Aug. 1, 2026 to Oct. 1, 2027
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Arizona
Proof
By: David Auburn
Directed by: David Ira Goldstein
Event Date(s): Sep 27 2026 - Oct 17 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Temple of Music and Art
City: Tucson
Price: Starting at $33
Reference Link: https://atc.org/show/proof/
Description: When Catherine, the daughter of a late prize-winning mathematician, allows her father’s protege access to his archives, he discovers an impossible math proof – improbably solved. A story about escaping the isolation of genius and embracing the promise of love.
Proof
By: David Auburn
Directed by: David Ira Goldstein
Event Date(s): Oct 24 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts
City: Tempe
Price: Starting at $33
Reference Link: https://atc.org/show/proof/
Description: When Catherine, the daughter of a late prize-winning mathematician, allows her father’s protege access to his archives, he discovers an impossible math proof – improbably solved. A story about escaping the isolation of genius and embracing the promise of love.
Little Shop of Horrors
By: Howard Ashman (book & lyrics), Alan Menken (music), based on the film by Roger Corman, screenplay by Charles Griffith
Directed by: Gerry McIntyre
Event Date(s): Nov 28 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Temple of Music and Art
City: Tucson
Price: Starting at $33
Reference Link: https://atc.org/show/little-shop-of-horrors-2/
Description: When meek florist Seymour discovers a strange and unusual plant, his dream of winning the girl he loves begins to grow … right along with the plant's bloodthirsty appetite. This beloved American musical blends horror, comedy, and a pop-infused score into a sci-fi love story.
Little Shop of Horrors
By: Howard Ashman (book & lyrics), Alan Menken (music), based on the film by Roger Corman, screenplay by Charles Griffith
Directed by: Gerry McIntyre
Event Date(s): Jan 09 2027 - Jan 24 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts
City: Tempe
Price: Starting at $33
Reference Link: https://atc.org/show/little-shop-of-horrors-2/
Description: When meek florist Seymour discovers a strange and unusual plant, his dream of winning the girl he loves begins to grow … right along with the plant's bloodthirsty appetite. This beloved American musical blends horror, comedy, and a pop-infused score into a sci-fi love story.
The Play that Goes Wrong
By: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields
Directed by: Dámaso Rodriguez
Event Date(s): Jan 31 2027 - Feb 20 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Temple of Music and Art
City: Tucson
Price: Starting at $33
Reference Link: https://atc.org/show/the-play-that-goes-wrong/
Description: It’s opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s production of The Murder at Haversham Manor, and despite the troupe’s best efforts, mishaps are causing mayhem on stage. From wayward props to malfunctioning scenery and unexpected understudies, the show must go on.
The Play that Goes Wrong
By: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields
Directed by: Dámaso Rodriguez
Event Date(s): Feb 27 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts
City: Tempe
Price: Starting at $33
Reference Link: https://atc.org/show/the-play-that-goes-wrong/
Description: It’s opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s production of The Murder at Haversham Manor, and despite the troupe’s best efforts, mishaps are causing mayhem on stage. From wayward props to malfunctioning scenery and unexpected understudies, the show must go on.
Gem of the Ocean
By: August Wilson
Directed by: Delicia Turner Sonnenberg
Event Date(s): Mar 14 2027 - Apr 03 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Temple of Music and Art
City: Tucson
Price: Starting at $33
Reference Link: https://atc.org/show/gem-of-the-ocean/
Description: The first chronological play in August Wilson’s 10-play American Century Cycle, Gem of the Ocean is a powerful and poetic story of redemption, history, and self-determination.
Gem of the Ocean
By: August Wilson
Directed by: Delicia Turner Sonnenberg
Event Date(s): Apr 10 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts
City: Tempe
Price: Starting at $33
Reference Link: https://atc.org/show/gem-of-the-ocean/
Description: The first chronological play in August Wilson’s 10-play American Century Cycle, Gem of the Ocean is a powerful and poetic story of redemption, history, and self-determination.
Killing Kit – A Shakespeare Murder Mystery
By: John Stephens
Directed by: Matt August
Event Date(s): Apr 25 2027 - May 15 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Temple of Music and Art
City: Tucson
Price: Starting at $33
Reference Link: https://atc.org/show/killing-kit-a-shakespeare-murder-mystery/
Description: Shakespeare, the greatest playwright who ever lived, meets the greatest mystery he never solved – the assassination of poet, playwright and spy Christopher “Kit” Marlowe. After six years, Kit’s ghost is back, with one command for his successful friend and rival – find the killer!
Killing Kit – A Shakespeare Murder Mystery
By: John Stephens
Directed by: Matt August
Event Date(s): May 22 2027 - Jun 06 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts
City: Tempe
Price: Starting at $33
Reference Link: https://atc.org/show/killing-kit-a-shakespeare-murder-mystery/
Description: Shakespeare, the greatest playwright who ever lived, meets the greatest mystery he never solved – the assassination of poet, playwright and spy Christopher “Kit” Marlowe. After six years, Kit’s ghost is back, with one command for his successful friend and rival – find the killer!
Midnight at the Algorithm & Blues
By: Gary Wright
Directed by: Gary Wright
Event Date(s): Oct 31 2026 - Dec 31 2250
Type of Event: Audio Theatre with Sign Language
Venue: YouTube
City: Glendale
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://youtube.com/@arizonatheatrematters
Description: A late-night ghost-hunting livestream inside one of America's most iconic monuments goes spectacularly wrong. Blending supernatural comedy, sharp satire, and American history, Midnight at the Algorithm & Blues asks what happens when the past refuses to stay buried.
Untitled
By: Debra Lyman
Directed by: Jeanmarie Simpson and Diana Kimetto
Event Date(s): Dec 15 2026 - Jan 31 2200
Type of Event: Audio Theatre with Sign Language
Venue: YouTube
City: Glendale
Price: Free
Reference Link: https://youtube.com/@arizonatheatrematters
Description: The extraordinary life of Frances Perkins—New Deal architect, labor reformer, and first woman in the U.S. Cabinet—told in her own voice. Grounded in historical fact and emotional clarity, this piece honors the quiet tenacity behind public change.
In the Next Room: The Vibrator Play
By: Sarah Ruhl
Directed by: Christina Walker
Event Date(s): Sep 13 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Invisible Theatre
City: Tucson
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.invisibletheatre.com
Description: In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) is a comedic exploration of marriage, intimacy, and the dawn of electricity in the 1880s, based on the historical fact that doctors used vibrators to treat “hysteria.”
Walk Into The Sea
By: Elaine Romero
Directed by: Alex Totillo
Event Date(s): Oct 18 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Play reading
Venue: The Invisible Theatre
City: Tucson
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.invisibletheatre.com
Description: Karl is a molecular biologist who believes that viruses may be responsible for evolutionary leaps. When his son moves more deeply into selective silence, Karl dives deeper into his work and his wife Virginia finds fundamentalism.
Eureka Day
By: Jonathan Spector
Directed by: Amy Almquist
Event Date(s): Nov 01 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Invisible Theatre
City: Tucson
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.invisibletheatre.com
Description: When a mumps outbreak threatens the Eureka community, facts become subjective.
Holiday Harmonies
By: Various
Directed by: Various
Event Date(s): Dec 04 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Cabaret
Venue: The Invisible Theatre
City: Tucson
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.invisibletheatre.com
Description: Two weeks of music featuring a diverse and talented array of artists across genres!
Vintage Hitchcock
By: Joe Landry
Directed by: Gretchen Wirges
Event Date(s): Jan 24 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Invisible Theatre
City: Tucson
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.invisibletheatre.com
Description: Spies, murder, love, and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast.
Murder for Two
By: Kellen Blair & Joe Kinosian
Directed by: Annette Hillman
Event Date(s): Mar 07 2027 - Mar 28 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Invisible Theatre
City: Tucson
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.invisibletheatre.com
Description: Murder For Two is the perfect blend of music, mayhem, and murder! In this hilarious 90-minute show, 2 performers play 13 roles—not to mention the piano—in a witty and winking homage to old-fashioned murder mysteries. You won’t want to miss this killer musical comedy!
Mud and Fire: The Pottery Play
By: Lindsay Joelle
Directed by: Betsy Kruse Craig
Event Date(s): Apr 25 2027 - May 16 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Invisible Theatre
City: Tucson
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.invisibletheatre.com
Description: Rayna Zimmerman accepts a pottery apprenticeship at Sam Ortega’s studio in Tucson, Arizona, hoping to learn from a master. But her ambition and impulsive energy clash with the quiet life of privacy and discipline he’s cultivated after the burnout of unwelcome fame.
Arkansas
The Remarkable Resignation of Dr. Joycelyn Elders
By: Steve H. Broadnax III
Directed by: Steve H. Broadnax III
Event Date(s): Aug 11 2026 - Aug 23 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue:
City: Little Rock
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.therep.org
Description: From sharecropper’s daughter to U.S. Surgeon General. This world premiere play with music is a stirring portrait of resilience, conviction, and a woman who refused to be defined by anyone but herself—an Arkansas icon reclaiming her own story.
Side by Side by Sondheim
By: Stephen Sondheim
Directed by: Christopher Campbell
Event Date(s): Sep 08 2026 - Sep 20 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue:
City: Little Rock
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.therep.org
Description: A witty and sophisticated evening of music and mischief, this sparkling celebration of Stephen Sondheim’s genius includes favorite songs from Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, West Side Story, Gypsy, and more.
Fences
By: August Wilson
Directed by: Dexter J. Singleton
Event Date(s): Sep 09 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: TheatreSquared
City: Fayetteville
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description: In 1950s Pittsburgh, a father's love collides with a son's aspirations in this powerful, explosively funny, and heartbreaking portrait of an American family. Wilson elevates the everyday into the eternal, asking: What do we owe the people we love? And what do we owe ourselves?
Little Women
By: Lauren Gunderson, adapt. from Louisa May Alcott
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Nov 18 2026 - Dec 24 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: TheatreSquared
City: Fayetteville
Price: $
Reference Link: https://theatre2.org
Description: From playwright Lauren Gunderson comes an adaptation featuring the March sisters, reimagined for right now. This is for every generation: the one who grew up with it, the one discovering it now, and the one who needs to hear that choosing yourself isn't selfish—it's essential.
Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some)
By: Michael Carleton, James FitzGerald, John K. Alvarez
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Dec 10 2026 - Dec 24 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: TheatreSquared
City: Fayetteville
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description: Back by popular demand! Includes family friendly and adult remix (18+) performances.
Cowboys and East Indians
By: Nina McConigley, Matthew Spangler
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Feb 03 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: TheatreSquared
City: Fayetteville
Price: $
Reference Link: https://theatre2.org
Description: Adapted from Nina McConigley’s award-winning collection of short stories, Cowboys and East Indians follows the Sen family as they navigate love, expectation, and the space between cultures—from India to Wyoming.
Arkansas New Play Festival
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 06 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Play Readings
Venue: TheatreSquared
City: Fayetteville
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description: Join us for a series of trail-blazing new plays and help shape new works from the ground up.
The 39 Steps
By: Patrick Barlow, adapt. from John Buchan
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 07 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: TheatreSquared
City: Fayetteville
Price: $
Reference Link: https://theatre2.org
Description: The 39 Steps is a wildly funny love letter to spy movies, featuring one debonair hero, one mysterious femme fatale, and two actors playing everyone else (yes, everyone—cops, trains, sheep, airplanes). Pure joy. Pure magic. Pure fun.
Eureka Day
By: Jonathan Spector
Directed by: Rebecca Rivas
Event Date(s): Jun 02 2027 - Jun 20 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: TheatreSquared
City: Fayetteville
Price: $
Reference Link: https://theatre2.org
Description: In this razor-sharp comedy, five well-meaning parents try to agree on a solution that's best for everyone. Nobody’s the villain. Everybody has an explosive(ly funny) point. This social satire sweeping the nation shows you how hard and hilarious it is to think together.
California
North By Northwest
By: Emma Rice
Directed by: Emma Rice
Event Date(s): Sep 22 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Toni Rembe Theater
City: San Francisco
Price: $25-$130
Reference Link: https://www.act-sf.org
Description: Theater legend Emma Rice (A.C.T.’s Brief Encounter, Berkeley Rep’s The Wild Bride) returns to the Bay Area with her inventive take on the Alfred Hitchcock 1959 classic in a production hailed as “an undoubted triumph” (WhatsOnStage).
Oh, Mary!
By: Cole Escola
Directed by: Sam Pinkleton
Event Date(s): Oct 13 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Curran Theatre
City: San Francisco
Price: $25-$130
Reference Link: https://www.act-sf.org
Description: Oh, Mary! is a dark comedy about a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
John Proctor Is the Villain
By: Kimberly Belflower
Directed by: Jess McLeod
Event Date(s): Nov 12 2026 - Dec 06 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Toni Rembe Theater
City: San Francisco
Price: $25-$130
Reference Link: https://www.act-sf.org
Description: 2025 Tony nominee for Best Play. In a bold artistic collaboration, three of the nation’s leading regional theatres join forces to bring Kimberly Belflower’s explosive coming-of-age story to the West Coast.
The Bad News Bears: A Musical
By: Eric Garcia (book & lyrics), Brian Feinstein (music)
Directed by: Sherri Eden Barber
Event Date(s): Feb 26 2027 - Apr 04 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Toni Rembe Theater
City: San Francisco
Price: $25-$130
Reference Link: https://www.act-sf.org
Description: Based on the beloved 1976 Paramount Pictures film written by Bill Lancaster, this new musical follows a washed-up baseball player who takes a job coaching a ragtag team of Little League misfits, including his ex-stepdaughter.
The Comeuppance
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Tina Landau
Event Date(s): Apr 20 2027 - May 16 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Toni Rembe Theater
City: San Francisco
Price: $25-$130
Reference Link: https://www.act-sf.org
Description: From Pulitzer Prize-winning and two-time Tony Award-winning playwright Branden Jacob-Jenkins comes a new profound tragicomedy about the reunion that awaits us all.
Iraq, But Funny
By: Atra Asdou
Directed by: Dalia Ashurina
Event Date(s): May 13 2027 - Jun 13 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Strand Theater
City: San Francisco
Price: $25-$130
Reference Link: https://www.act-sf.org
Description: This hilariously chaotic new play follows five generations of Assyrian women attempting to reclaim their story as it’s being narrated by some British guy (said British guy being played with sharp-elbowed satire by playwright Atra Asdou).
Heartbreak House
By: George Bernard Shaw
Directed by: Nike Doukas
Event Date(s): Oct 11 2026 - Nov 16 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Antaeus Theatre Company
City: Glendale
Price: $60
Reference Link: https://antaeus.org/show-details/heartbreak-house
Description: “If we women were particular about men's characters, we should never get married at all.” Will 20-year old Ellie Dunn fall out of love with her friend’s husband, into love with the 88-year-old Captain Shotover, or marry the mercenary Mr. Mangan so she can afford to buy gloves?
Miss Julie: Freedom Summer
By: Stephen Sachs (from the play by August Strindberg)
Directed by: Gregg T. Daniel
Event Date(s): Feb 21 2027 - Mar 29 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Antaeus Theatre Company
City: Glendale
Price: $60
Reference Link: https://antaeus.org/show-details/miss-julie-freedom-summer
Description: “Easy, girl. You're playin' with fire.” August Strindberg’s Miss Julie is transported to Mississippi in 1964 at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Miss Julie and John have been circling each other for a long time, occupying the same house and living in two separate worlds.
Romeo and Juliet
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Cameron Watson
Event Date(s): May 16 2027 - Jun 21 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Antaeus Theatre Company
City: Glendale
Price: $60
Reference Link: https://antaeus.org/show-details/romeo-and-juliet
Description: “Two households both alike in dignity…” In this love story for the ages, Romeo and Juliet struggle to find joy in opposition to their feuding families. The “ancient grudge” sets off a chain of brutal events that prove catastrophic, despite a love that is “as boundless as the sea."
The Dance and the Railroad
By: David Henry Hwang
Directed by: Katherine Chou
Event Date(s): Oct 01 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Mainstage Production
Venue: Los Angeles Theatre Center
City: Los Angeles
Price: $10-50
Reference Link: https://
Description: Utilizing the beauty and athleticism of Chinese Opera, The Dance and the Railroad explores the friendship between two immigrant laborers during the 1867 Chinese railroad workers strike.
The Cook
By: Eduardo Machado
Directed by: David Mendizábal
Event Date(s): Sep 04 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Drama
Venue: Peet's Theatre
City: Berkeley
Price: $25-135
Reference Link: https://www.berkeleyrep.org/shows/the-cook-b51d
Description: A cook's forty-year vow to protect her mistress's Havana mansion becomes a portrait of loyalty, loss, and a nation transformed.
Liberation
By: Bess Wohl
Directed by: Whitney White
Event Date(s): Oct 23 2026 - Nov 29 2026
Type of Event: Drama, West Coast Premiere
Venue: Roda Theatre
City: Berkeley
Price: $25-135
Reference Link: https://www.berkeleyrep.org/shows/liberation-trlc
Description: A daughter digs into her mother’s unfinished feminist revolution in this bitingly funny, intensely relevant play on freedom and inheritance.
Covenant
By: York Walker
Directed by: Taylor Reynolds
Event Date(s): Nov 06 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Drama, West Coast Premiere
Venue: Peet's Theatre
City: Berkeley
Price: $25-135
Reference Link: https://www.berkeleyrep.org/shows/covenant-c7h1
Description: In a small Georgia town, a blues star's suspicious rise to fame and a desperate woman's dream of escape unleash a series of secrets in a haunting Southern Gothic thriller.
The Interestings
By: Sara Bareilles (music & lyrics), Meg Wolitzer & Sarah Ruhl (book)
Directed by: Michael Arden
Event Date(s): Jan 31 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: World Premiere Musical
Venue: Roda Theatre
City: Berkeley
Price: $25-135
Reference Link: https://www.berkeleyrep.org/shows/the-interestings-trhc
Description: Over the course of decades, ambition, love, friendship, and success reshape the trajectories of six childhood friends who dream of leading creative and inspiring lives.
Hold Me in the Water
By: Ryan J. Haddad
Directed by: Danny Sharron
Event Date(s): Mar 12 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Drama, West Coast Premiere
Venue: Peet's Theatre
City: Berkeley
Price: $25-135
Reference Link: https://www.berkeleyrep.org/shows/hold-me-in-the-water-mbrx
Description: Playfully provocative and disarmingly vulnerable, this charming romantic comedy delves into the passion and intimacy of first love.
Meet the Cartozians
By: Talene Monahon
Directed by: Loretta Greco
Event Date(s): May 21 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: Drama, West Coast Premiere
Venue: Peet's Theatre
City: Berkeley
Price: $25-135
Reference Link: https://www.berkeleyrep.org/shows/meet-the-cartozians-jg6y
Description: A century apart, two Armenian Americans fight for belonging—one in a courtroom, one on a reality TV show—in this bold, witty, and deeply compelling new play.
Leopoldstadt
By: Tom Stoppard
Directed by: Carey Perloff
Event Date(s): Jun 04 2027 - Jul 11 2027
Type of Event: Drama, West Coast Premiere
Venue: Roda Theatre
City: Berkeley
Price: $25-135
Reference Link: https://www.berkeleyrep.org/shows/leopoldstadt-yhdl
Description: A Jewish family's joy, loss, and survival unfold in Stoppard's most personal and powerful masterwork.
Pericles
By: Ellen McLaughlin modern verse translation of the Shakespeare
Directed by: Margaret Shigeko Starbuck
Event Date(s): Aug 20 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Theatrical Production
Venue: Boston Court Pasadena
City: Pasadena
Price: $25 - 62
Reference Link: https://bostoncourtpasadena.org/events/pericles/
Description: This re-conceptualization of Shakespeare’s Pericles in Ellen McLaughlin’s gorgeous translation embraces movement and music to tell a thrilling adventure tale that celebrates the power of love and the resilience of the human spirit.
at the very bottom of a body of water
By: Benjamin Benne
Directed by: Juliette Carrillo
Event Date(s): Oct 22 2026 - Nov 29 2026
Type of Event: Theatrical Production, play
Venue: Boston Court Pasadena
City: Pasadena
Price: $25 - 62
Reference Link: https://bostoncourtpasadena.org/events/body-of-water/
Description: Poignant, surprising, and darkly unconventional, Marina is forced to confront the wreckage of her carefully constructed world when her fragile routine shatters and paper cranes begin to fly. This poetic world premiere explores how we navigate life after the unexpected.
Just For Us
By: Alex Edelman
Directed by: Amy Resnick
Event Date(s): Sep 23 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Live Theatre, Play, One-Man Show
Venue: Capital Stage Company
City: Sacramento
Price: $35-77
Reference Link: https://capstage.org/2026-27-season/
Description: An antisemitic tweet leads comedian Alex Edelman to an unexpected place: a meeting of white nationalists in Queens, face-to-face with the people behind the keyboards. Alex’s story explores religion, cultural identity, assimilation—and what it means to be confronted with hatred.
My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion
By: Sasha Denisova
Directed by: Michael Stevenson
Event Date(s): Nov 18 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Capital Stage Company
City: Sacramento
Price: $35-77
Reference Link: https://capstage.org/2026-27-season/
Description: Sasha’s 82-year-old mother has lived in Kyiv her whole life. When Russia invades Ukraine, Sasha copes by imagining her mother in increasingly fantastical situations: strategizing with President Zelenskyy, striking Russian drones with jars of pickles, and even debating with God.
Things That Are Round
By: Callie Kimball
Directed by: Dena Martinez
Event Date(s): Jan 20 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Capital Stage Company
City: Sacramento
Price: $35-77
Reference Link: https://capstage.org/2026-27-season/
Description: Tetherly, a dentist specializing in existential terror, and Nina, an opera singer who just might be the worst babysitter ever, square off in a strange ballet of truth or dare. But is this a game anyone can even win?
Andy Warhol In Iran
By: Brent Askari
Directed by: Benjamin T. Ismail
Event Date(s): Mar 17 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Capital Stage Company
City: Sacramento
Price: $35-77
Reference Link: https://capstage.org/2026-27-season/
Description: In 1976, Andy Warhol travels to Tehran to take polaroids of the Shah’s wife. Amidst taking in the Crown Jewels and ordering room service caviar, Warhol encounters a young revolutionary who throws his plans into turmoil and opens the pop icon’s eyes to a world beyond himself.
The Bed Trick
By: Keiko Green
Directed by: Karen Vance
Event Date(s): May 12 2027 - Jun 13 2027
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Capital Stage Company
City: Sacramento
Price: $35-77
Reference Link: https://capstage.org/2026-27-season/
Description: College freshmen Lulu and Marianne test their limits as they party through the school year, in search of their place in the world. When their drama-nerd roommate, Harriet, brings in baggage from a student production of All's Well... the thematic ideas of consent cannot be ignored.
Monsters of the American Cinema
By: Christian St. Croix
Directed by: Anthony D'Juan
Event Date(s): Jul 07 2027 - Aug 08 2027
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Capital Stage Company
City: Sacramento
Price: $35-77
Reference Link: https://capstage.org/2026-27-season/
Description: Widowed Remy Washington, a Black man, inherits a drive-in movie theatre and the unexpected responsibility of raising his late husband’s straight white teenage son. The two bond over their shared love of classic monster movies, but real horrors emerge when Pup bullies a gay student.
The Glass Menagerie
By: Tennessee Williams
Directed by: Matt M. Morrow
Event Date(s): Sep 06 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Live performance
Venue: Lesher Center for the Arts
City: Walnut Creek
Price: $31-70
Reference Link: https://www.centerrep.org/what-s-on/25-26-season/the-glass-menagerie
Description: This quintessential American classic, an inspiring and unflinching look at family and longing, launches the 26-27 Center REP season. Blossoming as a living memory on stage, this ethereal masterpiece redefined American theatre when it premiered over 80 years ago.
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
By: Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen
Directed by: Becca Wolff
Event Date(s): Oct 25 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Live performance
Venue: Lesher Center for the Arts
City: Walnut Creek
Price: $31-70
Reference Link: https://www.centerrep.org/what-s-on/26-27-season/dracula-a-comedy-of-terrors
Description: Does your life suck? Are you missing bite in your night? Are you thirsty for a rollicking good time? The nationally acclaimed hit Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors asks one simple question: Who doesn’t need a sharp and pointed belly-laugh right about now?
A Christmas Carol
By: Harrison David Rivers in collaboration with Sally Lobel (adapt. from Dickens)
Directed by: Jared Mezzocchi
Event Date(s): Dec 09 2026 - Dec 23 2026
Type of Event: Live performance
Venue: Lesher Center for the Arts
City: Walnut Creek
Price: $36-69
Reference Link: https://www.centerrep.org/what-s-on/26-27-season/a-christmas-carol
Description: You're invited to celebrate the holiday season with our acclaimed production of the treasured Dickens classic. This lively adaptation sets young Tim Cratchit center stage as he makes a wish invoking a series of ghostly visitors to the bedside of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge.
You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!
By: Keiko Green
Directed by: Elizabeth Carter
Event Date(s): Feb 14 2027 - Mar 07 2027
Type of Event: Live performance
Venue: Lesher Center for the Arts
City: Walnut Creek
Price: $31-70
Reference Link: https://www.centerrep.org/what-s-on/25-26-season/you-are-cordially-invited-to-the-end-of-the-world
Description: Welcome one and all to a sequined celebration of life, family, and the profound connection we all share just by being alive. Buckle up! Who knew the end of the world could be such a thrill?
Bat Boy: The Musical
By: Keythe Farley & Brian Flemming (story & book), Laurence O’Keefe (music & lyrics)
Directed by: Matt M. Morrow
Event Date(s): Jun 06 2027 - Jul 04 2027
Type of Event: Live performance
Venue: Lesher Center for the Arts
City: Walnut Creek
Price: $31-70
Reference Link: https://www.centerrep.org/what-s-on/25-26-season/bat-boy-the-musical
Description: Next summer, only Center REP dares to bring you the outrageously acclaimed gothic musical that's inspired by actual supermarket-tabloid headlines from the early 90s. This rarely produced cult favorite whips together horror, heart, and humor into a frothy yet sharp satire.
The Bed Trick
By: Keiko Green
Directed by: H. Adam Harris
Event Date(s): Sep 11 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Bette Aitken theater arts Center
City: Anaheim
Price: $12 - 58
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com/production/bedtrick/?referrer=58497
Description: On the Cripe Stage, Shakespeare’s infamous “bed trick” from All’s Well That Ends Well gets a bold and frisky remix in this comic college romp. Three friends are forced to navigate the messy, hilarious, and sometimes shocking consequences of choice, crushes, and consent.
OTR: A New Play
By: Krista Knight
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 23 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Play Reading
Venue: Bette Aitken theater arts Center
City: Anaheim
Price: $12 - 58
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com/production/knight-otr5/?referrer=58497
Description: When we have more information about the show, we will post it here.
Come From Away
By: Irene Sankoff & David Hein
Directed by: Markus Potter
Event Date(s): Jan 29 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Chance Theater at Bette Aitken theater arts Center
City: Anaheim
Price: $12-54
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com
Description: On September 11, 2001, 7,000 passengers are diverted to the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. As strangers from around the world are welcomed by extraordinary generosity, friendships are forged, cultures collide, and hope emerges in the most difficult of circumstances.
The Counter
By: Meghan Kennedy
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 19 2027 - Apr 11 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Chance Theater at Bette Aitken theater arts Center
City: Anaheim
Price: $12-44
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com
Description: Every morning at a small-town diner, a waitress refills the coffee of a quiet regular. As casual conversations slowly give way to genuine friendship, an unexpected request forces them both to confront long-buried secrets, grief, and the possibility of hope.
Dog Mom
By: Tate Elizabeth Hanyok
Directed by: Amanda DeMaio
Event Date(s): May 14 2027 - Jun 06 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Chance Theater at Bette Aitken theater arts Center
City: Anaheim
Price: $12-44
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com
Description: Freshly divorced and determined to rebuild her life, Liz is the last person who would ever call herself a “dog person.” But when a scruffy stray refuses to leave her doorstep, she reluctantly agrees to foster him—and discovers that opening her home may mean opening her heart too.
Avenue Q
By: Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx (music & lyrics), Jeff Whitty (book)
Directed by: Craig Willis
Event Date(s): Jul 09 2027 - Aug 08 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Chance Theater at Bette Aitken theater arts Center
City: Anaheim
Price: $12-54
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com
Description: Fresh out of college and searching for his purpose, Princeton moves to the quirky neighborhood of Avenue Q, where a colorful cast of humans and puppets helps him navigate adulthood, relationships, careers, and the often messy reality of growing up.
The Glass Menagerie
By: Tenessee Williams
Directed by: Jocelyn A. Brown
Event Date(s): Sep 10 2027 - Oct 03 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Chance Theater at Bette Aitken theater arts Center
City: Anaheim
Price: $12-44
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com
Description: Tom looks back on his family with love, longing, and regret. His overbearing mother clings to dreams of Southern gentility and his painfully shy sister retreats into the beauty of her glass animal collection, one unexpected visitor offers the possibility of a brighter future.
Eureka Day
By: Jonathan Spector
Directed by: Lisa Mallette
Event Date(s): Sep 24 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: City Lights Theater Company
City: San Jose
Price: $48-68
Reference Link: https://cltc.org/event/eureka-day/
Description: The Eureka Day School in Berkeley is a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, acceptance, social justice. Every week over artisanal scones, the school’s five board members work to preserve a culture of inclusivity. Then a mumps outbreak threatens the Eureka community.
The 1940s Radio Hour
By: Walton Jones
Directed by: Jeffrey Bracco
Event Date(s): Nov 19 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: City Lights Theater Company
City: San Jose
Price: $48-68
Reference Link: https://cltc.org/event/radio-hour/
Description: It’s Dec. 21, 1942, and the Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade is broadcasting live from the Hotel Astor. Join the studio audience for a delightful musical trip back in time, featuring '40s favorites.
Based on a Totally True Story
By: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Directed by: Will Detlefson
Event Date(s): Jan 21 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: City Lights Theater Company
City: San Jose
Price: $48-68
Reference Link: https://cltc.org/event/true-story/
Description: Meet Ethan Keene, a struggling young playwright whose day job is writing The Flash for DC Comics. Then his world flips upside down when a Hollywood producer wants to turn one of his plays into a big-budget horror movie.
Arsenic and Old Lace
By: Joseph Kesselring
Directed by: Doll Piccotto
Event Date(s): Mar 11 2027 - Apr 11 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: City Lights Theater Company
City: San Jose
Price: $48-68
Reference Link: https://cltc.org/event/arsenic/
Description: Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. It turns out Abby and Martha already knew about the dead man in their parlor: They put him there.
Dream Hou$e
By: Eliana Pipes
Directed by: Ivette Deltoro
Event Date(s): May 13 2027 - Jun 06 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: City Lights Theater Company
City: San Jose
Price: $48-68
Reference Link: https://cltc.org/event/dream-house/
Description: Two Latina sisters are appearing on a reality show to sell their family home, hoping to capitalize on the gentrification in their neighborhood. A contemporary play that asks: What is the cultural cost of progress in America? And is cashing in always selling out?
Company
By: Stephen Sondheim (music & lyrics), George Furth (book)
Directed by: Mark Anderson Phillips
Event Date(s): Jul 15 2027 - Aug 22 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: City Lights Theater Company
City: San Jose
Price: $48-68
Reference Link: https://cltc.org/event/company/
Description: Confirmed bachelor Bobby is turning 35. During a series of dinners, drinks and even a wedding, his friends show him the ups and downs of commitment until he is forced to reexamine his own path. What is truly being alive?
The Minutes
By: Tracy Letts
Directed by: Adam Karsten
Event Date(s): Oct 28 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Drama
Venue: Coachella Valley Repertory
City: Cathedral City
Price: Pay What You Want
Reference Link: https://www.cvrep.org
Description: Darkly hilarious, slow-burning, razor-sharp political satire by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tracy Letts. Letts describes it as an examination of personal history and how "history sometimes is in the eye of the beholder. Its revelations that may hit close to home.
Mark Brown’s Around the World in 80 Days
By: Mark Brown
Directed by: Luke Yankee
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Comedy
Venue: Coachella Valley Repertory
City: Cathedral City
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.cvrep.org
Description: Phileas Fogg agrees to an outrageous wager to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days. His every step is dogged by a detective who thinks he’s a robber on the run. An enchanting version of Jules Verne’s classic adventure performed by four actors in 39 roles. It's a whirlwind!
Million Dollar Quartet
By: Colin Escott & Floyd Mutrux
Directed by: D.J. Salisbury
Event Date(s): Jan 13 2027 - Jan 31 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Coachella Valley Repertory
City: Cathedral City
Price: Pay What You Want
Reference Link: https://www.cvrep.org
Description: Million Dollar Quartet is the electrifying, Tony-winning Broadway musical inspired by the true story of that once-in-a-lifetime jam session when Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley ignited an explosive evening of unforgettable music and talent.
Les Misérables
By: Claude-Michel Schonbert & Herbert Kretzmer
Directed by: Adam Karsten
Event Date(s): Feb 24 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Coachella Valley Repertory
City: Cathedral City
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.cvrep.org
Description: The musical phenomenon of a lifetime. Les Misérables is the story of Jean Valjean, a former convict who spends a lifetime seeking redemption. He is hunted by Inspector Javert and the ghosts of his past as he struggles for the meaning of love and redemption.
Ni Mi Madre
By: Arturo Luíz Soria
Directed by: Danilo Gambini
Event Date(s): Aug 13 2026 - Sep 06 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Diversionary Theatre
City: San Diego
Price: $22-77
Reference Link: https://www.diversionary.org/madre
Description: This riotous, Obie Award-winning solo comedy follows an over-the-top Brazilian matriarch raising her queer son in America. Filled with the music of Gloria Estefan and Cher, it's a hilarious, heartfelt celebration of queer Latine identity, family, and survival.
Buyer & Cellar
By: Jonathan Tolins
Directed by: Jaime Torcellini
Event Date(s): Oct 07 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: PLay
Venue: The New Vic
City: Santa Barbara
Price: $40 - 104
Reference Link: https://etcsb.org/production/buyer-and-cellar/
Description: Alex, an out-of-work actor, who lands the strangest gig of his life: working in the private shopping mall that Barbra Streisand built in the basement of her Malibu estate.
Rent
By: Jonathan Larson
Directed by: Pesha Rudnick
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: The New Vic
City: Santa Barbara
Price: $40 - 104
Reference Link: https://etcsb.org/production/rent/
Description: Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Rent, the groundbreaking musical that changed the Broadway landscape! Set against the vibrant backdrop of New York City’s East Village, Rent tells the story of a group of young artists navigating love, friendship, and life’s challenges, including
The Last Used Car Lot in America
By: Joel Surnow & Sean Callery
Directed by: Andy Fickman
Event Date(s): Feb 03 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: The New Vic
City: Santa Barbara
Price: $40 - 104
Reference Link: https://etcsb.org/production/the-last-used-car-lot-in-america/
Description: The Last Used Car Lot in America is a poignant, contemporary musical that explores the lives of people working at Diamond Motors, a family-owned used car dealership facing an uncertain future in a rapidly changing world.
Doubt
By: John Patrick Shanley
Directed by: Beejan Land
Event Date(s): Mar 03 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The New Vic
City: Santa Barbara
Price: $40 - 104
Reference Link: https://etcsb.org/production/doubt/
Description: Mimi Rogers stars as Sister Aloysius Beauvier in John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize– and Tony Award–winning masterpiece — a riveting moral chess match.
True West
By: Sam Sheppard
Directed by: Margaret Starbuck
Event Date(s): Jun 02 2027 - Jun 20 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The New Vic
City: Santa Monica
Price: $40 - 104
Reference Link: https://etcsb.org/production/true-west/
Description: Austin, a clean-cut screenwriter, is house-sitting in suburban Southern California when his older brother Lee, a drifting petty thief from the desert, shows up uninvited. Sam Shepard’s explosive drama watches the brothers swap identities.
Confederates
By: Dominique Morisseau
Directed by: Raymond O. Caldwell
Event Date(s): Oct 21 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Fountain Theatre
City: Los Angeles
Price: $50 - $100
Reference Link: https://www.fountaintheatre.com/
Description: Two Black American women navigate institutional racism, though they live over a century apart. Dominique Morisseau's exacting play explores the complicated intersection of racial and gender bias exposing the unexpected costs of allyship.
Purpose
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Phylicia Rashad
Event Date(s): Nov 11 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Gil Cates Theater
City: Los Angeles
Price: $TBD
Reference Link: https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/shows/purpose/
Description: Meet the Jaspers: generations of a powerful Black political family under one roof where nothing stays buried for long. Direct from Broadway, the 2025 Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play makes its L.A. debut with the original Broadway cast, directed by Phylicia Rashad.
Liberation
By: Bess Wohl
Directed by: Whitney White
Event Date(s): Jan 27 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Gil Cates Theater
City: Los Angeles
Price: $TBD
Reference Link: https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/shows/liberation/
Description: Following its smash Broadway run, Liberation makes its West Coast debut with sharp wit, emotional insight, and fearless ambition to challenge the status quo. Directed by Tony Award nominee Whitney White.
The Monsters
By: Ngozi Anyanwu
Directed by: Awoye Timpo
Event Date(s): Mar 03 2027 - Apr 04 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater
City: Los Angeles
Price: $TBD
Reference Link: https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/shows/the-monsters/
Description: As a seasoned MMA fighter at the end of his career, Big reluctantly agrees to coach his younger sister, Lil, a fierce and hungry newcomer with something to prove. But years of distance, resentment, and unresolved pain simmer beneath every training session.
Closing Costs
By: Grace McLeod
Directed by: Hannah Wolf
Event Date(s): Mar 31 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Gil Cates Theater
City: Los Angeles
Price: $TBD
Reference Link: https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/shows/closing-costs/
Description: Closing Costs is a whip-smart send-up of the absurdity of trying to buy a home in Los Angeles, where the market is cutthroat, the wiring is questionable, and everyone is just one inspection away from disaster.
Wine in the Wilderness
By: Alice Childress
Directed by: LaChanze
Event Date(s): Jun 02 2027 - Jul 04 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Gil Cates Theater
City: Los Angeles
Price: $TBD
Reference Link: https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/shows/wine-in-the-wilderness/
Description: Set during the height of the 1964 Harlem riot, Wine in the Wilderness unfolds in the apartment of Bill Jameson, a painter determined to capture “the essence” of Black womanhood in his latest triptych. Alice Childress' play asks who gets to define beauty, respectability, and worth.
ReOrient 2026 Festival of Short Plays
By: Hassan Abdulrazzak, Banafsheh Hassani, Sapehr Jafari, Hannah Khalil, Ahmed Masoud
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 09 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Festival
Venue: Potrero Stage
City: San Francisco
Price: $
Reference Link: https://goldenthread.org/productions/reorient-festival-2026/
Description: Our signature program returns with an innovative and spirited festival of short plays from or about the Middle East. The 30th anniversary lineup is diverse in content and style, with five plays selected from 83 submissions highlighting a multiplicity of Middle Eastern perspectives.
Coriolanus
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: David Melville
Event Date(s): Aug 05 2026 - Sep 06 2026
Type of Event: Outdoor performance.
Venue: Griffith Park
City: Los Angeles
Price: Free
Reference Link: https://indieshakes.org
Description: Shakespeare's gripping political drama is a thrilling examination of the conflict between individual and collective aspirations. Full of rhetorical pyrotechnics and surprising humor, this rarely performed play is masterful storytelling.
