February 2022
This month’s offerings across the U.S.
Alabama
Macbeth
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Rick Dildine
Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Montgomery
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 03 - Thu Feb 24
Type of Event: Theatre Performance
Venue: Festival Stage
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://asf.net/macbeth-2022
Description:
Dunsinane’s power couple embarks on a blind ambition tour of betrayal and bloodletting when Scottish nobleman Macbeth is told by witches that he will become king one day. This supernatural battle between fate and will is one of the Bard’s most action-packed tragedies.
Alaska
Fallen Angels
By: Noel Coward
Directed by: Teresa K. Pond
Cyrano's Theatre Company
Anchorage
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 04 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Live Performance
Venue: Cyrano's Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://cyranos.org
Description:
A sparkling cocktail of hilarity, poured over marriage! Best friends now married and bored, find out their former French lover is back in town… a charming romp of 1925 sexual scandals!
Arizona
Women in Jeopardy!
By: WENDY MACLEOD
Directed by: Sean Daniels
Arizona Theatre Company
Phoenix
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 10 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Herberger Theater Center - Center Stage
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://arizonatheatre.org/show/women-in-jeopardy/
Description:
Liz’s friends want her to be happy, but the guy she likes is plain creepy, they can’t help but wonder if he may be a serial killer…This comedy reminds us about the value of friendship when the group turns their wine glasses in for spy glasses to solve his sudden disappearance.
Nina Simone: Four Women
By: Christina Ham
Directed by: Tiffany Nichole Greene
Arizona Theatre Company
Tucson and Phoenix
Event Date(s): Sat Feb 26 - Sun Apr 10
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Temple of Music and Art and Herberger Theater Center - Center Stage
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://arizonatheatre.org/show/nina-simone-four-women/
Description:
A musical evening with the fiery genius, activist, and musician that is Nina Simone. She rocked the nation with “Four Women,” her tribute in song to the four little girls lost in the 1963 bombing by the Ku Klux Klan at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
By: Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, Based on Eric Carle’s Books
Childsplay Theatre
Phoenix
Event Date(s): Sat Feb 05 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Herberger Theatre Center
Price: $Starting at $13
Reference Link: https://www.childsplayaz.org/caterpillar
Description:
This critically acclaimed production features a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets and faithfully adapts four stories by author/illustrator Eric Carle.
Arkansas
Designing Women
By: Linda Bloodworth Thomason
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre
Little Rock
Event Date(s): Tue Jan 18 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Arkansas Repertory Theatre
Price: Varies
Reference Link: https://therep.org
Description:
From the creators of the smash hit television series comes a world-premiere comedy bringing the ladies of Sugarbaker’s design firm into our current age. With the same whip-smart and unmistakably Southern brand of humor, this new play proves nothing unites us like laughter.
The Mountaintop
By: Katori Hall
Directed by: vickie washington
TheatreSquared
Fayetteville
Event Date(s): Sun Dec 19 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: In-Person and Streaming
Venue: TheatreSquared
Price: $10-58
Reference Link: https://theatre2.org
Description:
A gripping reimagination of events the night before the assassination of Civil Rights leade Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On April 3, 1968, an exhausted Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel while a storm rages, when a mysterious stranger arrives with news.
California
Hair
By: James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt McDermot
Directed by: Aja Gianola-Norris
6th Street Playhouse
Santa Rosa
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 27 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: GK Hardt Theatre
Price: $38.00
Reference Link: https://6thstreetplayhouse.com
Description:
The first great rock musical that spawned a genre, and provides a vivid, affectionate look at the flower children of the ’60s. A celebration of life, a love letter to freedom, and a passionate cry for hope and change, Hair defined one generation and continues to inspire today.
All’s Well That Ends Well
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Nike Doukas
A Noise Within
Pasadena
Event Date(s): Sun Feb 06 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Play
Price: $25-79
Reference Link: https://www.anoisewithin.org/play/alls-well-that-ends-well/
Description:
What’s a woman to do with a runaway groom? Hatch a scheme, of course. Roping in a fantastic cast of fools, romantics, and cynics, the clever Helen pursues the crusty Bertram in a clash of wits and deception in Shakespeare’s bittersweet comedy.
Freestyle Love Supreme
By: Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Anthony Veneziale
Directed by: Thomas Kail
American Conservatory Theater
San Francisco
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 21 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Geary Theater
Price: $25–130
Reference Link: https://www.act-sf.org
Description:
Launching its American tour at the Geary Theater, Freestyle Love Supreme pays homage to John Coltrane’s improvisational musical style as it takes audiences on a freestyle, never-before-seen-and-never-to-be-seen-again hip-hop comedy ride.
The Zip Code Plays, Season Three
By: Peppur Chambers, Diana Burbano, Daniel Hirsch, Ann Noble, Alex Goldberg, and Steve Apostolina
Directed by: Rondrell McCormick, Cameron Watson, Sara Lyons, Jonathan Muñoz-Proulx, Lisa Sanaye Dring, and Gregg T Daniel
Antaeus Theatre Company
Los Angeles
Event Date(s): Thu Dec 02 - Fri Dec 02
Type of Event: Audio Play Series
Venue: Zipcodeplays.info or wherever you get your podcasts
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://antaeus.org/plays-events/the-zip-code-plays-season-three/
Description:
Celebrate the diverse culture and history of Los Angeles neighborhoods from the safety of your home with The Zip Code Plays, Season Three, a new series of six original audio plays written by Playwrights Lab members and recorded by Antaeus Actors.
The Great Leap
By: Lauren Yee
Directed by: Jeffrey Lo
Capital Stage
Sacramento
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 26 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Capital Stage
Price: $25-49
Reference Link: https://capstage.org/the-plays/the-great-leap/
Description:
An American college basketball team travels to Beijing for a “friendship” game in the post-Cultural Revolution 1980s. Both countries try to tease out the politics behind this newly popular sport.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
By: Tom MacRae from Jonathan Butterell, with music by Dan Gillespie Sells and lyrics by MacRae
Directed by: Jonathan Butterell
Center Theatre Group
Los Angeles
Event Date(s): Sun Jan 16 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Ahmanson Theatre
Reference Link: https://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/ahmanson-theatre/2021/everybodys-talking-about-jamie/
Description:
Jamie New is sixteen and lives in public housing in Sheffield, England. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in, he’s terrified about the future, and he’s going to be a sensation. Inspired by a true story, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is an award-winning hit musical for today.
Next to Normal
By: Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey
Directed by: Matthew McCray, Stephen Hulsey
Chance Theater
Anaheim
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 28 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Live Theater
Venue: Chance Theater
Price: $39-49
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com/production/next-to-normal/
Description:
This powerful musical explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting the family’s story with love, sympathy, and heart.
They Could Give No Name: Staged Reading
By: Exal Iraheta
Directed by: Sara Guerrero
Chance Theater
Anaheim
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 23 - Wed Feb 23
Type of Event: Theater: Staged reading
Venue: Chance Theater, @ Bette Aitken theater arts Center, 5522 E. La Palma Ave. Anaheim, CA 92807
Price: $15
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com/production/otr-name/?referrer=4
Description:
On the southern border of Arizona, medical examiner Nellie Ramirez descends into near-madness when her fiancé, a border patrol agent, accidentally kills a young immigrant girl. In order to save her future family, Nellie must make a decision that threatens to tear her life apart.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
By: Dwayne Hartford (adaptor) and Kate DiCamillo (book)
Directed by: Darryl B. Hovis
Chance Theater
Anaheim
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 04 - Sun Mar 27
Type of Event: TYA Play
Venue: Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken theater arts Center
Price: $24-30
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com
Description:
Based on the award-winning book about a very dapper china rabbit, who loves himself more than anything else. However, when he gets lost at sea, Edward finds he has a lot to learn, including a thorough lesson about the transformative power of love.
Next to Normal
By: Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey
Chance Theater
Anaheim
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 21 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken Theater Arts Center
Price: $25-49
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com
Description:
This Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical takes a powerful look into how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. “A brave, breathtaking musical. It is much more than a feel-good musical: It is a feel-everything musical” — New York Times.
The Hollow
By: Agatha Christie
Directed by: Doll Piccotto
City Lights Theater Company
San Jose
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 20 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: In Person
Price: $25-49
Reference Link: https://cltc.org/explore-our-2021-22-season/
Description:
There’s a wife and a husband, a mistress and a movie star, and plenty of other people tangled up in romantic situations, but only one of them does the deed. And by “deed,” we mean “murder.” After all, this is an Agatha Christie play.
Life X 3 by Yasmina Reza
By: Yasmina Reza
Directed by: Joanne Gordon
Coachella Valley Repertory
Cathedral City
Event Date(s): Tue Jan 25 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Theatre Play
Venue: Coachella Valley Repertory
Price: $$53-$63
Reference Link: https://https://cvrep.org/now-on-stage/life-x-3-by-yasmina-reza/
Description:
Written by Yasmina Reza, directed by Joanne Gordon. Call 760-296-2966 ext. 115.
Best Lesbian Erotica 1995
By: Miranda Rose Hall
Directed by: Kym Pappas
Diversionary Theatre
San Diego
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 17 - Sun Mar 20
Type of Event: World Premiere Play
Venue: Diversionary Theatre
Price: $15-50
Reference Link: https://www.diversionary.org/azul
Description:
In this triptych of love, lust, and domestic terrorism, a joyous romp through lesbian erotic fiction collides with one of the darkest hours in U.S. history. A thrilling new play from the author of The Hour of Great Mercy.
Assassins
By: Stephen Sondheim & John Weidman
Directed by: S
East West Players
Los Angeles
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 17 - Sun Mar 20
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: David Henry Hwang Theater at the Union Center of the Arts at 120 Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Price: $$50 to $75
Reference Link: https://tinyurl.com/ewp-assassins
Description:
A darkly comic Tony award winner that examines the motives of the nine notorious Americans who took their shot at the President of the United States, Assassins is the 12th Sondheim musical mounted by East West Players in its 56-year history of producing theatre in L.A.
Carmen Jones
By: Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Music by Georges Bizet
Directed by: Jonathan Fox
Ensemble Theatre Company
Santa Barbara
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 03 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Theater Performance
Venue: The New Vic
Price: $
Reference Link: https://etcsb.org/production/carmen-jones/
Description:
Oscar Hammerstein adapted Bizet’s timeless classic into an African American Broadway musical set at a parachute factory. ETC presents a contemporary and dynamic version with all of Bizet’s famous music.
Power of Sail
By: Paul Grellong
Directed by: Weyni Mengesha
Geffen Playhouse
Los Angeles
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 01 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Geffen Playhouse
Price: $65+
Reference Link: https://https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/tickets/25th-anniversary-season/
Description:
Distinguished Harvard professor Charles Nichols (Emmy and Tony Award-winner Bryan Cranston) finds himself in hot water after inviting an incendiary white nationalist to speak at his annual symposium.
Pipeline
By: Dominique Moriseau
Directed by: TBA
L.A. Theatre Works
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 04 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Live in performance audio theatre recording
Venue: James Bridges Theater
Price: $65.00
Reference Link: https://latw.org/
Description:
L.A. Theatre Works celebrates Black History Month with this compelling exploration of the modern education system, and those it does and doesn’t privilege. Each of the four performances will be recorded in front of an audience for radio, CD, digital download, and online streaming.
Pass Over
By: Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu
Directed by: Kevin R. Free
Marin Theatre Company
Mill Valley
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 27 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Boyer Theatre
Price: $25-$60
Reference Link: https://www.marintheatre.org/
Description:
Evoking heartbreak, hope, and joy, Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s critically acclaimed play crafts everyday profanities into poetic and humorous riffs, illuminating the unquestionable human spirit of young men looking for a way out. West Coast post-Broadway premiere.
Getting There
By: Dipika Guha
New Conservatory Theatre Center
San Francisco
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 14 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Walker Theatre
Price: $25-55
Reference Link: https://www.nctcsf.org/21-22-Season/Getting-There
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Description:
Five women. One city. Twenty-four hours. Full of surprises and serendipity, Getting There is an intergenerational meditation on love, aging, and solitude.
Desperate Measures
By: David Friedman & Peter Kellogg
Directed by: Christopher Williams
North Coast Repertory Theatre
Solana Beach
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 12 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: North Coast Rep
Price: $60
Reference Link: https://northcoastrep.org
Description:
This witty, wild musical comedy takes Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure and shakes it up. A rollicking romantic musical that manages to address law and order, justice, and hypocrisy set in the Wild West. Fully loaded with laughs and toe-tappin’ music, so saddle up and enjoy.
Teenage Dick
By: Mike Lew
Directed by: Moritz von Stuelpnagel
Pasadena Playhouse
Pasadena
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 01 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Pasadena Playhouse
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/event/teenage-dick/
Description:
A brilliantly hilarious take on Richard III, Shakespeare’s classic tale of power lust, Teenage Dick reimagines the most famous disabled character of all time as a 16-year-old outsider in the deepest winter of his discontent: His junior year at Roseland High.
As You Like It
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Emily Trask
PCPA - Pacific Conservatory Theatre
Santa Maria
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 17 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Marion Theatre
Price: $19.25-50.00
Reference Link: http://pcpa.org/AsYouLikeIt/
Description:
All the world’s a stage in one of Shakespeare’s most musical of masterpieces, inspiringly envisioned for today’s audiences, where foolish lovers and lovely fools seek freedom in the forest and discover lively romance and lasting redemption.
The Marvelous Wonderettes
By: Roger Bean
Directed by: Kevin Harris
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
San Luis Obispo
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 04 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
Price: $40-60
Reference Link: https://
Description:
Meet Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy, and Suzy: four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their bouffants! We laugh and learn about their lives and loves in this must-take musical trip down memory lane.
Babes in Ho-lland
By: Deneen Reynolds-Knott
Directed by: Leigh Rondon-Davis
Shotgun Players
Berkeley
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 20 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Theatre Performance
Venue: Ashby Stage
Price: $8-40
Reference Link: shotgunplayers.org/online/article/babes
Description:
In a queer coming-of-age tale set in 1996, two Black students create their own bubble of self-discovery, music and sanctuary in the sanctuary in their dorm room. However, the stress of love, financial hardship, and the persistent lack of privacy threaten to destroy it.
