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VORTEX THEATRE

2900 Carlisle Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, NM 87110

Upcoming Shows

Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot
May 29 – Jun 21, 2026

Beckett's best-know work and The Vortex Theatre's first production in 1976 returns to The Vortex stage to celebrate our 50th Anniversary. Two men, Didi and...

Bless Me Ultima
Bless Me Ultima
Jul 10 – Jul 26, 2026

Rudolfo Anaya's masterpeice brought ot life on stage filled with love and magic. Directed by Leonard Madrid....



Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Musical Theatre Southwest


by Jackie Camborde - June 11, 2026

What did our critic think of SPRING AWAKENING at Musical Theatre Southwest?...

Review: OUT AT SEA at Theater Grottesco


by Jackie Camborde - May 22, 2026

What did our critic think of OUT AT SEA at Theater Grottesco?...

Review: AT THE WAKE OF A DEAD DRAG QUEEN at Santa Fe Playhouse


by Jackie Camborde - May 19, 2026

he thing that stayed with me after this show was the ease and natural ebb and flow of conversation the two actors had; both Malcom-Petty and Sigl had volumes of script to memorize, but both took the words from the page and embodied them. ...

Review: BOEING BOEING at Albuquerque Little Theater


by Mariah Olesen - May 03, 2026

What did our critic think of BOEING BOEING at Albuquerque Little Theater?...

Review: POTUS at Santa Fe Playhouse


by Jackie Camborde - March 24, 2026

Catch the uproarious antics of POTUS at Santa Fe Playhouse! Experience a day of chaos as seven women navigate the president's blunders....

Past Shows

Sense & Sensibility
Sense & Sensibility
Apr 24 – May 17, 2026

Kate Hamill's' adaptation of Austen's novel explores the lives of the Dashwood sisters as they navigate love, societal expectations and financial constraints in 18th Century...

Auditions - Bless Me Ultima
Auditions - Bless Me Ultima
Apr 10 – Apr 12, 2026

Audtions for Bless Me Ultima will take place at Daniels Funeral Home 3113 Carlisle NE from 6 - 10 APril 10. Please go to https://www.vortexabq.org/auditions...

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Mar 20 – Apr 12, 2026

An unblinking portrait of two American marriages, Virginia Woolf is Edward Albee's explosively comedic and harrowinly profound masterpiece....

An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People
Feb 13 – Mar 8, 2026

Rolf Fjelde's insightfu;l adaptaion of Ibsen's exploration of the conflict between personal integrity and societal norms....

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Jan 16 – Feb 1, 2026

A Midsummer Night's Dream is Shakespeare's best loved play, where fairies and lovers frolic and fight, but you've never seen it like this!...

A View From the Bridge
A View From the Bridge
Aug 8 – Aug 31, 2025

The Vortex Theatre proudly presents A View from The Bridge by iconic American playwright Arthur Miller, running August 8 through 31, 2025. Directed by renowned local director...

The Complete History of America (abridged)
The Complete History of America (abridged)
Jun 27 – Jul 27, 2025

600 years of American history delivered in just 90 minutes! The Complete History of America (abridged) is a fast paced, hilarious rollercoaster ride through U.S....

Clyde's
Clyde's
May 16 – Jun 8, 2025

At a truck-stop sandwich shop, a group of former inmates work toward redemption. Under a tough and callous owner, the staff at Clyde's strives to...

Hamlet and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Hamlet and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Mar 21 – Apr 27, 2025

Two masterworks collide! Experience the tragic intensity of Hamlet alongside the absurd, existential comedy of Rosencrantz  & Guildenstern Are Dead. These intertwined stoires explore fate,...

King James
King James
Feb 14 – Mar 9, 2025

LeBron James’s time in Cleveland brought hope, prosperity, and renewal to a city in need. King James follows two unlikely friends, united by their passion for basketball,...

Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
Jan 10 – Feb 2, 2025

Based on Ovid's poem and set around an onstage pool of water, Metamorphoses weaves ancient and modern stories together. This visually stunning play explores transformation and the...