Conscience
By: Joe DiPietro
Directed by: caryn desai
Event Date(s): Aug 26 2026 - Sep 13 2026
Type of Event: Drama
Venue: International City Theatre
City: Long Beach
Price: $44-$59
Reference Link: https://ictlongbeach.org/
Description: A new play about trailblazing Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith, first senator to stand on the Senate floor and publicly rebuke Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, whose sensational but unproven charges of communist subversion ruined the lives of those who opposed him.
The Laugh Track
By: Wendy MacLeod
Directed by: Brian Schnipper
Event Date(s): Nov 04 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: comedy
Venue: International City Theatre
City: Long Beach
Price: $44-$59
Reference Link: https://ictlongbeach.org/
Description: Jokes abound behind the scenes of I Love Lucy as head writer Madelyn Pugh fiercely and hilariously navigates the male dominated entertainment industry. Based on the real-life experiences of Hollywood’s first female TV writer.
Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical
By: Janet Yates Vogt & Mark Friedman
Directed by: Cate Caplin
Event Date(s): Feb 17 2027 - Mar 07 2027
Type of Event: Musical Biography
Venue: International City Theatre
City: Long Beach
Price: $49-$64
Reference Link: https://ictlongbeach.org/
Description: A musical biography chronicling the life of legendary American singer Rosemary Clooney, from her humble beginnings in Kentucky to her Hollywood stardom, touching on her rise to fame, her personal struggles with mental health and addiction, and her triumphant comeback.
The Man Who Killed the Cure
By: Luke Yankee
Directed by: Luke Yankee
Event Date(s): Apr 28 2027 - May 16 2027
Type of Event: Drama based on a true story
Venue: International City Theatre
City: Long Beach
Price: $49-$64
Reference Link: https://ictlongbeach.org/
Description: This gripping, fact-based story, inspired by the life and death of Dr. Max Gerson, one of the pioneers in the world of natural healing, delves into a world of medicine where the end goal is not healing, but profit.
Slow Food
By: Wendy MacLeod
Directed by: Brian Shnipper
Event Date(s): Jun 09 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: Comedy
Venue: International City Theatre
City: Long Beach
Price: $49-$64
Reference Link: https://ictlongbeach.org
Description: A vacationing couple celebrates their anniversary at a Greek restaurant in Palm Springs---but will the marriage survive the service?
Walden
By: Amy Berryman
Directed by: caryn desai
Event Date(s): Aug 25 2027 - Sep 12 2027
Type of Event: Sci-Fi Drama
Venue: International City Theatre
City: Long Beach
Price: $49-$64
Reference Link: https://ictlongbeach.org
Description: The Southern California premiere of an engrossing new play that wrestles with the gravitational pulls of duty and desire. Twin sisters and NASA scientists, Cassie and Stella are faced with choosing between pursuing life on Earth or a future in space.
A Black-Billed Cuckoo
By: Mat Smart
Directed by: Shelley Butler
Event Date(s): Sep 15 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: World-Premiere Play
Venue: Mandell Weiss Forum
City: La Jolla
Price: Tickets start at $25
Reference Link: https://lajollaplayhouse.org
Description: The 13th play to make the leap from the Playhouse's DNA New Work Series to the stage, A Black-Billed Cuckoo is a quiet comedy about healing, wonder, and how to move on after missing out.
Grim
By: Joey Orton and Brad Silnutzer (book), Petro AP, Scott Hoying, Joey Orton, Brad Silnutzer (music & lyrics)
Directed by: Sammi Cannold
Event Date(s): Oct 27 2026 - Nov 29 2026
Type of Event: World-Premiere Musical
Venue: Mandell Weiss Theatre
City: La Jolla
Price: Tickets start at $25
Reference Link: https://lajollaplayhouse.org
Description: Grim is an irreverent, hilarious and heartbreaking world-premiere musical that celebrates life…and death. With Grim's infectious score, delightfully cheeky humor, and piercing insights, expect to laugh, cry, and be deeply moved.
Particle Fever
By: David Henry Hwang (book), Bear McCreary and Zoe Sarnak (music & lyrics)
Directed by: Leigh Silverman
Event Date(s): Feb 16 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: World-Premiere Musical
Venue: Mandell Weiss Theatre
City: La Jolla
Price: Tickets start at $25
Reference Link: https://lajollaplayhouse.org
Description: Particle Fever is a love letter to curiosity itself. Bursting with energy and emotion, this exhilarating new musical proves that the search for meaning isn’t just about what we might find, it’s about what we’re capable of when we work together.
Lumin
By: Emma Gibson
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Feb 14 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: MOXIE Theatre
City: San Diego
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.moxietheatre.com/shows/lumin/
Description: Is ignorance bliss, or will the truth set you free? A journalist sets out to expose a South Texas cult and discovers belief is more dangerous than fiction. Lumin examines the cost of community, where belonging can mean life or death.
This Is Government
By: Nina Kissinger
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 27 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: MOXIE Theatre
City: San Diego
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.moxietheatre.com/shows/this-is-government/
Description: If you never had to stay late for a security lockdown, are you really a congressional intern? A bomb threat traps four interns as a moderate representative holds a health care vote hostage. This Is Government is a dark comedy about politics, power, and the cost of change.
Lamoise New Works Festival
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 01 2027 - Apr 30 2027
Type of Event: Playreading
Venue: MOXIE Theatre
City: San Diego
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.moxietheatre.com/shows/lamoise-new-works-festival/
Description: The return of MOXIE’s new program dedicated to developing new works by women+ playwrights. At the culmination of a one-week workshop, audiences are invited to join in celebrating new and exciting works over one weekend of staged readings of full-length and short plays.
Untitled F*ck M*ss S**gon Play
By: Kimber Lee
Directed by:
Event Date(s): May 02 2027 - Jun 06 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: MOXIE Theatre
City: San Diego
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.moxietheatre.com/shows/untitled-f-star-ck-m-star-ss-s-star-star-gon-play/
Description: Across decades, a woman faces colonialism, orientalism, and war—all dressed in a suit. What happens when she finally says no? Untitled F Miss Saigon Play is a searing satire that shatters romanticized myths with biting humor and unapologetic rage.
Little Shop of Horrors
By: Howard Ashman (book & lyrics), Alan Menken (music), based on the film by Roger Corman, screenplay by Charles Griffith
Directed by: Ben Villegas Randle
Event Date(s): Sep 12 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: New Consevratory Theatre Center
City: San Francisco
Price: $35-90
Reference Link: https://nctcsf.org/event/little-shop/
Description: The killer classic comes to NCTC with an even bigger bite. Seymour has discovered a new species of plant with an appetite for one thing only: human blood. Soon, he has everything he’s ever wanted, but must decide how far he’s willing to grow- sorry, go.
A Case for the Existence of God
By: Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by: Will Detlefsen
Event Date(s): Oct 17 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The New Conservatory Theatre Center
City: San Francisco
Price: $25-80
Reference Link: https://nctcsf.org/event/a-case-for-the-existence-of-god/
Description: Hope is distinctly human. You wouldn’t expect a play with two guys sitting in a cubicle to be so transformative, but this is. Maybe there is some good left in the world.
A Kidman Carol: A Gay Dementia on Australian Dames
By: Kevin Zak
Directed by: Jason Hoover
Event Date(s): Dec 05 2026 - Jan 10 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The New Conservatory Theatre Center
City: San Francisco
Price: $25-80
Reference Link: https://nctcsf.org/event/a-kidman-carol/
Description: Oh naur! Cate Blanchett is not in the mood for the season---awards season that is---until she’s visited by the spirit of three Nicole Kidmans. Can she learn the true meaning of the Oscars before it’s too late?
Botticelli in the Fire
By: Jordan Tannahill
Directed by: Richard A Mosqueda
Event Date(s): Feb 27 2027 - Mar 28 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The New Conservatory Theatre Center
City: San Francisco
Price: $25-80
Reference Link: https://nctcsf.org/event/botticelli-in-the-fire/
Description: The streets are on fire, his friends are in danger, and Sandro Botticelli could be next. From the writer of Prince Faggot, comes a tale of sex, drugs, and censorship.
Mother Play
By: Paula Vogel
Directed by: Elizabeth Carter
Event Date(s): Apr 03 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The New Conservatory Theatre Center
City: San Francisco
Price: $25-80
Reference Link: https://nctcsf.org/event/mother-play/
Description: Life’s a mother- Packing and unpacking. Smashing cockroaches. And managing mom’s martinis. For queer siblings Carl and Martha nothing is constant but chaos. NCTC’s first production from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel.
A Nice Indian Boy
By: Madhuri Shekar
Directed by: Kunal Prasad
Event Date(s): May 08 2027 - Jun 06 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The New Conservatory Theatre Center
City: San Francisco
Price: $25-80
Reference Link: https://nctcsf.org/event/a-nice-indian-boy/
Description: A meet-cute in a Hindu Temple is where Naveen and Keshav’s love story begins. Hopefully, meeting Naveen’s family won’t be where it ends. Can a Bollywood love story really happen in the Bay Area?
We Will Rock You
By: Queen & Ben Elton
Directed by: Sheldon Gomabon
Event Date(s): Aug 07 2026 - Sep 20 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Ray Charles Stage
City: Carlsbad
Price: $45-85
Reference Link: https://newvillagearts.org/we-will-rock-you/
Description: Featuring more than 20 of Queen’s greatest hits, including “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Somebody to Love,” “We Are the Champions,” and “We Will Rock You,” this electrifying musical celebrates the power of individuality, rebellion, and the unifying force of music.
As You Like It
By: Shaina Taub (music & lyrics), Laurie Woolery (book), adapt. from Shakespeare
Directed by: Kristianne Kurner
Event Date(s): Oct 16 2026 - Nov 29 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Ray Charles Stage
City: Carlsbad
Price: $45-85
Reference Link: https://newvillagearts.org/as-you-like-it/
Description: Named one of The New York Times’ Best Shows of 2017, this joyful and inventive musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy transforms the Forest of Arden into a vibrant folk-pop celebration of self-discovery and belonging.
Cabaret
By: Joe Masteroff (book), John Kander (music), Fred Ebb (lyrics)
Directed by: Sarah Jane Solonga
Event Date(s): Jan 29 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Ray Charles Stage
City: Carlsbad
Price: $45-85
Reference Link: https://newvillagearts.org/cabaret/
Description: As the 1920s give way to a rapidly changing Germany, the Kit Kat Club offers an intoxicating escape from the uncertainty beyond its doors. Guided by the enigmatic Emcee, audiences are drawn into a world of dazzling performances, dangerous romance, and shifting political tides.
Furlough’s Paradise
By: A.K. Payne
Directed by: Kali Boston
Event Date(s): Apr 09 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Ray Charles Stage
City: Carlsbad
Price: $40-75
Reference Link: https://newvillagearts.org/furloughs-paradise/
Description: Poetic, imaginative, and deeply moving, Furlough's Paradise follows cousins Mina and Sade as they reunite in their family’s backyard after the death of a beloved relative. As memories, dreams, and generations collide, the pair must navigate grief, identity, and family drama.
In the Heights
By: Lin-Manuel Miranda (music & lyrics), Quiara Alegría Hudes (book)
Directed by: Maria Patrice Amon
Event Date(s): Jun 04 2027 - Jul 18 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Ray Charles Stage
City: Carlsbad
Price: $45-85
Reference Link: https://newvillagearts.org/in-the-heights/
Description: Before Hamilton, there was In the Heights, the Tony Award-winning musical that introduced the world to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking voice. Set in New York City’s vibrant Washington Heights neighborhood, the story follows bodega owner Usnavi, his friends, and their families.
Good Night, Oscar
By: Doug Wright
Directed by: Tom Frey
Event Date(s): Sep 16 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: North Coast Repertory Theatre
City: Solana Beach
Price: $58.50-80.50
Reference Link: https://northcoastrep.org
Description: Good Night, Oscar brings audiences backstage into the chaotic, brilliant world of Oscar Levant—pianist, actor, composer, and legendary wit whose sharp tongue matched his profound musical genius. Set during a fateful 1958 appearance on The Jack Paar Show.
The Cottage
By: Sandy Rustin
Directed by: Shana Wride
Event Date(s): Oct 28 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: North Coast Repertory Theatre
City: Solana Beach
Price: $58.50-80.50
Reference Link: https://northcoastrep.org
Description: A hilarious web of revelations unravels in this wickedly funny farce where matters of the heart are never simple. Set in the 1923 English countryside, The Cottage is a side-splitting romp where passion collides with propriety and scandal erupts behind closed doors.
How to Write a Holiday
By: Rachael VanWormer & Omri Schein
Directed by: Rachael VanWormer & Omri Schein
Event Date(s): Dec 18 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: North Coast Repertory Theatre
City: Solana Beach
Price: $58.50-80.50
Reference Link: https://northcoastrep.org
Description: Inside the clicking and scrolling of our screen-centered lives, is there room for a good old-fashioned holiday story? Join the Christophersons as they face—horror of horrors—a weekend without Wi-Fi, phones, or electricity!
Vineland Place
By: Steven Dietz
Directed by: Richard Baird
Event Date(s): Jan 06 2027 - Jan 31 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: North Coast Repertory Theatre
City: Solana Beach
Price: $58.50-80.50
Reference Link: https://northcoastrep.org
Description: When an aspiring writer receives an invitation to complete his literary hero's unfinished manuscript, it feels like the opportunity of a lifetime. Or is it? Smart, suspenseful, and razor-sharp, this chilling thriller from playwright Steven Dietz draws audiences in.
Misalliance
By: George Bernard Shaw
Directed by: David Ellenstein
Event Date(s): Feb 24 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: North Coast Repertory Theatre
City: Solana Beach
Price: $58.50-80.50
Reference Link: https://northcoastrep.org
Description: A proper afternoon explodes into glorious chaos in this sparkling Shaw comedy. When an unexpected visitor crashes the party—literally—romance, class, and good manners are sent flying.
Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady
By: Alan Jay Lerner (book & lyrics), Frederick Loewe (music)
Directed by: Jeffrey B. Moss
Event Date(s): Apr 14 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: North Coast Repertory Theatre
City: Solana Beach
Price: $58.50-80.50
Reference Link: https://northcoastrep.org
Description: My Fair Lady is musical theatre at its finest. Lerner and Loewe's masterpiece delivers unforgettable songs including "Wouldn't It Be Loverly," "I Could Have Danced All Night," and "The Rain in Spain." Sharp wit, gorgeous melodies, and a battle of wills for the ages.
Dear Jack, Dear Louise
By: Ken Ludwig
Directed by: Noelle Marion
Event Date(s): Jun 02 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: North Coast Repertory Theatre
City: Solana Beach
Price: $58.50-80.50
Reference Link: https://northcoastrep.org
Description: Ken Ludwig crafts an irresistibly charming love story of two people falling in love against impossible odds. Amid World War II, a young doctor in Oregon and an aspiring actress in New York begin an unexpected correspondence.
Gene Wilder’s My French Whore
By: Omri Schein (book & lyrics, based on the novel of the same name by Gene Wilder); Daniel M. Lincoln (music)
Directed by: David Ellenstein
Event Date(s): Jul 14 2027 - Aug 08 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: North Coast Repertory Theatre
City: Solana Beach
Price: $58.50-80.50
Reference Link: https://northcoastrep.org
Description: From Gene Wilder's beloved novel comes a surprising World War I musical that will capture your heart. Adapted by Omri Schein and Daniel M. Lincoln, Gene Wilder's My French Whore is a story that is romantic, humorous, and touching.
The Best Medicine
By: Robin Gerber
Directed by: Jane E. Unger
Event Date(s): Oct 10 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Comedy Drama
Venue: Odyssey Theatre
City: Los Angeles
Price: $15-$48
Reference Link: https://odysseytheatre.com/
Description: Caroline Aaron (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) dives headfirst into the whiplash experience of what it is to live, love and lament in this laugh-out-loud, open-hearted solo show by playwright and best-selling author Robin Gerber. A surprising exploration of love, purpose and meaning.
The Farce Awakens: Feydeau x 2
By: Georges Feydeau
Directed by: Daniel Passer
Event Date(s): Oct 17 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Comedy
Venue: Odyssey Theatre
City: Los Angeles
Price: $15-$48
Reference Link: https://odysseytheatre.com/
Description: An evening of two one-acts, Going to Pot and Stark Naked, by master French farceur Georges Feydeau that blend madness, mayhem and unexpected twists to reveal the often amusing frustrations of married life. Directed by Cirque du Soleil clown and comedy conceptor Daniel Passer.
Beehive – The 60s Musical
By: Created by Larry Gallagher
Directed by: Keenon Hooks
Event Date(s): Aug 07 2026 - Aug 23 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Solvang Festival Theater
City: Solvang
Price: $25-70
Reference Link: https://pcpa.org
Description: A vibrant, high-energy tribute to the women and music that defined a generation. From sock hops to soul to social change---packed with unforgettable hits from Aretha, Janis, Diana, and more. Beehive - The 60s Musical is a feel-good celebration of sisterhood and style.
La Comedia of Errors
By: Bill Rauch & Lydia García (adapt. from Shakespeare, based on the Spanish translation by Alfredo Michel Modenessi & Christina Anderson)
Directed by: Christian Arteaga
Event Date(s): Sep 10 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Severson Theatre
City: Santa Maria
Price: Starting at $25
Reference Link: https://pcpa.org
Description: The Bard’s gone bilingual! Shakespeare’s most famous farce gets a high-energy English/Spanish twist, filled with music, slapstick, and telenovela-worthy mistaken identities! You’ll be laughing de carcajadas at this zany comedy for all ages.
The Wizard of Oz
By: John Kane (adapt. from L. Frank Baum), Harold Arlen & E. Y. Harburg (music & lyrics), Herbert Stothart (background music)
Directed by: Mark Booher
Event Date(s): Nov 05 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Marian Theatre
City: Santa Maria
Price: Starting at $25
Reference Link: https://pcpa.org
Description: Follow the yellow brick road to an unforgettable night of theatre. In collaboration with Two Ring Circus this beloved classic and its heart-soaring score and cherished characters are brought to new heights with aerial stunts and acrobatics.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Polly Firestone Walker
Event Date(s): Feb 11 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Severson Theatre
City: Santa Maria
Price: Starting at $25
Reference Link: https://pcpa.org
Description: “Lord what fools these mortals be!” Step into a magical Shakespeare romantic comedy where dreams and reality blur for four lovers who flee into a Faire filled forest where spells misfire, hearts jumble, and nothing is quite what it seems.
72 Miles To Go
By: Hilary Bettis
Directed by: Marilet Martinez
Event Date(s): Feb 25 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Severson Theatre
City: Santa Maria
Price: Starting at $25
Reference Link: https://pcpa.org
Description: Hilary Bettis’s acclaimed family drama spans a decade and 72 miles: the distance between Tucson, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico. When home is split in two and belonging is uncertain, what holds us together?
Les Misérables
By: Claude-Michel Schönberg (music), Herbert Kretzmer (lyrics), based on a novel by Victor Hugo, original French text by Alain Boublil & Jean-Marc Natel
Directed by: Roger DeLaurier
Event Date(s): Apr 22 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Marian Theatre
City: Santa Maria
Price: Starting at $25
Reference Link: https://pcpa.org
Description: Set against the sweeping backdrop of the French Revolution and featuring one of the most iconic scores in musical theatre, Les Misérables follows Jean Valjean’s quest for redemption in a world filled with injustice, love, and sacrifice.
Les Misérables
By: Claude-Michel Schönberg (music), Herbert Kretzmer (lyrics), based on a novel by Victor Hugo, original French text by Alain Boublil & Jean-Marc Natel
Directed by: Roger DeLaurier
Event Date(s): Jun 10 2027 - Jul 03 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Solvang Festival Theater
City: Santa Maria
Price: Starting at $25
Reference Link: https://pcpa.org
Description: Set against the sweeping backdrop of the French revolution and featuring one of the most iconic scores in musical theatre, Les Misérables follows Jean Valjean’s quest for redemption in a world filled with injustice, love, and sacrifice.
Mean Girls
By: Tina Fey (book), Jeff Richmond (music), Nell Benjamin (lyrics)
Directed by: Keenon Hooks
Event Date(s): Jul 15 2027 - Aug 08 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Solvang Festival Theater
City: Solvang
Price: Starting at $25
Reference Link: https://pcpa.org
Description: New girl Cady Heron is thrown from her homeschooled existence straight into the wild and vicious world of suburban high school. With the help of outsiders Janis and Damian, she sets out to take down reigning “Queen Bee” Regina George and her flawless clique, The Plastics.
Murder on the Orient Express
By: Ken Ludwig (adapt. from Agatha Christie)
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jul 29 2027 - Aug 07 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Marian Theatre
City: Santa Maria
Price: Starting at $25
Reference Link: https://pcpa.org
Description: Thrilling twists of Agatha Christie’s novel are brought to the stage with glamour, intrigue, and suspense. A journey aboard the opulent Orient Express, turns deadly, every passenger is a suspect, and time is running out for legendary detective, Hercule Poirot to unmask a killer.
Murder on the Orient Express
By: Ken Ludwig (adapt. from Agatha Christie)
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Aug 13 2027 - Aug 29 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Solvang Festival Theater
City: Solvang
Price: Starting at $25
Reference Link: https://pcpa.org
Description: Thrilling twists of Agatha Christie’s novel are brought to the stage with glamour, intrigue, and suspense. A journey aboard the opulent Orient Express, turns deadly, every passenger is a suspect, and time is running out for legendary detective, Hercule Poirot to unmask a killer.
The Visit
By: Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Directed by: Darko Tresnjak
Event Date(s): Sep 09 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Live Theater Performance
Venue: The Pasadena Playhouse
City: Pasadena
Price: $40+
Reference Link: https://www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/event/the-visit/
Description: When the richest woman in the world returns to her struggling hometown, she’s ready and willing to rescue it from ruin…on one condition. In this twisted comedy, an entire community is forced to confront an unthinkable question: How far are you willing to go for a billion dollars?
Passing Strange
By: Stew
Directed by: Zhailon Levingston
Event Date(s): Nov 04 2026 - Nov 29 2026
Type of Event: Live Theater Performance
Venue: The Pasadena Playhouse
City: Pasadena
Price: $40+
Reference Link: https://www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/event/passing-strange/
Description: Celebrating 20 years since its world premiere, Passing Strange – the Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation based on the life of singer-songwriter Stew – finally makes its long-awaited LA premiere, directed by Tony winner Zhailon Levingston (Cats: The Jellicle Ball).
Real Women Have Curves: The Musical
By: Joy Huerta & Benjamin Velez (music & lyrics), Lisa Loomer with Nell Benjamin (book)
Directed by: Laurie Woolery
Event Date(s): Apr 14 2027 - May 16 2027
Type of Event: Live Theater Performance
Venue: The Pasadena Playhouse
City: Pasadena
Price: $40+
Reference Link: https://www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/event/real-women-have-curves-the-musical/
Description: Based on the play by LA playwright Josefina López – staged at Pasadena Playhouse in 2015 – this joyful, musical celebration of the resilient corazon of Latina women features a Tony-nominated score by Grammy-winning songwriter Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
By: Tennessee Williams
Directed by: Jessica Kubzansky
Event Date(s): Jun 16 2027 - Jul 11 2027
Type of Event: Live Theater Performance
Venue: The Pasadena Playhouse
City: Pasadena
Price: $40+
Reference Link: https://www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/event/cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof/
Description: Returning to the Playhouse after show-stopping performances in The Father and Inherit the Wind, Alfred Molina stars as Big Daddy in Tennessee Williams's Pulitzer-winning masterpiece, under the direction of Jessica Kubzansky in an American Classic at its most explosive.
47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival
By: Jordan Bird, Maxine Dillon, Greg T. Nanni, christina michelle watkins
Directed by: Tessa Corrie, Leigh Rondon-Davis, Adam L. Sussman, Sinjin Jones
Event Date(s): Sep 18 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: New Play Festival
Venue: The Rueff at A.C.T.'s Strand Theater
City: San Francisco
Price: $10-$45 Sliding Scale
Reference Link: https://playwrightsfoundation.org/2026-bay-area-playwrights-festival/
Description: The hybrid 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival welcomes four transformative playwrights who take us on a journey through time and space to revive long-silenced voices, resist the forces that seek to oppress, and renew strength, healing, connection, and the power to create change.
Saint Megan
By: Joy Gregory
Directed by: Lina Patel
Event Date(s): Oct 04 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: A World Premiere Play
Venue: Matrix Theatre
City: Los Angeles
Price: $$15 - $45
Reference Link: https://roguemachine.ludus.com/show_page.php?show_id=200531238
Description: Born into the Westboro Baptist Church, Megan’s online debates on faith threaten to sever her from her community. Saint Megan blends family reckoning, Twitter, music parody and Shaker dance to explore American zealotry and the courage to question. Ojai Conference finalist.
The Glass Menagerie
By: Tennessee Williams
Directed by: Gary Armagnac
Event Date(s): Sep 18 2026 - Sep 20 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Douglas Morrisson Theatre
City: Hayward
Price: $46-54
Reference Link: https://sparctheater.org/glass-menagerie/
Description: SPARC brings Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie to Hayward Sept. 18-20. Experience this “intimate and immersive” production for three performances only at Douglas Morrisson Theatre, Hayward.
Staged Reading: The Designated Mourner
By: Wallace Shawn
Directed by: Jill Turnbow & Michael Siebrass
Event Date(s): Aug 07 2026 - Aug 08 2026
Type of Event: Staged Reading
Venue: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
City: San Luis Obispo
Price: $18-23
Reference Link: https://www.slorep.org/shows/the-designated-mourner-2/
Description: In a crumbling authoritarian state, three intellectuals navigate a failing marriage and political repression in this 1996 drama of art, survival, and compromise.
The Father: A Tragic Farce
By: Florian Zeller, trans. by Christopher Hampton
Directed by: Erik Stein
Event Date(s): Aug 28 2026 - Sep 13 2026
Type of Event: Drama
Venue: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
City: San Luis Obispo
Price: $28-48
Reference Link: https://www.slorep.org/shows/the-father/
Description: Award-winning and darkly funny, The Father immerses audiences in an 80-year-old man's disorienting struggle as dementia slowly erodes his grip on reality.
Staged Reading: The Vertical Hour
By: David Hare
Directed by: Suzy Newman
Event Date(s): Sep 18 2026 - Sep 19 2026
Type of Event: Staged Reading
Venue: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
City: San Luis Obispo
Price: $18-23
Reference Link: https://www.slorep.org/shows/the-vertical-hour/
Description: A weekend in the English countryside turns combative as an American professor and a British doctor clash over idealism, pragmatism, and the Iraq War.
Gutenberg! The Musical!
By: Anthony King & Scott Brown
Directed by: Lawrence Lesher
Event Date(s): Oct 09 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Musical Comedy
Venue: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
City: San Luis Obispo
Price: $28-51
Reference Link: https://www.slorep.org/shows/gutenberg-the-musical/
Description: Two broke, over-confident writers perform every role in their ridiculous musical about Johannes Gutenberg, desperately hoping a producer will fund their Broadway dream. Get ready to laugh until your cheeks hurt!
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
By: Colin Escott (book)
Directed by: Kevin Harris
Event Date(s): Nov 20 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Holiday Show
Venue: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
City: San Luis Obispo
Price: $43-63
Reference Link: https://www.slorep.org/shows/million-dollar-quartet-christmas/
Description: Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins reunite at Sun Records for a rockin' holiday celebration packed with Christmas classics.
Number the Stars
By: Lois Lowry, adapt. by Douglas W. Larche
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jan 15 2027 - Jan 24 2027
Type of Event: Student and Family Production
Venue: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
City: San Luis Obispo
Price: $23-28
Reference Link: https://www.slorep.org/shows/number-the-stars/
Description: In 1943 Copenhagen, young Annemarie risks everything to hide her Jewish best friend from Nazis—and joins a daring rescue mission that tests her courage.
Staged Reading: The Guys
By: Anne Nelson
Directed by: Gregory Gorrindo
Event Date(s): Jan 29 2027 - Jan 30 2027
Type of Event: Staged Reading
Venue: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
City: San Luis Obispo
Price: $18-23
Reference Link: https://www.slorep.org/shows/the-guys/
Description: A fire captain enlists a writer to craft eulogies for his fallen men, uncovering grief, connection, and the hidden depths of ordinary lives.
Forever Plaid
By: Stuart Ross
Directed by: John Keating
Event Date(s): Feb 12 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Musical Comedy
Venue: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
City: San Luis Obispo
Price: $43-63
Reference Link: https://www.slorep.org/shows/forever-plaid/
Description: On their way to the biggest gig of their careers, four hopeful singers’ lives are cut short by a sudden bus crash. Miraculously, they return from the afterlife for one last shot at glory in this laugh-filled, nostalgic celebration of 1950s pop classics.
Staged Reading: Incognito
By: Nick Payne
Directed by: Zoe Saba
Event Date(s): Mar 19 2027 - Mar 20 2027
Type of Event: Staged Reading
Venue: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
City: San Luis Obispo
Price: $18-23
Reference Link: https://www.slorep.org/shows/incognito/
Description: Three interwoven stories—a stolen brain, a first romance, a man who forgets everything—ask whether memory and identity are mere illusions.
Seminar
By: Theresa Rebeck
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 02 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Comedy Drama
Venue: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
City: San Luis Obispo
Price: $28-48
Reference Link: https://www.slorep.org/shows/seminar-2/
Description: In Seminar, four young writers pay top dollar for a private workshop with a legendary novelist whose teaching style is as brutal as it is brilliant. Wickedly funny and a little bit scandalous, this Broadway hit takes a biting look at ambition, ego, and the price of great writing.
Staged Reading: Nickel & Dimed
By: Joan Holden
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 23 2027 - Apr 24 2027
Type of Event: Staged Reading
Venue: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
City: San Luis Obispo
Price: $18-23
Reference Link: https://www.slorep.org/shows/nickel-dimed/
Description: Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich goes undercover as a low-wage worker in this humorous, touching stage adaptation of her landmark book on America's working poor.
Three Tall Women
By: Edward Albee
Directed by:
Event Date(s): May 07 2027 - May 23 2027
Type of Event: Drama
Venue: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
City: San Luis Obispo
Price: $28-48
Reference Link: https://www.slorep.org/shows/three-tall-women/
Description: A Pulitzer-winning drama exploring aging, memory, and the complicated truths we all carry. Set in the bedroom of a formidable 92-year-old woman, the play unfolds with biting wit and emotional candor as three women reflect on love, ambition, regret, and the cost of independence.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
By: William Finn (music & lyrics), Rachel Sheinkin (book)
Directed by: John Keating
Event Date(s): Jun 11 2027 - Jul 03 2027
Type of Event: Musical Comedy
Venue: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
City: San Luis Obispo
Price: $28-51
Reference Link: https://www.slorep.org/shows/spelling-bee/
Description: Six quirky kids compete for spelling glory in this Tony-winning musical comedy. Fast, funny, surprisingly touching, and everyone gets a juice box.
The Fall Show
By: Charles Mee & Erika Chong Shuch
Directed by: Erika Chong Shuch
Event Date(s): Sep 26 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Shotgun Players
City: Oakland
Price: $40-80
Reference Link: https://shotgunplayers.org/show/fall/
Description: Long-lasting love is marked by both comfort and conflict. In The Fall Show, an older couple’s unexpected romance unfolds against a maelstrom of memory and movement. Lovers collide, chaos erupts, and tenderness persists in an intimate examination of love 'til the very end.
The Death of Meyerhold
By: Mark Jackson
Directed by: Mark Jackson
Event Date(s): Nov 28 2026 - Jan 10 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Shotgun Players
City: Berkeley
Price: $40-80
Reference Link: https://shotgunplayers.org/show/meyerhold/
Description: A revolution is on the march across our country. But whose revolution is it? We’re told it’s great—while artists and journalists are canceled for telling the truth. The story of maverick theatre artist Vsevolod Meyerhold’s fight for freedom in turbulent times is our fight too.
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
By: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Aug 21 2026 - Sep 20 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Fallon House Theatre in Columbia State Historic Park
City: Columbia
Price: $45-57
Reference Link: https://https://www.sierrarep.org
Description: Chaos meets Neverland when a clumsy theatre troupe attempts to stage Peter Pan—and everything that can go wrong does.
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
By: Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 02 2026 - Oct 31 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The East Sonora Theatre
City: Sonora
Price: $45-57
Reference Link: https://www.sierrarep.org
Description: Bram Stoker’s horror legend gets a wickedly funny twist in this lightning-fast, laugh-out-loud Gothic spoof. Playing in rotating rep with The Thanksgiving Play.
The Thanksgiving Play
By: Larissa FastHorse
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 09 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The East Sonora Theatre
City: Sonora
Price: $45-57
Reference Link: https://www.sierrarep.org
Description: A satirical comedy that skewers performative wokeness, as four well-meaning artists attempt to devise a politically correct Thanksgiving pageant. Playing in rotating rep with Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors.
Shrek the Musical
By: Jeanine Tesori (music), David Lindsay-Abaire (book & lyrics, based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig)
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Nov 20 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: The Fallon House Theatre in Columbia State Historic Park
City: Columbia
Price: $45-57
Reference Link: https://www.sierrarep.org
Description: Join everyone’s favorite ogre on an outrageous fairytale adventure full of laughs, love, and spectacular surprises.
Alebrijes
By: Georgina Escobar
Directed by: Rodrigo García
Event Date(s): Oct 08 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Annual Día de Muertos Production
Venue: Mexican Heritage Plaza
City: San Jose
Price: $10-50
Reference Link: https://www.teatrovision.org/alebrijes
Description: A mythologized telling of the life (and almost death) of the little-known alebrije creator, Pedro Linares. Join La Muerte as she chases Pedro, and his three totemitos in this family-friendly Day of the Dead celebration of fantastical Mexican folk art.
Much Ado About Nothing
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Barry Edelstein
Event Date(s): Aug 02 2026 - Aug 30 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Old Globe
City: San Diego
Price: $29-118
Reference Link: https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/26-season/much-ado-about-nothing/#?startDate=2026-02-01&?endDate=2026-02-28
Description: The OG rom-com. Schemes, sparks, and laughter abound in Shakespeare's beloved comedy about how opposites attract.
Begin Again
By: Jenna Clark Embrey (adapt. from the John Carney film), Pat Monahan (music & lyrics)
Directed by: Lorin Latarro
Event Date(s): Sep 06 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: The Old Globe
City: San Diego
Price: $29-118
Reference Link: https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/26-season/begin-again/#?startDate=2026-02-01&?endDate=2026-02-28
Description: In a city alive with possibility, two unlikely dreamers discover that music has the power to change everything.
Topdog/Underdog
By: Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by: Steve H. Broadnax III
Event Date(s): Sep 25 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Old Globe
City: San Diego
Price: $29-118
Reference Link: https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/26-season/topdog-underdog/#?startDate=2026-02-01&?endDate=2026-02-28
Description: Two brothers battle for survival in this Pulitzer-prize winner crackling with witty humor and tension.
Kaiju
By: Dan Caffrey
Directed by: Ken Sawyer
Event Date(s): Sep 25 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Road Theatre Company
City: North Hollywood
Price: $39
Reference Link: https://roadtheatre.org
Description: Two 250-foot-tall monsters debate the morality of the destruction they just caused. A group of human theatergoers argues after a play they just watched. Destruction becomes a means of conversation and conversation becomes a means of destruction in this satire of monster movies.
Songs for a New World
By: Jason Robert Brown
Directed by: Jeff Hinderscheid
Event Date(s): Aug 15 2026 - Sep 06 2026
Type of Event: Theatre Production
Venue: Hartnell College Mainstage Theater
City: Salinas
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://www.westernstage.com/season
Description: A theatrical song cycle featuring diverse characters across time and space all connected by the theme of decisive moments when individuals must make life-changing choices and enter their own new world. The show's 30th anniversary was celebrated in London in 2025.
The Mad Ones
By: Kait Kerrigan, Bree Lowdermilk
Directed by: Andrea L. Hart
Event Date(s): Aug 29 2026 - Sep 20 2026
Type of Event: Theatre Production
Venue: Hartnell College Studio Theater
City: Salinas
Price: $28
Reference Link: https://www.westernstage.com/season
Description: A contemporary musical about a high school senior who, after tragically losing her best friend, must summon the courage to break free from traditional expectations and embrace an daring and uncertain future.
Great American Trailer Park Musical
By: David Nehls (music & lyrics) & Betsy Kelso (book)
Directed by: Dennis Beasley
Event Date(s): Oct 24 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Theatre Production
Venue: Hartnell College Mainstage Theater
City: Salinas
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://www.westernstage.com/season
Description: An irreverent but heartfelt musical comedy set in Armadillo Acres Trailer Park, where a stripper on the run disrupts the lives of residents including an agoraphobe and her drifting husband, sparking chaos and unexpected connections among the colorful trailer park tenants.
The People of Pompeii
By: Bernardo Cubría
Directed by: Ellen Geer
Event Date(s): Aug 01 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Theatre Performance
Venue: Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
City: Topanga
Price: $15-63
Reference Link: https://theatricum.com/the-people-of-pompeii/
Description: After the 2025 L.A. fires, a survival dinner party curdles into a darkly funny, biting reckoning with privilege, belonging, and the performance of community. Bernardo Cubría’s The People of Pompeii uses incisive humor to decide what “home” really means, before the next fire comes.
Currents: Composers in Concert, Curated/Produced by Emersion Music
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 03 2026 - Sep 03 2026
Type of Event: Concert
Venue: Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
City: Topanga
Price: $35
Reference Link: https://theatricum.com/under-the-oaks/
Description: Experience the creative currents shaping contemporary music at this intimate composers showcase. Featuring original works by LA’s innovative film, media, and concert composers, Currents celebrates the diverse voices and narratives that move through our community.
Beer! A New Musical by Inara George and Jennifer Chang
By: Jennifer Chang & Inara George
Directed by: Jennifer Chang
Event Date(s): Sep 10 2026 - Sep 10 2026
Type of Event: Staged Reading
Venue: Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
City: Topanga
Price: $35
Reference Link: https://theatricum.com/under-the-oaks/
Description: Join us Under the Oaks for a staged reading of the new musical, Beer!
Cabaret Theatricum Sings Marvin Gaye
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 17 2026 - Sep 17 2026
Type of Event: Cabaret
Venue: Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
City: Topanga
Price: $35
Reference Link: https://theatricum.com/under-the-oaks/
Description: Under the Oaks, Company Members gather to honor not only one of music’s most iconic voices, but one of its bravest. Marvin Gaye used soul as a language of love and resistance, daring to ask hard questions, challenge injustice, and insist on our shared humanity through song.
The Voice of Dr. King with Gerald C. Rivers
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 24 2026 - Sep 24 2026
Type of Event: Theatre Performance
Venue: Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
City: Topanga
Price: $35
Reference Link: https://theatricum.com/under-the-oaks/
Description: Experience the power of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through lesser-known speeches and hidden gems of his historic life and work with longtime Theatricum Company Member Gerald C. Rivers.