Babes in Ho-lland
By: Deneen Reynolds-Knott
Directed by: Leigh Rondon-Davis
Shotgun Players
Berkeley
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 20 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Ashby Stage
Price: $8-40
Reference Link: https://shotgunplayers.org/online/article/babes
Description:
In the sunless Pittsburgh winter of 1996, two co-eds connect over a shared love for R&B girl groups, but quickly discover something deeper. While attending a predominantly white college, these two Black students create their own bubble of self-discovery, music, and sanctuary.
My H8 Letter to the Gr8 American Theatre
By: Diana Oh
Directed by: May Liang
Shotgun Players
Berkeley
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 17 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Theatre Performance
Venue: Ashby Stage
Price: $15
Reference Link: https://http://shotgunplayers.org/online/article/30th-csrs
Description:
A brutally candid, painful, and bitingly funny play about transparency, honesty, and repairing centuries of damage done in the American theatre industry. Part of the 2022 Champagne Staged Reading Series.
Fluff
By: Sigrid Gilmer
Directed by: TBA
Skylight Theatre Company
Los Angeles
Event Date(s): Sat Feb 12 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Skylight Theatre
Price: $35-40
Reference Link: https://skylighttheatre.org/
Description:
An absurdist “disaster film” play about the dark carnival of our current political climate, the hell of other people, and killer pillows. Presented with Playwrights’ Arena.
Hershey Felder as Monsieur Chopin
By: Hershey Felder
Directed by: Joel Zwick
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
Mountain View
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 19 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://theatreworks.org/season51/hershey-felder-chopin/
Description:
Virtuoso pianist and performer Hershey Felder performs as composer Fryderyk Chopin, illuminating an exclusive piano lesson with this musical master. In this stunning solo show, the “Poet of the Piano” tells his romantic story while sharing dazzling performances of his compositions.
Colorado
The Liar
By: Adapted by David Ives from Pierre Corneille
Directed by: Geoffrey Kent
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Arvada
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 04 - Sun May 22
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Arvada Center Black Box Theatre
Price: $45-50
Reference Link: https://arvadacenter.org/events/the-liar
Description:
Fiendishly clever and a bit naughty, this updated adaptation of the classic French farce weaves wordplay and swordplay into a wild 17th-century romp.
Animal Farm
By: Adapted by Nelson Bond from George Orwell
Directed by: Jessica Robblee
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Arvada
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 25 - Sat May 21
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Arvada Center Black Box Theatre
Price: $45-50
Reference Link: https://arvadacenter.org/events/animal-farm
Description:
All animals are created equal — or are they? Animal Farm is a timely fable of power and corruption revealing sharp insights and relevant questions about today’s society.
The Sound Inside
By: Adam Rapp
Directed by: Sabin Epstein
Curious Theatre Company
Denver
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 15 - Sat Feb 12
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Curious Theatre Company
Price: $28-$45
Reference Link: https://www.curioustheatre.org/event/the-sound-inside/
Description:
Yale creative writing professor Bella has recently been diagnosed with stage two cancer and is making unconventional choices regarding her treatment decisions. As she mentors a prodigy misfit student, Bella seeks something of her own — something she desperately wants to ask.
The Sound Inside
By: Adam Rapp
Curious Theatre Company
Denver
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 15 - Sat Feb 12
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Curious Theatre Company
Price: $20-45
Reference Link: https://www.curioustheatre.org/event/the-sound-inside/
Description:
In this intimate drama, we meet Yale professor Bella Lee Baird and her prodigy, misfit student Christopher Dunn. Bella has recently been diagnosed with stage two cancer. The two grow closer as Bella helps Christopher with his novel.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
By: Edward Albee
DCPA Theatre Company
Denver
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 07 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Singleton Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf/
Description:
Welcome to George and Martha’s. This funny and darkly unsettling duo invites you into their living room, along with young couple Honey and Nick. But with every drink poured, the conversation descends into all-out marital warfare.
Rattlesnake Kate
By: Music and lyrics by Neyla Pekarek; Book by Karen Hartman
Directed by: Chris Coleman
Denver Center Theatre Company
Denver
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 04 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Wolf Theatre
Price: $TBD
Reference Link: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/rattlesnake-kate/
Description:
A new musical celebrating the true story of a Colorado woman the world wasn’t ready for.
In the Upper Room
By: Beaufield Berry
Directed by: Gregg T. Daniel
Denver Center Theatre Company
Denver
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 11 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Kilstrom Theatre
Price: TBD
Reference Link: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/in-the-upper-room/
Description:
A new play about family, secrets, and the power of the stories we grow up hearing.
Until the Flood
By: Dael Orlandersmith
Directed by: Neel Keller
Denver Center Theatre Company
Denver
Event Date(s): Sat Aug 07 - Thu Nov 30
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Online
Price: Free
Reference Link: https://https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/until-the-flood/
Description:
After the death of Michael Brown, the Ferguson Unrest shook the nation to its core and put a spotlight on the police brutality and discrimination that plague our institutions. Dael Orlandersmith created eight fictional characters to represent the broad spectrum of perspectives.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
By: Edward Albee
Directed by: Rose Riordan
Denver Center Theatre Company
Denver
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 07 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Drama, Comedy
Venue: The Singleton Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf/
Description:
There is no dysfunctional stage couple quite like George and Martha, and there is no better way to experience this powder keg drama than up close in the intimate Singleton Theatre.
Sense and Sensibility
By: Adapted by Kate Hamill from Jane Austen
Directed by: Noah Racey
OpenStage Theatre & Company
Fort Collins
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 15 - Sat Feb 12
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Lincoln Center Magnolia Theatre
Price: $10-32
Reference Link: https://https://www.openstage.com/events/49th-season/sense-and-sensibility/
Description:
The classic Jane Austen tale of the Dashwood sisters gets a spirited update. Full of humor and bold theatricality, highlighted by original music and dance. When reputation is everything, how do you follow your heart?
Elliot: A Soldier’s Fugue
By: Quiara Alegría Hudes
Directed by: Julio Agustín
Theatreworks Colorado
Colorado Springs
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 27 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Ent Center for the Arts
Price: $32.00
Reference Link: https://entcenterforthearts.org/theatreworks/events
Description:
This Pulitzer Prize-nominated play celebrates three generations of Puerto Rican American veterans and the woman, a nurse, who holds their family together.
Connecticut
Fires in the Mirror
By: Anna Deavere Smith
Directed by: Nicole Brewer
Long Wharf Theatre
New Haven
Event Date(s): Tue Jan 18 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: the Claire Tow Stage in the C. Newton Schenck III Theatre
Price: $55
Reference Link: https://longwharf.org/shows-events/fires-in-the-mirror/
Description:
Fires in the Mirror is Anna Deavere Smith’s insightful one-person play exploring the Crown Heights riot its aftermath through the viewpoints of African American and Jewish people who were connected directly and indirectly to the riot.
Today Is My Birthday
By: Susan Soon He Stanton
Directed by: Mina Morita
Yale Repertory Theatre
New Haven
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 27 - Sat Feb 19
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Yale Repertory Theatre
Price: $10-65
Reference Link: https://yalerep.org
Description:
Susan Soon He Stanton’s critically acclaimed play is a wise and witty comedy about loneliness in the age of connectivity.
District-of-Columbia
Change Agent
By: Craig Lucas
Directed by: Craig Lucas
Arena Stage
Washington
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 21 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kogod Cradle
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.arenastage.org/
Description:
This provocative tale, written and directed by Craig Lucas, dramatically conjures celebrated, controversial, and unsung figures in American history surrounding pivotal events in the 1960s.
La Casa De La Laguna – The House on the Lagoon
By: A play by Caridad Svich; Based on the novel by Rosario Ferré
Directed by: Victoria Collado
GALA Hispanic Theatre
Washington
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 03 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: GALA Hispanic Theatre
Price: $20-55
Reference Link: https://www.galatheatre.org/post/la-casa-de-la-laguna
Description:
This thrilling saga of racial tensions, linguistic differences, religious schisms, economic struggles, and social upheaval frame the narrative of Rosario Ferré’s famous work, not only shedding light on one family, but also the tumultuous history of Puerto Rico.
District-Of-Columbia
Flight
By: Vox Motus
Directed by: Jamie Harrison and Candice Edmunds
Studio Theatre
Washington
Event Date(s): Thu Dec 16 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Theatrical Production
Venue: Studio Theatre
Price: $42-52
Reference Link: https://www.studiotheatre.org/plays/play-detail/2021-2022/flight
Description:
The story of two orphaned brothers on an epic cross-continental odyssey to freedom and safety plays out in breathtaking miniature in Flight. The immersive theatrical installation uses spectacularly detailed dioramas to tell this story of hope and survival.
White Noise
By: Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by: Reginald L. Douglas
Studio Theatre
Washington
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 12 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Theatre Play
Venue: Studio Theatre
Price: $50-95
Reference Link: https://www.studiotheatre.org/plays/play-detail/2021-2022/white-noise
Description:
In this bold drama, four 30-something friends—and sometime lovers—are forced to face the realities of a not at all post-racial world when a violent police encounter leads to an audacious social experiment that pushes their relationship to its limits.
District-of-Columbia
Compulsion or the House Behind
By: Rinnie B. Groff
Directed by: Johanna Gruenhut
Theater J
Washington, DC
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 26 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: EDCJCC
Price: $35-70
Reference Link: https://theaterj.org/2021-2022-season/compulsion-21-22/
Description:
When Sid Silver learns about a young girl named Anne Frank and her diary, he fights for the diary’s publication and the rights to adapt it into a play. A fascinating, semi-fictional story about one forgotten writer’s battle for one extraordinary girl’s diary.
District-Of-Columbia
Seven methods of killing kylie jenner
By: Jasmine Lee-Jones
Directed by: Milli Bhatia
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Washington
Event Date(s): Thu Nov 11 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Price: $Starting at $29
Reference Link: https://https://www.woollymammoth.net/event/killing-kylie-jenner/
Description:
Through a digital world of GIFs, memes, and #cancelculture, seven methods offers a Gen Z analysis of Black womanhood, colorism, and the politics of social media activism. A Royal Court Theatre production.
Florida
School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play
By: Jocelyn Bioh
American Stage
St. Petersburg
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 02 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Raymond James Theatre
Price: $32-53
Reference Link: https://americanstage.org
Description:
Picture it: 1986. An all girls school in Ghana and there’s a new girl in town, an American, who challenges the reigning queen bee. This is a funny and touching story about the universal teenage struggle and the need to feel like you belong.
Our Town
By: Thornton Wilder
Directed by: Desdemona Chiang
Asolo Repertory Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 12 - Sat Mar 26
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Mertz Theatre
Reference Link: https://www.asolorep.org/events/detail/ourtown
Description:
As another ordinary day begins, a small American town goes about its daily business: Newspapers are delivered, people go to work, gardens are tended. And a boy and girl fall in love. But as life’s events unfold, one question remains: “Do humans realize life as they live it?”
Grand Horizons
By: Bess Wohl
Directed by: Celine Rosenthal
Asolo Repertory Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 19 - Fri Apr 01
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Mertz Theatre
Reference Link: https://www.asolorep.org/events/detail/grandhorizons
Description:
What if you learn that the person you’ve been married to for 50 years is making you miserable? Sophisticated, funny, delightfully— and sometimes provocatively — honest, this new Broadway hit comedy takes an intimate look at the unpredictable and enduring nature of love.
The Great Leap
By: Lauren Yee
Directed by: Vanessa Stalling
Asolo Repertory Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 09 - Sat Apr 02
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Mertz Theatre
Reference Link: https://www.asolorep.org/events/detail/thegreatleap
Description:
Born in the United States but inextricably tied to far off and forbidden China, Manford Lum finds his home on the basketball courts of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Smart, feisty and hilarious, The Great Leap is about family, history, and learning that every game is a second chance.
The Marvelous Wonderettes
By: Musical by Roger Bean
Directed by: Vincent Pelligrino
Emerald Coast Theatre Company
Miramar Beach
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 21 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Professional Theatre Performance
Venue: Emerald Coast Theatre Company
Price: $29.00-35.00
Reference Link: https://www.emeraldcoasttheatre.org/on-stage
Description:
This smash Off-Broadway hit takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom, where we meet four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! Featuring over 30 classic ’50s and ’60s hits, The Marvelous Wonderettes is a must-take musical trip down memory lane.
Driving Miss Daisy
By: Alfred Uhry
Directed by: Maureen Heffernan
Florida Repertory Theatre
Fort Myers
Event Date(s): Tue Jan 18 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: ArtStage Studio Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description:
A Pulitzer Prize-winning modern American classic and a love letter to the power of friendship.
Into the Breeches!
By: George Brant
Directed by: Eleanor Holdridge
Florida Repertory Theatre
Fort Myers
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 08 - Wed Mar 02
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Historic Arcade Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description:
A vibrant and patriotic new comedy about perseverance and sisterhood, set in WWII, about a troupe of women determined to prove the show must go on.
A Doll’s House, Part 2
By: Lucas Hnath
Directed by: Chris Clavelli
Florida Repertory Theatre
Fort Myers
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 22 - Sun Mar 27
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: ArtStage Studio Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description:
Audiences will be in the center of the action as Nora Helmer confronts her past, her ex-husband, her now-grown daughter, and their long-suffering housekeeper. This time when the sparks fly, audiences will have a front-row seat.
America In One Room
By: Jason Odell Williams
Florida Studio Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Wed Dec 08 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: FST's Keating Theatre
Price: $36+
Reference Link: https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/america-one-room
Description:
Inspired by the real-life convention from 2019 of the same name, America in One Room dissects recent headlines and our nation’s past to answer the question: What does it mean to be an American? World premiere.
The Play That Goes Wrong
By: Henry Lewis, Johnathan Sayer, and Henry Shields
Florida Studio Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 19 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Mainstage Play
Venue: FST's Gompertz Theatre
Price: $36+
Reference Link: https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/play-goes-wrong
Description:
It’s the opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are going from bad to utterly disastrous. Will these accident-prone performers beat the odds and make it to their final curtain call?