The Farolitos of Christmas
The Farolitos of Christmas
Dec 5 – Dec 22, 2024

Rudolfo Anaya's beloved Christmas tale comes to life on stage at the Vortex.  With her father deployed in World War II and her grandfather sick,...

A Day at the Rusty Arms
Apr 16 – Apr 26, 2021

Franny (Janeice Scarbrough) is an energetic, childless, now retired "young" senior citizen. Widowed 5 years ago, she is eager to find a new purpose in...

Talking With...
Talking With...
Jan 22 – Jan 31, 2021

Eleven women deliver extraordinary monologues. Idiosyncratic characters amuse, move and frighten, always speaking from the depths of their souls. They include a baton twirler, a...

Almost, Maine
Almost, Maine
Dec 6 – Dec 29, 2019

On one deeply cold, magical Midwinter Night, the citizens of Almost experiencethe life-altering power of the human heart....

A Doll's House & A Doll's House Part 2
A Doll's House & A Doll's House Part 2
Oct 4 – Nov 17, 2019

Come and see the modern classic, A Dolls House by Henrik Ibsen, and its contemporary sequel, A Dolls House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath. The...

Observe the Sons of Ulster, Marching towards the Somme
Observe the Sons of Ulster, Marching towards the Somme
Aug 30 – Sep 22, 2019

The play centers on the experiences of eight unionist Ulstermen who volunteer to serve in the 36th (Ulster) Division at the beginning of the First...

The Complete Works of Shakespeare, Abridged
The Complete Works of Shakespeare, Abridged
Jul 12 – Aug 18, 2019

All 40 of Shakespeare plays are performed by 3 men in this fast and fabulous romp....

New Mexico Shakespeare Festival
New Mexico Shakespeare Festival
Jun 7 – Jun 30, 2019

The New Mexico Shakespeare Festival presents Romeo and Juliet and Love's Labour's Lost at the New Mexico Veterans' Memorial....

Guards at the Taj
Guards at the Taj
Apr 26 – May 19, 2019

Two guards watch over the building of the Taj Mahal, as a dark myth about its construction comes to life....

4 Guys Named Jose
4 Guys Named Jose
Apr 11 – Apr 14, 2019

A bilingual musical comedy celebrating the rich and vibrant history of Latin America....

Sleuth
Sleuth
Mar 22 – Apr 14, 2019

The ultimate game of cat-and-mouse is played out between a celebrated mystery writer and his guest, a young rival who shares not only his love...

Lysistrata
Lysistrata
Feb 8 – Mar 3, 2019

A comic account of a woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War between Greek city states by denying all the men of the land...

The Cripple Of Inishmaan
Feb 10 – Mar 4, 2012

The Vortex entry in The Southwest Irish Theater Festival is a dark comedy in which a crippled Irish orphan is cast in a 1930`s era...

Videos


The Magic Flute in Albuquerque The Magic Flute
Santa Fe Opera (7/04-8/28)
Bad Medicine in Albuquerque Bad Medicine
Santa Fe Playhouse (8/06-8/30)
Nijinsky's Ghosts in Albuquerque Nijinsky's Ghosts
Carlisle South UNM (6/21-6/21)
Shrek The Musical in Albuquerque Shrek The Musical
Farmington Civic Center (7/30-8/09)
Madama Butterfly in Albuquerque Madama Butterfly
Santa Fe Opera (7/03-8/29)
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER in Albuquerque THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
Adobe Theater (12/04-12/20)
CLUE in Albuquerque CLUE
Adobe Theater (10/16-11/08)
Grease in Albuquerque Grease
Sandstone Amphitheater (6/11-7/12) PHOTOS VIDEOS
Spring Awakening in Albuquerque Spring Awakening
Musical Theatre Southwest (6/05-6/28)
Lili Elbe in Albuquerque Lili Elbe
Santa Fe Opera (8/01-8/27)