Colorado
Topdog/Underdog
By: Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by: Steven Sapp
Event Date(s): Aug 29 2026 - Sep 13 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Clep Parker Robinson Dance's Historic Shorter AME
City: Denver
Price: $25-65
Reference Link: https://www.curioustheatre.org/topdog-underdog/
Description: A Pulitzer Prize–Winning Modern Classic Two brothers. One room. A lifetime they can’t outrun. By Suzan-Lori Parks, Topdog/Underdog is a fierce, darkly funny story of Lincoln and Booth—bound by blood, rivalry, and names that feel more like prophecy than coincidence. As old wound
One of the Good Ones
By: Gloria Calderón Kellet
Directed by: GerRee Hinshaw
Event Date(s): Nov 14 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Historic Shorter AME
City: Denver
Price: $25-65
Reference Link: https://www.curioustheatre.org/one-of-the-good-ones/
Description: Regional Premiere Yoli has exciting news: she's in love and ready to introduce her boyfriend to her family. What should be a joyful gathering quickly becomes more complicated as differing perspectives, assumptions, and deeply held beliefs come to the surface.
Marjorie Prime
By: Jordan Harrison
Directed by: Christy Montour-Larson
Event Date(s): Jan 30 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Historic Shorter AME
City: Denver
Price: $25-65
Reference Link: https://www.curioustheatre.org/marjorie-prime/
Description: Regional Premiere In the near future, 85-year-old Marjorie spends time with a remarkable companion: an artificial intelligence programmed to resemble someone she once loved.
Purpose
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Jada Suzanne Dixon
Event Date(s): May 01 2027 - May 30 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Historic Shorter AME
City: Denver
Price: $25-65
Reference Link: https://www.curioustheatre.org/purpose/
Description: Regional Premiere The influential Jasper family has spent decades building a legacy of leadership, public service, and social impact. When family members gather for a long-awaited reunion, old tensions, hidden truths, and competing visions for the future begin to emerge.
Destiny of Desire
By: Karen Zacarías
Directed by: Marcela Lorca
Event Date(s): Sep 11 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Play with music
Venue: Wolf Theatre
City: Denver
Price: $40-200
Reference Link: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/destiny-of-desire-a-telenovela-play-with-music/?utm_campaign=stix-onsale-27&utm_medium=referral
Description: On a stormy night in Bellarica, Mexico, two baby girls are born: one into outlandish wealth, and one into a life of poverty. When the newborns are swapped by a ruthless ex-beauty queen, the stage is set for two outrageous misfortunes to grow into an extraordinary destiny.
The Tempest
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Chris Coleman
Event Date(s): Oct 02 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kilstrom Theatre
City: Denver
Price: $40-200
Reference Link: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/the-tempest/?utm_campaign=stix-onsale-27&utm_medium=referral
Description: Exiled from their home, the sorcerer Prospero and his daughter Miranda have survived for years on a remote island. When a ship carrying Prospero’s enemies sails into his conjured storm, he finally has a chance to take revenge—and maybe, to weave a brighter future for his daughter.
A Christmas Carol
By: Charles Dickens, adapt. by Richard Hellesen
Directed by: Anthony Powell
Event Date(s): Nov 25 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Play with music
Venue: Wolf Theatre
City: Denver
Price: $40-200
Reference Link: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/a-christmas-carol/?utm_campaign=stix-onsale-27&utm_medium=referral
Description: Adapted from Charles Dickens’s novel, the production follows Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformative journey over one fateful Christmas Eve. A Christmas Carol celebrates generosity, redemption, and the spirit of the season.
bogfriends
By: jose sebastian alberdi
Directed by: Joshua Kahan Brody
Event Date(s): Jan 15 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Singleton Theatre
City: Denver
Price: $40-200
Reference Link: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/bogfriends/?utm_campaign=stix-onsale-27&utm_medium=referral
Description: Tanner & Archie are struggling to keep history alive. Finn & Cillian are making plans for their future. Osgar & Irial died a long (long) time ago. When something buried deep in an Irish bog unexpectedly surfaces, these six souls are bound together by love, loss, and ancient peat.
How to Conquer America: A Mostly True History of Yogurt
By: David Myers
Directed by: Margot Bordelon
Event Date(s): Feb 05 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kilstrom Theatre
City: Denver
Price: $40-200
Description: As an ambitious research assistant in 1975, Arlene created the ad campaign that transformed yogurt from a strange foreign laxative into a lucrative American phenomenon. It would be a success story for the ages—it would—if only her dead dad could stay on script.
Once
By: Edna Walsh (book), Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová (music & lyrics)
Directed by: Chris Coleman
Event Date(s): Apr 02 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Wolf Theatre
City: Denver
Price: $40-200
Reference Link: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/once/?utm_campaign=stix-onsale-27&utm_medium=referral
Description: On the streets of Dublin, a heartbroken Irish songwriter meets a Czech pianist who won’t let him sell his guitar. By the end of one fateful week, their unexpected bond evolves into a powerful but complicated love story that speaks straight to the heart.
And So We Walked
By: DeLanna Studi
Directed by: Corey Madden
Event Date(s): Apr 16 2027 - May 23 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Singleton Theatre
City: Denver
Price: $40-200
Reference Link: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/and-so-we-walked/?utm_campaign=stix-onsale-27&utm_medium=referral
Description: And So We Walked is a solo performance by DeLanna Studi, tracing personal and historical journeys along the Trail of Tears.
Dial M for Murder
By: Jeffrey Hatcher, adapt. from Frederick Knott
Directed by: Nancy Keystone
Event Date(s): Apr 30 2027 - May 30 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kilstrom Theatre
City: Denver
Price: $40-200
Reference Link: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/dial-m-for-murder/?utm_campaign=stix-onsale-27&utm_medium=referral
Description: Tony Wendice has it all: a beautiful wife, a successful career, and a carefully constructed plan to get away with murder. When his scheme begins to unravel, a cat-and-mouse game unfolds, filled with deception, double crosses, and nerve-wracking suspense.
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!
By: Mo Willems & Mr. Warburton (book), Mo Willems (lyrics), Deborah Wicks La Puma (music)
Directed by: Allison Watrous
Event Date(s): Oct 23 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Theatre for Young Audiences, Musical
Venue: Weeks Conservatory Theatre
City: Denver
Price: $20-25
Reference Link: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/dont-let-the-pigeon-drive-the-bus/?utm_campaign=stix-onsale-27&utm_medium=referral
Description: When a delightfully mischievous Pigeon sets their heart on driving a city bus, chaos and comedy ensue! Bursting with playful songs, vibrant characters, puppets, and laugh-out-loud surprises, this musical invites children and grown ups alike to sing, shout, and laugh along.
DRAG QUEEN MAGIC or the torturous purgatorial experience of one miss Letta Celebrate
By: Ian August
Directed by: M. Graham Smith
Event Date(s): Oct 01 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Play, Comedy
Venue: The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder CO and The Mizel Arts and Culture Center, Denver CO
City: Boulder
Price: $0-45
Reference Link: localtheaterco.org/dragqueenmagic
Description: Drag Queen Letta Celebrate just wants to live her life lip-syncing Lady Gaga at birthdays, weddings, and the occasional bar mitzvah, but when a strange woman asks for help after losing everything, Letta finds herself desperate to save her or be doomed to repeat the same day over.
Faster Horses
By: Alex Riad
Directed by: Heidi Schmidt
Event Date(s): Feb 18 2027 - Mar 13 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder CO
City: Boulder
Price: $0-45
Reference Link: https://www.localtheaterco.org/fasterhorses
Description: Two women, sick of working at male-dominated tech companies, decide to start their own app together, but the collaboration exposes the cracks in their friendship and threatens to turn their venture into one of the soulless start-ups they’re rebelling against.
Local Lab: Boulder’s Premier New Play Festival
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 16 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: theater festival, play
Venue: The Nomad
City: Boulder
Price: $0-$99
Reference Link: https://www.localtheaterco.org/lab16
Description: Local Lab is Boulder’s premier new play festival. Experience 3 Staged Readings of New Plays, Post-Show Conversations, Playwrights Panel, and Parties
504: The Musical
By: Abbie Goldberg (book & lyrics), Mason McDowell (music)
Directed by: Ben Raanan
Event Date(s): Aug 06 2026 - Aug 23 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Kilstrom Theatre
City: Denver
Price: $5-35
Reference Link: https://phamaly.org/show/504-musical/
Description: A world premiere fictionalized retelling of the 1977 San Francisco disability rights sit-in, pulsing with music, heart, and resilience as a community fights for connection, identity, and change.
Tiny Beautiful Things
By: Nia Vardalos (adapt. from the book by Cheryl Strayed), co-conceived by Marshall Heyman, Thomas Kail, & Nia Vardalos
Directed by: Stacey D'Angelo & Ben Raanan
Event Date(s): Oct 08 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The People's Building
City: Aurora
Price: $5-35
Reference Link: https://phamaly.org/show/tiny-beautiful/
Description: Tiny Beautiful Things is a deeply moving and often funny exploration of human connection, reimagined by Phamaly with over 100 disabled actors worldwide through a blend of video storytelling and live performance.
Pericles: An Adapative Show for People With Cognitive Disabilities
By: Kelly Hunter (adapt. from Shakespeare)
Directed by: Kelly Hunter
Event Date(s): Nov 05 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Interactive/Immersive
Venue: Lone Tree Arts Center
City: Lone Tree
Price: Free
Reference Link: https://
Description: From the creative hub of Flute Theatre in London, this adaptation of Shakespeare’s Pericles utilizes The Hunter Heartbeat Method – a unique style of storytelling geared towards audiences with all types of cognitive disabilities.
Connecticut
Twelfth Night
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Daniela Varon
Event Date(s): Oct 15 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Nafe Katter Theatre
City: Storrs
Price: $5 - $43
Reference Link: https://connecticutrep.uconn.edu
Description: Shipwrecked and alone on the shores of Illyria, Viola disguises herself as a man and finds herself entwined in a mess of mishaps, misunderstandings and mistaken identities. Nothing is as it seems but love just may conquer all. A delightful romantic comedy of love and desire.
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women
By: Lauren M. Gunderson (adapt. from Louisa May Alcott)
Directed by: Kristen Palmer
Event Date(s): Dec 03 2026 - Dec 11 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Nafe Katter Theatre
City: Storrs
Price: $5 - $43
Reference Link: https://connecticutrep.uconn.edu
Description: A brilliant new stage adaptation of the beloved classic follows the March sisters' coming of age during the Civil War. Louisa May Alcott's Little Women is a timeless celebration of family, resilience, sisterhood, and the determined young author who crafted the original story.
Giants Have Us in Their Books
By: José Rivera
Directed by: Rudy Ramirez
Event Date(s): Mar 04 2027 - Mar 13 2027
Type of Event: Plays
Venue: The Studio Theatre
City: Storrs
Price: $5 - 36
Reference Link: https://connecticutrep.uconn.edu
Description: Four short plays from José Rivera’s imaginative collection of "fairy tales for grown-ups" exploring themes including fear, love, longing, and the stories we tell to make sense of a world that dwarfs us---all crafted in Rivera's magical, metaphorical, and poetic style.
Urinetown, the Musical
By: Mark Hollmann (music & lyrics), Greg Kotis (book & lyrics)
Directed by: Spencer Reese
Event Date(s): Apr 15 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Harriet S Jorgensen Theatre
City: Storrs
Price: $5 - $43
Reference Link: https://connecticutrep.uconn.edu
Description: This wildly entertaining Tony-winning musical takes aim at capitalism, social justice, environmental collapse, and musical theatre itself. Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective and a delightful, thought-provoking evening of theatre.
Dracula
By: Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
Directed by: Jackson Gay
Event Date(s): Oct 09 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Hartford Stage
City: Hartford
Price: $30-120
Reference Link: https://www.hartfordstage.org/2026-2027/dracula/
Description: This reimagining of the gothic tale is from a powerful new point of view, transforming a familiar story into a chilling exploration of fear, desire, power, and survival. Acclaimed in London for its nerve-shredding tension, it makes its U.S. Premiere just in time for Fall frights!
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
By: Charles Dickens
Directed by: Michael Wilson
Event Date(s): Nov 21 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Hartford Stage
City: Hartford
Price: $30-150
Reference Link: https://www.hartfordstage.org/2026-2027/a-christmas-carol/
Description: Hartford Stage’s beloved holiday tradition returns with music, spectacle, and timeless storytelling as A Christmas Carol brings the joy, wonder, and spirit of the season to life for audiences of all ages.
Bad Dates: End Game
By: Theresa Rebeck
Directed by: John Benjamin Hickey
Event Date(s): Jan 22 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Hartford Stage
City: Hartford
Price: $30-120
Reference Link: https://www.hartfordstage.org/2026-2027/bad-dates-end-game/
Description: The follow-up to Theresa Rebeck’s acclaimed comedy Bad Dates reunites audiences with Haley—now widowed—as she navigates new technology and dating apps. Tony Award winner Julie White stars in this hilarious and heartfelt comedy about love and navigating life’s next chapter.
Dead Girl’s Quinceañera
By: Phanésia Pharel
Directed by: Melia Bensussen
Event Date(s): Mar 05 2027 - Mar 28 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Hartford Stage
City: Hartford
Price: $30-120
Reference Link: https://www.hartfordstage.org/2026-2027/dead-girls-quinceanera/
Description: It’s not just a party---it’s a puzzle. Dead Girl’s Quinceañera is a darkly hilarious take on true-crime obsession, teenage bravado, and what happens when girls decide to stop waiting for answers.
Radio Golf
By: August Wilson
Directed by: Valerie Curtis-Newton
Event Date(s): Apr 16 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Hartford Stage
City: Hartford
Price: $30-120
Reference Link: https://www.hartfordstage.org/2026-2027/radio-golf/
Description: August Wilson’s powerful Radio Golf explores friendship, ambition, and the cost of success in a gripping story set in Pittsburgh’s historic Hill District at the dawn of the 21st century. In this gripping story, a friendship is put to the ultimate test. Is it worth winning?
The Cherry Orchard
By: Anton Chekhov
Directed by: Melia Bensussen
Event Date(s): May 28 2027 - Jun 20 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Hartford Stage
City: Hartford
Price: $30-120
Reference Link: https://www.hartfordstage.org/2026-2027/the-cherry-orchard/
Description: Funny and absurd, beautiful and heartbreaking, Chekhov captures the portrait of a family on the brink of profound change. Featuring Marin Hinkle and Marsha Mason, this production brings fresh urgency and depth to a timeless story of love, legacy, and the cost of holding on.
Artistic Congress
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 08 2026 - Jun 01 2027
Type of Event: Programming Series
Venue:
City: New Haven
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.longwharf.org/events/season-62-artistic-congress
Description: Throughout Season 62, Artistic Congress returns as Long Wharf Theatre’s signature civic engagement series, inviting audiences, artists, scholars, community leaders, and neighbors to explore the ideas, histories, and questions inspired by this season’s productions.
The Ford/Hill Project
By: Elizabeth Marvel & Lee Sunday Evans
Directed by: Lee Sunday Evans
Event Date(s): Sep 19 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Quinnipiac University Theatre Arts Center and Southern Connecticut State University's Garner Recital Hall
City: Hamden and New Haven
Price: $55
Reference Link: https://www.longwharf.org/events/the-ford-hill-project-2
Description: In collaboration with Waterwell and in partnership with Quinnipiac University, The Ford/Hill Project brings the Senate testimonies of Anita Hill and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford to the stage, revealing how two women, decades apart, confronted power, scrutiny, race, and gender.
The Price
By: Arthur Miller
Directed by: Ralph B. Peña
Event Date(s): Oct 30 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Legacy Theatre
City: Branford
Price: $55
Reference Link: https://www.longwharf.org/events/arthur-millers-the-price
Description: Arthur Miller’s The Price follows two estranged brothers reunited years after their father’s death, forcing them to reckon with the cost of choices made in the past. Director Ralph B. Peña reimagines this classic through the lens of an Asian American family.
72 Miles to Go…
By: Hillary Bettis
Directed by: Jacob G. Padrón
Event Date(s): Feb 05 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Southern Connecticut State University's Kendall Drama Lab
City: New Haven
Price: $55
Reference Link: https://www.longwharf.org/events/72-miles-to-go
Description: 72 Miles to Go… traces one immigrant family’s journey across time and borders in an ongoing search for freedom. Sustained by a love that knows no borders, Billy and Anita brave every challenge to create a future of safety, hope, and possibility for their children.
Black Trans Women at the Center
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jun 01 2027 - Jun 01 2028
Type of Event: Programming Series
Venue:
City: New Haven & Virtual
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.longwharf.org/events/7th-annual-black-trans-women-at-the-center
Description: The 7th Annual Black Trans Women at the Center celebrates Black trans artistry, storytelling, and creative leadership. This year’s cohort comes together to create a new short film centering Black trans artists, their lived experiences, and visions for a liberated future.
Little Bear Ridge Road
By: Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by: Rob Ruggiero
Event Date(s): Oct 08 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Subscription Play
Venue: TheaterWorks Hartford
City: Hartford
Price: $25-75
Reference Link: https://twhartford.org/portfolio-items/little-bear-ridge-road/
Description: Set on the remote edge of a small Idaho town, this gripping new play reunites a razor-tongued aunt and her long-estranged nephew, when circumstances suddenly force them back into each other’s lives. Sparks fly, tempers flare, and buried wounds resurface in this regional premiere.
Christmas on the Rocks
By: John Cariani, Judy Gold, Jenn Harris, Jeffrey Hatcher, Jacques Lamarre, Edwin Sánchez, & Matthew Wilkas
Directed by: Rob Ruggiero
Event Date(s): Nov 24 2026 - Dec 23 2026
Type of Event: Subscription Play
Venue: TheaterWorks Hartford
City: Hartford
Price: $55-70
Reference Link: https://twhartford.org/portfolio-items/rocks-26/
Description: CT's Favorite Twisted Holiday tradition returns! It’s Christmas Eve in a rundown local bar. Expecting a silent night, the bartender finds himself mixing drinks for a parade of surprising (and familiar) guests who come to pour out their Christmas woes in this delightful parody.
Topdog / Underdog
By: Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Feb 04 2027 - Mar 07 2027
Type of Event: Subscription Play
Venue: TheaterWorks Hartford
City: Hartford
Price: $25-75
Reference Link: https://twhartford.org/portfolio-items/topdog-underdog/
Description: Celebrating 25 years since its premiere off-Broadway, this play remains one of the most powerful and provocative works in American theater. This Pulitzer Prize winner tells the story of two brothers, Lincoln and Booth, who navigate ambitions, rivalry, and deep family secrets.
The Lehman Trilogy
By: Stefano Massini
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 01 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: Subscription Play
Venue: TheaterWorks Hartford
City: Hartford
Price: $25-75
Reference Link: https://twhartford.org/portfolio-items/the-lehman-trilogy/
Description: Three brothers. One dream. An empire that would change the world. The Lehman Trilogy received universal critical acclaim, and won the Tony Award for Best Play.
Both
By: Paloma Nozicka
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jun 03 2027 - Jul 03 2027
Type of Event: Subscription Play
Venue: TheaterWorks Hartford
City: Hartford
Price: $25-75
Reference Link: https://twhartford.org/portfolio-items/both/
Description: Haunting, funny, and deeply moving, Both explores the fragile bonds of family, the persistence of memory, and the unsettling question of which truths we choose to believe. Regional Premiere.
73 Seconds
By: Jared Mezzocchi
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Aug 03 2027 - Aug 29 2027
Type of Event: Subscription Play
Venue: TheaterWorks Hartford
City: Hartford
Price: $25-75
Reference Link: https://twhartford.org/portfolio-items/73-seconds/
Description: Using analog technology from the 1980s to create a live documentary, this inventive new work asks how we piece together the past, especially when it resists being remembered.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
By: August Wilson
Directed by: Timothy Douglas
Event Date(s): Oct 02 2026 - Oct 24 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: University Theatre
City: New Haven
Price: $20-65
Reference Link: https://yalerep.org
Description: August Wilson’s electrifying masterpiece, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, returns in a brand-new production more than 40 years after it first raised the roof of the American theater in its world premiere at Yale Rep.
Watch Me Walk
By: Anne Gridley
Directed by: Eric Ting
Event Date(s): Nov 14 2026 - Dec 05 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Yale Repertory Theatre
City: New Haven
Price: $20-65
Reference Link: https://yalerep.org
Description: Direct from a critically acclaimed Off-Broadway run, Watch Me Walk is a hilarious and biting new play about disability, pity, and family mythologies that will stay with you long after the curtain—or Anne—falls.
Electra America
By: Kate Attwell
Directed by: Sivan Battat
Event Date(s): Jan 14 2027 - Feb 06 2027
Type of Event: World Premiere
Venue: Yale Repertory Theatre
City: New Haven
Price: $20-65
Reference Link: https://yalerep.org
Description: Electra America is a darkly comic, propulsive, and haunting new play that reimagines an ancient Greek tragedy as an edge-of-your-seat thriller for the 21st Century.
The Seagull
By: Anton Chekhov
Directed by: Yura Kordonsky
Event Date(s): Mar 05 2027 - Mar 27 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Yale Repertory Theatre
City: New Haven
Price: $20-65
Reference Link: https://yalerep.org
Description: Yura Kordonsky’s new adaptation of The Seagull---Anton Chekhov’s bittersweet tale of unrequited love and thwarted ambitions---explores the exquisite agony of finding your own voice, the generational tensions between tradition and innovation, and the hopelessly tangled ties that bind.
Quisqueya on the Hudson
By: Guadalís del Carmen
Directed by: Knud Adams
Event Date(s): Apr 23 2027 - May 15 2027
Type of Event: World Premiere
Venue: Yale Repertory Theatre
City: New Haven
Price: $20-65
Reference Link: https://yalerep.org
Description: Pulsing with history, heartbreak, and humor, Quisqueya on the Hudson is a deeply moving portrait of a Dominican American family at a crossroads.
Delaware
How I Learned What I Learned
By: August Wilson, Co-Conceived by Todd Kreidler
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 04 2026 - Sep 20 2026
Type of Event: play
Venue: Roselle Center for the Arts - Thompson Theatre
City: Newark
Price: $15-39
Reference Link: www.rep.udel.edu
Description:
“Rich and resonant storytelling as compelling as it is important!” – The Guardian
Filled with humor, heart, and vivid storytelling, legendary playwright August Wilson shares the stories, struggles, and life lessons that shaped one of America's most groundbreaking voices.
Firefiles
By: Matthew Barber
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 29 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: play
Venue: Roselle Center for the Arts - Thompson Theatre
City: Newark
Price: $15-39
Reference Link: www.rep.udel.edu
Description: "Funny, heart-warming, and enchanting!" – ShowRiz A retired teacher's quiet world is turned upside down when a mysterious drifter arrives in her small Texas town. This touching romantic comedy celebrates second chances, unexpected love, and the courage to begin again.
Slow Food
By: Wendy MacLeod
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Feb 18 2027 - Mar 07 2027
Type of Event: play
Venue: Roselle Center for the Arts - Thompson Theatre
City: Newark
Price: $15-39
Reference Link: www.rep.udel.edu
Description: “A witty and wonderful play…This is more than a simple comedy. It’s about what keeps a marriage alive and well.” – The Berkshire Edge An anniversary dinner spirals hilariously out of control in this witty, heartfelt comedy about marriage, intimacy, and what we hunger for most.
Gaslight
By: Steven Dietz
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 22 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: play
Venue: Roselle Center for the Arts - Thompson Theatre
City: Newark
Price: $15-39
Reference Link: www.rep.udel.edu
Description: "A masterful and highly engaging thriller!" – Chicago Sun-Times Bella Manningham begins to question her own sanity as her husband insists she's imagining things. A riveting psychological thriller where every flickering light hides another terrifying secret.
District Of Columbia
The Fruits of Our Labor
By: Step Afrika!
Directed by: Jakari Sherman, with Conrad R. Kelly II & Vusi Mdoyi
Event Date(s): Sep 10 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kreeger Theater
City: Washington
Price: $77 - 97
Reference Link: https://www.arenastage.org/fruits
Description: In commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary, Step Afrika! premieres The Fruits of Our Labor—a powerful new production exploring rhythm, resilience, and the unfinished story of the American experience.
Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show
By: Step Afrika!
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Dec 04 2026 - Dec 23 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Fichandler Stage
City: Washington
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.arenastage.org/subscribe
Description: Step into the holiday spirit with the joyful return of Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show, where the rich tradition of African American stepping blends with the magic of the season. Enjoy laughter, songs, and dance with the award-winning Step Afrika! performers.
Measure for Measure
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Psalmayene 24
Event Date(s): Sep 22 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: performance
Venue: Folger Theatre
City: Washington
Price: $20-95
Reference Link: http://folger.edu/MFM
Description: Shakespeare’s rarely staged comedy Measure for Measure, where human nature collides with the letter of the law, comes to life under the direction of Psalmayene 24, Helen Hayes Award winner for Folger Theatre’s production of Metamorphoses.
Hamlet
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Kate Whoriskey
Event Date(s): Mar 02 2027 - Apr 11 2027
Type of Event: performance
Venue: Folger Theatre
City: Washington
Price: $20-95
Reference Link: http://folger.edu/MFM
Description: Shakespeare’s most celebrated play returns to the playwright’s American home. Helmed by acclaimed Broadway director Kate Whoriskey (Drama League Award for Clyde’s), this bold production reexamines Shakespeare’s “poem unlimited” with fresh urgency and insight.
The Comedy of Errors
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Holly Twyford
Event Date(s): May 18 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: performance
Venue: Folger Theatre
City: Washington
Price: $20-95
Reference Link: http://folger.edu/COE
Description: Two pairs of identical twins, separated at birth, spend the day travelling through the same city and only just missing each other. Folger favorite and four-time Helen Hayes Award winner Holly Twyford brings brisk energy and sharp focus to The Comedy of Errors.
Garbo: El actor que salvó al mundo (Garbo: The Actor Who Saved the World)
By: Gustavo Ott
Directed by: Carlos Celdrán
Event Date(s): Sep 03 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: GALA Hispanic Theatre
City: Washington
Price: $20-55
Reference Link: https://www.galatheatre.org/post/garbo
Description: A frustrated actor becomes one of World War II’s most brilliant double agents, who misleads the Nazis using theatre and audacity. A cinematic adventure about imagination as resistance.
Pancho Villa and the Children of the Revolution
By: Antonio Zúñiga
Directed by: Mauricio Pita
Event Date(s): Oct 17 2026 - Oct 31 2026
Type of Event: Young audiences theater
Venue: GALA Hispanic Theatre
City: Washington
Price: $35-10
Reference Link: https://www.galatheatre.org/
Description: An old man, a young man, and a child revisit the Mexican Revolution, resurrecting Pancho Villa through memory, corridos, and myth. As history blurs with folklore, a new portrait emerges—of a revolutionary who understood the power of storytelling.
Pancho Villa y los niños de la bola (Pancho Villa and the Children of the Revolution)
By: Antonio Zúñiga
Directed by: Mauricio Pita
Event Date(s): Oct 17 2026 - Oct 31 2026
Type of Event: Bilingual play for young audiences
Venue: GALA Hispanic Theatre
City: Washington
Price: $10-12
Reference Link: https://www.galatheatre.org/post/pancho-villa
Description: An old man, a young man, and a child revisit the Mexican Revolution through memory and myth, resurrecting Pancho Villa as a revolutionary who knew the power of storytelling.
Nueva Era: New Play Festival
By: TBD
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Dec 10 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Sttage Readings Latinex plays
Venue: GALA Hispanic Theatre
City: Washington
Price: $10
Reference Link: https://www.galatheatre.org/
Description: Three Latino Plays Stage Reading Events, including new and unproduced works. In English and Spanish.
Eva Luna
By: Isabel Allende, adapt. by Caridad Svich
Directed by: José Zayas
Event Date(s): Feb 04 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: GALA Hispanic Theatre
City: Washington
Price: $20-55
Reference Link: https://www.galatheatre.org/post/eva-luna
Description: Born into poverty, Eva Luna refuses to let the world define her fate. Amid political upheaval and improbable love, she reinvents herself and rises from invisibility to influence.
Eva Luna
By: Caridad Svich (adapt. from Isabel Allendfa)
Directed by: José Zayas
Event Date(s): Feb 04 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: GALA Hispanic Theatre
City: Washington
Price: $50-25
Reference Link: https://www.galatheatre.org/
Description: Born into poverty, a fearless young woman reinvents herself amid political upheaval and improbable love. Sweeping, sensual, and defiant, this adaptation of Isabel Allende’s novel follows her rise from invisibility to influence—and her refusal to let the world define her fate.
La Odisea contada como sea (The Odyssey, Any Which Way)
By: Francisco Pedreira (script), Elena Zago (music)
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Mar 13 2027 - Apr 01 2027
Type of Event: Bilingual play for young audiences
Venue: GALA Hispanic Theatre
City: Washington
Price: $10-12
Reference Link: https://www.galatheatre.org/post/la-odisea
Description: A teacher walks into the wrong class and must teach The Odyssey from memory with the help of a Janitor. Early panic turns to adventure in this joyful celebration of creativity under pressure.
The Odyssey, Any Which Way
By: Francisco Pedreira
Directed by: Juliana Morales
Event Date(s): Mar 13 2027 - Apr 01 2027
Type of Event: Young audiences theater
Venue: GALA Hispanic Theatre
City: Washington
Price: $10
Reference Link: https://www.galatheatre.org/
Description: A professor accidentally walks into the wrong class and must teach The Odyssey from memory and the help of a Janitor. What begins as panic turns into a wildly imaginative adventure, as desks become ships and classrooms transform into epic battlegrounds.
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba (No One Writes to the Colonel)
By: Gabriel García Márquez
Directed by: Gustavo Ott
Event Date(s): Apr 29 2027 - May 23 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: GALA Hispanic Theatre
City: Washington
Price: $20-55
Reference Link: https://www.galatheatre.org/post/el-coronel-no-tiene-quien-le-escriba
Description: For 15 years, the colonel waits for a pension that never comes. Sustained by dignity and a fighting rooster left by his son, he endures. A poetic portrait of hope and quiet resistance.
No one writes to the Coronel /El coronel no tiene quien le escriba
By: Gabriel García Márquez (adapt. by Gustavo Ott)
Directed by: Gustavo Ott
Event Date(s): Apr 29 2027 - May 23 2027
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: GALA Hispanic Theatre
City: Washington
Price: $50-25
Reference Link: https://www.galatheatre.org/
Description: For 15 years, a retired colonel waits for a pension that never comes. Sustained by dignity and a fighting rooster left by his son, he endures. A spare, poetic portrait of resilience, hope, and quiet resistance.
Botiquín de Mariachis de Columbia Heights (Columbia Heights Mariachi Bar)
By: Jaime Chabaud
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Jun 16 2027 - Jul 04 2027
Type of Event: Cabaret
Venue: GALA Hispanic Theatre
City: Washington
Price: $20-55
Reference Link: https://www.galatheatre.org/post/botiqu%C3%ADn-de-mariachis
Description: Pulsating with rancheras, heartbreak, and resistance, this immersive experience blends live mariachi music with local history and heroes as it celebrates Columbia Heights’ resilience, community pride, and the power of song as social justice.
Columbia Heights Mariachi Bar
By: Jaime Chabaud
Directed by: Elena Velasco
Event Date(s): Jun 16 2027 - Jul 03 2027
Type of Event: Cabaret / Theater
Venue: GALA
City: Washington
Price: $50-25
Reference Link: https://www.galatheatre.org/
Description: Inside a neighborhood bar pulsing with rancheras, heartbreak, and resistance share the spotlight. Blending live mariachi music with local history and heroes, this immersive experience celebrates Columbia Heights’ resilience, community pride, and the power of song as social justice.
Garbo
By: Gustavo Ott
Directed by: Carlos Celdrán
Event Date(s): Sep 03 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: GALA Hispanic Theatre
City: Washington
Price: $50-25
Reference Link: https://www.galatheatre.org/
Description: A frustrated theatre dreamer becomes one of World War II’s most brilliant double agents. Using performance, illusion, and audacity, he builds an elaborate deception that helps mislead the Nazi regime.
Somewhere Over the Border
By: Brian Quijada
Directed by: Raymond O. Caldwell
Event Date(s): Sep 10 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Performance (Musical)
Venue: Atlas Performing Arts Center
City: D.C.
Price: $42 - 70
Reference Link: https://mosaictheater.org/somewhere-over-the-border
Description: A fresh take on The Wizard of Oz from the co-creator of Mexodus, this timely new musical takes audiences on a journey from El Salvador to America featuring cumbia, Mexican mariachi boleros, hip-hop, and more.
Natural History
By: Collin Van Son
Directed by: Chelsea Radigan
Event Date(s): Jan 21 2027 - Feb 07 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Atlas Performing Arts Center
City: D.C.
Price: $42 - 70
Reference Link: https://mosaictheater.org/natural-history
Description: A mid-apocalyptic cowboy heist! This world premiere comedy with American mythology explores the tensions between history and nostalgia, personal and public responsibility, and art and activism.
7th Street Echo
By: Paige Hernandez
Directed by: Reginald L. Douglas
Event Date(s): Mar 25 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Performance (musical)
Venue: Atlas Performing Arts Center
City: D.C.
Price: $42 - 70
Reference Link: https://mosaictheater.org/7th-street-echo
Description: A world premiere Go-Go musical! A thrilling celebration of D.C.’s music and culture and a testament to the strength of a family’s love featuring live music and spoken word, perfect for audiences of all ages.
Bad Kreyòl
By: Dominique Morisseau
Directed by: Stori Ayers
Event Date(s): May 20 2027 - Jun 13 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Atlas Performing Arts Center
City: DC
Price: $42 - 70
Reference Link: https://mosaictheater.org/bad-kreyol
Description: A New York Times Critic's Pick! This hilarious new play from Tony-nominated writer Dominique Morisseau is a life-affirming celebration of bold women, ancestry, and the universal language of love.
Gruesome Playground Injuries
By: Rajiv Joseph
Directed by: Kurt Boehm & Susan Marie Rhea
Event Date(s): Aug 15 2026 - Sep 06 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: 1742 Church Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
City: DC
Price: $45-55
Reference Link: https://keegantheatre.com/portfolio/gruesome-playground-injuries/
Description: In the heartfelt and surprisingly funny Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph, two kindred spirits find their way back to each other across a lifetime of scraped knees, broken bones, and beautifully imperfect moments.
A Beautiful Blue Sky Morning
By: Duane Richards II
Directed by: Autumn Tustin
Event Date(s): Sep 11 2026 - Sep 13 2026
Type of Event: World Premiere Song Cycle
Venue: 1742 Church Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
City: DC
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://keegantheatre.com/portfolio/a-beautiful-blue-morning-sky/
Description: A Beautiful Blue Morning Sky is a world premiere song cycle receiving a concert performance at Keegan on the weekend of the 25th anniversary of 9/11. A chamber piece written to be an emotional retelling of the day.
Hundred Days
By: The Bengsons & Sarah Gancher
Directed by: Christina A. Coakley
Event Date(s): Oct 10 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: 1742 Church Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
City: DC
Price: $55-65
Reference Link: https://keegantheatre.com/portfolio/hundred-days/
Description: Hundred Days is an uncensored, exhilarating, and heartrending true story about embracing uncertainty, taking a leap, and loving as if you only had 100 days to live.
An Irish Carol
By: Matthew J. Keenan
Directed by: Mark A. Rhea
Event Date(s): Dec 05 2026 - Dec 31 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: 742 Church Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
City: DC
Price: $55-65
Reference Link: https://keegantheatre.com/portfolio/an-irish-carol-2026/
Description: An Irish Carol is an homage to Dickens’ classic---told as only the Irish can. This comic and touching play, set in a modern Dublin pub, follows one evening in the life of David, a wealthy pub owner who has lost touch with his own humanity in the interest of self-protection.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]
By: Adam Long, Daniel Singer, & Jess Winfield
Directed by: Jared H. Graham
Event Date(s): Jan 30 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: 1742 Church Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
City: DC
Price: $45-55
Reference Link: https://keegantheatre.com/portfolio/the-complete-works-of-william-shakespeare-abridged-revised-again/
Description: All 37 plays in 97 minutes! Three madcap actors in tights weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories, and tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter.
The Believers
By: Audrey Cefaly
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 27 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: 1742 Church Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
City: DC
Price: $45-55
Reference Link: https://keegantheatre.com/portfolio/the-believers/
Description: In a divided America, two families meet at the fault line between what we know and what we choose to believe: a single father devoted to conspiracy, raising a climate activist who sees the world with unflinching precision, crosses paths with an evangelical widow and her son.
Sylvia
By: A. R. Gurney
Directed by:
Event Date(s): May 08 2027 - Jun 06 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue:
City: DC
Price: $
Reference Link: https://keegantheatre.com/portfolio/sylvia/
Description: When Greg finds a dog named “Sylvia” at the park – or did she find him? – and brings her home, it becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife.
American Idiot
By: Billie Joe Armstrong, Michael Mayer, & Green Day
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jul 03 2027 - Aug 08 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: 1742 Church Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
City: DC
Price: $55-65
Reference Link: https://keegantheatre.com/portfolio/american-idiot-2027/
Description: This electrifying two-time Tony-winning musical channels the raw energy of punk rock into a story of young people searching for meaning in a world that feels increasingly chaotic, divided, and uncertain.
The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk
By: Daniel Jamieson
Directed by: Hayley Finn
Event Date(s): Oct 07 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Theater J
City: Washington, DC
Price: $79.00
Reference Link: https://www.edcjcc.org/theater-j/show/the-flying-lovers-of-vitebsk/
Description: Before the paintings, poems, and fame, Bella and Marc Chagall were two young dreamers whose love transformed the world around them. Through music, movement, and theatrical magic, their journey unfolds from a small Jewish town into a vivid landscape of imagination and resilience.
Tropical Secrets
By: LM Feldman, adapt. from Margarita Engle
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Theater J
City: Washington, DC
Price: $79.00
Reference Link: https://www.edcjcc.org/theater-j/show/tropical-secrets/
Description: Daniel, a young German Jewish refugee, finds himself on the shores of Havana and meets Paloma, a young Cubana with painful secrets of her own. The two children on the verge of adolescence try to save themselves and others in a world of borders, violence, and family separation.
Avaaz
By: Michael Shayan
Directed by: Moritz von Stuelpnagel
Event Date(s): Jan 27 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Theater J
City: Washington, DC
Price: $79.00
Reference Link: https://www.edcjcc.org/theater-j/show/avaaz/
Description: Fresh off his Broadway debut, Michael Shayan explores his Iranian heritage and complicated family through the sparkle of a dinner party by embodying the real star of the story: his mother, Roya. His transformative storytelling power shifts between tenderness and strength.
American Girls
By: Emily Feldman
Directed by: Hayley Finn
Event Date(s): Mar 17 2027 - Apr 11 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Theater J
City: Washington, DC
Price: $79.00
Reference Link: https://www.edcjcc.org/theater-j/show/american-girls/
Description: In this world premiere coming-of-age story, two friends grow up in the pivotal awakenings of girlhood, the cultural moments that shaped the millennial generation, and political events that changed the world forever.
Becoming Eve
By: Emil Weinstein, adapt. from Abby Chava Stein
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Jun 02 2027 - Jun 20 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Theater J
City: Washington, DC
Price: $79
Reference Link: https://www.edcjcc.org/theater-j/show/becoming-eve/
Description: In its D.C. premiere is this critically acclaimed adaptation of trans rabbi Abby Chava Stein’s powerful memoir, which reviews have called “inventive” and “remarkable.” The show resonates with every family as the bonds of tradition and love merge and part.
Venus
By: Steve Yockey
Directed by: Reggie D. White
Event Date(s): Sep 10 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
City: DC
Price: $15-105
Reference Link: https://www.woollymammoth.net/productions/venus/
Description: A cosmic dark comedy about the worst first date known to womankind, Venus marks Artistic Director Reggie D. White's debut at Woolly Mammoth as he directs this celestial fever dream by Steve Yockey, creator of HBO’s The Flight Attendant and Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives.