The Wanderers
By: Richard Hopkins and Rebecca Hopkins
Directed by: Catherine Randazzo
Florida Studio Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Wed Sep 29 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: FST Original Musical Revue
Venue: FST's Court Cabaret
Price: $36+
Reference Link: https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/wanderers-0
Description:
Honoring the dynamic harmony groups of the mid-20th century—from the Four Seasons and the Platters to the Beatles and beyond, The Wanderers will transport you to simpler times with their tight harmonies, smooth moves, and, of course, matching jackets.
Friends in Low Places
By: Rebecca Hopkins and Richard Hopkins
Directed by: Catherine Randazzo
Florida Studio Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Wed Nov 17 - Sun Mar 27
Type of Event: FST Original Musical Revue
Venue: FST's Goldstein Cabaret
Price: $36+
Reference Link: https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/friends-low-places
Description:
Friends in Low Places celebrates the contemporary country artists like Garth Brooks and Miranda Lambert, who transformed their genre and rocketed to the top of the charts. Featuring such songs as “Could I Have This Dance,” “Bluebird,” and “Good Hearted Woman.”
Laughing Matters
By: Rebecca Hopkins, Kevin Allen, Stephan deGhelder, Sarah Durham, and Jim Prosser
Directed by: Richard Hopkins
Florida Studio Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 09 - Sun Jun 19
Type of Event: FST Original Musical Revue
Venue: FST's Court Cabaret
Price: $36+
Reference Link: https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/laughing-matters-0
Description:
Laughing Matters, FST’s hit musical sketch comedy show, is back for round six! And this time, nothing and no one is safe from a good-spirited roast. Laughing Matters delivers fast-paced comedy inspired by the culture and politics of today.
Hare & Tortoise
By: Brendan Murray
Directed by: BillyD Hart
Florida Studio Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 08 - Sat Feb 26
Type of Event: Theatre for Young Audiences
Venue: FST's Bowne's Lab
Price: $5-10
Reference Link: https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/hare-tortoise
Description:
Hare & Tortoise is a whimsical retelling of one of Aesop’s best-known fables about two friends who have opposite approaches to just about everything. This fun, treasured tale tells a timeless story of friendship, change, and the excitement of growing up.
The White Card
By: Claudia Rankine
Directed by: Lydia Fort
GableStage
Coral Gables
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 14 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: GableStage @ the Biltmore Hotel & Resort
Price: $35-65
Reference Link: http://www.gablestage.org/production/
Description:
Award-winning poet Rankine’s first published play poses the essential question: Can American society progress if whiteness remains invisible? The White Card is a moving and revelatory distillation of racial divisions as in living rooms, galleries, theatre, and imagination itself.
Me Before You
By: Janece Shaffer, with music by Kristian Bush and lyrics by Bush and Shaffer
Directed by: Bari Newport
GableStage
Coral Gables
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 25 - Sun Mar 27
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: GableStage @ the Biltmore Hotel & Resort
Price: $35-65
Reference Link: http://www.gablestage.org/production/
Description:
With a book by Atlanta-based playwright Janece Shaffer, Me Before You is a world premiere featuring music by Grammy Award winner Kristian Bush of Sugarland fame. Join us for a new musical that explores how the politics of a nation can impact the politics of a marriage.
The 39 Steps
By: Patrick Barlow
Directed by: Peter Amster
Gulfshore Playhouse
Naples
Event Date(s): Sat Feb 12 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Norris Center
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/2021-2022-season/39-steps/
Description:
A Hitchcock masterpiece meets spy novel in this hilarious whodunit. Richard Hannay, trapped in a boring life, encounters a woman who claims to be a spy. Soon thereafter, she is murdered and Hannay finds himself entangled in a nationwide manhunt.
Romeo & Juliet
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: David M. Jenkins
Jobsite Theater
Tampa
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 12 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Jaeb Theater, Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Price: $19.50+
Reference Link: https://
Description:
It’s 1985, and an unprecedented epidemic and social unrest compete for the soul of our nation (sound familiar?) as Romeo and Juliet, the offspring of sworn enemies, defy their world by choosing love over hate.
I Hate Hamlet
By: Paul Rudnick
Directed by: Bill Fennelly
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
North Palm Beach
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 08 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Benjamin School theatre
Price: $66+
Reference Link: https://www.jupitertheatre.org
Description:
In this offbeat comedy, the ghost of a legendary actor returns to his old apartment in New York to convince television star Andrew Rally to take an offer to play Hamlet. Andrew is torn when he receives a lucrative part in a huge television show. Which will he choose?
Sweet Charity
By: Neil Simon, with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Directed by: Marcos Santana
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Jupiter
Event Date(s): Sat Feb 19 - Wed Mar 09
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Price: $66+
Reference Link: https://www.jupitertheatre.org
Description:
This high-energy, dance-filled, Tony-nominated musical features unforgettable classics such as “If My Friends Could See Me Now” and “Big Spender,” and captures all the humor and heartbreak of life in the Big Apple.
When Monica Met Hillary
By: Winter Miller
Miami New Drama
Miami Beach
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 24 - Sun Mar 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Reference Link: www.miaminewdrama.org
Description:
World premiere play!
The Fantasticks
By: Tom Jones
Directed by: Joshian Morales
Orlando Shakespeare
Orlando
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 02 - Sat Feb 26
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Margeson Theater
Price: $37-72
Reference Link: https://www.orlandoshakes.org/show/the-fantasticks/
Description:
Our fabled storyteller invites you into a world of moonlight and magic with his audacious romantic schemes.
The Duration
By: Bruce Graham
Palm Beach Dramaworks
West Palm Beach
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 18 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Play
Price: $59-94
Reference Link: https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/program/groupevent
Description:
Can two strong women with very different coping strategies on the journey from grief to release meet each other somewhere in the middle—out in the middle of nowhere?
The Savannah Sipping Society
By: Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten
The Naples Players
Naples
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 12 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Naples Players, Blackburn Hall
Price: $42
Reference Link: https://https://naplesplayers.org/show/savannah-sipping-society/
Description:
In this delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by an impromptu happy hour and decide it’s high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they’ve lost through the years.
The Cake
By: Bekah Brunstetter
Directed by: Jessica Walck
The Naples Players
Naples
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 02 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Naples Players, Tobye Studio
Price: $42
Reference Link: https://https://naplesplayers.org/show/the-cake/
Description:
All is going well for Della, the legendary baker. But then, her late best friend’s daughter comes home to ask her to make a cake for her upcoming wedding — to another woman. This emotional and deliciously funny play challenges people of every belief to engage in dialogue.
Bright Star
By: Written and composed by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell
Directed by: Mark Danni
TheatreZone
Naples
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 10 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: G&L Theater
Price: $50 - 85
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description:
Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star features superb melodies and powerfully moving characters in a beautiful story of love and redemption.
Bright Star
By: Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
Directed by: Mark Danni
TheatreZone
Naples
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 10 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: G&L Theater
Price: $50 - 85
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description:
Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star features superb melodies and powerfully moving characters in a beautiful story of love and redemption.
The Smuggler
By: Ronan Noone
Directed by: Brendan Ragan
Urbanite Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 14 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Urbanite Theatre
Price: $5-35
Reference Link: https://www.urbanitetheatre.com/thesmuggler
Description:
Irish immigrant Tim Finnegan wants to be a writer in America but struggles to find his path. That changes when a stranger arrives who makes people “disappear and reappear.” In this mischievous, one-man, rhyming-verse comedy, Tim learns the price he must pay to become an American.
Ruby
By: Michael Jacobs
Directed by: Nate Jacobs
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 12 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://westcoastblacktheatre.secure.force.com/ticket#/events/a0S5a00000FHLxoEAH
Description:
The world-premiere musical Ruby tells the story of the 1952 murder in Florida of a white doctor by a Black woman, guaranteeing a conviction for the shocking crime and bringing celebrated writer Zora Neale Hurston to town to cover the story for a Northern newspaper.
Georgia
Dream Hou$e
By: Eliana Pipes
Directed by: Laurie Woolery
Alliance Theatre
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 22 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Hertz Stage at Alliance Theatre
Price: $25 - 45
Reference Link: https://alliancetheatre.org/production/2021-22/dream-house
Description:
Dream Hou$e follows two Latinx sisters on an HGTV-style reality show to sell their home. What is the cultural cost of progress in America — and is cashing in always selling out? Dream Hou$e is the winner of the 2021/22 Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition.
Toni Stone
By: Lydia R. Diamond
Directed by: Tinashe Kajese-Bolden
Alliance Theatre
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 10 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre
Price: $25 - 85
Reference Link: https://alliancetheatre.org/production/2021-22/toni-stone
Description:
Declared the “Best New Play of 2019” by The Wall Street Journal, Toni Stone is a funny and fascinating story of race, gender, and raw ambition… and an unheralded superstar you’ll never forget.
Do You Love the Dark?
By: Based on the book by Maya Lawrence and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Directed by: TBA
Alliance Theatre
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 20 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Selig Family Black Box at Alliance Theatre
Price: $Free for kids under 5, $5 for kids 6 - 17, $10 for adults
Reference Link: https://alliancetheatre.org/production/2021-22/do-you-love-the-dark
Description:
Do You Love the Dark? follows a young girl during a sleepless night trying to conquer her biggest fear of all: the dark! Join us for this humungous hug of a play and discover all of the good love glowing in the dark!
Feeding Beatrice: A Gothic Tale
By: Kirsten Greenidge
Aurora Theatre
Lawrenceville
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 20 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Aurora Theatre
Description:
June and Lurie Walker have a haunting new houseguest — and she’s ravenously hungry. When Beatrice arrives, she burrows so deeply into their existence that she unearths dark secrets with explosive consequences.
Feeding Beatrice: A Gothic Tale
By: Kirsten Greenidge
Directed by: David Koté
Aurora Theatre
Lawrenceville
Event Date(s): Sun Jan 30 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Lawrenceville Arts Center
Price: $20 and up
Reference Link: https://https://www.auroratheatre.com/productions-and-programs/view/feeding-beatrice/
Description:
June and Lurie Walker, the proud new owners of a creaky old Gothic house, have a haunting new houseguest—and she’s ravenously hungry. When Beatrice arrives, she burrows deep into their existence and unearths secrets with explosive consequences.
Alabama Story
By: Kenneth Jones
Directed by: TBA
Georgia Ensemble Theatre
Roswell
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 17 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Drama/Comedy
Venue: Roswell Cultural Arts Center
Price: $32-50
Reference Link: https://get.org
Description:
Political foes, star-crossed childhood friends, and one feisty state librarian take the stage for a uniquely poetic love letter to reading. We all have more in common than we imagine. A drama based on true events.
Southbound: True Life Tales from the ATL and Beyond
By: Various
Directed by: Megan Hayes, Brittani Minnieweather producers
Horizon Theatre Company
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Mon Sep 13 - Thu Jun 30
Type of Event: Performance virtual/live
Venue: Horizon Theatre Company, on location and virtual
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://www.horizontheatre.com/southbound-true-life-tales-from-the-atl-and-beyond/
Description:
From the depths of the ATL, an original show of short-form performances based on true-life tales told from the heart by writers, musicians, actors, journalists, leaders. Story, song, spoken word, film, and more, once a month on Monday nights—virtual and eventually live.
TBA
By: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Horizon Theatre Company
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 28 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Atlanta or Southeastern premiere
Venue: Horizon Theatre Company
Price: $$25-$45
Reference Link: https://www.horizontheatre.com/
Description:
Horizon’s 2022 season opening play.
Raisin
By: Book by Lorraine Hansberry, Robert Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg; Music by Judd Woldin; Lyrics by Robert Brittan
Directed by: Kelly Foster-Warder
Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 08 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Southwest Arts Center
Price: $25-55
Reference Link: https://truecolorstheatre.org/event/raisin/
Description:
The “American Dream” of home ownership and self-determination drives Lena and Walter Younger in different directions as each struggles with how to achieve it. Race, class, generational aspirations and family dynamics combine for an emotional climax in this still relevant work.
Calf
By: Levi Jelks
Directed by: Marlon Andrew Burnley
Out of Hand Theater
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 28 - Sun Mar 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Online
Price: Free
Reference Link: https://outofhandtheater.kindful.com/register/calf
Description:
Calf follows Eli “Bull” Willis in the months after he’s released from incarceration as he attempts to overcome obstacles to building a new life and connecting with his son. In Calf, we address the prison industrial complex and recidivism in Atlanta.
Equitable Dinners: Lift Every Voice
By: Various Playwrights
Directed by: Various Directors
Out of Hand Theater
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Sun Sep 19 - Sun Jun 19
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Virtual Via Zoom
Price: $0.00
Reference Link: https://www.equitabledinners.com
Description:
A new play every month. Equitable Dinners: Lift Every Voice is a free monthly, online series featuring art, experts, and conversation. Every month, we address a different racial equity topic—with a guest speaker, a 10-minute play, and small-group conversations.
Bright Half Life
By: Tanya Barfield
Directed by: Melissa Foulger
Theatrical Outfit
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 02 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Balzer Theater at Herren's
Price: $15+
Reference Link: https://www.theatricaloutfit.org/shows/bright-half-life/
Description:
Tanya Barfield brings the world a kaleidoscopic new play about love, heartbreak, and the infinite moments that make a relationship. We see the four-and-a-half-decade story of Vicky and Erica, who meet, fall in love, and go through all the trials and tribulations of marriage and family.
Illinois
The Moors
By: Jen Silverman
Directed by: Artistic director & ensemble member Kirsten Fitzgerald
A Red Orchid Theatre
Chicago
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 06 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Chicago Premiere Play
Venue: A Red Orchid Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://aredorchidtheatre.org/
Description:
On the wind-blown desolate moors two sisters and their mastiff scheme to wrest their destinies from the systems and savage land around them. Featuring the work of ensemble members Karen Aldridge, Dado, Myron Elliott-Cisneros, Jennifer Engstrom, and Guy Van Swearingen.
The Lady from the Sea
By: Henrik Ibsen, in a new translation by Richard Nelson
Directed by: Shana Cooper
Court Theatre
Chicago
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 03 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Court Theatre
Reference Link: https://www.courttheatre.org/season-tickets/2021-2022-season/the-lady-from-the-sea-2/
Description:
When a sailor returns to fulfill their promise, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter must choose between her landlocked marriage and the mesmerizing allure of the sea. Hailed as a watershed moment in Ibsen’s writing, The Lady from the Sea dissects issues of duty, marriage, and agency.
