, net in hand, the fugitive …

May. 09, 2015
Sat
San Antonio
Out of the Mist a Dragon by Children's International Puppet Festival

Out of the Mist a Dragon
by Children's International Puppet Festival

A pompous samurai overlord arrives at the shrine of Benten, the goddess of good fortune, to ask for a suitable husband for his beautiful daughter, …

May. 09 - May. 12, 2015
Sat-T
San Antonio
Golden Dragon Water Puppets of Saigon by Children's International Puppet Festival

Golden Dragon Water Puppets of Saigon
by Children's International Puppet Festival

May 9, 10, 11, 12, GOLDEN DRAGON WATER PUPPETS OF SAIGON, Vietnam, (13 performances). This company is one of Vietnam’s national treasures, a company that furthers …

May. 07 - May. 10, 2015
Th-Sun
San Antonio
Landscapes by Children's International Puppet Festival

Landscapes
by Children's International Puppet Festival

This is a non-verbal explanation of the atmosphere, movements, rhythms and sounds of four contrasting areas of the natural world.  Mimika Theatre's  remarkable visual effects …

May. 06 - May. 07, 2015
W-Th
San Antonio
Children's International Puppet Festival

When Animals Were People AND The Lazy Bee
by Children's International Puppet Festival

"When Animals Were People," and “The Lazy Bee” by TEARS OF JOY THEATRE, Portland, OR, (six performances)     Tears Of Joy performs an innovative show for both …

May. 06 - May. 08, 2015
W-F
San Antonio
Fragile by Children's International Puppet Festival

Fragile
by Children's International Puppet Festival

"Fragile," by LE CLAN DES SONGES, Venerque, France, (nine performances). Embarking on a strange journey, this little, fragile and lonely man has a unique companion: a …

Apr. 15 - Apr. 16, 2015
W-Th
San Antonio
Rosie's Rodeo Roundup by Playhouse San Antonio

Rosie's Rodeo Roundup
by Playhouse San Antonio

One of the first female rodeo champions in the country, Rosie Hendersonbecomes a radio star on WOAI radio in 1950, just as San Antonio holds its first …

Mar. 25 - Apr. 05, 2015
W-Sun
San Antonio
The Irish Curse by AtticRep

The Irish Curse
by AtticRep

Size matters to a small group of Irish-American men who meet every Wednesday night, in a meeting hall of a Catholic church, at a self-help …

Jan. 28 - Feb. 08, 2015
 
San Antonio
True West by AtticRep

True West
by AtticRep

Attic Rep reprises its production of Shepard's True West as part of its new resident company status at the newly opened Tobin Center for the …