Florida
Singin’ in the Rain
By: Betty Comden & Adolph Green (book). Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown (songs)
Directed by: Josh Rhodes
Event Date(s): Nov 18 2026 - Jan 02 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Mertz Theatre
City: Sarasota
Price: $
Reference Link: https://asolorep.org/show/singin-in-the-rain/
Description: Josh Rhodes, acclaimed for Asolo Rep’s Jesus Christ Superstar, brings the greatest movie musical of all time to the stage. Set in 1927, Singin’ in the Rain is a joyful comedy about Hollywood’s shift to talkies, filled with romance, unforgettable songs, and dazzling dance.
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
By: Joe Landry
Directed by: Scott Keys
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Jan 03 2027
Type of Event: Play, Live Theatre
Venue: Cook Theatre
City: Sarasota
Price: $
Reference Link: https://asolorep.org/show/wonderful-life-live-radio-play/
Description: The beloved American film comes to life as a 1940s radio play. Five actors bring dozens of characters to the stage as George Bailey discovers, with help from his guardian angel Clarence, just how many lives he has touched. A heartwarming holiday classic.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
By: August Wilson
Directed by: Chuck Smith
Event Date(s): Jan 13 2027 - Feb 04 2027
Type of Event: Play, Live Theatre
Venue: Mertz Theatre
City: Sarasota
Price: $
Reference Link: https://asolorep.org/show/august-wilsons-ma-raineys-black-bottom/
Description: In a Chicago recording studio in 1927, blues legend Ma Rainey fights to control her music and her voice while ambitious trumpeter Levee dreams of a new sound. Directed by August Wilson expert Chuck Smith, this powerful drama pulses with music, ambition, and conflict.
The Royal Family
By: Edna Ferber & George S. Kaufman
Directed by: Peter Amster
Event Date(s): Feb 10 2027 - Mar 04 2027
Type of Event: Play, Live Theatre
Venue: Mertz Theatre
City: Sarasota
Price: $
Reference Link: https://asolorep.org/show/the-royal-family/
Description: Directed by Peter Amster, this sparkling 1927 comedy follows a famous theatrical dynasty whose offstage lives are even more dramatic than their performances. The Royal Family is a witty, heartfelt satire of celebrity, ambition, and family.
Provenance
By: Jennifer Maisel
Directed by: Casey Stangl
Event Date(s): Feb 24 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Play, Live Theatre
Venue: Cook Theatre
City: Sarasota
Price: $
Reference Link: https://asolorep.org/show/provenance/
Description: Winner of the 2025 Jewish Plays Project, Provenance traces the epic life of a single painting, from its creation and theft by the Nazis to the lives shaped by its history. Spanning a century and crossing continents, this compelling new drama explores art, loss, and legacy.
The Day the Circus Came to Town
By: Peter Rothstein, Carla Noack & David Darrow (book), David Darrow (music & lyrics)
Directed by: Peter Rothstein
Event Date(s): Mar 21 2027 - Apr 24 2027
Type of Event: Musical, Live Theatre
Venue: Mertz Theatre
City: Sarasota
Price: $
Reference Link: https://asolorep.org/show/the-day-the-circus-came-to-town/
Description: Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ringling circus coming to Sarasota with this world premiere musical. Inspired by real circus artists, this spectacular production blends stories, songs, acrobatics, aerialists, and heart in a love letter to the Greatest Show on Earth.
The Day the Circus Came to Town
By: Peter Rothstein, David Darrow, Carla Noack
Directed by: Peter Rothstein
Event Date(s): Mar 21 2027 - Apr 24 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Asolo Repertory Theatre
City: Sarasota
Price: $
Reference Link: https://asolorep.org/show/the-day-the-circus-came-to-town/
Description: The Day the Circus Came to Town is a celebration of the generations of Circus Artists who astonished, amused, & charmed the nation one train stop at a time. Peek behind the canvas at the back lot, clown alley, life on the road, and stand center ring of the Greatest Show on Earth.
Bootleg: America Sings 1927
By: Curated by Cat Brindisi, Terrance Jackson, James Monaghan, & Peter Rothstein
Directed by: Peter Rothstein
Event Date(s): Apr 21 2027 - May 16 2027
Type of Event: Cabaret, Live Theatre
Venue:
City: Sarasota
Price: $
Reference Link: https://asolorep.org/show/bootleg-america-sings-1927/
Description: Step into the Four Fives Club, a 1927 speakeasy where music, literature, and history come alive. This original cabaret features words by Langston Hughes and Dorothy Parker and songs by Fats Waller, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, and the Gershwins.
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
By: Ken Ludwig
Directed by: Chari Arespacochaga
Event Date(s): May 05 2027 - May 30 2027
Type of Event: Play, Live Theatre
Venue: Mertz Theatre
City: Sarasota
Price: $
Reference Link: https://asolorep.org/show/ken-ludwigs-baskerville-a-sherlock-holmes-mystery/
Description: Ken Ludwig’s hilarious adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles turns Sherlock Holmes’s most famous case into a fast-paced comedy. Directed by Chari Arespacochaga, five actors play more than 40 characters in a whirlwind of mystery, disguises, and laughs.
Come From Away
By: Irene Sankoff & David Hein
Directed by: Nathanael Fisher
Event Date(s): Sep 10 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue:
City: Miramar Beach
Price: $34-80
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36093
Description: Don’t miss the most produced musical of this year and winner of over 13 international awards, including a Tony Award! This inspiring true story follows a tiny Canadian town that welcomed thousands of travelers who were grounded on 9/11.
The 39 Steps
By: Patrick Barlow, adapt. from John Buchan
Directed by: Anna Fisher
Event Date(s): Oct 15 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Emerald Coast Theatre Company
City: Miramar Beach
Price: $34-80
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36093
Description: Hold onto your hat in this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud farce inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s legendary thriller! Mistaken for a murderer, Richard Hannay races across Britain in a whirlwind of spies, romance, and escapades that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
By: Colin Escott
Directed by: Trenton Bainbridge
Event Date(s): Dec 03 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Emerald Coast Theatre Company
City: Miramar Beach
Price: $34-80
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36093
Description: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins return to the ECTC stage for an unforgettable holiday jam session filled with favorites like “Jingle Bell Rock," “Great Balls of Fire,” “Blue Christmas,” and more.
9 to 5: The Musical
By: Dolly Parton (music & lyrics), Patricia Resnick (book)
Directed by: Nathanael Fisher
Event Date(s): Jan 21 2027 - Feb 07 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Emerald Coast Theatre Company
City: Miramar Beach
Price: $34-80
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36093
Description: In this energetic musical, inspired by the 1980 blockbuster that launched Dolly Parton into pop culture fame, three overworked secretaries turn the tables on their misogynistic boss. This feel-good story is packed with hits like “9 to 5,” “Backwoods Barbie,” and “Get Out and Stay Out."
Dear Jack, Dear Louise
By: Ken Ludwig
Directed by: Anna Fisher
Event Date(s): Feb 18 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Emerald Coast Theatre Company
City: Miramar Beach
Price: $34-80
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36093
Description: Amid the chaos of World War II, an Army doctor serving on the Eastern front and an aspiring actress in bustling New York City fall in love through heartfelt letters in this equally funny and deeply romantic story—without ever meeting face to face.
Frozen The Musical
By: Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (music & lyics), Jennifer Lee (book)
Directed by: Nathanael Fisher
Event Date(s): May 06 2027 - May 23 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Emerald Coast Theatre Company
City: Miramar Beach
Price: $34-80
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36093
Description: Experience the magic of winter in the heart of spring as this global phenomenon hits the stage! This regional premiere delivers a heartwarming adventure for the whole family, featuring songs like “Let It Go,” “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” and “For the First Time in Forever."
Forever Everly
By: Nick Gallardo & Jared Mancuso
Directed by: Nick Gallardo & Jared Mancuso
Event Date(s): Sep 15 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Musical Rockumentary
Venue: ArtStage Studio Theatre
City: Fort Myers
Price: $69+
Reference Link: https://www.floridarep.org/show/forever-everly-the-everly-brothers-rockumentary/
Description: A glorious blend of live music and film, Forever Everly is like no other show you’ve seen. Get to know the ins and outs of the famous duo in a beautifully crafted documentary, while Jared Mancuso and Nick Gallardo perform the unforgettable music of The Everly Brothers & more!
The Star-Spangled Girl
By: Neil Simon
Directed by: Greg Longenhagen
Event Date(s): Oct 20 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Historic Arcade Theatre
City: Fort Myers
Price: $69+
Reference Link: https://www.floridarep.org/show/neil-simons-the-star-spangled-girl/
Description: This fast-moving, hilarious comedy follows two earnest young men struggling to put out a “protest” magazine in 1960s San Francisco but the all-American girl – and former Olympic swimmer – who moves in next door sends the boys into a romantic tailspin.
Wait Until Dark
By: Jeffrey Hatcher (adapt. from Frederick Knott)
Directed by: Charles Morey
Event Date(s): Nov 24 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Historic Arcade Theatre
City: Fort Myers
Price: $69+
Reference Link: https://www.floridarep.org/show/wait-until-dark/
Description: The classic thriller comes to vivid new life in this chilling new adaptation. Set in 1944 Greenwich Village, Susan and Sam Hendrix’s unassuming apartment conceals a prize for which thieves and con men would kill.
Plaid Tidings
By: Stuart Ross, original "Forever Plaid" vocal & musical arrangements by James Raitt
Directed by: Michael Marotta
Event Date(s): Dec 01 2026 - Jan 03 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: ArtStage Studio Theatre
City: Fort Myers
Price: $69+
Reference Link: https://www.floridarep.org/show/plaid-tidings-a-special-holiday-edition-of-forever-plaid/
Description: The Plaids are BACK! This time the legendary 1950s singing group comes back to Earth to spread yuletide joy with the greatest holiday hits of all time!
Dames at Sea
By: George Haimsohn & Robin Miller (book & lyrics), Jim Wise (music)
Directed by: Jason Parrish
Event Date(s): Jan 05 2027 - Jan 24 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Historic Arcade Theatre
City: Fort Myers
Price: $73+
Reference Link: https://www.floridarep.org/show/dames-at-sea/
Description: This charming and hilarious musical will tap its way into your heart! It’s the 1930s and Ruby, a hopeful chorus girl from Utah, arrives in New York with big Broadway dreams! With help from an innocent young sailor (and aspiring songwriter), she lands a role in a low-budget show.
Sexy Laundry
By: Michele Riml
Directed by: Chris Clavelli
Event Date(s): Jan 26 2027 - Mar 07 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: ArtStage Studio Theatre
City: Fort Myers
Price: $69+
Reference Link: https://www.floridarep.org/show/sexy-laundry/
Description: After 25 years of marriage, the appearance of love handles, and the disappearance of hairlines, Alice and Henry have hit a plateau. With a Sex for Dummies guidebook in hand, Alice convinces Henry to join her on spicy a weekend retreat – in hopes of awakening her inner vixen!
Over the River and Through the Woods
By: Joe DiPietro
Directed by: Maureen Heffernan
Event Date(s): Feb 09 2027 - Mar 28 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Historic Arcade Theatre
City: Fort Myers
Price: $69+
Reference Link: https://www.floridarep.org/show/over-the-river-and-through-the-woods/
Description: See what happens when 29-year-old Nick tells both pairs of his doting Italian American grandparents he’s leaving New Jersey to take a dream job across the country. His grandparents are stunned! Chaos ensues as they plot and scheme to keep him in Hoboken.
Never Can Say Goodbye: the 1970s Beehive Musical
By: Fred Stuart (book), George Luton (arrangements & additional music)
Directed by: Jason Parrish
Event Date(s): Mar 16 2027 - Apr 04 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Historiuc Arcade Theatre
City: Fort Myers
Price: $73+
Description: A brand-new celebration of the iconic female voices and unforgettable music of the 1970s! A follow-up to the recent Florida Rep hit, Beehive: the 60s Musical, this sequel bursts onto the stage with the empowering spirit, cultural revolution, and bold fashion of the 70s.
Private Lives
By: Noel Coward
Directed by: Chris Clavelli
Event Date(s): Apr 06 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: ArtStage Studio Theatre
City: Fort Myers
Price: $69+
Reference Link: https://www.floridarep.org/show/noel-cowards-private-lives/
Description: One of the most sophisticated, entertaining plays ever written! Elyot & Amanda, once married and now honeymooning with new spouses at the same hotel, meet by chance, reignite the old spark and impulsively elope. When their aggrieved spouses appear to win them back, chaos erupts!
Legacy: Motown & More!
By: Justin Reynolds
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Aug 04 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Cabaret
Venue: Goldstein Cabaret
City: Sarasota
Price: $37-$42
Reference Link: https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/events-and-tickets/2026-summer-cabaret-series/legacy-motown-and-more
Description: A high-energy celebration of Motown, pop, and R&B favorites! Featuring powerhouse vocals and hits from the '60s through today, this feel-good show delivers nonstop music that gets you singing and dancing along.
Weather Girl
By: Brian Watkins
Directed by: Nicole Stodard
Event Date(s): Sep 25 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Wolfson Family Theatre at the Biltmore Hotel
City: Coral Gables
Price: $
Reference Link: https://gablestage.org/
Description:
A dizzying rampage into the warped soul of America.
True Art
By: Jessica Provenz
Directed by: Bari Newport
Event Date(s): Nov 20 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Wolfson Family Theatre at the Biltmore Hotel
City: Coral Gables
Price: $
Reference Link: https://gablestage.org/
Description:
Smart, suspenseful, and bitingly funny.
We Had a World
By: Joshua Harmon
Directed by: Stuart Meltzer
Event Date(s): Jan 22 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Wolfson Family Theatre at the Biltmore Hotel
City: Coral Gables
Price: $
Reference Link: https://gablestage.org/
Description:
A deeply personal, hilarious, and complicated slice of family history.
Liberation
By: Bess Wohl
Directed by: Bari Newport
Event Date(s): Mar 19 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Wolfson Family Theatre at the Biltmore Hotel
City: Coral Gables
Price: $
Reference Link: https://gablestage.org/
Description:
A powerhouse exploration of defiance and self-discovery.
littleboy/littleman
By: Rudi Goblen
Directed by: Teo Castellanos
Event Date(s): May 14 2027 - Jun 13 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Wolfson Family Theatre at the Biltmore Hotel
City: Coral Gables
Price: $
Reference Link: https://gablestage.org/
Description: An electrifying tale of brotherhood and belonging.
Eureka Day
By: Jonathan Spector
Directed by: Andy Rogow
Event Date(s): Aug 20 2026 - Sep 13 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Island City Stage
City: Wilton Manors
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://islandcitystage.org
Description: The Eureka Day School in Berkeley, California, is a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, acceptance, social justice. But when a mumps outbreak threatens the Eureka community they are forced to ask: How do you build consensus when no one can agree on truth?
Penelope
By: Music and Lyrics by Alex Bechtel, Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, and Eva Steinmetz, Based on writings in The Odyssey by Homer
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Aug 19 2026 - Sep 06 2026
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center
City: Tampa
Price: Single ticket prices listed ($29.50) are base-line prices. Prices for individual performances will increase based on demand.
Reference Link: https://www.jobsitetheater.org/penelope/
Description: Penelope has been waiting…and waiting…and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago—forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it.
Misery
By: William Goldman, adapt. from Stephen King
Directed by: Paul J. Potenza
Event Date(s): Oct 14 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: Jaeb Theater, Straz Center
City: Tampa
Price: Single ticket prices vary by theater, date, and seating area and increase based on demand. Book early to avoid paying more!
Reference Link: https://www.jobsitetheater.org/misery/
Description: Jobsite offers the highly anticipated return of this award-winning production—just in time for Halloween! True life becomes stranger than fiction when acclaimed romance novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a wintery car crash by his “number one fan."
Much Ado About Nothing
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Katherine Yacko
Event Date(s): Jan 13 2027 - Feb 07 2027
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: Jaeb Theater, Straz Center
City: Tampa
Price: Single ticket prices vary by theater, date, and seating area and increase based on demand. Book early to avoid paying more!
Reference Link: https://www.jobsitetheater.org/much-ado-about-nothing/
Description: Shakespeare’s OG rom-com, Much Ado About Nothing features the classic couple Benedick (producing artistic director David Jenkins), an arrogant and confirmed bachelor, and Beatrice (artistic associate Katrina Stevenson), his favorite sparring partner.
John Proctor Is the Villain
By: Kimberly Belflower
Directed by: TBA
Event Date(s): Mar 10 2027 - Apr 04 2027
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center
City: Tampa
Price: Single ticket prices vary by theater, date, and seating area and increase based on demand. Book early to avoid paying more!
Reference Link: https://www.jobsitetheater.org/john-proctor/
Description: At a high school in a one-stoplight town in Georgia, a group of lively teens navigate young love, sex ed, and a few school scandals while studying Arthur Miller’s The Crucible in English class.
Proof
By: David Auburn
Directed by: TBA
Event Date(s): May 12 2027 - Jun 06 2027
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center
City: Tampa
Price: Single ticket prices vary by theater, date, and seating area and increase based on demand. Book early to avoid paying more!
Reference Link: https://www.jobsitetheater.org/proof/
Description: This Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play offers a haunting story of brilliance, inheritance, and belief. The restless daughter of a renowned mathematics professor is thrust into turmoil when a notebook containing a revelatory proof is discovered after his death.
The Hobbit
By: Greg Banks, adapt. from J.R.R. Tolkien
Directed by: David Jenkins
Event Date(s): Jul 14 2027 - Aug 08 2027
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: Jaeb Theater, Straz Center
City: Tampa
Price: Single ticket prices vary by theater, date, and seating area and increase based on demand. Book early to avoid paying more!
Reference Link: https://www.jobsitetheater.org/hobbit/
Description: Staged with speed and surprises, this multidisciplinary theatrical spectacle, accompanied by live musicians, should please audiences of all generations. Five actors and a healthy dose of theatre magic come together to create 13 dwarves, a wizard, a hobbit, elves, goblins, and wolves.
Orphans
By: Lyle Kessler
Directed by: Marcia Milgrom Dodge
Event Date(s): Oct 27 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Maltz Jupiter Theatre
City: Jupiter
Price: $86-250
Reference Link: https://jupitertheatre.org
Description: In a crumbling Philadelphia rowhouse, two orphaned brothers plot a kidnapping that goes wildly wrong. Their intended victim becomes an unexpected guide, helping them discover trust, growth, and the possibility of family in this funny, moving, and hopeful play.
Ain’t Misbehavin’ – The Fats Waller Musical
By: Richard Maltby, Jr. & Murray Horwitz
Directed by: Ariel Reid
Event Date(s): Dec 01 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Maltz Jupiter Theatre
City: Jupiter
Price: $86-250
Reference Link: https://jupitertheatre.org
Description: Set in 1930s Harlem, five powerhouse performers bring the music of Fats Waller to life. Overflowing with swing, soul, and sparkle, this Tony–winning revue transforms the theatre into a high-energy nightclub celebration.
La Cage aux Folles
By: Harvey Fierstein (book, based on the play by Jean Poiret), Jerry Herman (music & lyrics)
Directed by: Denis Jones
Event Date(s): Jan 05 2027 - Jan 24 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Maltz Jupiter Theatre
City: Jupiter
Price: $86-250
Reference Link: https://jupitertheatre.org
Description: In a glittering St. Tropez nightclub, a son’s engagement to a conservative family sparks comic chaos. As secrets unravel, love is tested and affirmed through dazzling spectacle, heartfelt humor, and exuberant musical moments celebrating acceptance, joy, and chosen family together.
Wait Until Dark
By: Jeffery Hatcher (adapt. from Frederick Knott)
Directed by: Peter Flynn
Event Date(s): Feb 09 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Maltz Jupiter Theatre
City: Jupiter
Price: $86-250
Reference Link: https://jupitertheatre.org
Description: In a shadowed Greenwich Village apartment, a blind woman confronts three criminals in a deadly game of deception. As darkness falls, every sound matters, building relentless suspense toward a shocking, edge-of-your-seat finale audiences will never forget in this thrilling classic.
Jesus Christ Superstar
By: Andrew Lloyd Webber (music), Tim Rice (lyrics)
Directed by: Mark Martino
Event Date(s): Mar 09 2027 - Mar 28 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Maltz Jupiter Theatre
City: Jupiter
Price: $86-250
Reference Link: https://jupitertheatre.org
Description: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s landmark rock opera returns, exploring the final days of Jesus through Judas’s conflicted eyes. Powered by rock, gospel, and soul, this electrifying musical delivers passion, betrayal, and redemption.
Churchill
By: David Payne
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 15 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Maltz Jupiter Theatre
City: Jupiter
Price: $65
Reference Link: https://www.jupitertheatre.org/productions/churchill-starring-daniel-payne
Description: Written by acclaimed British actor David Payne, this gripping one-man show brings Winston Churchill’s extraordinary life vividly to the stage. Through humor, insight, and powerful storytelling, audiences are drawn into his daring adventures during the Boer War.
Come From Away
By: Irene Sankoff & David Hein
Directed by: Thomas Ouellette
Event Date(s): Aug 26 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Signature Series
Venue: Orlando Shakespeare Theater
City: Orlando
Price: $65 - 87
Reference Link: https://orlandoshakes.org/show/come-from-away/
Description: Discover life as an islander with the story of the 38 planes that were diverted to Gander on September 11, 2001. This Tony Award-winning musical shares the remarkable true story of 7,000 airline passengers grounded in the wake of 9/11 and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them.
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
By:
Directed by: Jim Helsinger
Event Date(s): Sep 23 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Signature Series production
Venue: Orlando Shakespeare Theater
City: Orlando
Price: $52-79
Reference Link: https://orlandoshakes.org/show/dracula-a-comedy-of-terrors/
Description: Get ready for fangtastic fun in this hilarious comic vampire spoof! Packed with witty wordplay, pop culture references, and a nod to Mel Brooks and Monty Python, five actors sink their teeth into dozens of characters. Sponsored by Santiago Corral & Ron Ginsburg.
Corduroy
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 14 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Children Series Production
Venue: Orlando Shakespeare Theater
City: Orlando
Price: $20-30
Reference Link: https://orlandoshakes.org/show/corduroy/
Description: Where, oh where, is Corduroy’s button? Embark on a heartwarming adventure with a beloved bear whose button has gone missing, and he can’t go home without it! Based on the cherished children’s book, this charming show highlights friendship, curiosity, and the joy of discovery.
A Christmas Carol
By:
Directed by: Jim Helsinger
Event Date(s): Nov 25 2026 - Dec 24 2026
Type of Event: Holiday Tradition
Venue: Orlando Shakespeare Theater
City: Orlando
Price: $
Reference Link: https://orlandoshakes.org/show/carol26/
Description: The annual tradition continues at Orlando Shakes with the return of one of Central Florida’s favorite holiday classics! The miserly and miserable Ebenezer Scrooge greets each Christmas with a “bah humbug,” until he is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.
Richard III
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jan 13 2027 - Jan 24 2027
Type of Event: Signature Series Production
Venue: Orlando Shakespeare Theater
City: 32803
Price: $50
Reference Link: https://orlandoshakes.org/show/richard3/
Description: Shakespeare’s most notorious villain spins his web of lies and claws his way to the crown through manipulation, betrayal, and sheer force of will. Fans of Game of Thrones will recognize the ruthless family rivalries and shifting alliances in this thrilling end of the Wars of the Roses.
As You Like it
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Feb 17 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Signature Series Production
Venue: Orlando Shakespeare Theater
City: Orlando
Price: $52-72
Reference Link: https://orlandoshakes.org/show/asyoulikeit/
Description: Fall headfirst into Shakespeare’s most romantic comedy! Bursting with mistaken identities, quick wit, and love in all its ridiculous forms, As You Like It sends us from the high-stakes drama of the court into a romantic, dreamlike forest of secret meetings.
The Mountaintop
By: Katori Hall
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 17 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Signature Series Production
Venue: Orlando Shakespeare Theater
City: Orlando
Price: $52-79
Reference Link: https://orlandoshakes.org/show/the-mountaintop/
Description: After delivering his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. returns to his motel room, when an unexpected visit from a mysterious maid sparks a witty and soul-searching encounter.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 07 2027 - May 08 2027
Type of Event: Children's Series
Venue: Orlando Shakespeare Theater
City: Orlando
Price: $20-30
Reference Link: https://orlandoshakes.org/show/if-you-give-a-mouse-a-cookie/
Description: Get ready for a cookie-fueled, kid-powered comedy! One tiny cookie turns into a hilarious chain of requests—straw, napkin, bedtime story, and a whole lot more—as Mouse’s big personality takes over the day.
Shooting Star
By: Steven Dietz
Directed by: Joy Hawkins
Event Date(s): Dec 08 2026 - Jan 02 2027
Type of Event: comedy
Venue: Red Barn Theatre
City: Key west
Price: $45-75
Reference Link: https://redbarntheatre.com
Description: Snowed in overnight at a middle American airport, college lovers have an unexpected reunion. This romantic comedy starts bright and never fades.
For the Love of Country
By: Christine Mild
Directed by: Joy Hawkins/Christine Mild
Event Date(s): Jan 05 2027 - Jan 09 2027
Type of Event: musical
Venue: Red Barn Theatre
City: Key West
Price: $75.00
Reference Link: https://redbarntheatre.com
Description: The incredible and popular Christine Mild brings her new show and dynamic band back to the Barn. A heartfelt tribute to the best of country music.
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
By: Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen
Directed by: Mimi McDonald
Event Date(s): Jan 19 2027 - Feb 20 2027
Type of Event: Comedy
Venue: Red Barn Theatre
City: Key west
Price: $45-75
Reference Link: https://redbarntheatre.com
Description: A fast-paced, gender-bending comedy, this love child of Mel Brooks and Monty Python is a high-camp spoof! Bloody good fun!
Liberation
By: Bess Wohl
Directed by: Joy Hawkins
Event Date(s): Mar 02 2027 - Mar 20 2027
Type of Event: Comedy/Drama
Venue: Red Barn Theatre
City: Key West
Price: $45-75
Reference Link: https://redbarntheatre.com
Description: It's 1970 and women are asking for a seat at the table. This overwhelmingly acclaimed memory play percolates with being consistently funny and downright suspenseful.
Short Attention Span Theatre: 2027 edition
By: Various
Directed by: Mimi McDonald, Jack McDonald, Amber Good
Event Date(s): Mar 30 2027 - Apr 24 2027
Type of Event: Comedy
Venue: Red Barn Theatre
City: Key west
Price: $45-75
Reference Link: https://redbarntheatre.com
Description: All new! An unforgettable evening of short fast paced plays by well-known playwrights featuring a troupe of hilarious actors. The 2027 edition will prove to be provocative and entertaining!
Cabaret
By: John Kander (music), Fred Ebb (lyrics), Joe Masteroff (book)
Directed by: Mark Danni
Event Date(s): Oct 08 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: FGCU TheatreLab
City: Ft. Myers
Price: $45-$50
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description: A collaboration of TheatreZone with Florida Gulf Coast University. Set inside the decadent Kit Kat Club in 1930s Berlin, the musical unfolds as a world begins to shift. Relationships deepen, choices carry consequences, and the line between spectacle and reality blurs.
Home for the Holidays
By: Mark Danni
Directed by: Mark Danni
Event Date(s): Dec 18 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Musical Revue
Venue: TheatreZone
City: Naples
Price: $55-$75
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description: TheatreZone's original musical celebration of the season, filled with music that brings people together, along with the energy, warmth, and spirit that have made it a Southwest Florida tradition.
Harmony
By: Barry Manilow & Bruce Sussman
Directed by: Mark Danni
Event Date(s): Jan 07 2027 - Jan 17 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: TheatreZone
City: Naples
Price: $55-$75
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description: The true story of the Comedian Harmonists, six young men whose close harmonies and charm made them international stars. Their music brought joy to audiences around the world, even as the world around them began to change. It is a story of friendship during uncertain times.
Rockabilly Rumble
By: Sam C. Jones
Directed by: Sam C. Jones
Event Date(s): Jan 18 2027 - Jan 18 2027
Type of Event: Concert
Venue: TheatreZone
City: Naples
Price: $65-$75
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description: Actor-musician Sam C. Jones ignites the stage with a high-energy concert celebrating the roots of rock ’n’ roll, featuring the music of Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and more.
Barcelona: The Musical
By: Michael Ruffalo
Directed by: Mark Danni
Event Date(s): Feb 04 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: TheatreZone
City: Naples
Price: $55-$75
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description: Set in post-Civil War Spain, the story follows a young man coming of age as his personal dreams begin to collide with a rapidly changing world. It is intimate, human, and deeply felt—a story of love, courage, and hope. World premiere.
Hello Again: Eric Gutman Sings Neil Diamond
By: Eric Gutman
Directed by: Eric Gutman
Event Date(s): Feb 18 2027 - Feb 18 2027
Type of Event: Concert
Venue: TheatreZone
City: Naples
Price: $65-$75
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description: Broadway and national tour performer Eric Gutman (Jersey Boys) brings a tribute to Neil Diamond, combining vocals and storytelling in a concert featuring “Sweet Caroline,” “Cracklin’ Rosie,” and “America.”
Sunset Blvd.
By: Andrew Lloyd Webber (music), Don Black (lyrics), Christopher Hampton (book)
Directed by: Mark Danni
Event Date(s): Mar 04 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: TheatreZone
City: Naples
Price: $55-$75
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description: Sunset Blvd. tells the story of Norma Desmond, a silent film star who refuses to be forgotten. When a struggling screenwriter enters her world, their relationship offers the promise of renewal—and leads to something far more complicated.
Leader Of The Pack
By: Ellie Greenwich & Anne Beatts
Directed by: Mark Danni
Event Date(s): Apr 22 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: TheatreZone
City: Naples
Price: $55-$75
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description: Traces the life and music of Ellie Greenwich, one of the most influential songwriters of her time. Her music helped define a generation, shaping what became known as the “girl group sound.” Songs like “Be My Baby,” “Chapel of Love,” and “Da Doo Ron Ron” are woven into a story.
The History of Rock ‘N’ Roll
By: Johnny Rogers
Directed by: Johnny Rogers
Event Date(s): May 08 2027 - May 08 2027
Type of Event: Concert
Venue: TheatreZone
City: Naples
Price: $65-$75
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description: Johnny Rogers presents a musical journey through the early days of rock 'n' roll, tracing the evolution of the genre from the 1950s through the 1960s.
Sophisticated Ladies
By: Donald McKayle
Directed by: Jim Weaver
Event Date(s): Oct 14 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
City: Sarasota
Price: $60/adults, 25/students/active military
Reference Link: https://westcoastblacktheatre.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SRg00000CGtKzMAL
Description: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's 2026-27 season will open with Sophisticated Ladies, a Tony-winning theatrical journey through Duke Ellington’s music. The musical will immerse audiences in elegance and timeless style.
A Motown Christmas
By: Nate Jacobs
Directed by: Nate Jacobs
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Jan 03 2027
Type of Event: Holiday Musical
Venue: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
City: Sarasota
Price: $60/adults, $25/students/active military
Reference Link: https://westcoastblacktheatre.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SRg00000CHWFvMAP
Description: A Motown Christmas is a seasonal gift that folds the warmth of the season into the irresistible groove of a legendary sound. Infused with joy, nostalgia, and high-energy, this production is a feel-good celebration that WBTT patrons love.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Geoffrey Owens
Event Date(s): Jan 13 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Theatrical Comedy
Venue: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
City: Sarasota
Price: $60/adults, $25/students/active military
Reference Link: https://westcoastblacktheatre.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SRg00000CHTBZMA5
Description: Playful, seductive and richly imaginative, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a beloved Shakespeare comedy, drawing audiences into a world where desire, illusion, and mischief collide. This is WBTT's first-ever Shakespeare production.
Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
By: Nate Jacobs & Rev. Charles McKenzie
Directed by: Nate Jacobs
Event Date(s): Jan 17 2027 - Jan 17 2027
Type of Event: Special Performance
Venue: Sarasota Opera House
City: Sarasota
Price: TBD
Reference Link: http://www.westcoastblacktheatre.org
Description: Highlights of this highly-anticipated annual performance include dramatic reenactments of Dr. King's most famous speeches, gospel and soul music, and dance.
BEEHIVE – The 60s Musical
By: Larry Gallagher
Directed by: Jim Weaver
Event Date(s): Mar 03 2027 - Apr 11 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
City: Sarasota
Price: $60/adults, $25/students/active military
Reference Link: https://westcoastblacktheatre.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SRg00000CIF06MAH
Description: BEEHIVE – The 60s Musical is a high-energy, ensemble-driven celebration framed through the shared experience of women navigating a rapidly changing world. The show celebrates the most iconic female voices of the 1960s through timeless hits.
Stevie: A Stevie Wonder Revue
By: Nate Jacobs
Directed by: Nate Jacobs
Event Date(s): Apr 21 2027 - May 30 2027
Type of Event: Musical Revue
Venue: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
City: Sarasota
Price: $60/adults, $25/students/active military
Reference Link: https://westcoastblacktheatre.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SRg00000CIRR3MAP
Description: Stevie: A Stevie Wonder Revue is a new musical revue celebrating the hits and impact of the iconic singer, songwriter, musician, and activist
Georgia
A Meal
By: Ximena Garnica & Shige Moriya
Directed by: Ximena Garnica & Shige Moriya
Event Date(s): Sep 17 2026 - Sep 19 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: 7 Stages
City: Atlanta
Price: $26-71
Reference Link: https://www.7stages.org/shows/a-meal/
Description: A multi-sensorial live performance: part ritual, part celebration, part installation, and part shared cooking experience by critically acclaimed multidisciplinary artist duo Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya. A Leimay production.
Choir Boy
By: Tarell Alvin McCraney
Directed by: Amanda Washington
Event Date(s): Aug 06 2026 - Aug 30 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Actor's Express
City: Atlanta
Price: $25-55
Reference Link: https://www.actors-express.com
Description: Powerful coming-of-age story about a gay student navigating the structures of his private school. Told with powerful music, Choir Boy is a touching and funny play by one of America's greatest playwrights.
i never asked for a gofundme
By: Jayne Deely
Directed by: Rebecca S. Wear
Event Date(s): Oct 01 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Actor's Express
City: Atlanta
Price: $25-55
Reference Link: https://www.actors-express.com
Description: Millie's partner Avery has just had gender affirming top surgery. Her mom's well meaning friend misunderstands and believes Avery has cancer, kicking off a parade of casseroles and unexpected GoFundMe campaign. A warm comedy about having differences but loving each other anyway.
Holy Chicken Sandwich
By: Kira Rockwell
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Aug 21 2026 - Sep 20 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Horizon Theatre Company
City: Atlanta
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.horizontheatre.com/plays/holy-chicken-sandwich/
Description: Holy Chicken Sandwich is a biting absurdist comedy about brand loyalty and belief. As fans camp out for free chicken, sabotage erupts and a frazzled manager faces chaos—plus a talking chicken conscience. Sharp and surreal, it skewers consumer culture and culture wars.
Other Paths to God
By: Kelundra Smith
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 09 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Horizon Theatre Company
City: Atlanta
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.horizontheatre.com/plays/other-paths-to-god/
Description: Other Paths to God unfolds in a hospital lounge during Covid, where Black and brown nurses grapple with grief, suspicion, and faith after a colleague’s death sparks scandal. As investigations loom, they must choose between self-preservation and truth in this powerful drama.
Once Upon a One More Time
By: Jon Hartmere (book), based on the music performed and recorded by Britney Spears
Directed by: Paul Conroy
Event Date(s): Oct 22 2026 - Nov 07 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Out Front Theatre Company
City: Atlanta
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://outfronttheatre.com/event/once-upon-a-one-more-time/
Description: Powered by the chart-topping hits of the undisputed Princess of Pop, Once Upon A One More Time turns our favorite fairytales upside down with a fabulous twist!
Liza’s Chistmaz with a Z
By: Blake Fountain
Directed by: Blake Fountain
Event Date(s): Dec 03 2026 - Dec 19 2026
Type of Event: Holiday Parody
Venue: Out Front Theatre Company
City: Atlanta
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://outfronttheatre.com/event/lizas-chistmaz-with-a-z-a-gay-fantasia-on-holiday-themes/
Description: It’s the early 1970s, and there’s a snow storm that has New York City frozen in its tracks. Everyone’s favorite chaotic EGOT winner finds herself in one of the city’s iconic gay bathhouses with Bette Midler and Barry Manilow!
Lipstick
By: Lane Michael Stanley
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jan 28 2027 - Feb 13 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Out Front Theatre Company
City: Atlanta
Price: $35
Reference Link: https://outfronttheatre.com/event/lipstick/
Description: Buckle up for a wacky, breakneck farce with a rotating door of queer characters and seemingly endless sex toys. Balancing tongue-in-cheek wit with slamming-door silliness, Lipstick is a silly, sweet farce with a heart of gold.
Pure Glitter
By: Douglas Lyons
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 11 2027 - Mar 27 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Out Front Theatre Company
City: Atlanta
Price: $35
Reference Link: https://outfronttheatre.com/event/pure-glitter/
Description: At Stan and Tony’s 10th anniversary surprise party, old friends and new flames collide in a whirlwind of revelations, shade, and musical theatre debates. With sharp wit, iconic diva references, and a dance-filled finale, this play sparkles with humor and heart.
The Big Gay Jamboree
By: Marla Mindelle & Jonathan Parks-Ramage (book), Marla Mindelle & Philip Drennen (music & lyrics)
Directed by: Paul Conroy
Event Date(s): Apr 29 2027 - May 15 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Out Front Theatre Company
City: Atlanta
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://outfronttheatre.com/event/the-big-gay-jamboree/
Description: Help! Stacey’s fallen into a musical and she can’t get out. Last night, she got a little bit blackout drunk. But if Stacey’s truly trapped inside a Golden Age musical, there’s only one way out: sing out! Or find the stage door. Whatever gets the most applause.
We Hold These Truths: 4 American Plays
By: Dana Stringer, Marcie Rendon, Jeilianne Vazquez, Melissa Simmons
Directed by: Nikki Young, Adrienne Zimiga-January, Angel Fabián Rivera, Ryan Oliveti
Event Date(s): Aug 15 2026 - Mar 31 2027
Type of Event: Public
Venue:
City: Atlanta
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://www.equitabledinners.com/we-hold-these-truths
Description: Four playwrights have created original short plays shaped by community listening sessions that ground the work in local stories and perspectives. Each play becomes the spark for a shared meal and guided conversation on the American experience.
Status
By: Anterior Leverett
Directed by: Nikki Young
Event Date(s): Aug 22 2026 - Sep 20 2026
Type of Event: Public and Private
Venue:
City: Atlanta
Price: $33
Reference Link: https://www.outofhandtheater.com/shows-in-homes-theater
Description: Status follows members of an HIV/AIDS support group who rally around a newly diagnosed man struggling to reconcile his diagnosis with the life he has built. The intimate production shines a light on HIV in Atlanta, where approximately one in 51 people is living with HIV.
Prisontown
By: Lee Osorio
Directed by: Lee Osorio & Mary Lynn Owen
Event Date(s): Sep 13 2026 - Sep 19 2026
Type of Event: Public and Private
Venue:
City: Atlanta
Price: $33
Reference Link: https://www.outofhandtheater.com/shows-in-homes-theater
Description: A writer goes home to Lumpkin, GA, home to one of the nation's largest immigration detention centers, and witnesses the barbarity of the nation's immigration crisis, and a small town torn by poverty and the prison industry.
