Fall Play

University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy is pleased to announce the 2026 fall play — The Hobbit!

Bilbo Baggins is a comfortably well-off hobbit with a love for rousing adventure stories. Real adventures, however, are definitely not his cup of tea. So, when Gandalf the wizard knocks at Bilbo’s door, bringing with him Thorin Oakenshield, 11 ragged looking dwarfs and a contract for an adventure to recover the lost treasure of Lonely Mountain, Bilbo could not be less interested—at first. But Bilbo’s love of a good story gets the better of him, and before he knows it, he is off on a perilous quest over mountain and under hill through caves and forest and slimy dark places. It's the last thing that any sensitive Hobbit would want to do, but great benefit eventually results—not only for Bilbo but for all of the Hobbits who inhabit Middle Earth—and the hearts of those children and adults who continue to enjoy this kind of magic.

Audition Dates
Informational Meeting: Tuesday, September 1 [Virtual]
Auditions: Wednesday, September 2
Callbacks: Thursday, September 3

Performance Dates
Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 PM
Friday, October 23 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 PM

Performances to be held at Marygrove College Theater.

Online ticket sales will be available around October 1. Tickets will also be available for sale at the door while they last.