The Secret Council
By: Adapted by David Rice from Agatha Christie
Directed by: Brigitte Ditmars
First Folio Theatre
Oak Brook
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 26 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Mayslake Peabody Estate
Reference Link: https://firstfolio.org/?production=agatha-christies-the-secret-council
Description:
In the wake of the Great War, England finds itself under attack from a Secret Council of its enemies. Can sleuths Tommy and Tuppence thread the maze of mysteries and murders to save Great Britain from the Bolsheviks? Based on Agatha Christie’s work and adapted by David Rice.
Fireflies
By: Donja R. Love
Directed by: Mikael Burke
Northlight Theatre
Skokie
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 20 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Northlight Theatre
Price: $30-$89
Reference Link: https://northlight.org/events/fireflies/
Description:
The Civil Rights Movement has ignited the South, and the charismatic Rev. Charles Grace needs a new speech to galvanize the people. But it is Olivia, his pregnant wife, who writes those fiery speeches, and her tolerance for playing the supporting role is wearing thin.
Beautiful Thing
By: Jonathan Harvey
Directed by: Mikael Burke
Raven Theatre Company
Chicago
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 09 - Sun Mar 27
Type of Event: Drama
Venue: East Stage
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://www.raventheatre.com/stage/beautiful-thing/
Description:
Two London boys struggle to carve out their own space in a constricting world. With the pressures of their divergent lives mounting, the boys find solace in each other. Nightly refuge evolves into something more, something transformative: something beautiful.
1919
By: Eve L. Ewing, adapted by J. Nicole Brooks
Directed by: Gabrielle Randle-Bent & Tasia A. Jones
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Chicago
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 01 - Sat Mar 05
Type of Event: Live Performance
Venue: Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Price: $44-110
Reference Link: https://www.steppenwolf.org/tickets--events/seasons/2021-22/1919/
Description:
A bold, lyrical world premiere adaptation of Eve L. Ewing’s 1919, which tells the story of the killing of 17-year-old Eugene Williams in treacherous waters off the segregated 1919 Lake Michigan shoreline.
King James
By: Rajiv Joseph
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Chicago
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 24 - Sun Apr 03
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Price: $44-110
Reference Link: https://www.steppenwolf.org/tickets--events/seasons/2021-22/king-james/
Description:
“King” LeBron James’s reign in Cleveland brings promise, prosperity, and renewal to a city in desperate need of all three. King James is an intimate exploration of hope, spotlighting two childhood friends who communicate best when they are talking and arguing about sports.
Queen of the Night
By: travis tate
Directed by: Victory Gardens artistic director Ken-Matt Martin
Victory Gardens Theater
Chicago
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 29 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Victory Gardens Theater
Price: $29-62
Reference Link: https://victorygardens.org/
Description:
A divorced father and his queer son head to the Texas woods to relive the camping trips of easier days. But even without cell service, certain things are inescapable. Playwright travis tate explores masculinity and queerness through the lens of multi-generational Blackness.
Indiana
Fahrenheit 451
By: Novel and stage version by Ray Bradbury; adaptation by Tobias Andersen
Directed by: Benjamin Hanna
Indiana Repertory Theatre
Indianapolis
Event Date(s): Tue Jan 25 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: One American Stage
Price: $26-$67.50
Reference Link: https://www.irtlive.com
Description:
In a dystopian future where the written word is forbidden, firemen are paid to burn books instead of fight fires. But when Montag starts to read the books he is supposed to burn, he begins to question the life he leads.
Kentucky
When I Read My Daughter Rudyard Kipling
By: Adapted by Manik Choksi from Rudyard Kipling
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 03 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Animated play
Venue: Virtual
Price: $Free with Membership
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/when-i-read-my-daughter-rudyard-kipling/
Description:
In this brief animated series reminiscent of Charlie Brown, a daughter’s perceptive questions prompt her father to see Kipling’s tales in a new light. With humor and warmth, When I Read My Daughter Rudyard Kipling illuminates how a child’s curiosity can catalyze fresh insight.
Finding Black Boy Joy
By: Lance G. Newman II
Directed by: Featuring Isiah Fish, Nipsey Green, David Moore, Lance G. Newman II, and DeepSea Rice
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 03 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Streaming Performance
Venue: Virtual
Price: $Free with Membership
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/finding-black-boy-joy/
Description:
Finding Black Boy Joy is an exploration of the nature of existing in this nation as a Black man. It spans politics to love to introspections on race, class, and masculinity. These selections were written at various stages of Newman’s 16-year career writing and performing poetry.
Plague Doctor: Contagion 430 BCE–2020 AD
By: Robert Barry Fleming and Jenni Page-White
Directed by: Game design by Alex Bezuska
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Oct 15 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Video Game
Venue: Virtual
Price: $5
Reference Link: https://bit.ly/PlagueDoctorGame
Description:
Athens, 430 BCE. Marseille, 1720. Philadelphia, 1918. Louisville, 2020. In this first-person narrative game, explore four deadly epidemics and the choices that save—or cost—the lives of countless people. A gripping story of greed, compassion, and courage in times of crisis.
Unscripted
Directed by: curated by Erica Denise
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 03 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Conversation Series
Venue: Virtual
Price: $Free with Membership
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/unscripted/
Description:
Launched in 2020 as a series of live broadcasts, this responsive discussion series brings together panelists across the community to investigate an array of topics—from the protests and reckoning with systemic racism in Louisville to questions of equity in the American theatre.
Still Ready: Originals
By: Created and performed by Christina Acosta Robinson and Ken Robinson
Directed by: Robert Barry Fleming
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Mon Sep 27 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Musical Celebration of Black Artistry
Venue: Virtual
Price: Pay what you choose, starting at $10
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/still-ready/
Description:
Still Ready shares the creative partnership between the Robinsons, together for more than a decade. Blending Ken’s gorgeous musical compositions and Christina’s stunning artwork and poetry, this production celebrates love, joy, and expansive Black artistry.
Romeo & Juliet: Louisville 2020
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Robert Barry Fleming
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Wed Sep 01 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Digital play
Venue: Virtual
Price: Pay what you choose, starting at $10
Reference Link: https://https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/romeo-juliet-louisville-2020/
Description:
A global pandemic and social unrest embroil the nation in conflict as the children of sworn enemies dare to imagine a world where hearts are not ruled by hatred. This interpretation explores the divisions that animate contemporary culture — and the tragic costs of intolerance.
Ali Summit
By: Idris Goodwin
Directed by: Robert Barry Fleming in collaboration with Crux Cooperative, with graphic art by Andy Perez
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Thu Sep 02 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Play and virtual reality experience
Venue: Virtual
Price: Pay what you choose, starting at $10
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/ali-summit/
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Description:
Inspired by the 1967 summit of prominent Black athletes who met to question Muhammad Ali about his conscientious objection to military service, this project is a collaboration between Idris Goodwin, Robert Barry Fleming, and the extended reality storytellers of Crux Cooperative.
Where Did We Sit on the Bus?
By: Brian Quijada
Directed by: Matt Dickson, with digital creation by Satya Chávez and Dickson
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Thu Sep 02 - Tue May 31
Type of Event: Play and virtual
Venue: Virtual
Price: Pay What You Choose Starting at $10
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/where-did-we-sit-on-the-bus/
Description:
During a lesson on Rosa Parks, a Latinx kid begins searching for her own people’s place in American history. Infused with a mix of rap, hip-hop, and spoken word, this exploration delves into the experience of growing up in an immigrant family and finding identity in making art.
COVID Classics: One-Act Plays for the Age of Quarantine
By: Guillaume Apollinaire, Anton Chekhov, Luigi Pirandello, August Strindberg, and Thucydides
Directed by: Robert Barry Fleming
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Thu Sep 02 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Streaming Short Plays
Venue: Virtual
Price: $Pay What You Choose Starting at $10
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/covid-classics/
Description:
Reimagining works by master dramatists—and the first surrealist—this vibrant assortment of short plays brings together tales from trailblazing writers whose creative experiments redefined the possibilities of theatre in moments of seismic change.
The Yellow Wallpaper
By: Adapted from Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Directed by: Cinematography and editing by Christopher Gerson, with associate producing by Tarah Flanagan and costume coordinator by Margaret E Weedon
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Thu Sep 02 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Animated play
Venue: Virtual
Price: Pay What You Choose Starting at $10
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/the-yellow-wallpaper/
Description:
Cut off from intellectual stimulation and coddled by her doctor husband, a woman with a “nervous condition” begins to notice troubling things hiding in the bedroom wallpaper. This animated suspense-thriller breathes new life into Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s feminist masterpiece.
Okolona Habla (okolona speaks)
By: Marcos Morales
Directed by: performed by Alexa Echeverria, Marcos Morales, and Sassa Rivera
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 03 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Streaming Spoken Word Performance
Venue: Virtual
Price: $Free with Membership
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/okolona-habla/
Description:
It’s political. It’s hopeful. Written by poet Marcos Morales, Okolona Habla (okolona speaks) is a bilingual exploration of being a child of immigrants in Louisville, Ky. This event celebrates remembering where you came from and claiming space where you are.
Fix It, Black Girl
By: Hannah L. Drake
Directed by: Performed by Erica Denise, Hannah L. Drake, Janelle Renee Dunn, Robin G, Sujotta Pace, and Kala Ross
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 03 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Virtual
Price: Free with Membership
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/fix-it-black-girl/
Description:
Hannah L. Drake, nationally recognized poet and author, presents an original curation of spoken word poetry, essay, and song. Performed by Drake and other Louisville artists, this virtual event celebrates resilience and the power generated by collective action.
Louisville Sessions
By: sessions by Bridge 19, Chanson Calhoun, Coyia, JONJOHN, Rob Lee, Sasha Renee, Kiana & the Sun Kings, Tez of 2Deep, Tiny Tiny, and Unusual Heat
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 03 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Music Series
Venue: Virtual
Price: $Free with Membership
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/louisville-sessions/
Description:
This series celebrates the vast sound, feel, and artistry of Kentucky’s dynamic music scene. Each session features a local band or solo artist responding to the moment through an original song and video. The first 10 sessions are available to watch in our Member Library.
Borrowed Wisdom With Robert Barry Fleming
By: featuring guests from many different disciplines
Directed by: Robert Barry Fleming
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 03 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Podcast
Venue: Virtual
Price: $Free with Membership
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/borrowed-wisdom/
Description:
Theatre is an inherently interdisciplinary craft, and Robert Barry Fleming, Actors Theatre’s executive artistic director, finds inspiration everywhere. In each episode, he talks with an unrivaled expert in their field, full of ideas, strategies, and challenges around their work.
Maryland
Behold, a Negress
By: Jacqueline E. Lawton
Directed by: Tatyana-Marie Carlo
Everyman Theatre
Baltimore
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 01 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: mainstage
Price: $Starting at $29
Reference Link: https://
Description:
Set in Paris at the beginning of Napoleon’s reign, this world premiere imagines an intimate relationship between a painter and her muse, a formerly enslaved Black woman. A passionate and daring examination of feminism and the role of art during times of social unrest and upheaval.
Balloonacy
By: Barry Kornhauser
Directed by: Kathryn Chase Bryer
Imagination Stage
Bethesda
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 15 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Theatre Performance
Price: $12
Reference Link: https://imaginationstage.org/2021-2022-season/
Description:
A beautiful, movement-based show that revisits the classic film The Red Balloon. Nothing can go right for the character of the old man, whose days are gray and dreary—until he is visited by a friendly red balloon.
Detroit ’67
By: Dominique Morriseau
Directed by: Ray Hatch
Maryland Ensemble Theatre
Frederick
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 11 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Stageplay
Venue: Maryland Ensemble Theatre
Price: $28
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35900/production/1065750
Description:
A thought-provoking play about siblings trying to make ends meet by starting an after-hours club, set against the turmoil of the 1967 Detroit riots.
Massachusetts
Ocean Filibuster
By: Lisa D'Amour
Directed by: Katie Pearl
American Repertory Theater
Cambridge
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 18 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: World Premiere
Venue: Loeb Drama Center
Price: $25 and up
Reference Link: https://americanrepertorytheater.org/shows-events/ocean-filibuster/
Description:
A world-premiere, genre-crashing music theatre experience created PearlDamour and featuring Jennifer Kidwell that fuses myth, song, video, stand-up, and science to explore the vast depths crucial to our daily survival.
Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower
ArtsEmerson
Boston
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 17 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: Cutler Majestic
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://artsemerson.org/events/parable-of-the-sower-2022/
Description:
All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you. Based on the post-apocalyptic novel by the late Afrofuturist and science fiction author Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower is a genre-defying work that harnesses two centuries of Black music. Produced by Toshi Reagon
Dreaming Zenzile
ArtsEmerson
Boston
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 23 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: Black Box Theater (Emerson Paramount)
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://artsemerson.org/events/dreaming-zenzile/
Description:
At her final concert, South African musical legend and activist Miriam Makeba delivers the performance of her life, raising the conscience and the consciousness of a people. But the ancestors are calling—transporting her through the music and fractured memories of her past. Produced by Somi Kakoma
Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower
By: Adapted by Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon from Octavia E. Butler
Directed by: Eric Ting
ArtsEmerson
Boston
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 17 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Opera
Venue: Cutler Majestic Theatre
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://artsemerson.org/events/parable-of-the-sower-2022/
Description:
All that you touch, you change. All that you change, changes you.
Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach Jr.
By: words and music by BENJ PASEK & JUSTIN PAUL, book by TIMOTHY ALLEN McDONALD, based on the book by ROALD DAHL
Directed by: Directed by KATIE OBERLANDER, Musical Direction by KAMDEN DENNIS
Gloucester Stage Company
Gloucester
Event Date(s): Sat Feb 12 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Youth
Venue: Gloucester Stage Company
Price: $10-15
Reference Link: https://gloucesterstage.com/james-giant-peach/
Description:
Join James (and his insect friends) on a journey of enormous proportions. Perfect for families with children ages 6+
Approximate run time: 55 minutes, no intermission.
Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End
By: Allison Engel and Margaret Engel
Directed by: Terry Berliner
Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Lowell
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 19 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Theatre Performance
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.mrt.org
Description:
Funniest. Mom. Ever. A celebration of humorist Erma Bombeck, At Wit’s End rejoices in the life of a woman considered to be one of America’s favorite moms, who championed the everyday lives of housewives with a daring truth few of her generation were willing to tell.
People, Places & Things
By: Duncan Macmillan
Directed by: David R. Gammons
SpeakEasy Stage Company
Boston
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 07 - Sat Feb 05
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts
Price: $25+
Reference Link: http://www.speakeasystage.com/2021-22-season/
Description:
A young actress lands in rehab after her life spirals out of control in this mesmerizing new play about addiction, identity, and surviving the modern world.
Michigan
Asking Strangers the Meaning of Life
By: William Missouri Downs
Detroit Repertory Theatre
Detroit
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 24 - Sun Apr 03
Type of Event: Theatrical Play
Venue: Detroit Repertory Theatre
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://www.detroitreptheatre.com
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Description:
A trippy interaction with James Baldwin sets off a series of encounters asking strangers the eternal question.
The Lifespan of a Fact
By: Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell
Directed by: D. Terry Williams
Farmers Alley Theatre
Kalamazoo
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 11 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Farmers Alley Theatre
Price: $10-40
Reference Link: http://www.farmersalleytheatre.com/shows/2021-22/lifespan-fact
Description:
With timely themes about truth and media, this topical comedy will be the one to talk about in 2022!
Wrong River
By: Josh Wilder
Directed by: Jeremiah Davison
Flint Repertory Theatre
Flint
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 04 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Flint Repertory Theatre
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://flintrep.org/wrong-river/
Description:
As the water crisis in Flint, Mich., begins to make national headlines, a young couple struggling to make ends meet scrambles to fight for a better future for their daughter. World premiere.
Minnesota
Bina’s Six Apples
By: Lloyd Suh
Directed by: Eric Ting
Children's Theatre Company
Minneapolis
Event Date(s): Sun Jan 09 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Production
Venue: Children's Theatre Company
Price: $15-63
Reference Link: https://childrenstheatre.org/shows-and-tickets/2021-2022-season/
Description:
Can six apples from the finest orchard in Korea help Bina find her way back to her family?
Circus Abyssinia: Tulu
By: Mehari “Bibi” Tesfamariam
Directed by: Binyam “Bichu” Tesfamariam
Children's Theatre Company
Minneapolis
Event Date(s): Tue Jan 18 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Circus Production
Venue: Children's Theatre Company
Price: $15-63
Reference Link: https://childrenstheatre.org/shows-and-tickets/2021-2022-season/
Description:
World-famous Circus Abyssinia returns by popular demand with a fantastical celebration of athleticism and the power of speed inspired by Ethiopian runner Derartu Tulu, the first Black African woman to win Olympic gold.
Something Happened in Our Town
By: Cheryl L. West
Directed by: Timothy Douglas
Children's Theatre Company
Minneapolis
Event Date(s): Sun Feb 27 - Sun Mar 27
Type of Event: Production-Play
Venue: Children's Theatre Company
Price: $15-63
Reference Link: https://childrenstheatre.org/shows-and-tickets/2021-2022-season/
Description:
Friendships challenged, a world changed, and two young people struggling to make sense of it all. Follow friends and neighbors Josh and Emma as they navigate their way through an experience beyond their control and understanding.
Lone Star Spirits
By: Josh Tobiessen
Directed by: Shanan Custer
DalekoArts
New Prague
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 04 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play and virtual
Venue: Prague Theater
Price: $15-25
Reference Link: https://www.dalekoarts.com/c/tickets-season/lone-star-spirits
Description:
Marley is hoping for a quick trip home to the dwindling Texas town where she grew up, but she and her hipster fiancé, Ben, are in for more than they bargained for.
A Raisin in the Sun
By: Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by: Austene Van
Guthrie Theater
Minneapolis
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 08 - Sat Feb 12
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: McGuire Proscenium Stage
Price: $15-$80
Reference Link: https://www.guthrietheater.org
Description:
“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” Lorraine Hansberry’s theatrical masterpiece boldly examines the relationship between racism and the American dream.
The Tempest
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Joe Dowling
Guthrie Theater
Minneapolis
Event Date(s): Sat Feb 26 - Sat Apr 16
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: Wurtele Thrust Stage
Price: $15-$80
Reference Link: https://www.guthrietheater.org
Description:
Former artistic director Joe Dowling returns to the Guthrie to direct one of Shakespeare’s final and most heartfelt plays, which shines a spotlight on family relationships, justice, and forgiveness.
Decoys
By: Gracie Gardner
Directed by: TBA
Playwrights' Center
Minneapolis
Event Date(s): Tue Jan 25 - Tue Feb 08
Type of Event: Staged Reading
Venue: Playwrights' Center & Online
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://pwcenter.org/ruth-easton-new-play-series
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Description:
There’s something weird about the kid. She’s making everything confusing. They are friends, they have nothing in common except the situation. Things were simpler before. Everything is turning into something else. What if nothing went wrong?
Tha Chink-Mart
By: Ray Yamanouchi
Directed by: TBA
Playwrights' Center
Minneapolis
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 08 - Tue Feb 22
Type of Event: Staged Reading
Venue: Playwrights' Center & Online
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://pwcenter.org/ruth-easton-new-play-series
Description:
In a small, suburban town in Long Island, five Asian American friends battle through high school—where they’re marked as Asians—and their ethnic home fronts—where they’re too American. Finding solace in each other, they attempt to define what it means to be an Asian in America.
New Play Reading Festival
Directed by: Robert Dorfman
Six Points Theater (formerly Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company)
St. Paul
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 23 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Highland Park Community Center, 1978 Ford Parkway St. Paul, MN, 55116:
Price: $15-38
Reference Link: https://mnjewishtheatre.org/new-play-reading-festival
Description:
Three new plays, hand-picked and not yet seen by the public, will be presented in onstage readings.
The North Star
By: Peter H. Reynolds
Directed by: Sandy Boren-Barrett and Ann Marie Omeish
Stages Theatre Company
Hopkins
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 14 - Mon Feb 13
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Stages Theatre Company
Price: $14-16
Reference Link: https://www.stagestheatre.org/north-star/
Description:
From the award-winning author of The Dot and Ish comes an encouraging tale of self-determination, creativity, and hope. Chart a meaningful path through constellations, in collaboration with Escalate Dance.
Virtual Play Readings
By: TBD
Directed by: TBD
Ten Thousand Things Theater
Twin Cities
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 04 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Virtual readings
Price: $
Reference Link: https://tenthousandthings.org/season/virtual-play-readings
Description:
Two plays readings presented virtually with favorite TTT actors.
La Bohème
By: Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
Directed by: Peter Rothstein
Theater Latté Da
Minneapolis
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 20 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Opera
Venue: Ritz Theater
Price: $$35 and up
Reference Link: https://www.latteda.org/la-boheme-2022
Description:
This passionate, timeless, and indelible story of love among young artists in Paris can stake its claim as the world’s most popular opera. Theater Latté Da brings Peter Rothstein’s innovative, award-winning staging to the intimate Ritz Theater. Lyrical and touchingly beautiful,
Man of God
By: Anna Ouyang Moench
Directed by: Katie Bradley
Theater Mu
Saint Paul
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 18 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre
Price: Pay As You Are
Reference Link: https://www.theatermu.org/man-of-god
Description:
During a mission trip to Bangkok, four girls discover that their revered pastor has hidden a camera in their hotel bathroom. Their communal rage and disillusionment fuels increasingly violent revenge fantasies amidst the no-holds-barred, neon bubblegum sex tourism mecca of Bangkok.
Missouri
Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson: Apt. 2B
By: Kate Hamill adapted from the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Directed by: TBD
Kansas City Repertory Theatre (KCRep)
Kansas City
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 01 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Copaken Stage
Price: $35-65
Reference Link: https://kcrep.org/21-22-season
Description:
A fast-paced, laugh-a-minute world premiere by one of America’s hottest playwrights.
Last Stop on Market Street
By: Adapted by Cheryl L. West from Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson, with music and lyrics by Lamont Dozier and Paris Ray Dozier and digital recording and underscoring by Paris Ray Dozier
Directed by: Jacqueline Thompson
Metro Theater Company
St. Louis
Event Date(s): Sun Feb 06 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: The Grandel Theater
Reference Link: https://www.metroplays.org/marketstreet
Description:
Guided by his veritable force-of-nature Nana, CJ travels a little closer to his roots and sees that things are not always what they seem. This vibrant Motown/hip-hop musical adaptation tells a vibrant story about connecting to your community.
Last Stop on Market Street
By: Adapted by Cheryl L. West from the picture book by Matt de la Peña and illustrator Christian Robinson
Directed by: Jacqueline Thompson
Metro Theater Company
St. Louis
Event Date(s): Sun Feb 06 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Grandel Theatre
Price: $20-36
Reference Link: https://www.metroplays.org/marketstreet
Description:
It’s a heart-thumpin’, toe-tappin’ Motown-meets-hip-hop joy ride! CJ is reluctantly staying with his Nana, who takes him on a bus ride that’s gritty and offbeat—guiding her grandson to travel closer to his roots and see that things are not always what they seem.
Only One Day a Year
By: Michelle Tyrene Johnson
Directed by: Nedra Dixon
The Coterie Theatre
Kansas City
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 08 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Coterie Theatre
Price: $12-$15
Reference Link: https://thecoterie.org/performance/only-one-day-year
Description:
The Coterie presents the world premiere of Only One Day a Year, commissioned by the Coterie and inspired by overlooked Kansas City history. This NEA award-winning play intertwines present day with the last segregated days of Fairyland amusement park in the early 1960s.
Fireflies
By: Donja R. Love
Directed by: Andrea Frye
The St. Louis Black Repertory Company
University City
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 09 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Edison Theater
Price: $15-50
Reference Link: https://theblackrep.org
Description:
Set in the Jim Crow South, Fireflies tells the story of Olivia, the inspiring speechwriter and force behind her charismatic husband Charles and his freedom movement. This intimate performance allows viewers to experience the powerful drama from Olivia’s female-led perspective.
Our Black Death: Plagues, Turnips, & Other Romantic Gestures
By: Lindsay Carpenter
Directed by: Cynthia Levin
Unicorn Theatre
Kansas City
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 19 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Unicorn Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://unicorntheatre.org/our-black-death/
Description:
Unique and quirky, this is a story about what to do during a pandemic…Quarantine? Plan for the future? Kill your lover’s husband?
Nebraska
Carmela Full of Wishes
By: Adapted by Alvaro Saar Rios From the book by Matt de la Peña, Illustrated by Christian Robinson.
Omaha Theater Company
Omaha
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 28 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Theatrical Performance
Venue: Rose Blumkin Performing Arts Center
Price: $20.00
Reference Link: https://www.rosetheater.org/shows/carmela/
Description:
It’s Carmela’s birthday, and she’s old enough to accompany her big brother on his errands. On their way to the laundromat, past fields of what her Mamí calls “flores de cempazuchitl,” Carmela finds a puffy white dandelion to blow, but her brother asks “Did you even make a wish?”
New-Jersey
Dreaming Zenzile
By: Somi Kakoma
Directed by: Lileana Blain-Cruz
McCarter Theatre Center
Princeton
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 15 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Berlind Theater
Price: $65-$85
Reference Link: https://www.mccarter.org/dreamingzenzile
Description:
Written and performed by international music sensation Somi Kakoma, this world-premiere musical is an electrifying portrait of revolutionary artist Miriam Makeba and her singular voice and vision.
The Promotion
By: Joe Giovannetti
Directed by: Evan Bergman
New Jersey Repertory Company
Long Branch
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 27 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: A New Comedy
Venue: New Jersey Repertory Co
Price: $50
Reference Link: https://njrep.org
Description:
Trish and Josh are coworkers and good friends. When they’re both up for the same promotion, they’re pushed to their limits. Just how far are they willing to go to get ahead? A comedy about surviving in this dog-eat-dog world of business.
The Promotion
By: Joe Giovannetti
Directed by: Evan Bergman
New Jersey Repertory Company
Long Branch
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 27 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: New Jersey Repertory Co
Price: $50
Reference Link: https://njrep.org
Description:
A world premiere. Trish and Josh are co-workers and good friends. When they’re both up for the same promotion, they’re pushed to their limits. Just how far are they willing to go to get ahead? A comedy about surviving in this dog-eat-dog world of business.
Three Sisters
By: Translated by Madeleine George from Anton Chekhov
Directed by: Sara Holdren
Two River Theater
Red Bank
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 15 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Two River Theater
Price: $25-$70
Reference Link: https://tworivertheater.org/2021-22-season-announcement/
Description:
Stuck in the Russian countryside at the turn of the 20th century, sisters Olga, Masha, and Irina dream of futures in the wake of their father’s death and a changing Russia.
New-York
Buffalo Quickies
Directed by: Chris J Handley
Alleyway Theatre
Buffalo
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 10 - Sat Mar 05
Type of Event: Play
Price: $42
Reference Link: https://www.alleyway.com/show/buffalo-quickies-31
Description:
Another year of brand-new short plays comes to Alleyway! This festival features premiere works from some of today’s best new playwrights both in Western New York and around the country.
Airness
By: Chelsea Marcantel
Directed by: Skip Greer
Geva Theatre Center
Rochester
Event Date(s): Tue Jan 11 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Wilson Stage
Price: $25-$69
Reference Link: https://gevatheatre.org/season-49/
Description:
When Nina enters her first air guitar competition, she thinks winning will be a breeze. When she meets up with a group of lovable air-guitar nerds, each hellbent on becoming the next champion, she learns there is more to this fringe hobby than meets the eye.
Constellations
By: Nick Payne
Directed by: Mark Cuddy
Geva Theatre Center
Rochester
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 02 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Fielding Stage
Price: $25-$69
Reference Link: https://gevatheatre.org/season-49/
Description:
When two people meet for the first time, an infinite number of possibilities for their future lay before them. What if they all happened? Science and romance collide in this clever exploration of love and free will in the multiverse.
