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OPERA AND NATIONAL THEATRE   

Enjoy some of the most creative and talented singers, conductors, composers, musicians, stage directors, designers, visual artists, choreographers and dancers from around the world through live or recorded HD simulcasts of the Metropolitan Opera and National Theatre Live.

ALL HD programs are held at Eckerd College in the Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium.

This program is generously sponsored by Westminster Communities of Florida and WUSF Public Media.

EVENT FEES

Prices are per individual for each performance. Seating is open.

  • $25 Adult/Nonmember
  • $20 OLLI/ASPEC/Westminster Resident
  • $10 Student/Child (available at door only)

We strongly recommend that you register beforehand. We accept credit card payments only.

VENUE

The Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium is the perfect venue to appreciate a simulcast program without sound intrusion from adjoining theaters featuring loud blockbusters. The state-of-the-art auditorium features:

  • NEC 15,000 lumen projector
  • BluRay and DCP video projection capabilities
  • 12’x26’ projection screen
  • 16 surround speakers, 3 cinema stage speakers
  • 374 upholstered, cushioned seats
  • Assisted listening system available upon request

 

DINING AND PARKING

  • Arrive early. Stay late. Bon Appétit at Eckerd offers several dining options for lunch and dinner before or after each performance. Looking for a warm beverage or light snack? Starbucks® in the James Center for Molecular and Life Sciences is open during the academic year. Dining hours are subject to change. Please call Bon Appétit at 727.864.8411 or visit eckerd.cafebonappetit.com to confirm. Free visitor parking is available in designated areas throughout campus.

 

UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS

Registration for the 25–26 Season will open August 25, 2025.

  • National Theatre Live at Eckerd CollegeDr. Strangelove

  • Program ID: EC17805HD26
    Fee (nonmember): $25.00
    Fee (member): $20.00
    Date(DOW, Start): Sa, 10/25/2025
    Times: 2:00 PM–4:15 PM
    Location: Eckerd College Miller Auditorium
    Seats Available: 200
    Description: 

    Co-adapted by Armando Iannucci. Co-adapted and directed by Sean Foley.

    Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick's comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove.

    This explosively funny satire, about a rogue U.S. General who triggers a nuclear attack, is led by a world-renowned creative team including Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley.

    Rating: PG-13. View trailer

    Estimated run time is 2 hours, 10 minutes.

     

    This program meets 1 times(s). End times are an estimate and subject to change.
    Multiple registrations? You can register for multiple seats in this program, but each seat must be purchased in a separate order when using the same account.
 

  • National Theatre Live at Eckerd CollegeA Streetcar Named Desire

  • Program ID: EC27805HD26
    Fee (nonmember): $25.00
    Fee (member): $20.00
    Date(DOW, Start): Sa, 1/24/2026
    Times: 2:00 PM–5:15 PM
    Location: Eckerd College Miller Auditorium
    Seats Available: 200
    Description: 

    A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. Directed by Benedict Andrews. From The Young Vic

    Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams' timeless masterpiece.

    As Blanche's fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace—but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.

    From visionary director Benedict Andrews, this acclaimed production was filmed live during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014.

    Rating: R.

    Estimated run time is 3 hours.

     

    This program meets 1 times(s). End times are an estimate and subject to change.
    Multiple registrations? You can register for multiple seats in this program, but each seat must be purchased in a separate order when using the same account.
 

  • National Theatre Live at Eckerd CollegeThe Importance of Being Earnest

  • Program ID: EC37805HD26
    Fee (nonmember): $25.00
    Fee (member): $20.00
    Date(DOW, Start): Sa, 2/7/2026
    Times: 2:00 PM–5:00 PM
    Location: Eckerd College Miller Auditorium
    Seats Available: 200
    Description: 

    The Importance of being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Directed by Max Webster

    Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde's most celebrated comedy.

    While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.

    Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.

    Rating: PG. View Trailer.

    Estimated run time is 3 hours.

     

    This program meets 1 times(s). End times are an estimate and subject to change.
    Multiple registrations? You can register for multiple seats in this program, but each seat must be purchased in a separate order when using the same account.
 

  • National Theatre Live at Eckerd CollegeInter Alia

  • Program ID: EC47805HD26
    Fee (nonmember): $25.00
    Fee (member): $20.00
    Date(DOW, Start): Sa, 3/14/2026
    Times: 2:00 PM–4:00 PM
    Location: Eckerd College Miller Auditorium
    Seats Available: 200
    Description: 

    A new play by Suzie Miller.

    A searing new play from the team behind Prima Facie

    Jessica Parks is smart, compassionate, a true maverick at the top of her career as an eminent London Crown Court Judge. At work she's changing and challenging the system one case at a time. But behind the robe, Jessica is a karoake fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent.

    While managing the impossible juggling act faced by every working mother, an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance. Can she hold her family upright?

    Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) makes her National Theatre debut as Jessica. Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie with this searing examination of modern masculinity and motherhood.

    Rating: R.

    Estimated run time is 2 hours.

     

    This program meets 1 times(s). End times are an estimate and subject to change.
    Multiple registrations? You can register for multiple seats in this program, but each seat must be purchased in a separate order when using the same account.
 

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