Anybody’s Game
By: Kelundra Smith
Directed by: Eric Little
Event Date(s): Feb 05 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Public and Private
Venue:
City: Atlanta
Price: $33
Reference Link: https://www.outofhandtheater.com/shows-in-homes-theater
Description: Anybody’s Game examines economic mobility in Atlanta through the stories of working families navigating the region’s affordability crisis. The production highlights barriers to economic opportunity while inviting audiences to imagine solutions for a more equitable future.
Helen of the West
By: Susan Swavely
Directed by: Peter Hardy
Event Date(s): Aug 07 2026 - Aug 23 2026
Type of Event: World Premiere Production
Venue: 7 Stages
City: Atlanta
Price: $25.00 - $28.00
Reference Link: https://www.EssentialTheatre.com
Description: The legend of Helen of Troy is re-imagined as the story of a mail-order bride in the old west in the world premiere of this play, winner of the Essential Theatre Playwriting Award for Georgia writers.
Fences
By: August Wilson
Directed by: Addae Moon
Event Date(s): Sep 16 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Drama
Venue: Theatrical Outfit
City: Atlanta
Price: $59
Reference Link: https://www.theatricaloutfit.org/fences/
Description: Three major theatres—Theatrical Outfit, Dominion Entertainment Group, and Alabama Shakespeare Festival—join forces to bring August Wilson’s Fences to two states for a one-of-a-kind revival. This American classic is an explosively funny and heartbreaking portrait of an American family.
All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
By: Peter Rothstein (book), Erick Lichte & Timothy C. Takach (vocal arrangements)
Directed by: Matt Torney
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Drama, Musical
Venue: Theatrical Outfit
City: Atlanta
Price: $59
Reference Link: https://www.theatricaloutfit.org/all-is-calm/
Description: Set during World War I, All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 tells the true story of enemy soldiers along the Western front laying down their weapons and sharing a brief, remarkable moment of peace.
What the Constitution Means to Me
By: Heidi Schreck
Directed by: Lauren Morris
Event Date(s): Feb 24 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Comedy, Drama
Venue: Theatrical Outfit
City: Atlanta
Price: $59
Reference Link: https://www.theatricaloutfit.org/constitution/
Description: Direct from Broadway, the Tony Award-nominated What the Constitution Means to Me makes its Atlanta premiere! Playwright Heidi Schreck’s boundary-breaking play breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans.
The Children
By: Lucy Kirkwood
Directed by: Tess Malis Kincaid
Event Date(s): May 19 2027 - Jun 13 2027
Type of Event: Comedy, Drama
Venue: Theatrical Outfit
City: Atlanta
Price: $59
Reference Link: https://www.theatricaloutfit.org/children/
Description: A hit in London and New York, Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children is a taut and deeply funny thriller about responsibility and reparation—and what one generation owes the next.
Launchpad 3.0
By: Various
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jul 01 2027 - Jul 31 2027
Type of Event: New Work Festival
Venue: Theatrical Outfit
City: Atlanta
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://www.theatricaloutfit.org/launchpad/
Description: Launchpad: A “Made in Atlanta” Festival is an exciting way to empower a new generation of theatre artists with the space, resources, development, and institutional support to create visceral, compact, innovative, and portable performance pieces than can be replicated anywhere.
Death of a Salesman
By: Arthur Miller
Directed by: Matt Torney
Event Date(s): Sep 08 2027 - Oct 03 2027
Type of Event: Drama
Venue: Theatrical Outfit
City: Atlanta
Price: $59
Reference Link: https://www.theatricaloutfit.org/salesman/
Description: Theatrical Outfit closes its 50th anniversary season with Death of a Salesman, a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner that is one of the most profound classic dramas of the American theatre.
Tank Stranger
By: James Ijames
Directed by: Jamil Jude
Event Date(s): Sep 15 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Southwest Arts Center
City: Atlanta
Price: $20-50
Reference Link: https://truecolorstheatre.org
Description: When generations of the Stranger family are drawn back together, long-buried truths begin to surface, blurring the line between ancestry, mythology, and destiny. As Tank searches for where he belongs, he discovers that understanding the future means confronting the past.
Jitney
By: August Wilson
Directed by: Renzo Carbonera
Event Date(s): Oct 09 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Southwest Art Center 915 New Hope Rd SW Atlanta
City: Atlanta
Price: $40-50
Reference Link: https://truecolorstheatre.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0FVR0000053HMQ2A2
Description: Experience August Wilson's Jitney like never before. This first Italian translation features an all Afro-Italian cast with English supertitles, bringing the timeless story of family, resilience, and community to life.
Hawaii
The Queen’s Will
By: Sean T.C. O'Malley
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Aug 20 2026 - Sep 20 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kumu Kahua Theatre
City: Honolulu
Price: $28
Reference Link: https://kumukahua.org
Description: In the Territory of Hawai‘i, Theresa Owana Ka‘ōhelelani La‘anui Wilcox Belliveau fights for her freedom and identity as she is accused of conspiracy to commit forgery of the last will and testament of Queen Lili‘uokalani. Based on sensational historic events little known today.
Kupua
By: Hailiʻōpua Baker
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 29 2026 - Nov 29 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kumu Kahua Theatre
City: Honolulu
Price: $28
Reference Link: https://
Description: Kupua presents two traditional stories: “Ka ʻEnuhe” and “Ka Puhi a me Ka Loli,” that explore the perilous allure of hidden appetites that masquerade as love or comfort while quietly consuming the life of the ʻohana.
All Buss Up in a HI State: A Trilogy of Hawai‘i Plays
By: Hannah Ii-Epstein
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jan 21 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kumu Kahua Theatre
City: Honolulu
Price: $28
Reference Link: https://kumukahua.org
Description: Spanning generations, the three plays offer a lyrical and unflinching portrait of a community confronting colonization, commodification, and addiction—while searching for healing in the land, in memory, and in each other.
Murder Finds a Medium
By: Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 25 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kumu Kahua Theatre
City: Honolulu
Price: $28
Reference Link: https://kumukahua.org
Description: It is 1936, and Katya Denikin is a spiritual medium who has become entangled in the suspicious death of foreman Richard Morgan at an isolated South Kohala ranch station.
Grumpy Old Futz
By: Marion Lyman-Mersereau & Sara Ward
Directed by:
Event Date(s): May 27 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kumu Kahua Theatre
City: Honolulu
Price: $28
Reference Link: https://kumukahua.org
Description: This buoyant yet tender comedy follows Masa and Yosh, widowers enjoying the retired life of hanging out at the veterans hall, hitting on the wait staff, and talking story. That is until Masa persuades his son, Johnny, and Yosh to join him on an Alaskan canoe trip.
Idaho
English
By: Sanaz Toossi
Directed by: Vaneh Assadourian
Event Date(s): Oct 07 2026 - Oct 24 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Boise Contemporary Theater
City: Boise
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://www.bctheater.org
Description: English Only is the mantra that rules one classroom in 2008 Karaj, Iran. Four adult students chase English fluency through a maze of word games and listening exercises and hope that one day English will make them whole. But it just might be splitting them each in half.
Ernest Shackleton Loves Me
By: Brendan Milburn (music), Valerie Vigoda (lyrics), Joe DiPietro (book)
Directed by: Tracy Sunderland
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Dec 19 2026
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: Boise Contemporary Theater
City: Boise
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://bctheater.org
Description: A sleep-deprived single mom who makes her living as a videogame music composer is contacted across space and time, via a crossed connection on her cellphone from the famous early 20th-century polar explorer Ernest Shackleton while he is stranded on an iceberg in the Antarctic.
Little Bear Ridge Road
By: Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by: Samuel D. Hunter
Event Date(s): Jan 20 2027 - Feb 06 2027
Type of Event: Western U.S. Premiere
Venue: Boise Contemporary Theater
City: Boise
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://bctheater.org
Description: In the outer limits of rural Idaho, the last two members of the Fernsby family, a reclusive aunt and her gay nephew, reunite to sort the mess left behind after a troubled father’s passing. They now face an uncomfortable and universal question: How do we deal with other people?
King James
By: Rajiv Joseph
Directed by: Benjamin Burdick
Event Date(s): Mar 10 2027 - Mar 27 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Boise Contemporary Theater
City: Boise
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://bctheater.org
Description: “King” LeBron James’s years playing in Cleveland bring promise, prosperity, and renewal to the city, while his 12-year reign also unites Shawn and Matt in an unlikely friendship founded on basketball.
Lizard Boy
By: Justin Huertas
Directed by: Rory Pelsue
Event Date(s): Apr 21 2027 - May 08 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Boise Contemporary Theater
City: Boise
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://bctheater.org
Description: An indie-rock comic-book musical about Trevor, a young man covered in green lizard scales from a childhood dragon incident. Confined to his home for a year, he braves a date on Monster Fest night, only to stumble into a mythic, apocalyptic battle for survival.
The Winter’s Tale
By: William Shakespeare, adapt. by Tracy Young
Directed by: Tracy Young
Event Date(s): Aug 14 2026 - Aug 29 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Idaho Shakespeare Festival Amphitheater & Reserve
City: Boise
Price: $14-100
Reference Link: https://idahoshakespeare.org/
Description: The unfounded suspicions of the jealous King Leontes destroy his family as he imprisons Queen Hermione and casts away their newborn daughter. In a story of heartbreak and healing, betrayal gives way to forgiveness, and love miraculously rebuilds what had been broken. This modern verse translation by Tracy Young is sponsored by Play On Shakespeare.
The Heart of Robin Hood
By: David Farr
Directed by: Jaclyn Miller
Event Date(s): Sep 04 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Idaho Shakespeare Festival Amphitheater & Reserve
City: Boise
Price: $14-100
Reference Link: https://idahoshakespeare.org/
Description: Prepare for an exhilarating adventure as this gallant reimagining of the legendary tale takes you deep into Sherwood Forest, where the infamous Robin Hood and his band of outlaws navigate the fine line between rebellion and responsibility.
Illinois
A Strange Loop
By: Michael R. Jackson
Directed by: Mikael Burke
Event Date(s): Oct 08 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Raven Theatre Company
City: Chicago
Price: $45.00
Reference Link: https://https://www.raventheatre.com/stage/astrangeloop/
Description: In this groundbreaking, Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Usher, a Black, queer playwright spends his days working as an usher on Broadway. Lines blur, thoughts intrude, and soon he finds himself wrestling to break free from a very strange creative loop.
i never asked for a go fund me
By: Jayne Deely
Directed by: Megan Carney
Event Date(s): Mar 18 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Raven Theatre Company
City: Chicago
Price: $35.00
Reference Link: https://aboutfacetheatre.com/
Description: When Mille and Avery return to Millie’s hometown while Avery recovers from gender-affirming top surgery, one big misunderstanding spirals into a hilarious spectacle mixing the electric energy of the WNBA season and the bravery it takes to be fully known.
Port of Entry
By: Albany Park Theater Project & Third Rail Projects
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 29 2026 - Feb 27 2027
Type of Event: Immersive Theater
Venue: APTP on Montrose
City: Chicago
Price: $50-150
Reference Link: https://portofentrychicago.com/
Description: Port of Entry invites you to step inside the real-life stories of immigrants and refugees from all parts of the world living side by side in a single apartment building in one of the country’s most diverse immigrant communities.
You Can’t Fake The Funk
By: Daryl D. Brooks
Directed by: Daryl D. Brooks
Event Date(s): Sep 05 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Black Ensemble Theater
City: Chicago
Price: $45-65
Reference Link: https://www.blackensembletheater.org/youcantfakethefunk
Description: Hop on the Mothership and take a groovy ride through the era when Afros were high, bell-bottoms were tight, and the music was out of sight! You Can’t Fake the Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music is a high-energy, feel-good tribute to a sound that defined a generation.
The Other Cinderella
By: Jackie Taylor
Directed by: Jackie Taylor
Event Date(s): Dec 12 2026 - Jan 24 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Black Ensemble Theater
City: Chicago
Price: $45-65
Reference Link: https://www.blackensembletheater.org/jackietaylorstheothercinderella
Description: The Other Cinderella is a beloved Black Ensemble Theater classic that has delighted audiences for decades. This joyful African American version of the timeless fairy tale is filled with laughter, soul, and heart, reminding us to embrace our greatness and follow our spirit.
Play On!
By: Cheryl L. West
Directed by: Sheldon Epps
Event Date(s): Sep 11 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Performance Arts
Venue: Chicago Shakespeare Theater
City: Chicago
Price: $65.00
Reference Link: https://www.chicagoshakes.com/productions/2627-play-on/
Description: Shakespeare’s beloved comedy Twelfth Night is joyfully retold through the timeless jazz tunes of Duke Ellington in this major new revival of the Tony-nominated musical.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Edward Hall
Event Date(s): Oct 11 2026 - Jan 03 2027
Type of Event: Theatre and Performing Arts
Venue: Chicago Shakespeare Theater
City: Chicago
Price: $65.00
Reference Link: https://www.chicagoshakes.com/productions/2627-midsummer-nights-dream/
Description: Shakespeare's magical comedy sparkles with the festive spirit of the holidays for the entire family, performed in repertory by a company of actors led by artistic director Edward Hall.
The Winter’s Tale
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Edward Hall
Event Date(s): Oct 13 2026 - Dec 12 2026
Type of Event: Theatre and Performing Arts
Venue: Chicago Shakespeare Theater
City: Chicago
Price: $65.00
Reference Link: https://www.chicagoshakes.com/productions/2627-winters-tale/
Description: Shipwrecks, bears, and magic oracles dance across the stage in Shakespeare's fairy tale adventure, performed in repertory by a company of actors led by artistic director Edward Hall.
Romeo Y Julieta
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Henry Godinez
Event Date(s): Jan 29 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Theatre and Performing Arts
Venue: Chicago Shakespeare Theater
City: Chicago
Price: $65.00
Reference Link: https://www.chicagoshakes.com/productions/2627-romeo-y-julieta/
Description: In Shakespeare's passionate romance, love is the universal language---in this new bilingual English and Spanish adaptation staged by Henry Godinez and set in 1960s Miami.
Illinoise
By: Justin Peck & Jackie Sibblies Drury
Directed by: Justin Peck
Event Date(s): Feb 09 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Theatre and Performing Arts
Venue: Chicago Shakespeare Theater
City: Chicago
Price: $65.00
Reference Link: https://www.chicagoshakes.com/productions/2627-illinoise/
Description: The Tony-winning phenomenon based on Sufjan Stevens' landmark album returns home to CST in a thrilling staging from director and choreographer Justin Peck.
Reunion In Bartersville
By: Celeste Bedford Walker
Directed by: Jerry Dixon
Event Date(s): Apr 11 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Theatre and Performing Arts
Venue: Chicago Shakespeare Theater
City: Chicago
Price: $65.00
Reference Link: https://www.chicagoshakes.com/productions/2627-reunion-in-bartersville/
Description: The 50th Reunion of the Bartersville High class of 1933 becomes a hilarious whodunnit as a decades-old murder case is thrown wide open by a ghost from their past.
Heartbreakers
By: Bradley Bredeweg
Directed by: Bradley Bredeweg
Event Date(s): May 04 2027 - Jun 06 2027
Type of Event: Theatre and Performing Arts
Venue: Chicago Shakespeare Theater
City: Chicago
Price: $65.00
Reference Link: https://www.chicagoshakes.com/productions/2627-heartbreakers/
Description: Powered by electrifying rock anthems from Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, this new musical reimagines Romeo and Juliet as a high-voltage collision of love, rivalry, and identity.
The Front Page
By: Jeffrey Hatcher (adapt. from Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur)
Directed by: BJ Jones
Event Date(s): Sep 09 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Northlight Theatre
City: Evanston
Price: $42-66
Reference Link: https://https://northlight.org/tribe-event-series/the-front-page/
Description: In a 1930s Chicago press room, wise-cracking reporters are abuzz with the latest news: ace reporter Hildy Johnson is quitting her job and getting married. Editor Walter Burns has no intention of letting her go– out of the newsroom, or into the arms of another man.
All the World
By: Lauren M. Gunderson
Directed by: Jessica Thebus
Event Date(s): Nov 11 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Northlight Theatre
City: Evanston
Price: $48-72
Reference Link: https://northlight.org/tribe-event-series/all-the-world/
Description: Two actors find themselves in an ever-shifting relationship during the most emotionally charged time of the year: the holidays. Set amidst the backstages and quick changes of the world’s most beloved seasonal classics, they try to keep the mess of their private lives offstage.
The American Five
By: Chess Jakobs
Directed by: Mikael Burke
Event Date(s): Feb 03 2027 - Mar 03 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Northlight Theatre
City: Evanston
Price: $42-72
Reference Link: https://northlight.org/tribe-event-series/the-american-five/
Description: “In rousing resistance to injustice and inspiring cohesion and connection, this play is a triumph of doing what it’s about!” –DC Theater Arts
Here There Are Blueberries
By: Moisés Kaufman & Amanda Gronich
Directed by: Charles Newell
Event Date(s): Apr 07 2027 - May 16 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Northlight Theatre
City: Evanston
Price: $42-72
Reference Link: https://northlight.org/tribe-event-series/here-there-are-blueberries/
Description: 2024 Pulitzer Prize Finalist | 2025 Lucille Lortel Award Winner for Outstanding Play | Two-time Helen Hayes Award Winner | Named one of the “10 Best Plays of 2024” (The Wall Street Journal)
Pearl’s in the House
By: Art Manke
Directed by: Kenneth L. Roberson
Event Date(s): Jun 09 2027 - Jul 18 2027
Type of Event: Play With Music
Venue: Northlight Theatre
City: Evanston
Price: $42-72
Reference Link: https://northlight.org/tribe-event-series/pearls-in-the-house/
Description: The life and music of trailblazer Pearl Bailey take center stage in this compelling world premiere.
Bonnie’s Last Flight
By: Eliza Bent
Directed by: Devon de Mayo
Event Date(s): Sep 12 2026 - Oct 17 2026
Type of Event: World Premiere Theatre
Venue: Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
City: Chicago
Price: $38-88
Reference Link: https://rivendelltheatre.org/bonnieslastflight
Description: Bonnie’s Last Flight is a comedy set on everyone’s least favorite mode of transit: an airplane. In it we must reckon with our crew’s dreams and regrets and ask ourselves: What does it take to really start living?
Tell Me I’m Not Crazy
By: Sharyn Rothstein
Directed by: Georgette Verdin
Event Date(s): Apr 30 2027 - Jun 13 2027
Type of Event: Chicago Premiere
Venue: Raven Theatre Company
City: Chicago
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://www.raventheatre.com/stage/notcrazy/
Description: Life can be overwhelming at any stage: kids to raise, in-laws to deal with, work-life to balance. A hilarious comedy about two generations struggling to find common ground in an America at odds with itself. Chicago premiere.
Topdog/Underdog
By: Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by: Kenny Leon
Event Date(s): Sep 17 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Theater Production
Venue: Steppenwolf Theatre Company
City: Chicago
Price: $
Reference Link: https://steppenwolf.org
Description: Sibling rivalry and a lifetime of resentment come to a head in this fast-paced and ferocious thrill ride. The deck is stacked with a Tony Award-winning director, a Pulitzer Prize-winning script, and a tour-de-force showdown for ensemble members Glenn Davis and Namir Smallwood.
Adirondack Chair Circle
By: Stephanie Alison Walker
Directed by: Pam MacKinnon
Event Date(s): Oct 22 2026 - Dec 06 2026
Type of Event: Theater Production
Venue: Steppenwolf Theatre Company
City: Chicago
Price: $
Reference Link: https://steppenwolf.org
Description:
A gaggle of suburban moms are ready to take on the school board in the fight of their lives: attempting to ban the controversial books available to their kids in the school library. But is this trusted inner circle really all on the same page?
The Comeuppance
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Tina Landau
Event Date(s): Feb 04 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Theater Production
Venue: Steppenwolf Theatre Company
City: Chicago
Price: $
Reference Link: https://steppenwolf.org
Description: This Chicago premiere from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Purpose is a contemplative, hilarious, and grave reflection on life and death.
Ellen B.
By: Marius von Mayenburg
Directed by: Robert O'Hara
Event Date(s): Apr 01 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Theater Production
Venue: Steppenwolf Theatre Company
City: Chicago
Price: $
Reference Link: https://steppenwolf.org
Description: Daniel Brunet's translation of internationally lauded playwright Marius von Mayenburg's psychological thriller comes with no easy answers, touching on the nerve between past and present, professional and private, truth and lie.
The Night Fawn
By: Adam Rapp
Directed by: Terry Kinney
Event Date(s): May 27 2027 - Jul 03 2027
Type of Event: Theater Production
Venue: Steppenwolf Theatre Company
City: Chicago
Price: $
Reference Link: https://steppenwolf.org
Description: A provocative confession with haunting implications about memory and revenge, Adam Rapp’s The Night Fawn offers a sunset to Steppenwolf Theatre's season—but real monsters don’t wait to come out after dark.
The Birth of the Pill
By: Jessica Huang (based on the book by Jonathan Eig)
Directed by: Sandra Marquez
Event Date(s): Sep 02 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: World Premiere
Venue: TimeLine Theatre Company
City: Chicago
Price: $5 - $10
Reference Link: https://https://timelinetheatre.com/events/birth-pill/
Description: Science, power, and the women who paid the price for progress: Commissioned and developed by TimeLine and based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jonathan Eig, this world premiere explores questions about consent, sacrifice, and the complicated cost of social change.
Home, I’m Darling
By: Laura Wade
Directed by: Mechelle Moe
Event Date(s): Nov 11 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Comedy/Drama
Venue: TimeLine Theatre Company
City: Chicago
Price: $40-$100
Reference Link: https://www.timelinetheatre.com/home-darling
Description: A darkly funny exploration of marriage, nostalgia, and the allure of the “perfect” past. Judy and Johnny are living out an idealized 1950s suburban life, but the seams of their hyper-curated life begin to fray in this razor-sharp satire that feels both timely and timeless.
The Far Country
By: Lloyd Suh
Directed by: Helen Young
Event Date(s): Feb 03 2027 - Mar 07 2027
Type of Event: Drama
Venue: TimeLine Theatre Company
City: Chicago
Price: $40-$100
Reference Link: https://timelinetheatre.com/events/far-country/
Description: A sweeping and deeply human epic about immigration, identity, and the struggle to claim a future in America. In the wake of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, a man from China arrives at San Francisco’s Angel Island immigration station and enters a labyrinth of interrogation.
Merrily We Roll Along
By: Stephen Sondheim (music & lyrics), George Furth (book, based on the original play George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart)
Directed by: Nick Bowling, with music direction by Otto Vogel, choreography by Erin Kilmurray
Event Date(s): Apr 28 2027 - May 30 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: TimeLine Theatre Company
City: Chicago
Price: $40-$100
Reference Link: https://timelinetheatre.com/merrily
Description: A bittersweet story about friendship, ambition, and the choices that shape a life. Spanning 20 years and moving backward through time, this iconic Stephen Sondheim musical traces the unraveling of a once inseparable trio of friends and creative collaborators.
Sisters
By: Matthew Libby
Directed by: Jessica Thebus
Event Date(s): Aug 14 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: play
Venue: Writers Theatre, Gillian
City: Glencoe
Price: $75+
Reference Link: https://www.writerstheatre.org/events/sisters
Description: Matilda and Greta have always been there for one another, through joy and grief and homework and boyfriends. They’re as close as sisters can be—even if Greta is artificial intelligence. As Matilda ages and Greta longs for independence, their relationship begins to be tested.
The Royale
By: Marco Ramirez
Directed by: Tyrone Phillips
Event Date(s): Oct 22 2026 - Dec 29 2026
Type of Event: play
Venue: Writers Theatre, Nichols
City: Chicago
Price: $75+
Reference Link: https://www.writerstheatre.org/events/the-royale
Description: Jay is a really good boxer, so good they call him “The Sport.” It’s 1905, and in the Jim Crow era, a Black man doesn’t get to fight a reigning white champion. When a surprising chance at the title appears, Jay gears up for the fight of his life.
Brief Encounter
By: Noël Coward, adapt. by Emma Rice
Directed by: Shana Cooper
Event Date(s): Feb 11 2027 - Mar 28 2027
Type of Event: musical
Venue: Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre
City: Chicago
Price: $75+
Reference Link: https://www.writerstheatre.org/events/brief-encounter
Description: An ordinary commute becomes a whirlwind instant of once-in-a-lifetime possibility. Based on the beloved Noël Coward film, this critically acclaimed stage adaptation features live performances of an indelible selection of Coward’s best songs.
Creditors
By: August Strindberg, adapt. by Jen Silverman
Directed by: Braden Abraham
Event Date(s): Apr 08 2027 - Jul 03 2027
Type of Event: play
Venue: Gillian Theatre
City: Chicago
Price: $75+
Reference Link: https://www.writerstheatre.org/events/creditors
Description: This classic psychological thriller by August Strindberg, newly adapted with biting wit by Jen Silverman (Witch, The Roommate), is an electrifying portrayal of three souls trapped in an intricate web of deception, seduction, and revelation.
Hershey Felder: The Piano and Me
By: Hershey Felder
Directed by:
Event Date(s): May 05 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: play with music
Venue: Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre
City: Chicago
Price: $75+
Reference Link: https://www.writerstheatre.org/events/hershey-felder-the-piano-and-me
Description: Hershey Felder, known for his hit portrayals of musical geniuses in his beloved composer series, now takes the stage as a different musical artist: himself. In this deeply moving new play, Felder pulls back the curtain on his own story.
Indiana
The Meridian Cafe
By: Lucy Thurber
Directed by: Chris Saunders
Event Date(s): Oct 22 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: World Premiere Play
Venue: Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre
City: Indianapolis
Price: $32
Reference Link: https://americanlivestheatre.org/
Description: Set in an all-night diner, this world premiere play examines hometown connections. Developed on-site alongside Indianapolis actors and inspired by the actual places that shaped them, this story digs into human nature, personal truth, and the dynamic realities of Indy natives.
Evanston Salt Costs Climbing
By: Will Arbery
Directed by: Andrew Kramer
Event Date(s): Feb 05 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: IF Theatre
City: Indianapolis
Price: $27
Reference Link: https://americanlivestheatre.org/
Description: As winters grow harsh, two salt truck drivers battle frozen roads and job displacement when their boss eyes new eco-friendly technology. A darkly funny, haunting play that digs into climate dread, human connection, and what happens when the ground beneath us starts to give way.
Waiting for Lefty
By: Clifford Odets
Directed by: Scott Russell
Event Date(s): Feb 25 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre
City: Indianapolis
Price: $32
Reference Link: https://americanlivestheatre.org/
Description: Pushed to the brink by an unpayable cost of living and systemic greed, a room of cab drivers considers a high-stakes strike. Clifford Odets's explosive classic channels a raw, modern economic panic with its battle for human dignity.
One-Shot
By: Andrew Rosendorf
Directed by: David Taylor Little
Event Date(s): Apr 29 2027 - May 16 2027
Type of Event: World Premiere Play
Venue: Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre
City: Indianapolis
Price: $32
Reference Link: https://americanlivestheatre.org/
Description: In a video store in 1999, two young film buffs chase a life-altering scholarship. A powerful, intimate portrait of queer youth, examining ambition, privilege, identity, and the fragile boundary between who gets seen and who gets left behind.
The DaVinci Code
By: Rachel Wagstaff & Duncan Abel (adapt. from Dan Brown)
Directed by: Benjamin Hanna
Event Date(s): Sep 23 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Indiana Repertory Theatre
City: Indianapolis
Price: $27+
Reference Link: https://www.irtlive.com/shows-and-events/events/the-da-vinci-code/
Description: When Professor Robert Langdon is brought to the Louvre to help solve a brutal murder, he becomes the prime suspect. He must race across Europe to decipher a labyrinthine code to clear his name and reveal a history-changing secret in this pulse-racing mystery.
Kim’s Convenience
By: Ins Choi
Directed by: cara hinh
Event Date(s): Oct 20 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Indiana Repertory Theatre
City: Indianapolis
Price: $27+
Reference Link: https://www.irtlive.com/shows-and-events/events/the-da-vinci-code/
Description: For over 30 years, Mr. Kim, a first-generation Korean immigrant, has dispensed wisdom and snacks from his store counter. Now, he faces a changing neighborhood and children with different dreams in this laugh-out-loud, feel-good story of love and family.
A Christmas Carol
By: Tom Haas (adapt. from Dickens)
Directed by: cara hinh
Event Date(s): Nov 14 2026 - Dec 26 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Indiana Repertory Theatre
City: Indianapolis
Price: $27+
Reference Link: https://www.irtlive.com/shows-and-events/events/a-christmas-carol/
Description: Banish your bah humbugs and celebrate the season! This classic holiday tradition shines a light on the power of kindness and love in an uplifting tale of one man's journey to redemption. Warm your heart with this beloved story and song as the weather turns cold.
Purpose
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Tyrone Phillips
Event Date(s): Jan 26 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Indiana Repertory Theatre
City: Indianapolis
Price: $27+
Reference Link: https://www.irtlive.com/shows-and-events/events/purpose/
Description: The Jaspers have been a pillar of Black America for decades. When their son and an uninvited friend return home for a celebration, hidden secrets threaten to shake their foundations. This epic, Pulitzer-winning family drama is intense, hilarious, and dramatic.
Little Women
By: Lauren Gunderson (adapt. from Louisa May Alcott)
Directed by: Lauren Keating
Event Date(s): Feb 16 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Indiana Repertory Theatre
City: Indianapolis
Price: $27+
Reference Link: https://www.irtlive.com/shows-and-events/events/louisa-may-alcotts-little-women/
Description: While their father serves in the Civil War, four sisters and their mother work hard to keep hearth and home. Despite society's limits, their love and feminine strength bind them through hardships, friendships, romances, and losses in this captivating new stage adaptation.
Guys and Dolls
By: Frank Loesser (music & lyrics), Jo Swerling & Abe Burrows (book, based on a story and characters Damon Runyan)
Directed by: Lilli-Anne Brown
Event Date(s): Apr 07 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Indiana Repertory Theatre
City: Indianapolis
Price: $27+
Reference Link: https://www.irtlive.com/shows-and-events/events/guys-and-dolls/
Description: On the streets of New York, a smooth-talking gambler wagers he can charm an uptight missionary, while another high roller fights to keep his game alive and avoid marrying his fiancée. Enjoy beloved songs and thrilling dances in this perfect golden-age musical comedy.
Much Ado About Nothing
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 01 2026 - Nov 30 2026
Type of Event: Performance Series
Venue:
City:
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description: The Actors From the London Stage bring to life Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing. In their signature style of five actors and minimal staging, come see them tackle the war of wits, gossip, and love.
Iowa
I, Will: A Late Romance
By: Scott Carter
Directed by: Adam Knight
Event Date(s): Sep 10 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Riverside Theatre
City: Iowa City
Price: $18-43
Reference Link: https://riversidetheatre.org/iwill/
Description: London, 1608. William Shakespeare finds himself striving to retain his relevance while placating actors and a demanding king---and dodging the plague. It will take a stroke of genius to turn this chaos into the last great movement of his writing: the Romances. A world premiere.
The Turn of the Screw
By: Jeffrey Hatcher
Directed by: Gregory Almanza
Event Date(s): Oct 23 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Riverside Theatre
City: Iowa City
Price: $18-43
Reference Link: https://riversidetheatre.org/theturnofthescrew/
Description: A young governess journeys to a lonely English manor house to care for two recently orphaned children. But the specter of her predecessor (and a sinister companion) begin haunting the children. Based on the Henry James novella of suspense---and repressed desire.
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
By: Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon
Directed by: Kristin Clippard
Event Date(s): Nov 27 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Riverside Theatre
City: Iowa City
Price: $18-43
Reference Link: https://riversidetheatre.org/missbennet/
Description: A delicious holiday sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, set two years after the novel. It centers on Mary, the bookish Bennet sister, intent on finding love and independence on her own terms. An unexpected guest might just be the match she is looking for.
Athena
By: Gracie Gardiner
Directed by: Katy Hahn
Event Date(s): Jan 28 2027 - Feb 07 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Riverside Theatre
City: Iowa City
Price: $18-43
Reference Link: https://riversidetheatre.org/26-27/
Description: Mary Wallace and Athena are training for the Junior Olympics in fencing. Friendship blooms as they train together and become more enmeshed in each other's lives. But can friendship survive a winner-take-all competition?
Waiting for Godot
By: Samuel Beckett
Directed by: Adam Knight
Event Date(s): Feb 26 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Riverside Theatre
City: Iowa City
Price: $18-43
Reference Link: https://riversidetheatre.org/26-27/
Description: A classic existential tale by one of the great writers of the 20th Century. Two men wait for the mysterious Godot on the edges of a barren world, where their faith in goodness and in each other is tested. A story of hope, futility, and the beautiful madness of the human condition.
Intimate Apparel
By: Lynn Nottage
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 16 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Riverside Theatre
City: Iowa City
Price: $18-43
Reference Link: https://riversidetheatre.org/26-27/
Description: 1905, New York. Esther, a talented seamstress, dreams of love and independence. As she forms an unlikely bond with Mr. Marks, an Orthodox Jewish fabric merchant, she must navigate the boundaries of race, religion, and desire in this poignant drama.
Kentucky
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
By: Ken Ludwig
Directed by: Amelia Acosta Powell
Event Date(s): Sep 09 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Theatre/Play
Venue: Actors Theatre of Louisville
City: Louisville
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/events/ken-ludwigs-baskerville-a-sherlock-holmes-mystery
Description: The play’s afoot! Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson tackle one of their most famous cases in this murderously funny adventure, which transforms the classic Gothic thriller The Hound of the Baskervilles into a fast-paced comedy fueled by theatrical invention.
Dead as a Dodo
By: Gwendolyn Warnock & Kirjan Waage
Directed by: Gwendolyn Warnock & Kirjan Waage
Event Date(s): Oct 14 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Theatre/Play
Venue: Actors Theatre of Louisville
City: Louisville
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/events/dead-as-a-dodo-2026
Description: In this fantastical adventure infused with astonishing puppetry, humor, music, and magical visual effects, two skeleton friends, a dodo and a boy, are drawn into the epic battle between existence and extinction as they fight to stay together. A Wakka Wakka production.
A Christmas Carol
By: Charles Dickens, adapt. by Lavina Jadhwani
Directed by: Amelia Acosta Powell & Emily Tarquin
Event Date(s): Nov 28 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Theatre/Play
Venue: Actors Theatre of Louisville
City: Louisville
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/events/a-christmas-carol-2026
Description: Scrooge's disdain for Christmas is no match for visits from enchanting ghosts, a lively ensemble of characters, and the music of the season. Honoring Dickens’s classic tale, this acclaimed adaptation embraces generosity, community, and second chances.
Primary Trust
By: Eboni Booth
Directed by: Jamil Jude
Event Date(s): Feb 17 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Theatre/Play
Venue: Actors Theatre of Louisville
City: Louisville
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/events/primary-trust
Description: With a mix of compassion and humor, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play tells the story of Kenneth, a man whose life of quiet routine consists of working in a small-town bookstore and sipping mai tais at the local tiki bar. When he suddenly loses his job, his existence is upended.
Super Cowgirl and Mighty Miracle
By: José Cruz González
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 19 2026 - Sep 26 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Larry and Vivian Snipes Main Stage
City: Lexington
Price: $
Reference Link: https://lctonstage.org
Description: Six-year-old Cory is sent to live with her grumpy grandma when her Papi has to go away for work. But Grandmother Autumn’s house is different: soup for dinner, church on Sundays, and no dogs! When Cory meets a stray dog, she secretly takes him in right under her grandma’s nose.
Mister E of Imagination: Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
By: Vivian Robin Snipes
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 24 2026 - Oct 31 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Larry and Vivian Snipes Main Stage
City: Lexington
Price: $
Reference Link: https://lctonstage.org
Description: The Tell-Tale Heart. The Fall of the House of Usher. The Cask of Amontillado. The Raven. Edgar Allan Poe’s poems and stories still excite imaginations with images that keep us up long after bedtime.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical
By: Jahanna Beecham (book & lyrics), Malcolm Hillgartner (music & lyrics), adapt. from Barbara Robinson
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Nov 29 2026 - Dec 06 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Lexington Opera House
City: Lexington
Price: $
Reference Link: https://lctonstage.org
Description: The Herdmans are known as the worst kids in the history of the world—so when they crash Sunday school and demand parts in the Christmas pageant, the whole town panics. In an effort to prove everyone wrong, director Grace Bradley gives the Herdmans a chance.
Aesop’s Fables On Stage
By: Larry and Vivian Snipes
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jan 23 2027 - Jan 24 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Larry and Vivian Snipes Main Stage
City: Lexington
Price: $
Reference Link: https://lctonstage.org
Description: With the energy of Saturday morning cartoons, three actors will become a tortoise, a hare, a grasshopper, an ant, a fox, a lion, a mouse, a milkmaid, a goose, and many more right before your very eyes. Learning your lesson has never been such a hoot and a holler.
Tomás and the Library Lady
By: José Cruz González
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jan 30 2027 - Jan 31 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Larry and Vivian Snipes Main Stage
City: Lexington
Price: $
Reference Link: https://lctonstage.org
Description: This is the inspiring true story of Tomás Rivera, who grew up in a migrant worker family, befriended a librarian in Iowa, and learned to love books and the places they took him. Adapted from the well-loved book, this play can be readily understood in English and Spanish.
Pete the Cat
By: Sarah Hammond (book & lyrics), Will Aronson (music), adapt. from Kimberly and James Dean
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 14 2027 - Mar 27 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Larry and Vivian Main Stage
City: Lexington
Price: $
Reference Link: https://lstonstage.org
Description: For Pete the Cat, life is a groovalicious, beautiful adventure. For Jimmy Biddle, life has rules, structure, and order. When Pete becomes the Biddle family’s new housecat, Jimmy has trouble letting go of his uptight ways.
Last Stop on Market Street
By: Gloria Bond Clunie, adapt. from Matt de la Peña
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 18 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Play with Music
Venue: Larry and Vivian Main Stage
City: Lexington
Price: $
Reference Link: https://lctonstage.org
Description: Every week after church, CJ’s grandmother drags him all the way to the other side of town. CJ thinks it’s scary downtown. But his grandmother shows him how full of music and life the city can be when you learn how to listen to its unique rhythms.
Bookworms
By: Jeff Sachs
Directed by:
Event Date(s): May 08 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: TVY
Venue: Learning Stage
City: Lexington
Price: $
Reference Link: https://lctonstage.org
Description: A library is a space of wonder and imagination, but what goes on beyond the bookshelves? Little ones gather for story time, but as the stories begin they find that something...or someone...has mixed them up!
Louisiana
The Dance on Widow’s Row
By: Samm-Art Williams
Directed by: Anthony Bean
Event Date(s): Oct 02 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Comedy
Venue: Anthony Bean Community Theater
City: New Orleans
Price: $35 - $45
Reference Link: https://anthonybeantheater.com
Description: A hilarious comedy centers on four Southern widows in North Carolina as they navigate romance, reputation, and superstition. Seeking to escape the memory of their five buried husbands, they invite four local bachelors for a memorable, fun, but deadly evening.
Something Cloudy, Something Clear
By: Tennessee Williams
Directed by: Augustin J. Correro
Event Date(s): Sep 10 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Lower Depths Theatre
City: New Orleans
Price: $40 - 55
Reference Link: https://twtheatrenola.com
Description: On the misty shores of Provincetown, a playwright haunted by his past revisits the electrifying summer that shaped his life and art. Something Cloudy, Something Clear is Tennessee Williams at his most personal—a lyrical, heartbreaking meditation on desire, memory, and creation.