How to Catch Creation
By: Christina Anderson
Directed by: Daniel J. Bryant
Geva Theatre Center
Rochester
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 22 - Sun Mar 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Wilson Stage
Price: $25-$69
Reference Link: https://gevatheatre.org/season-49/
Description:
Griffin, Stokes, Riley, and Tami are four artists whose lives become entangled with each other as they experiment with new ways to express themselves. An encounter with the writings of a 1960s queer Black feminist challenges their understandings of justice, love, and loyalty.
Waiting for Godot
By: Samuel Beckett
Directed by: ICTC Executive Artistic Director Kate LoConti Alcocer
Irish Classical Theatre Company
Buffalo
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 14 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Andrews Theatre
Price: $49
Reference Link: https://irishclassical.com/waiting-for-godot/
Description:
The absurdist plight of Beckett’s lovable tramps inaugurated the ICTC. Now, upon our homecoming to live theatre, we return to the classic play that started it all. Our stellar cast is sure to take several comedic turns as they journey toward the heart of the human condition.
Flying Over Sunset
By: Book by James Lapine, music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Michael Korie
Directed by: James Lapine
Lincoln Center Theater
New York
Event Date(s): Thu Nov 11 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Theater, Broadway
Venue: Vivian Beaumont Theater
Price: $167-177
Reference Link: https://https://flyingoversunset.com/
Description:
This new James Lapine, Tom Kitt, and Michael Korie musical is inspired by the lives of Aldous Huxley, Clare Boothe Luce, and Cary Grant, who come together at a crossroads in their lives and under the influence of LSD confront the mysteries of their worlds.
Intimate Apparel
By: Music by Ricky Ian Gordon, libretto by Lynn Nottage
Directed by: Bartlett Sher
Lincoln Center Theater
New York
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 13 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Theater, opera, Off-Broadway
Venue: Mitzi E. Newhouse
Price: $82-92
Reference Link: https://https://www.lct.org/shows/intimate-apparel/
Description:
Intimate Apparel, an opera with music by Ricky Ian Gordon and libretto by Lynn Nottage, based on her acclaimed play, tells the story of Esther, a lonely seamstress who creates ladies’ undergarments, and seeks love through a letter-writing relationship with a mysterious suitor.
At the Wedding
By: Bryna Turner
Directed by: Jenna Worsham
Lincoln Center Theater
New York
Event Date(s): Sat Feb 12 - Sun Mar 27
Type of Event: Theater, Off-Broadway
Venue: Claire Tow Theater
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://https://www.lct.org/
Description:
Playwright Bryna Turner’s new comedy follows the worlds loneliest (and wittiest) single woman, Carlo, as she crashes her ex-girlfriend’s wedding to a man. Profound and hilarious, At the Wedding is a timely story of loss, love, and redemption.
The Chinese Lady
By: Lloyd Suh
Directed by: Ralph B. Pena
Ma-Yi Theater Company
New York
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 22 - Sun Mar 20
Type of Event: Live Play
Venue: Public Theater
Price: $25 to 40
Reference Link: http://ma-yitheatre.org/shows/the-chinese-lady/
Description:
Inspired by the true story of Afong Moy, the first Chinese woman to step foot in the United States, where she was put on display for a paying audience mesmerized and appalled by her bound feet. Winner of the 2020 Horton Foote Prize for playwriting.
Skeleton Crew
By: Dominique Morisseau
Directed by: Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Manhattan Theatre Club
New York
Event Date(s): Tue Dec 21 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Broadway Play
Venue: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/
Description:
From Tony nominee Dominique Morisseau comes a timely and gripping Broadway premiere about the automotive industry during a time of uncertainty, survival, and hope in 2008 Detroit.
Prayer for the French Republic
By: Joshua Harmon
Directed by: David Cromer
Manhattan Theatre Club
New York
Event Date(s): Tue Jan 11 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Off-Broadway Play
Venue: MTC at New York City Center - Stage I
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/
Description:
A world premiere by Drama Desk Award winner Joshua Harmon. In 1944, a Jewish couple in Paris desperately awaits news of their missing family. More than 70 years later, the couple’s great-grandchildren find themselves facing the same question as their ancestors: “Are we safe?”
On Sugarland
By: Aleshea Harris
Directed by: Whitney White
New York Theatre Workshop
New York
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 01 - Mon Feb 28
Type of Event: Play
Venue: New York Theatre Workshop
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.nytw.org/show/on-sugarland/
Description:
Sugarland is on precarious soil: Three mobile homes line a Southern cul-de-sac replete with years of decorative folk art treasures and keepsakes. Twelve-year-old Sadie calls on ancestors to find the truth about her mother while denizens rise each day to holler for the dead. Exact Dates TBA.
First Down
By: SEVAN
Directed by: Johanna Mckeon
Noor Theatre
New York
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 18 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Play
Description:
Montana native George Berri has become a national sports sensation, beloved hometown hero, and one of the NFL’s best players. But he’s about to create a perfect storm of personal, professional, and political conflict as he wrestles with the decision to come out as an Arab-Muslim during the Superbowl.
Tambo & Bones
By: Dave Harris
Directed by: Taylor Reynolds
Playwrights Horizons
New York
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 12 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Playwrights Horizons
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/plays/tambo-and-bones/
Description:
A rags-to-riches hip-hop journey, Tambo & Bones roasts America’s racist past, wrestles America’s racist present, and explodes America’s post-racial future— where what’s at stake, for those deemed less than human, is the fate of humanity itself. A co-production with Center Theatre Group.
Until the Flood
By: Dael Orlandersmith
Directed by: Neel Keller
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
New York
Event Date(s): Sun Nov 15 - Sun Oct 15
Type of Event: Virtual Screening of Recorded Live Performance
Venue: All Arts TV
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://allarts.org/programs/all-arts-performance-selects/until-the-flood-wtcesv/
Description:
Writer-performer Dael Orlandersmith’s one-woman show explores Ferguson following the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown. Based on extensive interviews, this theatrical event gives voice to a community grappling with injustice and yearning for change.
Tribes
By: Nina Raine
Directed by: Doug Zschiegner
Road Less Traveled Productions
Buffalo
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 13 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Road Less Traveled Theater
Price: $42
Reference Link: https://www.roadlesstraveledproductions.org/tribes-2022
Description:
Billy is the only Deaf member of a loving yet dysfunctional family who raised him as part of the hearing world. When Billy meets Sylvia, a young woman on the brink of deafness, he finally starts to learn when it means to be heard.
Confederates
By: Dominique Morisseau
Directed by: Kamilah Forbes
Signature Theatre
New York City
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 22 - Sun Mar 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://signaturetheatre.org/shows-and-events/Productions/2021-2022/Confederates.aspx
Description:
This New York premiere leaps through time in order to trace the identities of these two black American women and explore the reins that racial and gender bias still hold on American educational systems today.
Yoga Play
By: Dipika Guha
Directed by: Melissa Crespo
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 19 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Theatre Performance
Venue: Syracuse Stage
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://syracusestage.org/showinfo.php?id=115
Description:
A fun-filled new comedy by Dipika Guha, a talent to watch and recipient of a Venturous Playwright Fellowship by the Lark. Ninety minutes of side-splitting laughter about “inauthenticity” and lavender-scented yoga pants.
Somewhere Over the Border
By: Brian Quijada
Directed by: Rebecca Martinez
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 23 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Theatre Performance
Venue: Syracuse Stage
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://syracusestage.org/showinfo.php?id=116
Description:
World premiere. Inspired by the real-life journey of the author’s mother from El Salvador to the U.S. and by L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the musical embraces the factual and the fantastical in its depiction of one young girl’s pursuit of the American Dream.
The Chinese Lady
By: Lloyd Suh
Directed by: Ralph B. Peña
The Public Theater
New York
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 01 - Mon Feb 28
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Public Theater
Price: $
Reference Link: https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2122/the-chinese-lady/
Description:
Inspired by the true story of the first Chinese woman to step foot in America, Lloyd Suh’s critically acclaimed play is a tale of dark poetic whimsy and a unique portrait of the United States as seen through the eyes of a young Chinese girl. Precise dates TBA
Out of Time (Commissioned and Produced by NAATCO)
By: Jaclyn Backhaus, Sam Chanse, Mia Chung, Naomi Iizuka, Anna Ouyang Moench
Directed by: Les Waters
The Public Theater
New York
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 01 - Tue Mar 01
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Public Theater
Price: $
Reference Link: https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2122/out-of-time/
Description:
The Public and The National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO) join forces in presenting this collection of brand-new monologues by five award-winning Asian American playwrights, performed by an ensemble of actors all over the age of 60. Precise dates TBA.
sandblasted
By: Charly Evon Simpson
Directed by: Summer L. Williams
Vineyard Theatre
New York City
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 03 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Vineyard Theatre, 108 East 15th Street, NY, NY 10003
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.vineyardtheatre.org/sandblasted/
Description:
Angela and Odessa are on a sandy search for something that might not be real but they are determined to make a way out of no way. When they stumble upon ADAH—that’s right, the Celebrity-turned-Wellness-Maven Adah—they decide to follow her lead. A coproduction with WP Theater.
sandblasted
By: Charly Evon Simpson
Directed by: Summer L. Williams
WP Theater
New York
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 03 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Vineyard Theater
Price: $59.00
Reference Link: https://wptheater.org/show/sandblasted/
Description:
From the award-winning playwright of Behind the Sheet, sandblasted is a deeply stirring, funny, theatrically daring story of waiting and hoping, time and healing.
North-Carolina
Art
By: Yasmina Reza
Directed by: TBD
Burning Coal Theatre Company
Raleigh
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 27 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Live theatre
Venue: Burning Coal Theatre
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://burningcoal.org/mainstage/
Description:
French playwright Yasmina Reza’s comic masterpiece about three middle aged men, long-time friends, who’s seemingly inseparable bond is torn when one of them decides suddenly to purchase an abstract painting, a completely white canvas.
Tomás and the Library Lady
Children's Theatre of Charlotte
Charlotte
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 29 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Children's Theatre of Charlotte
Price: $Starting at $15
Reference Link: https://ctcharlotte.org
Description:
When a young boy meets a librarian, his world expands and so does the power of possibility. (For ages 6 and up)
Dragons Love Tacos
Children's Theatre of Charlotte
Charlotte
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 11 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Children's Theatre of Charlotte
Price: $Starting at $15
Reference Link: https://ctcharlotte.org
Description:
A humorous dragon tale with fiery consequences. (For ages 4 and up)
Ohio
Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help
By: Katie Forgette
Directed by: Blake Robison
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Cincinnati
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 29 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Marx Theatre
Price: $35+
Reference Link: https://cincyplay.com/productions/incident-at-our-lady-of-perpetual-help
Description:
A new comedy! It’s 1973, and the Irish Catholic O’Shea family muddles through a series of hilarious mishaps that jeopardizes their reputation — and their souls.
Rooted
By: Deborah Zoe Laufer
Directed by: Noah Himmelstein
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Cincinnati
Event Date(s): Sat Feb 12 - Sun Mar 20
Type of Event: World Premiere Play
Venue: Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre
Price: $35+
Reference Link: https://cincyplay.com/productions/rooted
Description:
People can be so weird. In this quirky world-premiere comedy, a reclusive amateur botanist unwittingly becomes a New Age YouTube messiah.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
By: August Wilson
Directed by: Candice Handy
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Cincinnati
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 21 - Sat Feb 12
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Otto M. Budig Theater
Price: $14-68
Reference Link: https://cincyshakes.com/event/ma-rainey/
Description:
Tensions and temperatures rise at a Chicago music studio in 1927 when fiery, fearless blues singer Ma Rainey joins her band for a fraught recording session. Egos and generational ideologies clash as heated conflicts erupt between everyone present in this powerhouse play.
Hamlet
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: TBD
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Cincinnati
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 25 - Sat Mar 26
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Otto M. Budig Theater
Price: $14-68
Reference Link: https://cincyshakes.com/event/hamlet/
Description:
Hamlet, thy name is woman. Incest and intrigue, murder and madness, triumph and treachery all combine to paint one of the most complex and compelling portraits in all of English literature. Featuring Sara Clark in the titular role of Hamlet like you’ve never seen her before.
Test Flight
By: Local & National Creators
Cleveland Public Theatre
Cleveland
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 13 - Sat Feb 12
Type of Event: New Play Development Series
Venue: James Levin Theatre
Price: $Choose What You Pay
Reference Link: https://www.cptonline.org/uncategorized/cleveland-public-theatre-announces-2021-2022-season/
Description:
Test Flight, a multi-week series that showcases new work on its way to full production, provides artists with the keys to the theatre and the opportunity to co-produce original works-in-progress.
Panther Women: An Army for the Liberation
By: India Nicole Burton
Directed by: India Nicole Burton
Cleveland Public Theatre
Cleveland
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 04 - Sat Feb 26
Type of Event: World Premiere
Venue: Gordon Square Theatre
Price: $Choose What You Pay
Reference Link: https://www.cptonline.org/uncategorized/cleveland-public-theatre-announces-2021-2022-season/
Description:
Panther Women: An Army for the Liberation follows three prominent women who were members of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Movement, and explores the lives and unique experiences of Black women in America.
DanceWorks
By: Northeast Ohio Choreographers
Cleveland Public Theatre
Cleveland
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 17 - Sat Feb 26
Type of Event: Dance Series
Venue: James Levin Theatre
Price: $Choose What You Pay
Reference Link: https://www.cptonline.org/uncategorized/cleveland-public-theatre-announces-2021-2022-season/
Description:
Every year, Cleveland Public Theatre welcomes Northeast Ohio’s most adventurous contemporary dance companies to the James Levin Theatre stage for several weeks of single- and double-bill performances.
Hurricane Diane
By: Madeleine George
Directed by: Shannon Sindelar
Dobama Theatre
Cleveland Heights
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 21 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Dobama Theatre
Price: $1-38
Reference Link: https://www.dobama.org/hurricane
Description:
Meet Diane, a permaculture gardener dripping with butch charm. She’s got supernatural abilities owing to her true identity — the Greek god Dionysus — and she’s returned to a New Jersey cul-de-sac to gather mortal followers and restore the Earth to its natural state.
Queen
By: Madhuri Shekar
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 26 - Sat Feb 26
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
Reference Link: https://https://ensemblecincinnati.org/21-22-season/
Description:
PhD candidates Sanam and Ariel have spent the better part of the last decade exhaustively researching vanishing bee populations across the globe. Just as these close friends are about to publish a career-defining paper, Sanam stumbles upon an error in their calculations.
The Mountaintop
By: Katori Hall
Karamu House
Cleveland
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 10 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Karamu House
Reference Link: https://www.karamuhouse.org
Description:
A gripping reimagination of events the night before the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. After delivering one of his most memorable speeches, Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel, when a mysterious stranger arrives with some surprising news.
Altar Boyz
Directed by: Dionysia Williams
Short North Stage
Columbus
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 20 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Garden Theater
Price: $40-55
Reference Link: https://ShortNorthStage.org
Description:
Full of sharp parody, sinfully spectacular dancing, and irreverent humor, this spoof about a heavenly guy-group is adored by audiences and critics alike.
Oregon
Blast Off!
By: Maya Malán-González
Directed by: Mandy Khoshnevisan
Milagro
Portland
Event Date(s): Thu Sep 16 - Thu Jun 30
Type of Event: Teatro Milagro Virtual Tour
Venue: Milagro
Price: $TBD
Reference Link: https://https://milagro.org/event/blast-off/
Description:
This youth play for K-8 audiences tells the story of the first Latina astronaut, Ellen Ochoa. Blast Off! is paired with the STEAM curriculum from Milagro’s new Unidad Mas Alla (going higher with unity) curriculum.
¡Huelga!
By: Maya Malán-González
Directed by: Mandy Khoshnevisan
Milagro
Portland
Event Date(s): Thu Sep 16 - Thu Jun 30
Type of Event: Teatro Milagro Virtual Tour
Venue: Milagro
Price: $TBD
Reference Link: https://milagro.org/event/huelga-tour/
Description:
Written in El Teatro Campesino’s “actos” style, this show travels back in time to 1962 to share the beginning of the farmworkers movement and highlight the amazing journey of labor organizer Dolores Huerta.
The Great Leap
By: Lauren Yee
Directed by: Zi Alikhan
Portland Center Stage
Portland
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 15 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Play
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://https://www.pcs.org/the-great-leap
Description:
Basketball standout Manford Lum is a fast-talking, dominating teenager on the street courts of Chinatown. But when he elbows his way onto a college team traveling to Beijing for a “friendship” game, the outcome isn’t what anyone expects. A co-production with Artists Rep Theatre.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
By: John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask
Directed by: Chip Miller
Portland Center Stage
Portland
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 22 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Musical
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://https://www.pcs.org/hedwig-and-the-angry-inch
Description:
Hedwig, a German emigrant, is out to set the record straight about her life, her loves, and the operation that left her with that “angry inch.” Part rock concert, part cabaret, part stand-up comedy routine, this one-of-a-kind musical can’t ever be tied down.
Thurgood
By: George Stevens, Jr.
Directed by: Lou Bellamy
Portland Playhouse
Portland
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 21 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Portland Playhouse
Reference Link: https://portlandplayhouse.org/season-14/
Description:
From his early days as a civil rights lawyer arguing the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education to the end of institutionalized segregation, Thurgood spans the impressive 58-year career of Justice Marshall, all the way to his appointment to the highest court in the land.
Rooms (Working Title)
By: Conceived by Jennifer Lin & Cynthia Shur Petts
Third Rail Repertory Theatre
Portland
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 18 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: installation
Venue: CoHo Theatre
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://www.thirdrailrep.org
Description:
A Company Innovation Project that invites individuals or small groups to move through a series of rooms filled with objects, light, sound, and text.
Pennsylvania
A Streetcar Named Desire
By: Tennessee Williams
Arden Theatre Company
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 13 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Arden Theatre Company
Price: $
Reference Link: https://ardentheatre.org/announcement2-2/
Description:
Originally slated for March 2020, this production of A Streetcar Named Desire held just one public performance before the company shut down. This production will return to open the 2022 Mainstage Season. This masterpiece depicts a story of love, lust, and the memories we leave behind.
Backing Track
By: R. Eric Thomas
Arden Theatre Company
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 17 - Sun Mar 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Arden Theatre Company
Price: $
Reference Link: https://ardentheatre.org/announcement2-2/
Description:
In this new play by acclaimed satirist R. Eric Thomas, a change is in the air for a family after an unexpected loss. Mel, mother of Avery and Jessica, tries to reclaim her place in a gentrified neighborhood while her kids learn firsthand how to balance their own lives.
The Mountaintop
By: Katori Hall
Directed by: Casaundra Freeman
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
Bloomsburg
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 20 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Alvina Krause Theatre
Price: $$7.00-$30.00
Reference Link: https://www.bte.org/index.php
Description:
On April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spent his last night on Earth in the Lorraine Motel. This fictional account of that final evening explores the man behind the legend. The Mountaintop “crackles with theatricality and humanity more moving than sainthood,” according to Newsday.
I and You
By: Lauren Gunderson
Directed by: Gia Forakis
Bristol Riverside Theatre
Bristol
Event Date(s): Tue Jan 25 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Bristol Riverside Theatre
Price: $43
Reference Link: https://www.brtstage.org/shows/i-and-you/
Description:
Homebound due to illness, Caroline hasn’t been to school in months. Anthony, a high school athlete, arrives unexpectedly at her door with an assignment from their English teacher. Watch as they uncover the profound mystery that has brought them together.
The Medium
By: SITI Company
Directed by: Anne Bogart
City Theatre Company
Pittsburgh
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 22 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: City Theatre
Price: $29-50
Reference Link: https://citytheatrecompany.org/play/the-medium/
Description:
First seen at City Theatre in 1996 and based on the writings of Marshall McLuhan, The Medium explores the effect of media and emerging technologies on our perceptions, our psyches, and our personal lives.
3 Billy Goats Gruff
By: Clark Nicholson
Directed by: Clark Nicholson
Gamut Theatre Group
Harrisburg
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 16 - Sat Mar 05
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Gamut Theatre Group
Price: $10
Reference Link: https://gamuttheatre.org/php
Description:
Watch this not-so-scary bridge troll as he tries to file a police report against some very silly goats. This “crime drama” is performed in the style of the classic TV show Dragnet. Join Detective Saturday as he gathers the facts and solves the crime. Presented with Popcorn Hat Players.
Echoes of Voices of the Eighth
By: Sharia Benn
Directed by: Sharia Benn
Gamut Theatre Group
Harrisburg
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 11 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Gamut Theatre Group
Price: $38
Reference Link: https://gamuttheatre.org/season29
Description:
This heartwarming story connects the young and old, past and present, and gone but not forgotten to celebrate the history-making contributions of African Americans who lived in the Old Eighth Ward in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Presented with Sankofa African American Theatre Company.
Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine
By: Lynn Nottage
Directed by: Amina Robinson
Lantern Theater Company
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Thu Jun 02 - Sun Jun 26
Type of Event: Play
Venue: St. Stephen's Theater
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://www.lanterntheater.org
Description:
Undine has it all — success, love, and a fabulous wardrobe. When her life begins to unravel in one hilarious reversal after another, she is forced to return to a life she had long left behind.
9 Parts of Desire
By: Heather Raffo
People's Light
Malvern
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 03 - Thu Feb 17
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Online
Price: $15
Reference Link: https://www.peopleslight.org
Description:
From Baghdad to Flint, Mich., Heather Raffo transforms into a wide cross-section of women in her multi-award-winning solo play—newly adapted for the screen and our current time—about love and grief within countries undone by division, violence, and neglect.
Choir Boy
By: Tarell Alvin McCraney
Directed by: Jeffrey L. Page
Philadelphia Theatre Company
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 18 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Suzanne Roberts Theatre
Price: $10+
Reference Link: https://www.philadelphiatheatrecompany.org
Description:
For fifty years, the elite Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys has fostered a tradition of Black excellence. Pharus Young is determined to make his mark, but when his commitment to the school’s ethics code is questioned, he must fight for the respect he’s earned.
The Motherfucker With the Hat
By: Stephen Adly Guirgis
Theatre Exile
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 03 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Theatre Exile
Price: $$10 for the preview; $30-$35
Reference Link: https://theatreexile.org/shows/the-mfer-with-the-hat/
Description:
Written by Pulitzer-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, this Tony-nominated play uses sharp, unflinching wit as it examines the limits of love and friendship in the face of societal pressures and addiction.
Kitchen Chronicles
Touchstone Theatre
Bethlehem
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 10 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Touchstone Theatre
Price: $15-25
Reference Link: http://www.touchstone.org/events/kitchen-chronicles/
Description:
From the kitchen to the stage; parts one and two of this multi-year project brought us from our own kitchens to a shared kitchen at PBS. Now, join real-life mother and daughter Mary Wright and Katie Willmorth as they explore themes of legacy, magic, and the miracle of Cool Whip.
Shadows in Steam: A Letters from Far Story
By: Emma Ackerman
Directed by: Emma Ackerman
Touchstone Theatre
Bethlehem
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 01 - Tue Feb 01
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Touchstone Theatre
Price: $45
Reference Link: http://www.touchstone.org/events/letters-from-far/
Description:
Experience a new pseudo-historical supernatural mystery that comes to you through the mail; read the official accounts made by the survivors, and begin to uncover the sinister power grasping the Progress.
*Tickets are $45 per household & must be purchased prior to Feb. 1 @ 8 p.m.
Rhode-Island
An Octoroon
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Joe Wilson, Jr.
The Gamm Theatre
Warwick
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 27 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Gamm Theatre
Price: $30-69
Reference Link: https://www.gammtheatre.org/s37
Description:
From the author of Gloria (Gamm 2018) and Appropriate, this raucous, irreverent retelling of a hit 19th-century melodrama is “this decade’s most eloquent statement on race in America today.” (The New York Times)
God Talks to An Agnostic
By: Don Mays
Directed by: Don Mays
The Wilbury Theatre Group
Providence
Event Date(s): Sun Jan 02 - Sun Mar 20
Type of Event: Audio-Play
Venue: The Public's Radio
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://www.thewilburygroup.org
Description:
Written and directed by Don Mays, this 12-part audio play is a compelling exploration of the impact of religion on race, Black culture, and a collective need for faith in something larger than ourselves.
Tiny Beautiful Things
By: Adapted by Nia Vardalos from the book by Chery Strayed; co-conceived by Marshall Heyman, Thomas Kail, and Vardalos
Directed by: Curt Columbus
Trinity Repertory Company
Providence
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 13 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Dowling Theater
Price: Starts at $27
Reference Link: https://www.trinityrep.com/show/tiny-beautiful-things/
Description:
Based on Cheryl Strayed’s journey as the beloved anonymous advice columnist for “Dear Sugar.” Reluctant to claim that she has all the answers, Sugar looks to her own past and draws on her life experiences to bring light, laughter, and humanity to others.
Gem of the Ocean
By: August Wilson
Directed by: Jude Sandy
Trinity Repertory Company
Providence
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 24 - Sun Mar 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Chace Theater
Price: Starts at $27
Reference Link: https://www.trinityrep.com/show/gem-of-the-ocean/
Description:
Racked with secret guilt, a desperate Citizen Barlow seeks refuge at the home of ancient Aunt Ester. Renowned for soul cleansing, Ester sends Citizen on an epic journey to the City of Bones to find redemption and renewed purpose. Part of Wilson’s American Century Cycle of plays.
South-Carolina
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
By: Simon Stephens
Directed by: Whitaker Gannon
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
Hilton Head Island
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 01 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Theatre Production - Play
Venue: Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
Price: $51
Reference Link: https://www.artshhi.com/theater-series/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time
Description:
A Tony Award winner for Best Play, this visually stunning show is a dazzling adventure into the extraordinarily unconventional mind 15-year-old Christopher as he seeks to solve the mysterious murder of the neighbor’s dog. Based on the best-selling novel.
The Lotus Paradox
By: Dorothy Fortenberry
Directed by: Jay Briggs
The Warehouse Theatre
Greenville
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 21 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Warehouse Theatre
Price: $35
Reference Link: https://warehousetheatre.com/shows/lotus-paradox/
Description:
Children’s novelist Nora Tennant is contemplating a fourth book of her seminal trilogy, The Lotus Paradox, despite the strain the series placed on her relationship with her kids. During a celebration of the series at their home, a young, obsessed superfan shows up unannounced.
Tennessee
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
By: Adapted by Simon Stephens from Mark Haddon
Directed by: John Sipes
Clarence Brown Theatre
Knoxville
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 02 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Clarence Brown Theatre
Price: Prices vary
Reference Link: https://clarencebrowntheatre.com
Description:
Christopher, an extraordinary young man, discovers the slain body of his neighbor’s dog. To find the killer, he embarks on his first-ever excursion, carefully following leads. His detective work takes the young hero on an exciting journey that ultimately transforms his world.
School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play
By: Jocelyn Bioh
Directed by: Alicia Haymer
Nashville Repertory Theatre
Nashville
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 10 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Price: $51.50-61.50
Reference Link: https://www.nashvillerep.org
Description:
Paulina has it all, and she’s a shoe-in for the Miss Ghana 1986 pageant. With her latest styles and sycophants, she has it all. The game changes when Ericka moves to Ghana from Ohio on the same day the pageant recruiter arrives. Who will be chosen to compete for the crown?
Texas
The Lifespan of a Fact
By: Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell
Directed by: Kim Tobin-Lehl
4th Wall Theatre Company
Houston
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 13 - Sat Feb 05
Type of Event: play
Venue: 1824 Spring Street, Studio 101, Houston TX 77007
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.4thwalltheatreco.com
Description:
This recent Broadway smash hit comedy is inspired by John D’Agata’s and Jim Fingal’s debate-style book of the same name, and brings to life the endless arguments of its original authors.
High School Play: A Nostalgia Fest
By: Vichet Chum
Directed by: Tiffany Nichole Greene
Alley Theatre
Houston
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 21 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Hubbard Theatre
Price: $16-$91
Reference Link: https://www.alleytheatre.org/plays/production-detail/high-school-play
Description:
It’s senior year in Carrollton, Texas, and Riverside High School’s competitive theatre troupe is climbing back to the top from last year’s unprecedented loss. Friends and rivals duke it out and find themselves in this uniquely Texan and thoroughly universal coming of age comedy.