Stairs to the Roof
By: Tennessee Williams
Directed by: Augustin J. Correro
Event Date(s): Mar 04 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Marquette Theatre
City: New Orleans
Price: $45 - 55
Reference Link: https://twtheatrenola.com
Description: Trapped by the monotony of everyday life, a young dreamer climbs to the rooftop in search of something more. Tennessee Williams’s Stairs to the Roof is a poetic fable about hope, escape, and the longing to live authentically.
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
By: Tony Kushner
Directed by: Augustin J. Correro
Event Date(s): Jul 15 2027 - Aug 29 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Marquette Theatee
City: New Orleans
Price: $50 - 65
Reference Link: https://twtheatrenola.com
Description: Amid the AIDS crisis, lives unravel, angels descend, and America stands at a crossroads. Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches is a breathtaking theatrical epic about love, loss, identity, and the possibility of hope.
Suddenly Last Summer
By: Tennessee Williams
Directed by: Augustin J. Correro
Event Date(s): Sep 16 2027 - Oct 03 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Marquette Theatre
City: New Orleans
Price: $45 -60
Reference Link: https://twtheatrenola.com
Description: Beneath the elegance of a New Orleans garden lies a terrible secret. Suddenly Last Summer is one of Tennessee Williams’s most daring plays—a hypnotic exploration of desire, family, truth, and the stories we tell to survive.
Maine
Steel Magnolias
By: Robert Harling
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 23 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Public Theatre
City: Lewiston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://thepublictheatre.org
Description: This beloved comedy celebrates the lives and friendship of six Southern women who gather weekly in their local hair salon to share gossip, laughter, and tears and navigate the joys and challenges of life together.
A Christmas Carol
By: Charles Dickens, adapt. by Christopher Schario
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Dec 11 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Public Theatre
City: Lewiston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://thepublictheatre.org
Description: Six actors and a fiddler perform the Dickens out of this beloved holiday story told in a way you’ve never imagined and will never forget!
Darker the Night, Brighter the Stars
By: John Cariani
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jan 22 2027 - Jan 31 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Public Theatre
City: Lewiston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://thepublictheatre.org
Description: From the popular author of Almost, Maine comes another look at life in Northern Maine—this time through the eyes of a younger generation.
Primary Trust
By: Eboni Booth
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 12 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Public Theatre
City: Lewiston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://thepublictheatre.org
Description: Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for drama, this quirky, moving, and uplifting play tells the story of a lonely man named Kenneth who meets his imaginary friend every night for Mai Tais at a local tiki bar.
The Fiancé
By: Emily Bohannon
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 30 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Public Theatre
City: Lewiston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://thepublictheatre.org
Description: A heartfelt new comedy about love, loss, and hope in three generations of single women. Imagine a recently heartbroken 31-year-old woman, her 62-year-old divorced mom, and her 85-year-old widowed grandmother. Guess which one’s the fiancé?
Maryland
Bocking
By: Preston Crowder
Directed by: Stevie Walker-Webb
Event Date(s): Aug 14 2026 - Sep 06 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Baltimore Center Stage
City: Baltimore
Price: $30-$90
Reference Link: https://www.centerstage.org/events/bocking/
Description: Be among the first to experience Bocking, a wildly irreverent new comedy making its world premiere at Baltimore Center Stage. (Read more on the website!)
Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares
By: Laura Benanti
Directed by: Annie Tippe
Event Date(s): Sep 17 2026 - Sep 26 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Baltimore Center Stage
City: Baltimore
Price: $30-$90
Reference Link: https://www.centerstage.org/events/laura-benanti-nobody-cares/
Description: Direct from an acclaimed run at Edinburgh Fringe and two sold-out Off-Broadway engagements comes Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares, a one-woman comedy show from the mind of Tony Award winner Laura Benanti. (Read more on the website!)
Kim’s Convenience
By: Ins Choi
Directed by: cara hinh
Event Date(s): Aug 30 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: live performance, comedy
Venue: Everyman Theatre
City: Baltimore
Price: $59.50-$71.50
Reference Link: https://everymantheatre.org/event/kims-convenience/
Description: Filled with wit and heartfelt humor. Ins Choi's award-winning play that inspired the Netflix series---set in the bustling aisles of a neighborhood convenient store---celebrates family, diversity, and generational bonds of a proud Korean immigrant and his legacy.
Different Words for Happiness
By: Katie Kleiger
Directed by: Laura Kepley
Event Date(s): Oct 18 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: live performance, comedy
Venue: Everyman Theatre
City: Baltimore
Price: $59.50/$71.50
Reference Link: https://everymantheatre.org/event/different-words/
Description: A stirring exploration by Everyman Resident Company Member Katie Kleiger. When an ex-lover calls, Ava confronts her past and meets Eleanor, a woman facing midlife crisis. Together they navigate blame and forgiveness, discovering the power to determine what brings happiness.
The Mirror Crack’d
By: Rachel Wagstaff, adapt. from Agatha Christie
Directed by: Brandon Weinbrenner
Event Date(s): Nov 29 2026 - Dec 30 2026
Type of Event: live performance
Venue: Everyman Theatre
City: Baltimore
Price: $59.50/$91.00
Reference Link: https://everymantheatre.org/event/mirror-crackd/
Description: Miss Marple makes her stage debut solving a murder at a glamorous 1960s soiree in St. Mary Mead. Uncover jealousy and secrets to find the killer. Featuring Everyman's Resident Company members, this Christie classic provides the perfect amount of holiday chills this season.
The Mountaintop
By: Katori Hall
Directed by: Danielle Drakes
Event Date(s): Jan 31 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: live performance
Venue: Everyman Theatre
City: Baltimore
Price: $59.50/$71.50
Reference Link: https://everymantheatre.org/event/mountaintop/
Description: Memphis-born Katori Hall reimagines King's final night, stripping away mythology to reveal the vulnerable man beneath. On the night he delivered "I've Been to the Mountaintop," King reflects on his legacy in conversation with a mysterious maid before he meets his tragic fate.
Agnes of God
By: John Pielmeier
Directed by: Lily Wolff
Event Date(s): Mar 28 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: live performance
Venue: Everyman Theatre
City: Baltimore
Price: $59.50/$71.50
Reference Link: https://everymantheatre.org/event/agnes-of-god/
Description: Inspired by true events. Set in a convent in the 1980's, this gripping drama follows a court-appointed psychiatrist investigating Agnes, a fragile young nun who gave birth to a baby who died, yet has no memory of the pregnancy. A tense exploration of faith, science, and truth.
Rope
By: Patrick Hamilton, adapt. by Jeffrey Hatcher
Directed by: Noah Himmelstein
Event Date(s): May 23 2027 - Jun 20 2027
Type of Event: live performance
Venue: Everyman Theatre
City: Baltimore
Price: $59.50/$71.50
Reference Link: https://everymantheatre.org/event/rope/#tickets
Description: This newly adapted thriller inspired by Hitchcock's classic film. Two ambitious young men commit a cold-blooded murder and host a dinner party atop the chest hiding their victim. As gin flows, and talk turns to the "perfect crime," their composure frays.
MET’s Comedy Extravaganza
By:
Directed by: Molly Parchment
Event Date(s): Aug 28 2026 - Aug 29 2026
Type of Event: Improv Comedy
Venue: Maryland Ensemble Theatre
City: Frederick
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35900/production/1282191
Description: Join us for an amazing weekend of improv comedy. The improvisers of MET Comedy Night will be hosting improv teams from Baltimore and D.C. to come perform during two unforgettable nights on the Key Stage.
A Little Stephen Music: A Sondheim Cabaret
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 05 2026 - Sep 05 2026
Type of Event: Cabaret Performance
Venue: Maryland Ensemble Theatre
City: Frederick
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://marylandensemble.org/a-little-stephen-music/
Description: A captivating night of celebrating Stephen Sondheim and his amazing music. Audiences will be treated to a night of unforgettable performances featuring some of Sondheim’s most beloved songs, performed by MET fan favorites.
Into the Woods
By: Stephen Sondheim (music & lyrics), James Lapine (book)
Directed by: Shea-Mikal Green
Event Date(s): Sep 11 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Maryland Ensemble Theatre
City: Frederick
Price: $20-55
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35900/production/1278595
Description: Into the Woods tells familiar stories from all your fairy tale favorites, only to remind its audience what happens after the story is told...and all the consequences that follow.
Moon Festival Alice
By: A MET Original
Directed by: Julie Herber
Event Date(s): Sep 26 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Maryland Ensemble Theatre
City: Frederick
Price: $17-20
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35900/production/1279462
Description: A curious child falls down a rabbit hole during a mid-autumn festival celebration and enters a magical world inspired by Asian folklore, festivals, and modern Asian American life. Presented in partnership with the Asian American Center of Frederick.
The Crater Sisters’ Christmas Special
By: John Morogiello & Lori Boyd
Directed by: Lynn Sharp Spears
Event Date(s): Nov 20 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Maryland Ensemble Theatre
City: Frederick
Price: $48-50
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35900/production/1278602
Description: When the entire cast and crew quit 30 minutes before her comeback special, a diva is forced to reunite with the sister she’s not spoken to in three decades. A zany musical romp filled with ghosts, wonder, delusion, and the magic of the holidays!
The Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza!
By: Mo Willems and Adam Tobin
Directed by: Julie Herber
Event Date(s): Nov 28 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Maryland Ensemble Theatre
City: Frederick
Price: $17-20
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35900/production/1279426
Description: When Mo Willems's characters get together for the holidays, it's bound to be the biggest extravaganza ever! Will Pigeon join in the festivities, or will he run all the way to the North Pole in search of the greatest gift ever?
The Moors
By: Jen Silverman
Directed by: Nicole Mattis
Event Date(s): Feb 12 2027 - Mar 07 2027
Type of Event: Comedy
Venue: Maryland Ensemble Theatre
City: Frederick
Price: $20-55
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35900/production/1278607
Description: A lush, queer, and Gothic dark comedy set in the isolated moors of northern England, where nothing is as it seems. Two sisters, their maid, and a melancholy dog live in a wretched existence in a crumbling and strange mansion, set apart from the world.
Appropriate
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Gené Fouché
Event Date(s): Apr 02 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Maryland Ensemble Theatre
City: Frederick
Price: $20-55
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35900/production/1278608
Description: An aging patriarch has died, leaving his messy and bitter family left to pick through the pieces of their crumbling childhood plantation home. Appropriate asks what, if anything, deserves to be preserved from a legacy of hidden violence and cruelty.
The 39 Steps
By: Patrick Barlow (adapt. from John Buchan)
Directed by: Tad Janes
Event Date(s): May 21 2027 - Jun 13 2027
Type of Event: Comedy
Venue: Maryland Ensemble Theatre
City: Frederick
Price: $20-55
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35900/production/1278609
Description: A madcap, campy parody of the original Hitchcock movie, The 39 Steps, is a wild and hilarious spy thriller. Four actors play nearly a hundred different roles in a highly stylized and side-splitting send-up of the genre.
Ma Rainey’s Black Botton
By: August Wilson
Directed by: Lili-Anne Brown
Event Date(s): Sep 09 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Round House Theatre
City: Bethesda
Price: $50
Reference Link: https://www.roundhousetheatre.org/on-stage/explore/ma-raineys-black-bottom/
Description: Widely considered one of Wilson’s most searing works, this is a blistering examination of authorship, exploitation, and theft of Black artistry.
Cult of Love
By: Leslye Headland
Directed by: Ryan Rilette
Event Date(s): Nov 18 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Round House Theatre
City: Bethesda
Price: Starting at $50
Reference Link: https://www.roundhousetheatre.org/on-stage/explore/cult-of-love/
Description: In this darkly fun play, four adult siblings (and their partners) return home for Christmas Eve, carrying secrets, resentments, and competing ideas of what family demands. As the singing and celebration give way to confrontation, old wounds reopen and new revelations emerge.
Chinese Republicans
By: Alex Lin
Directed by: Desdemona Chiang
Event Date(s): Jan 27 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Theatre Regional Premiere
Venue: Round House Theatre
City: Bethesda
Price: Starting at $50
Reference Link: https://www.roundhousetheatre.org/on-stage/explore/chinese-republicans/
Description: A group of Chinese American businesswomen meet for lunch to discuss success and survival in the corporate finance world. When the youngest member starts to question the personal cost of the success, the other women try to steer her toward the choices they believe she should make.
Baby Shower Katie
By: Beth Hyland
Directed by: Jessica Fisch
Event Date(s): Apr 14 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Theatre World Premiere
Venue: Round House Theatre
City: Bethesda
Price: Starting at $50
Reference Link: https://
Description: Across four baby showers, thrown for three different women named Katie, Rebecca and Hannah are forced to confront their divergent dreams. Beth Hyland’s irreverent new comedy asks what happens when the life we have been told to want no longer fits the person we are becoming.
The White Chip
By: Sean Daniels
Directed by: Sean Daniels
Event Date(s): Jun 02 2027 - Jul 03 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Round House Theatre
City: Bethesda
Price: Starting at $50
Reference Link: https://www.roundhousetheatre.org/on-stage/explore/the-white-chip/
Description: A prolific director and rising star in the American theatre has built a life that looks enviable from the outside. But beneath it, he is struggling to balance professional success, family, and an addiction that is spinning out of control.
Massachusetts
Rhinoceros
By: Eugene Ionesco, translated by Derek Prouse
Directed by: Diane Paulus
Event Date(s): Aug 14 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Loeb Drama Cetner
City: Cambridge
Price: $
Reference Link: https://americanrepertorytheater.org/shows-events/rhinoceros/
Description: Everything seems normal one Sunday morning…until it’s not. One by one, friends and colleagues transform into rhinoceroses, and Berenger is forced to decide: will he follow the crowd or stand his ground? Eugène Ionesco’s landmark play is staged in a new adaptation by A.R.T.
1972
By: Chadwick Stokes & Jessie Nelson
Directed by: Jessie Nelson
Event Date(s): Oct 27 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Rock opera
Venue: Farkas Hall
City: Cambridge
Price: $
Reference Link: https://americanrepertorytheater.org/shows-events/1972-a-rock-opera/
Description: When a pregnant Hannah flees an abusive relationship, she finds unexpected camaraderie with three outcasts riding the rails of America. Inspired by true stories of these hidden heroes, this world-premiere rock opera fuels the ongoing fight for personal freedom.
Mexodus
By: Brian Quijada & Nygel D. Robinson
Directed by: David Mendizábal
Event Date(s): Dec 04 2026 - Jan 10 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Loeb Drama Center
City: Cambridge
Price: $
Reference Link: https://americanrepertorytheater.org/shows-events/mexodus/
Description: You know the story of the Underground Railroad that ran north—but what about the one that ran south, across the Rio Grande into Mexico? This hip-hop musical follows a freedom seeker and an unlikely ally as they forge a bond that transcends borders.
Life on Mars
By:
Directed by: Diane Paulus
Event Date(s): May 18 2027 - Jul 03 2027
Type of Event: Immersive theatrical production
Venue: The Goel Center for Creativity & Performance
City: Boston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://americanrepertorytheater.org/shows-events/life-on-mars/
Description: An immersive theatrical production directed by Diane Paulus and brought to life by the music of David Bowie.
Noises Off
By: Michael Frayn
Directed by: Gordon Greenberg
Event Date(s): Aug 19 2026 - Sep 06 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Barrington Stage Company
City: PIttsfield
Price: $
Reference Link: https://barringtonstageco.org
Description: Doors slam, actors don’t know their lines, the leading lady can’t find her sardines, the ingénue is on auto-pilot—and they haven’t even raised the curtain yet! Noises Off, the ultimate farce, invites us behind the scenes as a bumbling cast rehearses a fantastic flop.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
By: Jeffrey Hatcher
Directed by: Jenny Lavery
Event Date(s): Oct 14 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Liberty Hall
City: Lowell
Price: $
Reference Link: https://mrt.org/show/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/
Description: On the foggy streets of Victorian London, Dr. Henry Jekyll’s daring experiment unleashes the impulsive, seductive, and terrifyingly free Edward Hyde. As Hyde’s violence escalates, creator and creation spiral into a deadly game of cat and mouse. This is an electrifying thriller!
The Complete Works of Jane Austen Abridged
By: Jessica Bedford, Kathryn MacMillan, Charlotte Northeast, and Meghan Winch
Directed by: Jenny Lavery
Event Date(s): Nov 25 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Liberty Hall
City: Lowell
Price: $
Reference Link: https://mrt.org/show/the-complete-works-of-jane-austen-abridged/
Description: Six novels. Three performers. Zero time for propriety.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
By: William Finn (music & lyrics), Rachel Sheinkin (book), created by Rebecca Feldman, add'l. material by Jay Reiss
Directed by: Jenny Lavery
Event Date(s): Jan 27 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: LIberty hall
City: Lowell
Price: $
Reference Link: https://https://mrt.org/show/spelling-bee/
Description: Big words, bigger drama, and absolutely no autocorrect.
All the Great Books
By: Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor
Directed by: Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor
Event Date(s): Feb 24 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Liberty Hall
City: Lowell
Price: $
Reference Link: https://https://mrt.org/show/reduced-shakespeare-company-all-the-great-books-abridged/
Description: English class meets Monty Python!
Long Shot
By: James Still
Directed by: Jenny Lavery
Event Date(s): Apr 07 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Liberty Hall
City: Lowell
Price: $
Reference Link: https://mrt.org/show/long-shot/
Description: Aiming high. Polling low. The Long Shot from Lowell.
Covenant
By: York Walker
Directed by: Dawn M. Simmons
Event Date(s): Sep 25 2026 - Oct 17 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Calderwood Pavilion
City: Boston
Price: $85
Reference Link: https://speakeasystage.com/shows/2026/09/covenant/
Description: Covenant is a Southern Gothic thriller about myth-making, moral panic, and the stories people choose when the truth is too inconvenient.
Little Bear Ridge Road
By: Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by: Bryn Boice
Event Date(s): Jan 29 2027 - Feb 20 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Calderwood Pavilion
City: Boston
Price: $85
Reference Link: https://speakeasystage.com/shows/2027/01/little-bear-ridge-road/
Description: Little Bear Ridge Road is a spare, quietly funny play about grief, distance, and the uneasy work of letting another person in.
By Any Other Name
By: Deborah Zoe Laufer & Daniel Green
Directed by: M. Bevin O’Gara
Event Date(s): May 07 2027 - May 29 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Calderwood Pavilion
City: Boston
Price: $85
Reference Link: https://speakeasystage.com/shows/2027/05/by-any-other-name/
Description: Witty, surprising, and just a little bit feral, the world premiere of By Any Other Name is a fresh, music-filled take on breaking the rules, finding your people, and choosing your own ending.
Purpose
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Josiah Davis
Event Date(s): Sep 10 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Calderwood Pavilion
City: Boston
Price: $Varies
Reference Link: https://www.huntingtontheatre.org/whats-on/purpose/
Description: Winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize and a smash hit on Broadway, Purpose is the explosive and wildly entertaining new play from Tony winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, diving headlong into the life of a prominent and influential political dynasty.
To Kill a Mockingbird
By: Aaron Sorkin, adapt. from Harper Lee
Directed by: Loretta Greco
Event Date(s): Oct 08 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Huntington Theatre
City: Boston
Price: $Varies
Reference Link: https://www.huntingtontheatre.org/whats-on/to-kill-a-mockingbird/
Description: Harper Lee’s enduring classic To Kill a Mockingbird is adapted anew as Aaron Sorkin, the brilliant and beautifully idealistic creator of The West Wing and A Few Good Men, returns to writing for the stage.
Taylor Mac and Matt Ray: Songs from ‘Bark of Millions’
By: Taylor Mac and Matt Ray
Directed by: Taylor Mac and Matt Ray
Event Date(s): Oct 15 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Concert
Venue: Emerson Paramount Center
City: Boston
Price: $Varies
Reference Link: https://artsemerson.org/events/taylor-mac-and-matt-ray-songs-from-bark-of-millions/
Description: Electrifying, provocative, and entirely disarming, this concert version of Bark of Millions is an open call to community and celebration that aims to create a new canon of original songs inspired by queer figures past and present.
Adia & Clora Snatch Joy
By: Mfoniso Udofia
Directed by: Awoye Timpo
Event Date(s): Nov 24 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Huntington Theatre
City: Boston
Price: $Varies
Reference Link: https://www.huntingtontheatre.org/whats-on/adia-clora-snatch-joy/
Description: Our celebrated Ufot Family Cycle concludes its epic, citywide, two-and-a-half-year, nine-play journey where it began, here at the Huntington, with Mfoniso Udofia’s rousing folk opera, soaringly composed for a cappella voices by Michael Ellis Ingram.
Meet the Cartozians
By: Talene Monahon
Directed by: Loretta Greco
Event Date(s): Feb 18 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Calderwood Pavilion
City: Boston
Price: $Varies
Reference Link: https://www.huntingtontheatre.org/whats-on/meet-the-cartozians/
Description: Part riveting historical drama, part razor-sharp satire, boldly imagining an untold chapter of American history. A layered, complex, surprising, and stylish exploration of immigration, accountability, roots, and race. How do we decide who gets to belong, and at what price?
Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet
By: Chela De Ferrari , adapt. from Shakespeare
Directed by: Chela De Ferrari
Event Date(s): Mar 04 2027 - Mar 07 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Huntington Theatre
City: Boston
Price: $Varies
Reference Link: https://www.huntingtontheatre.org/whats-on/hamlet/
Description: In this superb, funny, and deeply moving adaptation, Peruvian director Chela De Ferrari intertwines Shakespeare’s Hamlet with the lived experiences of a vibrant ensemble of eight actors with Down syndrome from Teatro La Plaza. Performed in Spanish with projected English translations.
Unorthodox
By: Benj Pasek and Shaina Taub (music & lyrics), Joshua Harmon (book)
Directed by: Jordan Fein
Event Date(s): Apr 29 2027 - May 30 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Huntington Theatre
City: Boston
Price: $Varies
Reference Link: https://www.huntingtontheatre.org/whats-on/unorthodox/
Description: Three Broadway icons unite for the first time to create this stunning new musical based on the best-selling memoir written by Deborah Feldman. An intimate and emotionally resonant story about the impossible choices we face trying to do what is right for our children and ourselves.
Gorgeous
By: Keiko Green
Directed by: Cat Ramirez
Event Date(s): Aug 17 2026 - Aug 17 2026
Type of Event: FRESH TAKES PLAY READING SERIES
Venue: Lenox, MA
City: Lenox
Price: Single tickets on sale March 12th. Fresh Takes Pass – $96, Main Stage Pass – $196, All Access Pass – $496
Reference Link: https://www.wamtheatre.com/gorgeous/
Description: What does it mean to be seen—and who gets to decide what’s beautiful? By turns heartfelt and ferocious, this bold comedy asks big questions with humor and bite: Who gets to change their story? Who gets grace? And what does it take to finally see yourself clearly?
Camp Siegfried
By: Bess Wohl
Directed by: Genee Coreno
Event Date(s): Nov 01 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Mainstage Performance
Venue: Elayne P. Bernstein Theater, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox MA
City: Lenox
Price: Single tickets on sale March 12th. Fresh Takes Pass – $96, Main Stage Pass – $196, All Access Pass – $496
Reference Link: https://www.wamtheatre.com/camp-siegfried/
Description: What happens when love blooms in the shadow of hate? The play encourages us to reflect on the allure of belief, the fragility of moral judgment, and how we confront the spaces where innocence and danger collide.
Michigan
Eureka Day
By: Jonathan Spector
Directed by: Courtney Burkett
Event Date(s): Sep 23 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Production
Venue: Detroit Public Theatre
City: Detroit
Price: $52.00
Reference Link: https://detroitpublictheatre.org/season-12/
Description: How do you build consensus when no one can agree on truth? This wildly relevant and bitingly funny Tony-winning play is set in an elementary school where a mumps outbreak threatens the community’s progressive ideals. Join us for a timely Michigan premiere!
The DPT Holiday Cabaret
By: Courtney Burkett & Eric Gutman
Directed by: Courtney Burkett & Eric Gutman (music director)
Event Date(s): Dec 03 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Cabaret
Venue: Detroit Public Theatre
City: Detroit
Price: $52.00
Reference Link: https://detroitpublictheatre.org/season-12/
Description: DPT’s ALL NEW Fourth Annual Holiday Cabaret is the bawdy, beautiful, not-to-be-missed celebration of the season! So get holly, get jolly, and get tickets to this hilarious Detroit holiday tradition packed with world-class vocalists, heartfelt laughter, and a whole lot of sass!
The Nacirema Society
By: Pearl Cleage
Directed by: Steve Broadnax
Event Date(s): Feb 24 2027 - Mar 27 2027
Type of Event: Production
Venue: Detroit Public Theatre
City: Detroit
Price: $52.00
Reference Link: https://
Description: Set in 1964 in Montgomery, Alabama, as the Nacirema Society is preparing for its 100th anniversary debutante ball, audiences are invited to step into Detroit native, Pearl Cleage’s keenly observed world of African American Society.
Thurgood
By: George Stevens, Jr.
Directed by: Steve Broadnax
Event Date(s): Apr 21 2027 - May 23 2027
Type of Event: Production
Venue: Detroit Public Theatre
City: Detroit
Price: $52.00
Reference Link: https://detroitpublictheatre.org/season-12/
Description: Brimming with wit, warmth and wisdom and set at Howard University, Thurgood tells the captivating tale of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall's extraordinary life.
When We Were Young and Unafraid
By: Sarah Treem
Directed by: Jasmine Rivera
Event Date(s): Nov 06 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Detroit Repertory Theatre
City: Detroit
Price: $30 advance
Reference Link: https://www.detroitreptheatre.com/young-unafraid
Description: In the early 1970s, before Roe v. Wade, before the Violence Against Women Act, Agnes has turned her quiet bed and breakfast into one of the few spots where victims of domestic violence can seek refuge. A powerful look at feminism, survival, and solidarity.
Purpose
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Shavonne Coleman
Event Date(s): Jan 08 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Detroit Repertory Theatre
City: Detroit
Price: $30 advance
Reference Link: https://www.detroitreptheatre.com/purpose
Description: For decades, the Jasper family has been a pillar of Black American Politics. A searing and shockingly funny story of a proud American family whose complex legacy is put on full display over the course of a single shattering evening.
Rodeo Clown
By: Will Street
Directed by: Leah Smith
Event Date(s): Apr 02 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Detroit Repertory Theatre
City: Detroit
Price: $30 advance
Reference Link: https://www.detroitreptheatre.com/rodeo-clown
Description: 25-year-old Jonah Moody is thinking about ending it all when he hears an ad for rodeo clown school. Jonah leaves Detroit for a little town called Death, Texas, hoping to conquer his fears while facing down thousand-pound bulls.
Seven Guitars
By: August Wilson
Directed by: CJ Williams
Event Date(s): May 21 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Detroit Repertory Theatre
City: Detroit
Price: $30 advance
Reference Link: https://www.detroitreptheatre.com/seven-guitars
Description: In the backyard of a Pittsburgh tenement in 1948, friends gather to mourn a blues guitarist and singer who died just as his career was on the verge of taking off. The sixth in the author's American Century Cycle, a decade-by-decade exploration of the Black experience in America.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
By: August Wilson
Directed by: Rico Bruce Wade
Event Date(s): Sep 18 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Elgood Theatre
City: Flint
Price: $39.00
Reference Link: https://thefim.org/event/maraineysblackbottom/
Description: In a rundown Chicago recording studio in 1927, simmering conflicts erupt when the “Mother of the Blues” and her band arrive to record. August Wilson’s masterpiece is a powerful exploration of race, art, and the cost of claiming your voice in a world determined to silence it.
Rent
By: Jonathan Larson
Directed by: Kevin O'Callaghan
Event Date(s): Nov 27 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Bower Theatre
City: Flint
Price: $50
Reference Link: https://thefim.org/event/rent/
Description: In New York City’s East Village, a group of young artists struggle to survive, create, and connect in the face of poverty, addiction, and the AIDS crisis. With an electrifying score, Rent is a groundbreaking musical about choosing love and finding light in the darkest moments.
Witch
By: Jen Silvernan
Directed by: Shelby R. Seeley
Event Date(s): Apr 09 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Elgood Theatre
City: Flint
Price: $39.00
Reference Link: https://thefim.org/event/witch/
Description: An outcast woman is offered a dangerous bargain: wealth, power, and a chance at love…all for the low, low price of her soul. As a mysterious stranger stirs ambition, jealousy, and desire among the townspeople, alliances shift and intentions unravel in increasingly unexpected ways
Finn
By: Chris Nee, Michael Kooman, & Christopher Dimond
Directed by: Joshua Morgan
Event Date(s): Jun 04 2027 - Jun 20 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Bower Theatre
City: Flint
Price: $39.00
Reference Link: https://thefim.org/event/finn/
Description: In a vibrant underwater world where everyone is expected to fit in, Finn can’t seem to find where he belongs. As he sets out on a journey of self-discovery, Finn encounters a colorful cast of characters who challenge him to embrace what makes him different.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
By: Jethro Compton
Directed by: Travis Walter
Event Date(s): Oct 07 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue:
City: Rochester
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description: Journey into the Wild West, 1890, in this classic story of good versus evil. When a young scholar travels west for a new life, he arrives beaten and half-dead in Twotrees. Will the purpose that a local woman gives him be enough to save him from the outlaw who wants him dead?
A Christmas Carol
By: Charles Dickens, adapt. by Charles Nolte
Directed by: Travis Walter
Event Date(s): Nov 20 2026 - Dec 24 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue:
City: Rochester
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description: This classic holiday tale follows Ebenezer Scrooge, a wealthy, mean-spirited curmudgeon who despises Christmas. When he is visited by spirits who show him visions of his past, present, and future; he ultimately decides to abandon his greedy ways and embrace the holiday spirit.
Curtains
By: Rupert Holmes (book), John Kander (music), Fred Ebb (lyrics)
Directed by: Gerry McIntyre
Event Date(s): Jan 13 2027 - Feb 07 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue:
City: Rochester
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description: It's 1959, and Boston's Colonial Theatre is hosting the opening night of their new musical when the leading lady mysteriously dies on stage. Now the entire cast and crew are suspects! Enter a local detective...who just so happens to be a musical theatre fan.
Polishing Shakespeare
By: Brian Dykstra
Directed by: Travis Walter
Event Date(s): Feb 17 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue:
City: Rochester
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description: What happens when a dot-com billionaire pays an esteemed American theatre company to translate Shakespeare into English. (Wait—what?) A sly comedy inspired by an unbelievably true story. To sell out or not to sell out—is that the question?
Death Takes a Holiday
By: Peter Stone & Thomas Meehan (book), Maury Yeston (music & lyrics)
Directed by: Travis Walter
Event Date(s): Mar 24 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue:
City: Rochester
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description: Just after World War I, the loneliest of souls arrives at an Italian villa disguised as a handsome prince. For the first time, Death experiences the joys and heartbreaks of life. This beautiful and heartbreaking story is a celebration of the limited time we spend on earth.
Rolling Thunder
By: Bryce Hallett
Directed by: Travis Walter
Event Date(s): Apr 28 2027 - May 23 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue:
City: Rochester
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description: This musical captures the pulse and drama of the Vietnam War era as a tribute to heroes, past and present. It is a passionate story of courage, love and resilience wrapped around rock classics including "Born To Be Wild," "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "Gimme Shelter," and more!
You Can’t Take It With You
By: Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman
Directed by: Travis Walter
Event Date(s): Jun 02 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue:
City: Rochester
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description: Alice Sycamore's family is a wacky group of eccentrics who couldn't care less about things like stress, jobs, and paying taxes to the government. When her strait-laced fiancé's family arrive for dinner, can the Sycamores straighten up to meet the in-laws?
The One Good Thing or “Are Ya Patrick Swayze?”
By: Joe Bravaco
Directed by: John Lepard
Event Date(s): Sep 24 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: play
Venue: Williamston Theatre
City: Williamston
Price: $15-46
Reference Link: https://www.williamstontheatre.org/shows/2026-2027/one-good-thing-or-are-ya-patrick-swayze
Description: A thoughtful, poignant dark comedy that explores the depths of two Irish brothers’ connection in this life, and beyond.
A Lansing Christmas Adventure
By: Robert Hawlmark
Directed by: Tony Caselli
Event Date(s): Nov 19 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: play
Venue: Williamston Theatre
City: Williamston
Price: $15-46
Reference Link: https://www.williamstontheatre.org/shows/2026-2027/lansing-christmas-adventure
Description: A charming holiday tale set in Michigan's capital region that delivers laughter, nostalgia, and a reminder of what the season is all about.
For Closure!
By: Hannah Benitez
Directed by: Megan Buckley-Ball
Event Date(s): Feb 04 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: play
Venue: Williamston Theatre
City: Williamston
Price: $15-46
Reference Link: https://www.williamstontheatre.org/shows/2026-2027/closure
Description: A fast-paced and raucous contemporary comedy about modern hypocrisies and the power of community.
The Apiary
By: Kate Douglas
Directed by: Jasmine Rivera
Event Date(s): Apr 08 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: play
Venue: Williamston Theatre
City: Williamston
Price: $15-46
Reference Link: https://www.williamstontheatre.org/shows/2026-2027/apiary
Description: It’s 2044 and honeybees are extinct in the wild. But nature always finds a way.
Guys On Ice
By: Fred Alley (book & lyrics), James Kaplan (music)
Directed by: Tony Caselli
Event Date(s): Jul 08 2027 - Aug 15 2027
Type of Event: musical
Venue: Williamston Theatre
City: Williamston
Price: $15-46
Reference Link: https://www.williamstontheatre.org/shows/2026-2027/guys-ice
Description: Ice fishing, beer drinking, and singing — what more could you ask for in the dog days of summer?
Minnesota
Hadestown: Teen Edition
By: Anaïs Mitchell
Directed by: Alli St. John
Event Date(s): Aug 07 2026 - Aug 08 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Cargill Stage
City: Minneapolis
Price: $28
Reference Link: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/hadestown/
Description: With a hauntingly beautiful score by Anaïs Mitchell and a Tony-winning Broadway legacy, Hadestown: Teen Edition offers audiences a theatrical experience that is both timeless and deeply relevant.
Pinocchio
By: Greg Banks
Directed by: Greg Banks
Event Date(s): Sep 08 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Children's Theatre Company
City: Minneapolis
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/pinocchio/
Description: Using only the tools of their trade, five theatre painters inventively stage a spontaneous retelling of Pinocchio’s quest to become a “real boy.” In this music-filled play, Pinocchio discovers empathy and accountability—the qualities that truly bring a person to life.
Twelve Kinds of Ice
By: Ben Steinfeld (book, music & lyrics)
Directed by: Rick Dildine
Event Date(s): Oct 13 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Children's Theatre Company
City: Minneapolis
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/twelve-kinds-of-ice/
Description: Glide through winter’s magic as Ellen recalls icy childhood adventures with her father. In this world premiere musical, frozen ponds become skating shows, hockey games, and moonlit solos. Watch ice form before your eyes and then melt your heart.
How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
By: Timothy Mason (book & lyrics, adapt. from Dr. Seuss), Mel Marvin (music)
Directed by: Dean Holt
Event Date(s): Nov 03 2026 - Jan 03 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Children's Theatre Company
City: Minneapolis
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-26-27/
Description: Climb up to snowy Mount Crumpit for this hit holiday musical spectacular as the grumpy green Grinch tries to steal Christmas from Whoville—until one small voice and a spark of holiday spirit help him discover the true meaning of Christmas.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical
By: Nina Meehan (book), Austin Zumbro (music & lyrics)
Directed by: Nina Meehan
Event Date(s): Jan 12 2027 - Feb 07 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Children's Theatre Company
City: Minneapolis
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/chicka-chicka-boom-boom/
Description: Chicka chicka boom boom! Will there be enough room? Big-personality letters scramble up the coconut tree to a mixtape of lively songs, featuring LMNOP, the ultimate boy band. A playful musical adventure celebrating music, literacy, and big alphabet fun.
Havana Hop
By: Paige Hernandez, w/ music by Nick “Nick tha 1da” Hernandez and Kris Funn
Directed by: Danielle Drakes
Event Date(s): Jan 22 2027 - Jan 31 2027
Type of Event:
Venue: Children's Theatre Company
City: Minneapolis
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/havana-hop/
Description: Young Yeila dreams of being a superstar, but her stage fright keeps getting in the way. When she visits her grandmother in Cuba, she discovers a whole new rhythm—adding a salsa spark to her hip-hop style. In this lively audience-participation play, one dynamic actress brings three generations of spirited women to life.
Princess Kay of the Milky Way
By: Jared Corak & Christopher Anselmo (book, music & lyrics)
Directed by: Addie Gorlin-Han
Event Date(s): Feb 23 2027 - Apr 04 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Children's Theatre Company
City: Minneapolis
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/princess-kay-of-the-milky-way/
Description: This world-premiere musical celebrates Minnesota’s finest tradition: the State Fair. From farm chores and Mom’s famous butterhead to big teenage dreams and a mysterious milk-loving visitor, it’s all here. Oh yeah, you betcha!
Mr. Messado’s School of Magic for the Young and Young at Heart
By: Joshua Messado
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 12 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Magic Show
Venue: Children's Theatre Company
City: Minneapolis
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/mr-messado-school-of-magic/
Description: The wildly entertaining Mr. Messado dazzles with mind-bending magic, clean comedy, and plenty of surprises.
School of Rock the Musical
By: Julian Fellowes (book), Glenn Slater (lyrics), Andrew Lloyd Webber (music)
Directed by: Rick Dildine
Event Date(s): May 04 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Children's Theatre Company
City: Minneapolis
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/school-of-rock/
Description: A high-voltage musical comedy, School of Rock follows struggling rocker Dewey Finn as he turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding band, sparking an unforgettable journey of confidence and rock ’n’ roll.
Joseph Kekuku and the Voice of the Steel Guitar
By: Moses Goods & Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings
Directed by: Eric Johnson
Event Date(s): May 14 2027 - May 23 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Children's Theatre Company
City: Minneapolis
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/p-joseph-kekuku-26-27/
Description: Young Native Hawaiian student Joseph Kekuku discovered a sound that changed music forever. With thrilling live slide guitar and stunning projections, this powerful true story follows the global journey of the “Hawaiian sound” that helped shape blues, country, and rock and roll.
Eelpout
By: Paul Kruse
Directed by: Matthew James Ralph
Event Date(s): Sep 12 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Commonweal Theatre Company
City: Lanesboro
Price: $38
Reference Link: https://commonwealtheatre.org/our-season/eelpout/
Description: Join the Commonweal Theatre Company for Paul Kruse's boisterous queer ice-fishing comedy, Eelpout.
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley
By: Lauren Gunderson, Margot Melcon
Directed by: Craig Johnson
Event Date(s): Nov 07 2026 - Dec 21 2026
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Commonweal Theatre Company
City: Lanesboro
Price: $38
Reference Link: https://commonwealtheatre.org/our-season/the-wickhams/
Description: Join Commonweal Theatre Company for Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon's festive holiday delight, The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley.
Equitable Dinners
By: Various
Directed by: Various
Event Date(s): Sep 04 2026 - Jun 30 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre Co
City: Minneapolis
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://mixedblood.com/equitable-dinners/
Description: Exploring voter rights, healing from Operation Metro Surge, and climate successes, these events bring audiences together to see a play, share a meal, and talk about the play's issues. Equitable Dinners is a trademarked program of Out of Hand Theater in Atlanta.
Front Page, Center Stage
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 24 2026 - Dec 03 2026
Type of Event: Panel
Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre Co
City: Minneapolis
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://mixedblood.com/events-at-mixed-blood/
Description: Co-presented by Mixed Blood x Sahan Journal, these community conversations include performance and panel presentations, exploring pressing community issues. Event dates: September 24, 2026 and December 3, 2026.
Into the Burrow: A Peter Rabbit Tale
By: Mark Valdez
Directed by: Kelli Foster Warder
Event Date(s): Oct 01 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre Co
City: Minneapolis
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://mixedblood.com/product/into-the-burrow/
Description: Featuring beloved characters from the classic Beatrix Potter tales, this new musical encourages us to find strength in our community and to stand up for what is right.
Flip That Flock
By: Mark-n-Sparks
Directed by: ashley sparks
Event Date(s): Apr 02 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre Co
City: Minneapolis
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://mixedblood.com/events-at-mixed-blood/
Description: A frazzled preacher of a shrinking congregation is struggling to keep the doors open. When a brassy developer and a cheeky neighbor vie to control the building, all hell breaks loose, leaving the congregation to decide the chapel’s future.
The Madison Project
By: Kira Obolensky
Directed by: Mark Valdez
Event Date(s): Jul 09 2027 - Jul 18 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre Co
City: Minneapolis
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://mixedblood.com/events-at-mixed-blood/
Description: Created in collaboration with the residents of Madison, Minnesota, this world premiere play looks at the challenges and joys of life on the prairie.
Where the Summit Meets the Stars
By: Frank Henry Kaash Katasse
Directed by: Frank Henry Kaash Katasse
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Red Eye Theatre
City: Minneapolis
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description: After a plane crash in Southeast Alaska, Rose embarks on a journey where Tlingit traditions, memory, and the spirit world intertwine. Blending music, movement, and storytelling, Where the Summit Meets the Stars is a powerful exploration of identity, family, and belonging.
The Other Children of the Sun
By: Rhiana Yazzie
Directed by: Rhiana Yazzie
Event Date(s): Mar 31 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: TYA Play
Venue: Red Eye Theatre
City: Minneapolis
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description: Inspired by Diné creation, The Other Children of the Sun is a sweeping theatrical journey between the realms of sky and earth. Two sets of siblings seek to become heroes. Rhiana Yazzie weaves tradition, family, and adventure into a timeless story of balance and belonging.
On The Razzle
By: Tom Stoppard
Directed by: Stephen DiMenna
Event Date(s): Sep 30 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Park Square Theatre Proscenium Stage
City: St Paul
Price: $65
Reference Link: Parksquaretheatre.org
Description: Two young shop assistants seize a fleeting chance at adventure, abandoning responsibility for a whirlwind time in Vienna filled with mistaken identities, romantic misfires, and joyful chaos.
Appropriate
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Stephen DiMenna
Event Date(s): Feb 24 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Park Square Theatre Proscenium Theatre
City: St Paul
Price: $65
Reference Link: https://parksquaretheatre.org
Description: Three siblings reunite to settle their late father’s estate, only to uncover unsettling truths buried within their family’s legacy. Darkly funny and deeply provocative, this gripping drama examines memory, race, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.
The Ostentatious Outlaws of Neehai Valley
By: Keith Hovis (book, music, & lyrics)
Directed by: Tyler Michaels King
Event Date(s): Jun 02 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Park Square Theatre Proscenium Stage
City: St Paul
Price: $65
Reference Link: https://parksquaretheatre.org
Description: A quiet town devoted to the teachings of a literal bush is thrown into chaos when an outsider-and a pair of magical capris-spark a revolution of identity, desire, and belief. A bold, irreverent new musical packed with humor, heart, and unapologetic theatricality.
Rope
By: Jeffrey Hatcher, adapt. from Patrick Hamilton
Directed by: Tracy Brigden
Event Date(s): Jul 28 2027 - Aug 29 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Park Square Theatre Proscenium Stage
City: St Paul
Price: $65
Reference Link: https://parksquaretheatre.org
Description: A murder has been committed - and the killers have invited guests to dinner. This taut, real-time thriller explores power, arrogance, and the dangerous illusion of getting away with the perfect crime.
Explorasaurus: A Dinosaur Adventure
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Aug 05 2026 - Aug 23 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Stages Theatre Company
City: Hopkins
Price: $16-18
Reference Link: https://www.stagestheatre.org/explorasaurus-a-dinosaur-adventure/
Description: A Theatre for the Very Young Production. Walk on the wild side and see what it’s like to play through the eyes of a dinosaur! Join us for a roaring good time that reminds us how the joys of discovery unite us all!
Hello, Universe
By: Melissa Leilani Larson, adapt. from Erin Entrada Kelly
Directed by: Fran de Leon
Event Date(s): Mar 19 2027 - Apr 04 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Stages Theatre Company
City: Hopkins
Price: $5-22
Reference Link: https://theatermu.org/hello-universe
Description: Four middle schoolers find their lives intertwined when a prank goes wrong and one of them is trapped in a well with his guinea pig. Can they come together to save the day? Don't miss Erin Entrada Kelly's Newbery-winning book onstage, recommended for ages 8+.
As You Like It
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Caitlin Lowans
Event Date(s): Oct 15 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Live Theater
Venue: Open Book, Hennepin Avenue Church, Playwrights' Center, 825 Arts
City: Minneapolis, St Paul
Price: $15-$40
Reference Link: https://tenthousandthings.org/as-you-like-it/
Description: To escape death, our heroine, her best friend, and one of Shakespeare’s funniest fools flee to the forest. Released from the court’s conventions, they discover earnest shepherds and ironic aristocrats – along with joy and forgiveness.
The Half-God of Rainfall
By: Inua Ellams
Directed by: Sha Cagae
Event Date(s): Feb 18 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Live theater
Venue: Open Book, Hennepin Avenue Church, 825 Arts
City: Minneapolis, St Paul
Price: $15-$40
Reference Link: https://tenthousandthings.org/the-half-god-of-rainfall/
Description: A mother protects her son from the king of the immortals, but cannot protect him from himself. Mothers and goddesses must finally stand up to the fragile, furious, and entitled gods. The epic Half-God of Rainfall weaves Yoruba spirituality, Greek mythology, and basketball.
She Loves Me
By: Joe Masterhoff (book), Jerry Bock (music), Sheldon Harnick (lyrics)
Directed by: Caitlin Lowans
Event Date(s): May 13 2027 - Jun 06 2027
Type of Event: Live Theater
Venue: Open Book, Hennepin Avenue Church, 825 Arts
City: Minneapollis, St Paul
Price: $15-$40
Reference Link: https://tenthousandthings.org/she-loves-me/
Description: Amalia and Georg can’t stand each other – and all of their co-workers know it. These two sparring shop clerks bump heads, while saving sweet nothings for the letters they write to anonymous pen pals: each other! Mistaken identities, bosses gone bad, and second chances abound.
Swingposium
By: San Jose Taiko, Epic Immersive, & Wesley Jazz Ensemble
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 16 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: live music, dance, and immersive theater
Venue: CSPS Hall, 383 W Michigan St., Saint Paul, MN 55102
City: Saint Paul
Price: $25-35
Reference Link: https://theatermu.org/swingposium
Description: Taiko, big band music, swing dancing, and immersive theater come together to tell the true history of how Japanese Americans found hope during the WWII internment camps. TaikoArts Midwest and Theater Mu are proud to present this nationally acclaimed show by San Jose Taiko!
Kung Fu Zombies vs Southeast Asian Girl Scouts
By: Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay
Directed by: Fran de Leon
Event Date(s): Oct 29 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Frey Theater, 2004 Randolph Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55105
City: Saint Paul
Price: $15-60
Reference Link: https://theatermu.org/kfz-girl-scouts
Description: In this world premiere, three Southeast Asian Girl Scouts are keeping their Saint Paul, MN, community together during the zombie apocalypse. Between helping their elders, doing food runs, and building campfires, they’ve probably earned, like, four Gold Awards each.
Solofest: Monologues Not Monoliths
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Feb 19 2027 - Mar 07 2027
Type of Event: One-Person Play Festival
Venue: Gremlin Theatre
City: Saint Paul
Price: $15-60
Reference Link: https://theatermu.org/solofest
Description: This one-person play festival highlights the diversity of the Asian American experience and ft. Jeanne Sakata's award-winning play, Hold These Truths. This play follows the true story of Gordon Hirabayashi, one of three people to openly defy WWII Japanese internment camps.
Mississippi
Mrs. Christie
By: Heidi Armbruster
Directed by: Topher Payne
Event Date(s): Sep 08 2026 - Sep 20 2026
Type of Event: Comic Mystery
Venue: New stage Theatre
City: Jackson
Price: $35
Reference Link: https://newstagetheatre.com/mrs-christie/
Description: In 1926, Agatha Christie vanished for 11 days, reappearing without explanation. The real-life case of the “Missing Mrs. Christie” became a tabloid sensation. Now, 100 years later, a devoted superfan stumbles upon the clues that could finally crack the case.
Slippin’ Through the Cracks: The Bobby Rush Musical
By: Stephen Helper & Bobby Rush
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 20 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: World Premiere Musical
Venue: New Stage Theatre
City: Jackson
Price: $50+
Reference Link: https://newstagetheatre.com/slippin-through-the-cracks-the-bobby-rush-musical/
Description: Triple Grammy winner Bobby Rush has a foot-stomping, uplifting, funky blues story that he wants to tell. This electrifying world premiere musical blends live music with storytelling to trace a remarkable journey through American history and the blues.
John Proctor Is the Villain
By: Kimberly Belflower
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Feb 02 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Contemporary Drama
Venue: New Stage Theatre
City: Jackson
Price: $35+
Reference Link: https://newstagetheatre.com/john-proctor-is-the-villain/
Description: At a high school in a rural town in Georgia, an English class is studying The Crucible, but the students are more preoccupied with navigating young love, sex ed, and a few school scandals. As they delve into the American classic, the students begin to question everything.
Harvey
By: Mary Chase
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 30 2027 - Apr 11 2027
Type of Event: American Classic Comedy
Venue: New Stage Theatre
City: Jackson
Price: $35+
Reference Link: https://newstagetheatre.com/harvey/
Description: Elwood P. Dowd is charming and kind with one character flaw: an unwavering friendship with a 6-foot-tall, invisible white rabbit named Harvey.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
By: Hugh Wheeler (book), Stephen Sondheim (music)
Directed by:
Event Date(s): May 25 2027 - Jun 06 2027
Type of Event: Classic Musical
Venue: New Stage Theatre
City: Jackson
Price: $50+
Reference Link: https://newstagetheatre.com/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street/
Description: A dark, thrilling musical where a vengeful barber returns to London, serving revenge with razor-sharp wit, haunting songs, and shocking consequences.
Missouri
Jitney
By: August Wilson
Directed by: Melonnie Walker
Event Date(s): Sep 17 2026 - Sep 26 2026
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Just Off Broadway Theatre
City: Kansas City
Price: $25.00-$30.00
Reference Link: https://kcmeltingpot.com
Description: Inside a struggling cab station, a group of working-class drivers confront generational conflict, economic displacement, and the threat of urban renewal. Jitney becomes a powerful testament to the dignity of work and the strength of brotherhood in the face of erasure.
Livin’ Fat
By: Judi Mason
Directed by: Morgana
Event Date(s): Dec 03 2026 - Dec 12 2026
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Just Off Broadway Theatre
City: Kansas City
Price: $25.00 - $30.00
Reference Link: https://kcmeltingpot.com
Description: Two working-class friends suddenly gain wealth, changing their lives overnight. As they navigate love, ambition, and social status, they see that "leveling up" has complications. Livin’ Fat explores Black aspiration, status, and whether success transforms or reveals who we are.
Blues for an Alabama Sky
By: Pearl Cleage
Directed by: Lynn King
Event Date(s): Mar 11 2027 - Mar 20 2027
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Just Off Broadway Theatre
City: Kansas City
Price: $25.00 - $30.00
Reference Link: https://kcmeltingpot.com
Description: Set during the Harlem Renaissance, a circle of artists and dreamers are tested by love, politics, and survival, Blues for an Alabama Sky captures a generation on the brink, reminding us that art is often born in the shadow of hardship, and hope can be its most radical act.
God of Carnage
By: Yasmina Reza
Directed by: Ile Haggins
Event Date(s): Jun 10 2027 - Jun 19 2027
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Just Off Broadway Theatre
City: Kansas City
Price: $25.00 - $30.00
Reference Link: https://kcmeltingpot.com
Description: After their children’s playground fight, two sets of parents meet to discuss the incident. What begins politely soon erupts as buried resentments and personal biases surface. Wickedly funny, God of Carnage exposes the fragility of civility, respectability, and social decorum.
Come From Away
By: Irene Sankoff & David Hein
Directed by: Stuart Carden
Event Date(s): Sep 01 2026 - Sep 20 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Spencer Theatre
City: Kansas City
Price: $54-$94
Reference Link: https://kcrep.org/event/come-from-away/
Description: On the 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we present this breathtaking tale of triumph that will leave you cheering for the power of community.
John Proctor is the Villain
By: Kimberly Belflower
Directed by: Laura Alcalá Baker
Event Date(s): Oct 06 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Copaken Stage
City: Kansas City
Price: $54-79
Reference Link: https://kcrep.org/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain/
Description: After taking Broadway by storm in 2025, KCRep is proud to be one of the first regional theatres to produce this provocative, timely, and empowering play.
A Christmas Carol
By: Jason Chanos & Stuart Carden (adapt. from Dickens)
Directed by: Darrington Clark
Event Date(s): Nov 21 2026 - Dec 24 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kansas City Repertory Theatre
City: Kansas City
Price: $54-125
Reference Link: https://kcrep.org/event/a-christmas-carol/
Description: Create Christmas memories that will last for many seasons to come at Kansas City’s beloved holiday tradition!
Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer
By: Cheryl L. West
Directed by: Morgana Wilborn
Event Date(s): Feb 16 2027 - Mar 07 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kansas City Repertory Theatre
City: Kansas City
Price: $54-79
Reference Link: https://kcrep.org/event/fannie-the-music-and-life-of-fannie-lou-hamer/
Description: You’ll be clapping, crying, and singing along with a show that is part theatre, part gospel revival, and all inspiration.
The Play that Goes Wrong
By: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, & Henry Shields
Directed by: Stuart Carden
Event Date(s): May 04 2027 - May 23 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kansas City Repertory Theatre
City: Kansas City
Price: $54-79
Reference Link: https://kcrep.org/event/the-play-that-goes-wrong/
Description: “A gut-busting hit! The audience roared as loudly as the crowds at any wrestling match.” — The New York Times
The Color Purple
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 09 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Theatre/Musical/Performing Arts
Venue: Edison Theatre
City: St. Louis
Price: $25-60
Reference Link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35891/production/1272796
Description: Jazz blues and gospel music carry us through Celie's odyssey, alongside all who affect her, in this landmark musical based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Born into a life of brutality in the 19th-century American South, Celie perseveres as everyone she loves slips through her fingers.
The Ritz
By: Terrence McNally
Directed by: Abe Reybold
Event Date(s): Aug 12 2026 - Aug 30 2026
Type of Event: Comedy
Venue: Unicorn Theatre - Levin Stage
City: Kansas City
Price: $0-55
Reference Link: https://unicorntheatre.org
Description: Check your inhibitions at the door—things are about to get ridiculous.
Red Like Fruit
By: Hannah Moscovich
Directed by: Amanda Kibler
Event Date(s): Oct 14 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Drama
Venue: Unicorn Theatre - Jerome Stage
City: Kansas City
Price: $0-55
Reference Link: https://unicorntheatre.org
Description: When memory slips, who controls the truth?
Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear
By: David MacGregor
Directed by: Sidonie Garrett
Event Date(s): Nov 11 2026 - Nov 29 2026
Type of Event: Mystery/Comedy
Venue: Unicorn Theatre Levin Stage
City: Kansas City
Price: $0-55
Reference Link: https://unicorntheatre.org
Description: Brilliant minds. Twisted plots. One colorful conspiracy.
Anti-Hero: Revenge of the Swifties
By: Derick Edgren Otero
Directed by: Ernie Nolan
Event Date(s): Dec 09 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Comedy
Venue: Unicorn Theatre - Jerome Stage
City: Kansas City
Price: $0-55
Reference Link: https://unicorntheatre.org
Description: Fandom is a contact sport.
Job
By: Max Wolf Friedlich
Directed by: Ernie Nolan
Event Date(s): Feb 03 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Thriller
Venue: Unicorn Theatre - Jerome Stage
City: Kansas City
Price: $0-55
Reference Link: https://unicorntheatre.org
Description: Accountability has a price.
Primary Trust
By: Eboni Booth
Directed by: Emily Shackelford
Event Date(s): Mar 03 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Dramatic comedy
Venue: Unicorn Theatre - Levin Stage
City: Kansas City
Price: $0-55
Reference Link: https://unicorntheatre.org
Description: Life on the rocks made sweet like a Mai Tai.
Suffs
By: Shaina Taub
Directed by: Ernie Nolan
Event Date(s): Jun 02 2027 - Jun 20 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Unicorn Theatre - Levin Stage
City: Kansas City
Price: $0-55
Reference Link: https://unicorntheatre.org
Description: Their voices changed history,
Nebraska
RISE: Songs of Resistance and Resilience
By: Jill Anderson
Directed by: Jill Anderson
Event Date(s): Sep 24 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: BLUEBARN Theatre
City: Omaha
Price: $47
Reference Link: https://bluebarn.org
Description: From the fields of bondage to compelling social movements music has rung out with passion to express our deepest human needs. Across many genres, eras and moods, this production of song honors that legacy with voices raised in resilience and the unceasing rhythm of freedom.
Silent Night of the Lambs
By: Ryan Landry
Directed by: Susan Clement
Event Date(s): Nov 19 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: BLUEBARN Theatre
City: Omaha
Price: $49
Reference Link: https://bluebarn.org
Description: This twisted comedic take on two classic but vastly different tales mixes one part Oscar-winning thriller (The Silence of the Lambs) with one part beloved holiday TV special (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) to serve up an unforgettably twisted recipe for mayhem and mistletoe.
On the Verge or, The Geography of Yearning
By: Eric Overmyer
Directed by: Jill Anderson
Event Date(s): Feb 18 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: BLUEBARN Theatre
City: Omaha
Price: $47
Reference Link: https://bluebarn.org
Description: As three adventurous Victorian women venture into the unknown, they encounter unexpected worlds, evolving language, and endless possibility. On the Verge is a funny, imaginative celebration of curiosity, courage, and the transformative power of saying yes to the unknown.
An Iliad
By: Lisa Peterson & Denis O'Hare
Directed by: Wai Yim
Event Date(s): Apr 01 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: BLUEBARN Theatre
City: Omaha
Price: $47
Reference Link: https://bluebarn.org
Description: An immortal storyteller has spent eons watching humanity repeat the same brutal mistakes, and she has come to the conclusion that we are entirely unteachable. One powerhouse actress and a wild live musician prove that ancient Greece and modern headlines share the same punchline.
Liberation
By: Bess Wohl
Directed by: Susan Clement
Event Date(s): May 27 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: BLUEBARN Theatre
City: Omaha
Price: $49
Reference Link: https://bluebarn.org
Description: This sharp, bitingly funny play follows an eclectic group of women in 1970's Ohio who form a consciousness-raising group to redefine feminism. Weaving between the past and present, the daughter of the group's founder looks back to understand her mother's unfinished revolution.
Gratos Recuerdos
By: Ellen Struve
Directed by: Stephanie Jacobson
Event Date(s): Oct 02 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Theatrical Shadow Show
Venue: Yates Illuminates, Bryan High, Omaha Central Library
City: Omaha
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://
Description: Celebrate a family-friendly Dia de los Muertos journey through shadow puppetry and dance honoring the story and art of Linda Garcia de Rivera.
Last Summer at Bluefish Cove
By: Jane Chambers
Directed by: Randall T. Stevens
Event Date(s): Nov 04 2026 - Nov 21 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Bancroft Street Market
City: Omaha
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://www.viaomaha.org/
Description: Last Summer at Bluefish Cove is the story of eight gay women at the beginning of their annual beach-side vacation: the friendships, the laughter, the love, the fears of being outed, and the difficulties of being gay 30 years ago in everyday America.
New Hampshire
Emma
By: Kate Hamill, adapt. from Jane Austen
Directed by: Brendon Fox
Event Date(s): Aug 12 2026 - Aug 23 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Peterborough Players
City: Peterborough
Price: $65
Reference Link: https://www.peterboroughplayers.org/emma.html
Description: A mind must have occupation or it will come to mischief. Emma Woodhouse is handsome, clever, and rich, and believes herself to be the very best at matching other people’s hearts. Emma discovers that you can’t possibly know someone else's heart if you don’t know your own.
New Jersey
Young Performers Workshop: Summer Festival
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Aug 07 2026 - Aug 09 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Centenary University, Little Theatre
City: Hackettstown
Price: To Be Determined
Description: This 14-week musical theatre program has been designed to meet the needs of beginning, intermediate, and advanced performers ages 8-18 interested in working in the theatre. Program runs from July 6 to Aug. 9. More info to be determined.
All The Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain
By: Patrick Page
Directed by: Simon Godwin
Event Date(s): Aug 19 2026 - Aug 30 2026
Type of Event: Live Theater Performance
Venue: McCarter's Berlind Theatre
City: Princeton
Price: Tickets start at $35
Reference Link: https://www.mccarter.org/allthedevilsarehere
Description: Dubbed “The Villain of Broadway” by Playbill, Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Patrick Page (Hadestown) steps into the darkness and invites us along. A post-show conversation with Patrick Page will follow each performance.
A Beat of Our Own
By: Rehana Lew Mirza & Mike Lew (book), Sam Willmott (music & lyrics)
Directed by: Stafford Arima
Event Date(s): Oct 07 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Matthews Theatre
City: Princeton
Price: Tickets start at $35
Reference Link: https://www.mccarter.org/abeatofourown
Description: A brand-new musical comedy that pulls you straight into the pulsating rhythms, kaleidoscopic colors and raw energy of competitive bhangra dance.
A Christmas Carol
By: Lauren Keating (adapt. from Charles Dickens)
Directed by: Lauren Keating
Event Date(s): Dec 08 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Live Theater Performance
Venue: Matthews Theatre
City: Princeton
Price: Tickets start at $35
Reference Link: https://www.mccarter.org/achristmascarol
Description: The holiday tradition you love is back, filled with music, magic, and the timeless spirit of generosity. This year, Cameron Knight returns as Ebenezer Scrooge.
Purpose
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Keith Arthur Bolden
Event Date(s): Jan 21 2027 - Feb 13 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Berlind Theatre
City: Princeton
Price: Tickets start at $35
Reference Link: https://www.mccarter.org/purpose
Description: Experience an electrifying, intimate and intriguing behind-the-scenes look at the influential Jasper family. Like all families, there are cracks beneath the surface.
North by Northwest
By: Emma Rice (adapt. from Alfred Hitchcock)
Directed by: Emma Rice
Event Date(s): Mar 10 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Live Theater Performance
Venue: Matthews Theatre
City: Princeton
Price: Tickets start at $35
Reference Link: https://www.mccarter.org/northbynorthwest
Description: With seven shape-shifting performers, a swinging ‘50s soundtrack, and the iconic backdrop of Mount Rushmore, Rice transforms the beloved thriller into a riotously funny high-speed theatrical ride.
True Marriage
By: Carter Bays
Directed by: Sarah Rasmussen
Event Date(s): May 08 2027 - May 30 2027
Type of Event: Comedy
Venue: Berlind Theatre
City: Princeton
Price: Tickets start at $35
Reference Link: https://www.mccarter.org/truemarriage
Description: A careful-what-you-wish-for comedy from the co-creator of How I Met Your Mother. An irreverent new comedy about what we share and what we keep to ourselves, for better or worse, till death do us part.
Nacho Ate Spiderman
By: Michelle Kholos Brooks
Directed by: Sarah Norris
Event Date(s): Oct 01 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Theatre Performance
Venue:
City: Long Branch
Price: $65.00
Reference Link: https://njrep.org/show/nacho-ate-spiderman/
Description: A sunny, laidback, progressive beach community becomes a lot darker as next-door neighbors clash over an incident involving their pets. The animals may be the catalyst, but the fur really flies when the pet owners go to battle.
Flawless
By: John J. Wooten
Directed by: Joe Brancato
Event Date(s): Sep 03 2026 - Sep 20 2026
Type of Event: New Jersey Premiere
Venue: Bauer Boucher Theatre Center
City: Union
Price: $15-40
Reference Link: https://premierestagesatkean.com/
Description: A writer and an AI software designer battle to create the next great play in this cautionary dark comedy about the impending intersection of technology and creativity. A transfer production from Penguin Rep's Fall 2025 season.
Effa Loves Baseball
By: Pia Wilson
Directed by: marcus d. harvey
Event Date(s): Oct 15 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: New Play Premiere
Venue: Enlow Recital Hall
City: Union
Price: $15-40
Reference Link: https://premierestagesatkean.com/
Description: Effa Manley, the first woman inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, fights against the press and segregation while managing the Newark Eagles in pursuit of the Negro League World Series title.
New Mexico
Bard Crawl: Hamlet
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 12 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Pereformance
Venue:
City: Albuquerque
Price: Pay What It's Worth
Reference Link: https://www.dukecityrep.com
Description: Duke City Repertory Theatre’s wildly popular Bard Crawl returns this October with Shakespeare’s most influential play, Hamlet! Part play, part party, Bard Crawl: Hamlet will “expose the rebellious side of Shakespeare” for all audiences!
New York
Becky Shaw
By: Gina Gionfriddo
Directed by: Chris J Handley
Event Date(s): Sep 12 2026 - Oct 03 2026
Type of Event: Buffalo Premiere
Venue: Alleyway Mainstage
City: Buffalo
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.alleyway.com/shows/becky-shaw
Description: Gina Gionfriddo's Pulitzer finalist and Tony-nominated laugh-out-loud/squirm-in-your-seat dark comedy is fresh off a celebrated Broadway run, now in its Buffalo premiere.
The Haunting of Hooverton Hotel
By: Jacob Albarella & Jay Kaiser
Directed by: Daniel F. Lendzian
Event Date(s): Oct 24 2026 - Nov 14 2026
Type of Event: World Premiere Comedy
Venue: Alleyway Mainstage
City: Buffalo
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.alleyway.com/shows/the-haunting-of-hooverton-hotel
Description: Four sleuths, one broken-down van, and a ghost with a suspiciously good real estate pitch. The Haunting of Hooverton Hotel is the silliest, spookiest, scoobiest comedy by two of Buffalo’s funniest writers.
A Christmas Carol
By: Daniel F. Lendzian, adapt. from Dickens
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Dec 05 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Holiday Classic
Venue: Alleyway Mainstage
City: Buffalo
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.alleyway.com/shows/a-christmas-carol-2026
Description: A joyful new adaptation of the classic Dickens holiday story, for the whole family!
The Hateful Elf
By: Sam French & Kyle Wilson
Directed by: Chris J Handley
Event Date(s): Dec 12 2026 - Jan 03 2027
Type of Event: World Premiere Musical Comedy
Venue: Alleyway Cabaret
City: Buffalo
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.alleyway.com/shows/the-hateful-elf
Description: From the writers of Kragtar! comes a demented new holiday classic for adults. When Crud, the most hateful elf ever employed in Santa’s workshop, pisses on the North Pole Christmas tree, Santa sends him on a quest to find a replacement… and the true meaning of the holiday season.
Ahoy Hoy
By: Jenny Stafford
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jan 30 2027 - Feb 20 2027
Type of Event: Rolling World Premiere Comedy
Venue: Alleyway Mainstage
City: Buffalo
Price: $
Reference Link: www.alleyway.com/shows/ahoy-hoy
Description: A Play About That Relatable Feeling When Someone Else Invents the Telephone Three Hours Before You Do.
The Frogs
By: Stephen Sondheim (music & lyrics), Burt Shevelove, adapt. from Aristophanes
Directed by: Amy Jakiel
Event Date(s): May 15 2027 - Jun 06 2027
Type of Event: Musical Comedy
Venue: Alleyway Mainstage
City: Buffalo
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.alleyway.com/shows/the-frogs
Description: Dionysus, god of theatre and wine, is fed up with the state of the world we live in, so he travels to the underworld to bring back a great playwright and save civilization. Onstage for the first time ever in Western New York.
11Reflections: NYC
By: Andrea Assaf
Directed by: Andrea Assaf
Event Date(s): Sep 11 2026 - Sep 12 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Here Arts Center
City: New York
Price: $10-25
Reference Link: https://here.org/shows/11reflections-nyc/
Description: In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and decades of war that followed, 11Reflections: NYC centers voices often absent from the national conversation—particularly MENA/SWANA & artists of color—asking how we commemorate, and whose voices shape our remembrance.
Dear Evan Hansen
By: Steven Levenson (book), Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (music & lyrics)
Directed by: Scott Schwartz
Event Date(s): Aug 04 2026 - Aug 29 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Bay Street Theater
City: Sag Harbor
Price: $60-140
Reference Link: https://www.baystreet.org/performance/dear-evan-hansen/
Description: Winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen is a powerful and deeply human story of high schoolers and their parents seeking connection in a world that so desperately needs it. Giving voice to the hope, fear, and longing of being seen.
Bonkers in the Boroughs
By: Joy Behar
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 01 2026 - Sep 06 2026
Type of Event: Comedy
Venue: Bay Street Theater
City: Sag Harbor
Price: $60-140
Reference Link: https://www.baystreet.org/performance/bonkers-in-the-boroughs/
Description: Bonkers in the Boroughs is a world premiere comedy comprised of five original short plays starring Joy Behar and friends. Sharp, fearless, and laugh-out-loud funny, the production takes a candid look at relationships and the everyday absurdities of New York life.
50 Years of Looking for Trouble
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 10 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: La MaMa E.T.C.
City: New York
Price: $60
Reference Link: https://bondst.org
Description: A celebratory weekend of stories, music, and tribute to all of those who have helped to make the company successful over 50 years and beyond.
The Lisbon Traviata
By: Terrence McNally
Directed by: John Sowle
Event Date(s): Aug 06 2026 - Aug 16 2026
Type of Event: Comedy/Drama
Venue: Bridge Street Theatre
City: Catskill
Price: $35.00
Reference Link: https://bridgest.org/the-lisbon-traviata/
Description: A razor-sharp exploration of obsession, identity, and the fragile bonds of chosen family, set against the backdrop of opera’s soaring passions. Witty banter spirals into a devastating confrontation that exposes the cost of living for art versus living for truth.
Happy Days
By: Samuel Beckett
Directed by: Matthew Earnest
Event Date(s): Sep 03 2026 - Sep 13 2026
Type of Event: Comedy/Drama
Venue: Bridge Street Theatre
City: Catskill
Price: $35.00
Reference Link: https://bridgest.org/happy-days/
Description: Trapped waist-deep (and later neck-deep) in earth, Winnie clings to optimism and routine as her world literally closes in around her. A powerful exploration of hope, habit, the absurdity of existence, and the will to endure.
Storm Still
By: Gab Reisman
Directed by: Jasmine Roth
Event Date(s): Oct 01 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Bridge Street Theatre
City: Catskill
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://bridgest.org/storm-still/
Description: After a sudden loss, a woman retreats into memory, imagination, and the wildness of the natural world. Poetic and deeply human, this contemporary drama explores grief, resilience, and the quiet strength of survival.
Darlin’
By: Michelle Carter
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Nov 05 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Drama
Venue: Bridge Street Theatre
City: Catskill
Price: $35.00
Reference Link: https://bridgest.org/darlin/
Description: A poignant, time-hopping tapestry that explores the fierce, funny, and often fraught bonds between mothers and daughters spanning across generations: the longing to be seen, the ache of forgiveness, and the liberating power of finally standing strong in our own truth.
How I Learned What I Learned
By: August Wilson
Directed by: Jade King Carroll
Event Date(s): Aug 07 2026 - Aug 16 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Bratton Theater
City: Chautauqua
Price: $50-60
Reference Link: theater.chq.org
Description: August Wilson’s classic solo piece traces his youth in Pittsburgh’s Hill District—from odd jobs and heartbreak to his artistic awakening. With wit and lyricism, Wilson shares the stories that shaped him, inviting audiences into the world that made him a master storyteller.
Asking for Trouble
By: EST/Youngblood
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 10 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Fundraiser
Venue: Ensemble Studio Theatre
City: New York
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description: The biggest and wildest theatre fundraiser in New York is back! Asking For Trouble has 20 playwrights, 100+ artists, and only one week to put on a never-before-seen play with details pulled from a hat. Pay-what-you-want tickets. All proceeds support new work in development.
The Civilities
By: Kyle Bass
Directed by: Gilbert McCauley
Event Date(s): Aug 07 2026 - Aug 23 2026
Type of Event: Theater production
Venue: Chapel Hall
City: Franklin
Price: free
Reference Link: https://www.franklinstagecompany.org
Description: Set in in Upstate New York in 1936, this world premiere by Kyle Bass explores the relationship of a young black graduate student and a Confederate veteran and poet living in the North.
A Chorus Line
By: Michael Bennett (conception), James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante (book), Marvin Hamlisch (music), Edward Kleban (lyrics)
Directed by: Alan Paul
Event Date(s): Sep 09 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Wilson Stage
City: Rochester
Price: $32-85
Reference Link: https://gevatheatre.org
Description: The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning singular sensation is back for its 50th anniversary! A Chorus Line takes you inside the high-stakes drama and powerhouse dancing of a Broadway chorus audition, where dancers share their stories and ambitions as they vie to be cast.
Topdog/Underdog
By: Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by: Jeffrey L. Page
Event Date(s): Oct 13 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Fielding Stage
City: Rochester
Price: $32-85+
Reference Link: https://gevatheatre.org
Description: Pulitzer and Tony winner Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog follows brothers Lincoln and Booth, haunted by their past and obsessed with three-card monte. This darkly comic fable explores brotherly love, rivalry, and whether we can ever change the cards we’re dealt.
All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain
By: Patrick Page
Directed by: Simon Godwin
Event Date(s): Jan 13 2027 - Jan 31 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Wilson Stage
City: Rochester
Price: $32-85+
Reference Link: https://gevatheatre.org
Description: Hailed as “the villain of Broadway,” Patrick Page transforms into Shakespeare’s greatest villains in this electrifying solo tour-de-force show. Moving swiftly through the Shakespeare canon one of America’s leading classical actors explores the nature of evil itself. An Octopus Theatricals production.
Million Dollar Quartet
By: Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux Ibook)
Directed by: Sarah Hartmann
Event Date(s): Feb 23 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Wilson Stage
City: Rochester
Price: $32-85+
Reference Link: https://gevatheatre.org
Description: One night in music history! Put on your blue suede shoes and join Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins for the recording session of a lifetime. Loaded with classic hits such as "Great Balls of Fire," "Sixteen Tons," "I Walk the Line," and more.
Purpose
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Amina Robinson
Event Date(s): Apr 06 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Wilson Stage
City: Rochester
Price: $32-85+
Reference Link: https://gevatheatre.org
Description: Fresh off winning the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, Purpose follows the powerful Jasper family, pillars of Black American politics, as buried secrets and tensions erupt when their youngest son returns home with an unexpected guest in this riveting new family drama.
Laughs in Spanish
By: Alexis Scheer
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 27 2027 - Jun 06 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Fielding Stage
City: Rochester
Price: $32-85+
Reference Link: https://gevatheatre.org
Description: When the artwork vanishes before her big Art Basel opening, gallery owner Mariana faces chaos, family drama, and unexpected revelations. Laughs in Spanish is a fast-paced comedy about art, ambition, and the complicated bonds between mothers and daughters.
The Da Vinci Code
By: Rachel Wagstaff & Duncan Abel, adapt. from Dan Brown
Directed by: Elizabeth Williamson
Event Date(s): May 26 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Wilson Stage
City: Rochester
Price: $32-85+
Reference Link: https://gevatheatre.org
Description: Harvard professor Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu race through Paris to solve a Louvre murder and uncover a deadly conspiracy in this thrilling stage adaptation of the global bestselling phenomenon hailed by The New York Times as “blockbuster perfection."
Arias With a Twist
By: Joey Arias & Basil Twist
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 17 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Puppetry, Music
Venue: HERE Arts Center
City: New York
Price: $10 - 525
Reference Link: https://here.org/shows/choose-wonder-heres-2026-27-season/
Description: Joey Arias and Basil Twist’s legendary musical extravaganza returns! Part cabaret, part fever dream, part visual spectacle, this unforgettable theatrical fantasia unleashes Joey Arias’s electrifying voice inside Basil Twist’s wildly imaginative puppet universe. A production of Tandem Otter.
The Kick Inside
By: The Million Underscores
Directed by: Nicolás Noreña
Event Date(s): Oct 21 2026 - Nov 07 2026
Type of Event: Performance, Multi-Disciplinary
Venue: HERE Arts Center
City: New York
Price: $0-120
Reference Link: https://here.org/shows/choose-wonder-heres-2026-27-season/
Description: The Kick Inside is an exquisite corpse of a play written by 11 New York City-based playwrights. The story follows Alenka, a woman who grows awfully tired of the way that people talk to one another and begins experimenting with language.
Dream Feed
By: The HawtPlates (Jade Hicks, Kenita Miller-Hicks, Justin Hicks)
Directed by: Phillip Howze
Event Date(s): Nov 19 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Music
Venue: ArtsEmerson, Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre
City: New York
Price: $34 - 49
Reference Link: https://artsemerson.org/events/dream-feed/
Description: Drop into Dream Feed, the latest electro-acoustic vocal work from two-time Grammy Award-winning theatrical family band The HawtPlates. Can we remember our own dreams? Can we share the dreams we have in common? Can we awaken ourselves to the origin of our aspirations? (Note: This performance is in Boston, Massachusetts.)
See/Unsee
By: Lila Blue
Directed by: Jillian Jetton
Event Date(s): Feb 22 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Music, Performance
Venue: HERE Arts Center
City: New York
Price: $10-120
Reference Link: https://here.org/shows/choose-wonder-heres-2026-27-season/
Description: Lila Blue and their eight-piece band commune with the work and imagined life of artist Hilma af Klint. Surfacing where Blue’s life overlaps with that of the painter—in queerness, in love, and in loss—See/Unsee invites you to delve into the alchemical waters of ecstatic creation.
Stone Belly
By: Marie Lloyd Paspe
Directed by: Marie Lloyd Paspe
Event Date(s): May 10 2027 - May 28 2027
Type of Event: Dance
Venue: HERE Arts Center
City: New York
Price: $10-120
Reference Link: https://here.org/shows/choose-wonder-heres-2026-27-season/
Description: A dance, music, and installation artwork that reimagines myths of the Philippines for returning the queer diasporic body back home.
Emma
By:
Directed by: Keelie A. Sheridan
Event Date(s): Sep 18 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Live Theater
Venue: Irish Classical Theatre Co
City: Buffalo
Price: $12-$45
Reference Link: https://irishclassical.com/emma/
Description: Emma Woodhouse is clever, educated, energetic… and in imminent danger of going mad with idleness. In a time when respectable ladies are expected to sit quietly at home, she desperately needs a project—and prides herself on matchmaking, much to the chagrin of her friend Mr. Knight.