Amerikin
By: Chisa Hutchinson
Directed by: James Black
Alley Theatre
Houston
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 11 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Neuhaus Theatre
Price: $16-$91
Reference Link: https://www.alleytheatre.org/plays/production-detail/amerikin
Description:
Jeff Browning, a new father desperate for community, casually follows his buddy’s advice and tries to join a white supremacist group — but the results of his ancestry test prove surprising.
How To Be: New Play Festival
By: Jonathan Norton, Eugene Lee, Kristen Adele, Erin Malone, Allie Mims, Paula Sanders, Oba William King, Zetra Goodlow, Bwalya Chisanga, and Michael Harrison
Directed by: Morgana Wilborn
Bishop Arts Theatre Center
Dallas
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 10 - Sat Feb 26
Type of Event: Festival
Venue: Bishop Arts Theatre Center
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://https://bishopartstheatre.org/theatre-series/
Description:
The How To Be Project is a one-act festival featuring written commissions by Black writers speaking to the current moment of the Black Lives Matter movement and the exploration of the America that Langston Hughes called “the dream it used to be.” With support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Dragons Love Tacos
By: Written by Ernie Nolan; Based on the book by Adam Rubin, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri, and published by Penguin Group; Produced by special arrangement with Plays for Young Audiences
Directed by: Directed by Nancy Schaeffer
Dallas Children's Theater
Dallas
Event Date(s): Sun Jan 23 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Show/Performance
Venue: Rosewood Center for the Performing Arts
Price: $23-30
Reference Link: https://dct.org
Description:
Dragons Love Tacos bounds its way into DCT as the third show in our 2021-22 season. A boy and his dog throw the taco party to end all taco parties for a flock of dragons—but what fiery consequences await with the addition of spicy jalapeño pepper salsa? On sale Oct. 4.
Mother of the Maid
By: Jane Anderson
Directed by: Rebecca Greene Udden
Main Street Theater Houston
Houston
Event Date(s): Sun Jan 30 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Main Street Theater - Rice Village
Price: $59-$35
Reference Link: https://mainstreettheater.com/mother-of-the-maid/
Description:
In this riveting new play, Jane Anderson reimagines Joan of Arc’s epic tale through the eyes of her mother, Isabelle, who follows the baffling yet awe-inspiring journey of her curious, extraordinary daughter and remains steadfast in her love and presence for her to the end.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963
By: based on the book by Christopher Paul Curtis
Directed by: Daria Allen
Main Street Theater Houston
Houston
Event Date(s): Sun Jan 23 - Sun Feb 13
Type of Event: play
Venue: Main Street Theater at the MATCH
Price: $30 - $18
Reference Link: https://mainstreettheater.com/the-watsons-go-to-birmingham-1963/
Description:
It’s 1963 and the Watsons, an African-American family, journey from Flint, Mich., to Birmingham, Ala., to take their troublesome son, Byron, to live with his grandmother—a trip that lands them in one of the darkest moments in America’s racial history.
Pete the Cat
By: based on the books by Kimberly and James Dean
Directed by: Daria Allen
Main Street Theater Houston
Houston
Event Date(s): Sun Feb 27 - Sat Apr 02
Type of Event: play
Venue: Main Street Theater at the MATCH
Price: $30 - $18
Reference Link: https://mainstreettheater.com/pete-the-cat/
Description:
Everybody loves Pete, the groovy, guitar-playing cat. Everyone but Jimmy, the world’s most organized second grader. All that changes when Pete and Jimmy take a once-in-a-lifetime road trip. The whole family will love Pete’s hilarious, jazzy antics in this toe-tapping musical!
Dance Nation
By: Clare Barron
Directed by: Sophia Watt
Rec Room Arts
Houston
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 15 - Sat Feb 05
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Rec Room Arts
Price: $5-50
Reference Link: https://www.recroomarts.org/dance-nation
Description:
The young dancers in Clare Barron’s raucous pageant of ambition and ferocity have more than choreography on their minds, because every plié and jeté is a step toward finding themselves, and a fight to unleash their power.
On the Exhale
By: Martin Zimmerman
Directed by: Harry Parker
Stage West Theatre
Fort Worth
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 03 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Evelyn Wheeler Swenson Theatre
Price: $10-45
Reference Link: https://stagewest.org/season/exhale
Description:
When a senseless act of violence changes her life forever, a college professor finds herself inexplicably drawn to the very weapon used to perpetrate the crime — and to the irresistible feeling of power that comes from holding life and death in her hands.
Church and State
By: Jason Odell Williams
Directed by: Jenna Burnett
Stage West Theatre
Fort Worth
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 27 - Sun Feb 20
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Jerry Russell Theatre
Price: $10-45
Reference Link: https://stagewest.org/season/church-state
Description:
Three days before his bid for re-election—in the wake of another school shooting—a U.S. Senator has a life-altering crisis of faith, triggering an off-the-cuff comment which sends the entire campaign into a tailspin.
Peckin the Crown
Directed by: Chris Fontanes
The VORTEX
Austin
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 25 - Sat Mar 12
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Eloise Stage @ The VORTEX
Price: $15-35
Reference Link: https://www.vortexrep.org
Description:
A standalone work within the Farm Road Coven universe, Bottle Alley Theatre’s ongoing storyline since 2017. The play focuses on Gwendolyn Rai, one of the last remaining members of a coven of witches and her particular blend of both experimental magic and hallucinogenic drugs. Presented with Bottle Alley Theatre Company .
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
By: Kristoffer Diaz
ZACH Theatre
Austin
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 16 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Toper at ZACH
Price: $starting at $28
Reference Link: https://zachtheatre.org/chaddeity
Description:
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity is a dramatic comedy following the life of wrestler Macedonio Guerra. As a lifelong fan, he has followed wrestling only to become a “jobber,” one who is paid to lose to bigger-name stars in the ring.
Dr. Suess’s The Cat in the Hat
By: Adapted by the National Theatre of Great Britain from Dr. Seuss
Directed by: Nat Miller
ZACH Theatre
Austin
Event Date(s): Tue Jan 25 - Sun Mar 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Kleberg at ZACH
Price: $12-$18+
Reference Link: https://zachtheatre.org/catinthehat
Description:
Everyone’s favorite cat comes to mischievous life in ZACH Theatre’s production of the Dr. Seuss classic. Sally and her brother are stuck home in the rain, when a Cat comes knocking at the windowpane!
Vermont
Heisenberg
By: Simon Stephens
Directed by: Sarah Wansley
Northern Stage
White River Junction
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 16 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: Northern Stage
Price: $59
Reference Link: https://northernstage.secure.force.com/ticket#/events/a0S1Y00000T17xDUAR
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Description:
What starts with an electric encounter between two strangers grows, over six scenes, into a complex and life-changing relationship. Simon Stephens’s Heisenberg lays bare the beauty in the natural unpredictability of human connection.
Virginia
Write Stuff!
By: Middle & High School Playwrights
Directed by: MMT Education Staff
Mill Mountain Theatre
Roanoke
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 18 - Sat Feb 19
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Trinkle MainStage
Price: $Pay What You Can
Reference Link: https:/millmountain.org/production/write-stuff-2022/
Description:
MMT’s young playwrights festival returns for its sixth anniversary. Write Stuff! encourages local middle and high school playwrights to share their work and culminates in readings of selected scripts. The winning scripts will be performed by MMT Conservatory students.
The Cake
By: Bekah Brunstetter
Directed by: TBA
Mill Mountain Theatre
Roanoke
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 24 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Waldron Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://millmountain.org/production/the-cake-2/
Description:
When Della, a North Carolina baker and devout Christian, is asked to bake a wedding cake for her best friend’s daughter, she is overjoyed—until she finds out that the intended is another bride. For the first time in her life, Della is forced to think for herself.
Stonewallin’
By: Kari Barclay
Richmond Triangle Players
Richmond
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 09 - Sat Mar 05
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Richmond Triangle Players' Robert B. Moss Theatre
Price: $10-$35
Reference Link: https://www.rtriangle.org
Description:
The witches are up to something in the small-town South. When Marsha moves back to Virginia to reconnect with her family’s roots, she finds a barista with an astrology obsession, a Confederate monument gone missing, and the makings of a bisexual love story — if she wants it.
The Servant of Two Masters
Synetic Theater
Arlington
Event Date(s): Mon Feb 21 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Synetic Theater at Crystal City
Price: $20-60
Reference Link: https://synetictheater.org/event_pages/the-servant-of-two-masters/
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Description:
This adaptation of Carlo Goldoni’s commedia dell’arte masterpiece will be a madcap farce of mistaken identity and unparalleled physical comedy. Don’t miss this raucous closing to our 20th anniversary season!
A Doll’s House, Part 2
By: Lucas Hnath
Directed by: Sharon Ott
Virginia Repertory Theatre
Richmond
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 04 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The November Theatre
Price: $36-$56
Reference Link: https://https://va-rep.org/
Description:
This entertaining continuation of Ibsen’s original masterwork examines what happens when Nora Helmer returns home 15 years later and gender roles and societal expectations are turned on their heads.
Washington
Zen and the Art of an Android Beatdown
By: Tochi Onyebuchi
Directed by: Gin Hammond
Book-It Repertory Theatre
Seattle
Event Date(s): Tue Oct 12 - Fri Jul 01
Type of Event: Ply
Venue: Audio
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://book-it.org/events/zen-and-the-art-of-an-android-beatdown/
Description:
Cecile dreams of falling. Her work on the android keeps her grounded. This man, always battered and bruised, has dreams of his own, or maybe they’re someone else’s. Her attachment to him threatens to expose the truth of her, but she can’t seem to stay away.
The Three Musketeers
By: Alexandre Dumas
Directed by: Lamar Legend
Book-It Repertory Theatre
Seattle
Event Date(s): Tue Nov 23 - Fri Jul 01
Type of Event: Audio play
Venue: Online
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://book-it.org/events/the-three-musketeers/
Description:
This audio adaptation of the swashbuckling buddy adventure is filled with intrigue and romance, villains and rogues, espionage and scandal.
Beowulf
By: Julian Glover
Directed by: Gus Menary
Book-It Repertory Theatre
Seattle
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 21 - Sun Feb 06
Type of Event: In Person
Venue: The Center Theatre at Seattle Center
Price: $20-50
Reference Link: https://book-it.org/events/beowulf/
Description:
In the cold and icy days of long ago, monsters lurked in the dark. But when Beowulf’s mighty sword destroyed the creature Grendel, a legend was born. This adaptation reminds us of the power of the ancient and the importance of a good story well told.
Murder for Two
By: Kellen Blair and Joe Kinosian
Directed by: Corey McDaniel
Harlequin Productions
Olympia
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 21 - Sat Feb 19
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: The State Theater
Price: $25-$42
Reference Link: https://harlequinproductions.org/show/murder-for-two/
Description:
They put the laughter in manslaughter! In this hilarious 90-minute show, two performers play 13 roles — not to mention the piano — in a witty and winking homage to old-fashioned murder mysteries.
Red Riding Hood
By: Allison Gregory
Directed by: Steven Dietz
Seattle Children's Theatre
Seattle
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 01 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://https://www.sct.org/tickets-shows/
Description:
In this SCT commission and world premiere, Wolfgang, the greatest actor in the world, is preparing for the performance of his lifetime in the “true story” of Red Riding Hood when a delivery driver carrying a mysterious package interrupts his rehearsal.
See How They Run
By: Philip King
Directed by: Karen Lund
Taproot Theatre Company
Seattle
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 28 - Sat Feb 05
Type of Event: Comedy
Venue: Taproot Theatre Company
Price: $
Reference Link: https://taproottheatre.org
Description:
All Penelope wants is an evening out. But between a buzzed busy-body in the closet, a volley of vicars galloping across the lawn, and a Soviet spy on the loose, this night is racing toward insanity. Precocious and preposterous, this comedy is quintessentially English!
Wisconsin
The Mytilenean Debate
By: Quan Barry
Directed by: Mark H
Forward Theater Company
Madison
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 24 - Sun Mar 13
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Overture Center for the Arts
Price: $34-$49
Reference Link: https://forwardtheater.com/show/the-mytilenean-debate
Description:
Forward Theater’s writer in residence, Quan Barry, writes a play that raises questions about legacy and the responsibilities inherent in bringing a Black child into a complicated world.
As You Like it
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Daryl Cloran
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Milwaukee
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 15 - Sun Mar 20
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Quadracci Powerhouse
Price: $20+
Reference Link: https://www.milwaukeerep.com/shows/show/as-you-like-it/
Description:
Its 1960s British Columbia and love is in the air as a handful of cross-dressing lovers lead to mistaken identities, hilarious mishaps, and loads of laughs. Interwoven into Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy, the production features over 20 Beatles songs.
Piano Men
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Milwaukee
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 07 - Sun Feb 27
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Stackner Cabaret
Price: $20+
Reference Link: https://www.milwaukeerep.com/shows/show/piano-men/
Description:
Piano Men will feature a unique set list from rock, pop, classical, Broadway and everything in between. Filled with hilarious stories, this world premiere event will leave you wanting to come back for more.
Antonio’s Song / I Was Dreaming of a Son
By: Dael Orlandersmith and Antonio Edwards Suarez
Directed by: Mark Clements
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Milwaukee
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 26 - Sun Mar 06
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Stiemke Studio
Price: $20+
Reference Link: https://www.milwaukeerep.com/shows/show/antonios-song-i-was-dreaming-of-a-son/
Description:
From the streets of Brooklyn to Russia’s ballet training studios, Antonio struggles to reconcile multiple ethnic identities. He wrestles with the legacy of stereotypes of masculinity while discovering the beauty of becoming a father.
Wyoming
Matilda The Musical Jr.
By: Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin
Directed by: Chloe McLeod, with music direction by Melissa Elliott and choreography by Lindsay Larson and Benjamin Roeling
Off Square Theatre Company
Jackson
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 24 - Sat Feb 26
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: The Center Theatre
Price: $15-25
Reference Link: https://www.offsquare.org
Description:
Rebellion is nigh in Matilda Jr., a gleefully witty ode to the the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination! This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the “revolting children.”