Brooklyn’s Bridge
By: Joseph Baker (music), Ray Roderick (book & lyrics)
Directed by: Ray Roderick
Event Date(s): Aug 10 2026 - Aug 23 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: The Space at Irondale
City: Brooklyn
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.irondale.org
Description: Brooklyn’s Bridge is inspired by the extraordinary life of Emily Roebling, wife of Brooklyn Bridge Chief Engineer Colonel Washington Roebling.
Art Buffet
By: Various Artists
Directed by: Stephanie Bok
Event Date(s): Oct 26 2026 - Oct 26 2026
Type of Event: Curated Cabaret-Style Performances
Venue: The Space at Irondale
City: Brooklyn
Price: $
Reference Link: https://
Description: An evening of music, poetry, and performance curated by Irondale Ensemble member Stephanie Bok.
Miss Julie
By: August Strindberg
Directed by: Emilio Maxwell Cerci
Event Date(s): Nov 27 2026 - Dec 19 2026
Type of Event: Play, Performance
Venue: The Space at Irondale
City: Brooklyn
Price: $25-50
Reference Link: https://irondale.org
Description: Members of the Irondale Ensemble investigate their new adaptation of Strindberg's Miss Julie in this unique, modern look at an age old classic to find the ways in which this story continues to rhyme with our lives now.
The Holiday Shows
By: Various Artists
Directed by: Various Artists
Event Date(s): Dec 20 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Performances/Readings
Venue: The Space at Irondale
City: Brooklyn
Price: Free
Reference Link: https://irondale.org
Description: In this all day event, The Space at Irondale opens it's doors to the community to celebrate the holidays and enjoy food, drinks, music, a reading of A Christmas Carol, a performance by our Young Company acting troupe, and more!
The Process is the Play
By: Various Artists
Directed by: Jim Niesen
Event Date(s): Jan 25 2027 - Feb 13 2027
Type of Event: Staged Readings
Venue: The Space at Irondale
City: Brooklyn
Price: $tbd
Reference Link: https://irondale.org
Description: The Irondale Ensemble investigates three plays across three weeks and invites the community in to see the process of researching a piece through rehearsal at work.
N/A
By: Mario Correa
Directed by: Kara-Lynn Vaeni
Event Date(s): Sep 09 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kitchen Theatre Company
City: Ithaca
Price: Regular tickets range from $45–$55, with lower-cost options always available—including $20 tickets for students and artists, $10 community tickets (limited per performance), and Name Your Price tickets for preview performances one hour before the show.
Reference Link: https://www.kitchentheatre.org/na
Description: January, 2019. In the House Minority Leader’s office, two brilliant and relentless women collide. "N" is an old guard powerhouse with decades of leadership under her Armani belt. "A" is a young, working class rising star, a once-in-a-generation talent elected to take on the D.C. machine.
Something About Money
By: Alexander Thomas
Directed by: Daniel Brunet
Event Date(s): Oct 14 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Play (World Premiere)
Venue: Kitchen Theatre Company
City: Ithaca
Price: Regular tickets range from $45–$55, with lower-cost options always available—including $20 tickets for students and artists, $10 community tickets (limited per performance), and Name Your Price tickets for preview performances one hour before the show.
Reference Link: https://www.kitchentheatre.org/somethingaboutmoney
Description: We think of money as something to be made, but just as often, money makes us. Something About Money is a funny, surprising, and personal solo performance that examines how money functions not only as currency, but as a deeply internalized system of value.
Maytag Virgin
By: Audrey Cefaly
Directed by: Emily Jackson
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kitchen Theatre Company
City: Ithaca
Price: Regular tickets range from $45–$55, with lower-cost options always available—including $20 tickets for students and artists, $10 community tickets (limited per performance), and Name Your Price tickets for preview performances one hour before the show.
Reference Link: https://www.kitchentheatre.org/maytag
Description: In this witty, charming romantic comedy set in small town Alabama, two recently widowed high school teachers become next door neighbors. Casual conversations give way to neighborly conflicts and reconciliations, which eventually lead to a connection neither see coming.
You Will Get Sick
By: Noah Diaz
Directed by: Wendy Dann
Event Date(s): Mar 03 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kitchen Theatre Company
City: Ithaca
Price: Regular tickets range from $45–$55, with lower-cost options always available—including $20 tickets for students and artists, $10 community tickets (limited per performance), and Name Your Price tickets for preview performances one hour before the show.
Reference Link: https://www.kitchentheatre.org/sick
Description: A lonely man pays a stranger to hear his deepest secret. A tough-as-nails octogenarian steps into her ingenue era. You Will Get Sick leads them both on a wildly imaginative, darkly hilarious journey into the most deeply universal human experience: serious illness.
Born With Teeth
By: Liz Duffy Adams
Directed by: Emily Jackson
Event Date(s): Apr 28 2027 - May 16 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Kitchen Theatre Company
City: Ithaca
Price: Regular tickets range from $45–$55, with lower-cost options always available—including $20 tickets for students and artists, $10 community tickets (limited per performance), and Name Your Price tickets for preview performances one hour before the show.
Reference Link: https://www.kitchentheatre.org/teeth
Description: Two playwrights walk into a bar, and sparks fly—but in the paranoid Elizabethan surveillance state, the wrong alliance can prove fatal.
Don Juan
By: Molière
Directed by: Lucie Tiberghien
Event Date(s): Sep 05 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Theater Production
Venue: LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park
City: Brooklyn
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://www.moliereinthepark.org
Description: Molière in the Park presents Don Juan, Molière's daring tale of desire, power, seduction, and hypocrisy, directed by Lucie Tiberghien. Free performances September 5–27 in Prospect Park. Learn more and reserve free tickets at MoliereInThePark.org.
The Glorious Death of Comrade What’s-His-Name
By: David Bridel (book), Simon Gray, Raymond Bokhour (music & lyrics)
Directed by: John Christian Plummer
Event Date(s): Oct 30 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Musical Comedy Premier
Venue: Philipstown Depot Theater
City: Garrison
Price: $
Reference Link: https://depottheater.org
Description: A brand new musical comedy based on the play The Suicide by Nikolai Erdman.
Leave a Message After…The Beep
By: Adapt. by Rosalba Rolón
Directed by: Rosalba Rolón
Event Date(s): Oct 15 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Musical Theater
Venue: Puerto Rican Traveling Theater
City: New York
Price: $30-65
Reference Link: https://pregonesprtt.org/the-beep-2026-27/
Description: Leave a Message After...The Beep is a musical theatre collection of poems, stories, and melodies drawn from the works of celebrated Puerto Rican writers, including Jesús Papoleto Meléndez, Magdalena Gómez, Mariposa Fernández, Manuel Méndez Ballester, and more.
How Shakespeare Saved My Life
By: Jacob Ming-Trent
Directed by: Tony Taccone
Event Date(s): Sep 15 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Off-Broadway Production
Venue: The Public Theater
City: New York City
Price: $84
Reference Link: https://www.redbulltheater.com/how-shakespeare-saved-my-life-off-broadway
Description: "America tried to take my life, and somehow a 500-year-old white dude saved it." In How Shakespeare Saved My Life, Jacob Ming-Trent dares to rescue himself from the “slings and arrows” of his past.
Revelation Readings
By: Various
Directed by: Various
Event Date(s): Oct 01 2026 - May 31 2027
Type of Event: Reading Series
Venue: Various
City: New York
Price: $50.00
Reference Link: https://www.redbulltheater.com
Description: Red Bull Theater's Obie Award-winning Revelation Readings bring seldom-seen classics to life through script-in-hand performances by exceptional actors, directors, and playwrights. These intimate readings reveal the raw power of great drama for today's audiences.
God’s Spies
By: Bill Cain
Directed by: Nathan Winkelstein
Event Date(s): Jan 19 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Off-Broadway Production
Venue: 59E59 Theaters
City: New York City
Price: $70
Reference Link: https://www.redbulltheater.com
Description: Trapped together during the plague of 1603, a sex worker, a devout young Scotsman, and a struggling playwright clash over faith, survival, and art…perhaps sparking a masterpiece.
Short New Play Festival
By: Various
Directed by: Various
Event Date(s): Jun 21 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: 17th Annual Short Play Festival
Venue:
City: New York City
Price: $30.00
Reference Link: https://www.redbulltheater.com/short-new-play-festival-main-2025
Description: Enjoy eight world premieres in one night. This event is the latest installment of our renowned annual new play festival. The evening will bring you works by some of the most exciting writers from across the country, penning classically inspired 10-minute plays.
The Da Vinci Code
By: Rachel Wagstaff, Duncan Abel, adapt. from Dan Brown
Directed by: David Oliver
Event Date(s): Sep 18 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Road Less Traveled Theater
City: Buffalo
Price: $30-60
Reference Link: https://www.roadlesstraveledproductions.org/the-da-vinci-code
Description: In this thrilling play, follow Professor Robert Langdon and Cryptologist Sophie Neveuwith from Paris to London and beyond as they solve this pulse-racing mystery based on the best-selling novel.
Uncle Vanya
By: Anton Chekhov, adapt. by Annie Baker
Directed by: Scott Behrend
Event Date(s): Nov 13 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Road Less Traveled Theater
City: Buffalo
Price: $30-60
Reference Link: https://www.roadlesstraveledproductions.org/uncle-vanya
Description: The story explores the deep disillusionment and wasted lives of a family living on a rural estate, triggered by the disruptive visit of an arrogant professor and his young wife. The play explores themes of regret, longing, and the search for beauty in a seemingly meaningless life.
Epiphany
By: Brian Watkins
Directed by: Scott Behrend
Event Date(s): Feb 19 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Road Less Traveled Theater
City: Buffalo
Price: $30-60
Reference Link: https://www.roadlesstraveledproductions.org/epiphany
Description: Epiphany is a drama centered on nine distinct guests gathering for a dinner party in a rustic house on the banks of a river. Inspired by James Joyce’s The Dead, the play navigates their conversations, anxieties, and hidden emotional states during a snowy night.
Clyde’s
By: Lynn Nottage
Directed by: John Hurley
Event Date(s): Apr 16 2027 - May 16 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Road Less Traveled Theater
City: Buffalo
Price: $30-60
Reference Link: https://www.roadlesstraveledproductions.org/clydes
Description: A truck stop sandwich shop staffed by formerly incarcerated individuals looking for their shot at redemption. As the menacing owner, Clyde, tries to keep them under her thumb, the staff members are given purpose and permission to dream by their quest to create the perfect sandwich.
King of the Yees
By: Lauren Yee
Directed by: Joshua Kahan Brody
Event Date(s): Oct 06 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Play, Comedy
Venue: The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center
City: New York
Price: $40.00 - 90.00
Reference Link: https://signaturetheatre.org/show/king-of-the-yees/
Description: For nearly 20 years, Larry Yee has been the heart and soul of the Yee Fung Toy Family Association, a fraternal organization in San Francisco’s Chinatown. When Larry suddenly disappears, his daughter Lauren sets off on a wild quest to find him.
Miles for Mary
By: The Mad Ones
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Feb 16 2027 - Mar 28 2027
Type of Event: Play, Comedy
Venue: The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center
City: New York
Price: $40.00 - 90.00
Reference Link: https://signaturetheatre.org/show/miles-for-mary/
Description: It’s 1988 in Ohio. The Garrison High Planning Committee is determined to make their annual telethon the best one yet. But as they navigate a strained democratic process, the pressure to do more begins to crack their professional veneer.
Angela’s Mixtape
By: Eisa Davis
Directed by:
Event Date(s): May 11 2027 - Jun 20 2027
Type of Event: Play, Comedy
Venue: The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center
City: New York
Price: $40.00 - 90.00
Reference Link: https://signaturetheatre.org/show/angelas-mixtape/
Description: What’s it like to grow up in the shadow of a shero? Signature resident artist Eisa Davis pens a love letter to her radical upbringing in a family of proud activists, including her mother and her legendary aunt, Angela Y. Davis.
Come From Away
By: Irene Sankoff & David Hein (Book, music, & lyrics)
Directed by: James Vásquez
Event Date(s): Sep 16 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Syracuse Stage
City: Syracuse
Price: $35+
Reference Link: https://www.syracusestage.org/fromaway
Description: An uplifting musical about open doors and open hearts. Based on the incredible true story, this Tony-winning tale is filled with rousing, rowdy, rough-hewn folk songs—an inspiring tribute to one Canadian town’s heroic hospitality in the wake of 9/11.
Les Misérables
By: Claude-Michel Schönberg (music), Herbert Kretzmer (lyrics), Alain Boublil & Jean-Marc Natel (original French text), James Fenton (additional material), based on the novel by Victor Hugo
Directed by: Robert Hupp
Event Date(s): Nov 27 2026 - Jan 03 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Syracuse Stage
City: Syracuse
Price: $35+
Reference Link: https://www.syracusestage.org/lesmis
Description: This production of Victor Hugo’s sweeping tale of romance, rebellion, and redemption will bring you closer to the agony, the ecstasy, and the action than ever before.
The Book Club Play
By: Karen Zacarías
Directed by: Rebecca Martínez
Event Date(s): Jan 27 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Syracuse Stage
City: Syracuse
Price: $35+
Reference Link: https://www.syracusestage.org/bookclub
Description: A comedy about books and the people who love them. The organized and ambitious Ana Smith is thrilled when a famous director asks to film her beloved Book Club meetings for a documentary. But things don’t go according to plan, and the book club drama becomes juicier than even the
John Proctor is the Villain
By: Kimberly Belflower
Directed by: Melissa Crespo
Event Date(s): Mar 03 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Syracuse Stage
City: Syracuse
Price: $35+
Reference Link: https://www.syracusestage.org/johnproctor
Description: A wickedly funny coming-of-age story. Five high school girls, fueled by pop music, reclaim their voices as they make the case against a problematic “hero” in Kimberly Belflower’s twisty, modern revision of a canonical text.
The Black Nationals
By: Kyle Bass
Directed by: Gilbert McCauley
Event Date(s): Apr 07 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Syracuse Stage
City: Syracuse
Price: $35+
Reference Link: https://www.syracusestage.org/blacknats
Description: World Premiere 1950s Syracuse: The Nationals represent the city in the fledgling NBA while the team’s two African American players, among the first Black athletes to play professionally, fight to leave their mark on the court and on the history of the game.
Dust & Shadow: The Unraveling of Sherlock Holmes
By: Jonathan Reid Gealt (music), Dustin Sullivan (lyrics), Kasey Marino (book, based on the Sherlock Holmes Pastiche novel by Lyndsay Faye)
Directed by: Madsie Flynn & Melissa Crespo
Event Date(s): Jun 02 2027 - Jun 20 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Syracuse Stage
City: Syracuse
Price: $35+
Reference Link: https://www.syracusestage.org/dust
Description: World Premiere Based on the nail-biting novel by Lyndsey Faye, literature's most famous detective is on the trail of history's most notorious madman in a harrowing race against the clock through the gritty streets of London.
The Nonsense Laboratory
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 17 2026 - Oct 03 2026
Type of Event: Festival
Venue: Doxsee Theater
City: Brooklyn
Price: $15 - 75
Reference Link: https://www.targetmargin.org/nonsenselab/
Description: The Nonsense Laboratory offers three productions by lead artists Caroline Fermin, Adam M. Kassim, and Kathleen Kennedy Tobin and three one-night events asking the question: How can we create poetry and beauty through nonsense itself?
¡Viva Pinocho! A Mexican Pinocchio
By: Manuel A. Morán
Directed by: Manuel A. Morán
Event Date(s): Oct 17 2026 - Dec 05 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Teatro SEA
City: New York
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://www.teatrosea.org
Description: ¡Viva Pinocho!: A Mexican Pinocchio is a bilingual (Spanish/English) theatrical adventure following Pino Nacho, a wooden puppet brought to life in Mexico, on a journey of mischief, original music, and self-discovery for the whole family.
The Drop-Outs Crew
By: Manuel A. Morán
Directed by: Manuel A. Morán
Event Date(s): Jan 16 2027 - Jan 23 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Teatro SEA
City: New York City
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://www.teatrosea.org
Description: This critically acclaimed musical play portrays the reality of teenagers today and their choices of staying in school or dropping out. This powerful show creates the opportunity for young adults to address the direction in which they must choose for their future.
Ricitos and the Three Bears
By: Manuel A. Morán
Directed by: Manuel A. Morán
Event Date(s): Jan 30 2027 - Feb 27 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Teatro SEA
City: New York City
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://www.teatrosea.org
Description: A classic tale comes alive in this charming bilingual musical from Teatro SEA! When curious little Ricitos (Goldilocks) wanders into the home of three friendly bears, she stumbles into a world of singing, dancing, and mischief. A show about empathy and overcoming your fears.
Telenovela Dreams
By: Manuel A. Morán
Directed by: Manuel A. Morán
Event Date(s): Mar 19 2027 - May 16 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Teatro SEA
City: New York City
Price: $55-65
Reference Link: https://www.teatrosea.org
Description: Join Doña Rosa, a Telenovela enthusiast, in a journey in which the excesses and the baroque of soap operas take over. Heartbreaks, unexpected love, and lots of drama take the stage in this new latine musical comedy.
The Galapagos Animal Convention
By: Manuel A. Morán
Directed by: Manuel A. Morán
Event Date(s): Apr 03 2027 - May 15 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Teatro SEA
City: New York City
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://www.teatrosea.org
Description: The Galápagos Animal Convention is a lively bilingual puppet show where the animals of the Galápagos Islands---from the Blue-footed Booby to the Galápagos Penguin---unite to save Planet Earth. Young audiences join as special delegates and leave as Conservation Ambassadors.
Los Monstruos
By: Emiliano Dionisi
Directed by: Martin Chamorro
Event Date(s): Apr 09 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Teatro SEA
City: New York City
Price: $35-45
Reference Link: https://www.teatrosea.org
Description: The Hugo de Oro Award-winning Argentine chamber musical explores the extraordinary lengths parents will go to protect their children. Performed in Spanish only.
Martina, The Little Roach
By: Manuel A. Morán
Directed by: Manuel A. Morán
Event Date(s): May 22 2027 - Jun 19 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Teatro SEA
City: New York City
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://www.teatrosea.org
Description: A Latin rock-n-roll musical based on a popular Cuban and Puerto Rican children’s tale of a little roach who learns many lessons on her journey to find true love.
Ring of Fire
By: Richard Maltby Jr. & William Meade
Directed by: Michael Santora
Event Date(s): Aug 20 2026 - Sep 06 2026
Type of Event: musical
Venue: The Depot Theatre
City: Westport
Price: $25 - $44
Reference Link: https://depottheatre.org/main_stage/
Description: August 20–September 6, 2026 Ring of Fire is more than a tribute concert, it’s a musical journey through the life and songs of Johnny Cash. Performed by actor-musicians, this intimate, high-energy show traces love, loss, grit, and redemption through a legendary American songbook.
Carousel
By: Richard Rogers (music), Oscar Hammerstein II (book & lyrics)
Directed by: Brett Smock
Event Date(s): Aug 12 2026 - Aug 29 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
City: Auburn
Price: $43-84
Reference Link: https://therevtheatre.com/carousel/
Description: A gripping tale of hope, redemption, and the power of love. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel is the classic American musical, spanning heaven and earth in its exploration of human frailty, resilience, and the power of forgiveness.
Rock of Ages
By: Chris D'Arienzo (book), Ethan Popp (arrangements & orchestrations)
Directed by: Shea Sullivan
Event Date(s): Sep 16 2026 - Oct 03 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
City: Auburn
Price: $43-84
Reference Link: https://therevtheatre.com/rock-of-ages/
Description: The ultimate tribute to '80s rock anthems and power ballads! Featuring a small-town girl, a city boy, some romance, and some of your favorite '80s hits, Rock of Ages is packed with energy, humor, and all the rock hits that defined a generation.
Divine: Beyond the Flamingos!
By: Donnie
Directed by: Donnie
Event Date(s): Dec 03 2026 - Jan 17 2027
Type of Event: play
Venue: The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre – 10 W 64th St, NYC
City: New York City
Price: $59-139
Reference Link: https://divinetheplay.com
Description: Divine: Beyond the Flamingos is set in Harris Glenn Milstead aka Divine’s NYC penthouse in early March 1988 as he packs for an incredible opportunity: a male role on a hit TV show. Starring Eueka O'Hara as Glenn/Divine. 90 minutes.
North Carolina
Misery
By: William Goldman, adapt. from Stephen King
Directed by: Charlie Flynn-McIver
Event Date(s): Oct 14 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: North Carolina Stage Co
City: Asheville
Price: $15-54 (depending on seat selection and ticket type)
Reference Link: https://www.ncstage.org/productions/misery/
Description: Rescued by his self-proclaimed No. 1 fan, romance novelist Paul Sheldon finds himself bedridden and dependent on Annie Wilkes, a devoted reader who offers to nurse him back to health. As devotion becomes obsession, Paul begins to wonder: Is Annie his savior or his captor?
Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol
By: Tom Mula
Directed by: Charlie Flynn-McIver
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: North Carolina Stage Co
City: Asheville
Price: $15-54 (depending on seat selection and ticket type)
Reference Link: https://www.ncstage.org/productions/jacob-marleys-christmas-carol-2/
Description: In this reimagining of the classic Christmas Carol story, Jacob Marley gets his own journey—and it turns out redemption is just as hard to come by on the other side of the grave as it is on this one. Clever, moving, and enjoyable, this holiday journey is perfect for all ages.
Jeeves at Sea
By: Margaret Raether, adapt. from P.G. Wodehouse
Directed by: Angie Flynn-McIver
Event Date(s): Feb 03 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: North Carolina Stage Co
City: Asheville
Price: $15-54 (depending on seat selection and ticket type)
Reference Link: https://www.ncstage.org/productions/jeeves-at-sea-2/
Description: Life aboard the Vanderley yacht is everything Bertie Wooster could hope for…right up until his pal Crumpet assaults a prince. What follows is a swift descent into chaos. Will this madcap case end in Bertie’s doom—or worse, his marriage? Have no fear; Jeeves will sort it all out.
Primary Trust
By: Eboni Booth
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 24 2027 - Apr 11 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: North Carolina Stage Co
City: Asheville
Price: $15-54 (depending on seat selection and ticket type)
Reference Link: https://www.ncstage.org/productions/primary-trust/
Description: Kenneth has his routine: bookstore by day, mai-tais at his favorite tiki bar by night—what more could a person need? When he is unexpectedly laid off, he’s forced to face everything he’s been avoiding: connection, vulnerability, and the terrifying possibility of something new.
Liberation
By: Bess Wohl
Directed by: Donna Bradby
Event Date(s): Nov 06 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: 1545 W Trade St. Charlotte NC 28216
City: Charlotte
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://threebonetheatre.com
Description: It’s 1970. Somewhere in Ohio, six women meet on a basketball court to form a consciousness-raising women's liberation group, determined to shake up their lives and change the world. Fifty years later, one of their daughters tries to understand where things fell apart.
Here There Are Blueberries
By: Moisés Kaufman & Amanda Gronich
Directed by: Robin Tynes-Miller
Event Date(s): Jan 27 2027 - Jan 31 2027
Type of Event: Staged Reading
Venue: 1545 W Trade St. Charlotte NC 28216
City: Charlotte
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://threebonetheatre.com
Description: This compelling docudrama, presented through text and images, unravels the mystery of a personal photo album belonging to a Nazi General, with never-before-seen photos, that was sent to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007.
Coal Country
By: Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen
Directed by: Johnny Hohenstein
Event Date(s): Mar 05 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: 1545 W. Trade St. Charlotte NC 28216
City: Charlotte
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://threebonetheatre.com
Description: Coal Country tells the true story of the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine disaster, drawn from real interviews with survivors and families, with original songs by Steve Earle woven throughout.
The Reservoir
By: Jake Brasch
Directed by: Glynnis O'Donoghue
Event Date(s): May 07 2027 - May 23 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: 1545 W Trade St. Charlotte NC 28216
City: Charlotte
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://threebonetheatre.com
Description: A sharply funny, deeply moving new play by Jake Brasch, The Reservoir follows Josh—freshly sober and back home in Denver—as he finds unlikely healing in the chaos of his four aging grandparents.
Purpose
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Sidney Horton
Event Date(s): Aug 06 2027 - Aug 22 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: 1545 W Trade St. Charlotte NC 28216
City: Charlotte
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://threebonetheatre.com
Description: Purpose is a new family drama from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. When the youngest son of a prominent Black political family returns home with an uninvited guest, old loyalties crack and long-buried secrets rise to the surface. Sharp, funny, and devastating, it's a story about legacy.
Ohio
Heist
By: Arun Lakra
Directed by: Blake Robison
Event Date(s): Sep 12 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Moe and Jack's Place – The Rouse Theatre
City: Cincinnati
Price: Starting at $39
Reference Link: https://www.cincyplay.com/productions/Heist
Description: Inspired by movies like Ocean’s Eleven, this high-tech mystery takes you on a fun and heart-pounding thrill ride.
Talk
By: Theresa Rebeck
Directed by: Melisa Annis
Event Date(s): Sep 26 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre
City: Cincinnati
Price: Starting at $39
Reference Link: https://www.cincyplay.com/productions/TALK
Description: A razor-sharp and funny world premiere that shines a satirical spotlight on the current media environment.
Get Happy: Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 17 2026 - Nov 07 2026
Type of Event: Tribute Concert
Venue: Moe and Jack's Place – The Rouse Theatre
City: Cincinnati
Price: Starting at $39
Reference Link: https://www.cincyplay.com/productions/get-happy
Description: Featuring an Emmy-nominated performance as seen on PBS, this special concert event celebrates Judy Garland. An Artists Lounge Live Production.
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
By: Ginna Hoben
Directed by: Laura Kepley
Event Date(s): Nov 07 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre
City: Cincinnati
Price: Starting at $39
Reference Link: https://www.cincyplay.com/productions/THE-TWELVE-DATES-OF-CHRISTMAS
Description: This heartfelt one-woman comedy about dating misadventures brings a fresh, modern spirit to the holiday season.
A Christmas Carol
By: Charles Dickens (adapt. by Blake Robison)
Directed by: Bridget Leak
Event Date(s): Nov 20 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Moe and Jack's Place – The Rouse Theatre
City: Cincinnati
Price: Starting at $39
Reference Link: https://www.cincyplay.com/productions/a-christmas-carol-26
Description: The holiday story you love unfolds with dazzling set, costume, and lighting designs to create a magical experience for your family!
Mind Reader
By: Vinny DePonto
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jan 19 2027 - Feb 07 2027
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
City: Cincinnati
Price: Starting at $39
Reference Link: https://www.cincyplay.com/productions/mind-reader
Description: Join acclaimed theatremaker and mentalist Vinny DePonto for an intimate evening of mind reading, psychic experiments, and unexplained phenomena.
Cincinnati King
By: KJ Sanchez
Directed by: KJ Sanchez
Event Date(s): Jan 30 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Moe and Jack's Place – The Rouse Theatre
City: Cincinnati
Price: Starting at $39
Reference Link: https://www.cincyplay.com/productions/cincinnati-king-27
Description: Celebrate Cincinnati’s rich music history with the return of the hit musical about King Records.
I Am My Own Wife
By: Doug Wright
Directed by: Joanie Schultz
Event Date(s): Feb 20 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Rosenthal Shelterhouse
City: Cincinnati
Price: Starting at $39
Reference Link: https://www.cincyplay.com/productions/I-AM-MY-OWN-WIFE
Description: This Pulitzer Prize-winning play recounts the fascinating and true tale of an eccentric German trans woman who survived World War II and its aftermath.
Purpose
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Tyrone Phillips
Event Date(s): Mar 13 2027 - Apr 04 2027
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Moe and Jack's Place – The Rouse Theatre
City: Cincinnati
Price: Starting at $39
Reference Link: https://www.cincyplay.com/productions/purpose
Description: Winner of the Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize, this riveting and hilarious drama lays bare the long-simmering tensions and secrets of one influential family.
Table 17
By: Douglas Lyons
Directed by: Malkia Stampley
Event Date(s): Apr 03 2027 - May 16 2027
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre
City: Cincinnati
Price: Starting at $39
Reference Link: https://www.cincyplay.com/productions/table-17
Description: Romance, regrets, and second chances play out in this witty rom-com.
Rope
By: Jeffrey Hatcher
Directed by: Blake Robison
Event Date(s): Apr 24 2027 - May 23 2027
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Moe and Jack's Place – The Rouse Theatre
City: Cincinnati
Price: Starting at $39
Reference Link: https://www.cincyplay.com/productions/rope
Description: The gripping psychological thriller that inspired the Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name gets a tantalizing new adaptation.
Network
By: Lee Hall, adapt. from Paddy Chayefsky
Directed by: Brian Isaac Phillips
Event Date(s): Sep 11 2026 - Sep 26 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Ott M. Budig Theater
City: Cincinnati
Price: $14 - 78
Reference Link: https://cincyshakes.com/on-stage/network
Description: What begins as a breakdown becomes a broadcast phenomenon. Soaring ratings transform Howard Beale into an unlikely prophet for a network hungry for spectacle, in a world where outrage sells and attention is the ultimate currency.
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
By: Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen
Directed by: Brian Isaac Phillips
Event Date(s): Oct 09 2026 - Oct 31 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Otto M. Budig Theater
City: Cincinnati
Price: $14 - 78
Reference Link: https://cincyshakes.com/on-stage/dracula-a-comedy-of-terrors-2026
Description: Sink your teeth into a hilarious new take on the world’s most famous vampire! Filled with outrageous twists, playful innuendo, and more laughs than you can count, this delightful romp reimagines Bram Stoker’s gothic classic like you’ve never seen before.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Brant Russell
Event Date(s): Nov 13 2026 - Dec 05 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Otto M. Budig Theater
City: Cincinnati
Price: $14 - 78
Reference Link: https://cincyshakes.com/on-stage/merry-wives-of-windsor
Description: Schemes, disguises, and delicious comeuppance abound in Shakespeare’s merriest misadventure. Set in a sparkling winter wonderland filled with plenty of good cheer, The Merry Wives of Windsor follows two clever women who outwit the devious and debauched Sir John Falstaff.
Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)
By: Michael Carleton, James FitzGerald, John K. Alvarez
Directed by: Jeremy Dubin
Event Date(s): Dec 11 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Otto M. Budig Theater
City: Cincinnati
Price: $14 - 78
Reference Link: https://cincyshakes.com/on-stage/every-christmas-2026
Description: CSC's holiday smash hit Every Christmas Story Ever Told is back again for another season of holiday hilarity!
The African Company Presents Richard III
By: Carlyle Brown
Directed by: Candice Handy
Event Date(s): Jan 29 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Otto M. Budig Theater
City: Cincinnati
Price: $14 - 78
Reference Link: https://cincyshakes.com/on-stage/richard-iii
Description: The African Company Presents Richard III tells the story of an all-Black theatre troupe in 1821 determined to stage Shakespeare’s tragedy on their own terms. As their bold production takes shape, a rival white theatre mounts its own Richard III just blocks away.
Hamlet
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Jemma Alix Levy
Event Date(s): Mar 05 2027 - Mar 28 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Otto M. Budig Theater
City: Cincinnati
Price: $14 - 78
Reference Link: https://cincyshakes.com/on-stage/hamlet-2027
Description: You know the skull. You know the question. But you haven’t truly experienced Hamlet until you've witnessed the mystery, revenge, and intrigue live onstage. Renowned for its unforgettable language and raw psychological power, Hamlet remains the ultimate theatrical event.
Coriolanus
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Courtney Lucien
Event Date(s): Apr 16 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Otto M. Budig Theater
City: Cincinnati
Price: $14 - 78
Reference Link: https://cincyshakes.com/on-stage/coriolanus
Description: Before there was Julius Caesar, there was Coriolanus: a legend on the battlefield, a disaster in the public square. Shakespeare’s fierce and primal tragedy follows the celebrated warrior who knows how to conquer enemies but not how to win hearts.
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
By: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields
Directed by: Brian Isaac Phillips
Event Date(s): May 28 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Otto M. Budig Theater
City: Cincinnati
Price: $14 - 78
Reference Link: https://cincyshakes.com/on-stage/peter-pan-goes-wrong
Description: This side-splitting comedy follows the same well-meaning troupe from The Play That Goes Wrong, whose latest attempt at staging Peter Pan quickly collapses into chaos.
Private Lives
By: Noël Coward
Directed by: Christopher Liam Moore
Event Date(s): Oct 24 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: play
Venue: Outcalt Theatre
City: Cleveland
Price: $15-95
Reference Link: https://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/shows/2026/private-lives
Description: When mismatched exes find themselves honeymooning with their new spouses, sparks fly, tempers flare, and passions come roaring back to life. Noel Coward’s masterpiece is a laugh-out-loud duel of hearts and wits that proves you can’t live with them, an you can't live without them.
Annie
By: Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, Thomas Meehan
Directed by: Patrick McCollum
Event Date(s): Nov 28 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: musical
Venue: Allen Theatre
City: Cleveland
Price: $15-95
Reference Link: https://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/shows/2026/annie
Description: In this high-energy, rags-to-riches adventure, a young orphan girl takes on Manhattan in search of her parents. Along the way, she transforms everyone she meets—from a lovable stray dog named Sandy, to the billionaire Oliver Warbucks, and even the President of the United States!
The Da Vinci Code
By: Rachel Wagstaff & Duncan Abel
Directed by: Benjamin Hanna
Event Date(s): Feb 05 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: play
Venue: Allen Theatre, Playhouse Square
City: Cleveland
Price: $15-95
Reference Link: https://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/shows/2026/the-da-vinci-code
Description: Dan Brown's best-selling thriller comes to heart-pounding life onstage! When a shocking murder inside the Louvre Museum sets off a trail of cryptic clues, an unlikely duo must race across Europe to unravel a mystery that has been guarded for centuries.
Working: A Musical
By: Based on the Studs Terkel novel
Directed by: Nathan Henry
Event Date(s): Apr 03 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: musical
Venue: Outcalt Theatre, Playhouse Square
City: Cleveland
Price: $15-95
Reference Link: https://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/shows/2026/working-a-musical
Description: This high-octane, rock-infused musical showcases the pride of Americana—with calloused hands and a full heart; the rhythm of a city built on hard work, and the people who show up every day to make it matter. Heard, felt, and sung, the stories of everyday people take center stage.
Daphne’s Dive
By: Quiara Alegría Hudes
Directed by: Juliana Frey-Méndez
Event Date(s): Sep 24 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Dobama Theatre
City: Cleveland Heights
Price: $1-42
Reference Link: https://www.dobama.org/daphne
Description: An aloe plant, a girl’s sneaker, and a stiff drink are treasures for the regulars at Daphne’s Dive—a chosen family who share a trove of collective memories. This moving comedy gives a glimpse into the lives of seven friends as they talk, drink, and dance their way through life.
A Sherlock Carol
By: Mark Shanahan
Directed by: Erin E. Dolan
Event Date(s): Dec 03 2026 - Jan 03 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Dobama Theatre
City: Cleveland Heights
Price: $1-46
Reference Link: https://www.dobama.org/sherlock
Description: This wildly inventive holiday mashup of Dickens and Doyle blends mystery, music, humor, and heart. When a grown-up Tiny Tim calls on Sherlock Holmes to investigate the mysterious death of Ebenezer Scrooge, two literary legends collide and the game’s afoot!
Walden
By: Amy Berryman
Directed by: Nathan Motta
Event Date(s): Jan 28 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Dobama Theatre
City: Cleveland Heights
Price: $1-42
Reference Link: https://www.dobama.org/walden
Description: In the near future, Stella has created a new life with her fiancé Bryan in a remote cabin in the woods. When her sister Cassie visits after a year-long moon mission, the reunited siblings must choose between life on a volatile Earth or pursuing an uncertain future in space.
Mary Jane
By: Amy Herzog
Directed by: Leighann Delorenzo
Event Date(s): Mar 11 2027 - Apr 04 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Dobama Theatre
City: Cleveland Heights
Price: $1-42
Reference Link: https://www.dobama.org/maryjane
Description: Captivating, affecting, and compassionate, this is the story of a single mother in an impossible situation. Faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, Mary Jane relies on unflagging optimism, a sense of humor, and the wisdom of the women around her to take on each new day.
Netta and Ru
By: Lisa Langford
Directed by: Chennelle Bryant-Harris
Event Date(s): Apr 22 2027 - May 16 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Dobama Theatre
City: Cleveland Heights
Price: $1-42
Reference Link: https://www.dobama.org/netta
Description: Montgomery, Alabama, 1955. Ruby is a sensual hoodoo practitioner who has lost her magic. Netta is her devout, newly engaged play-sister with class-climbing aspirations. As the historic bus boycott ignites around them, these sisters have their bond tested by infidelity and grief.
Corner of the Sky: The Music of Stephen Schwartz
By: Stephen Schwartz (music & lyrics), Scott Coulter (concept & creation)
Directed by: Vince DeGeorge
Event Date(s): Sep 05 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: World Premiere Musical
Venue: Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
City: Cincinnati
Price: starting at $22
Reference Link: https://https://ensemblecincinnati.org
Description: Highlighting six decades of song from the beloved, award–winning composer, this thrilling musical begins with Stephen’s first hit Broadway song, "Corner of the Sky," and features the myriad musical ways it led to everything that came after, including “Defying Gravity.”
Mrs. Mannerly
By: Jeffrey Hatcher
Directed by: D. Lynn Meyers
Event Date(s): Oct 13 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Regional Comedy Revival
Venue: Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
City: Cincinnati
Price: starting at $22
Reference Link: https://ensemblecincinnati.org
Description: Travel back to 1967, as this autobiographical play follows 9-year-old Jeffrey tackling a rigorous etiquette class. Packed with sharp wit, heartwarming moments, and nostalgic humor, Mrs. Mannerly is a delightful romp that proves good manners—and laughter—never go out of style.
Cinderella
By: Joseph McDonough (book), Fitz Patton (music), David Kisor (lyrics)
Directed by: D. Lynn Meyers
Event Date(s): Dec 09 2026 - Dec 30 2026
Type of Event: Family-Friendly Musical
Venue: Ensemble theatre Cincinnati
City: Cincinnati
Price: starting at $22
Reference Link: https://ensemblecincinnati.org
Description: What do you get when you mix a nearsighted bookworm heroine, two fabulously self‑absorbed stepsisters, a devilishly diva stepmother, and a self‑empowering well‑wisher? A delightfully modern spin on the classic fairy tale, proving that being smart is the ultimate kind of beauty.
The Children
By: Lucy Kirkwood
Directed by: Brian Isaac Phillips
Event Date(s): Jan 30 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Regional Premiere Drama
Venue: Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
City: Cincinnati
Price: starting at $22
Reference Link: https://ensemblecincinnati.org
Description: On the British coast, two retired nuclear physicists live quietly until an old colleague arrives with a moral dilemma. Darkly funny, chilling, and deeply human, The Children is an urgent and haunting exploration of environmental responsibility, legacy, and the price of survival.
Paradise Blue
By: Dominique Morisseau
Directed by: Torie Wiggins
Event Date(s): Mar 20 2027 - Apr 11 2027
Type of Event: Regional Premiere Drama
Venue: Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
City: Cincinnati
Price: starting at $22
Reference Link: https://ensemblecincinnati.org
Description: It's 1949 Detroit and Blue, a gifted trumpeter and jazz club owner, is ready to leave his town and demons behind when a seductive stranger enters with plans of her own. A powerful, noir-inspired, music-filled drama that explores ambition, loyalty, and the meaning of community.
Bad Dates: End Game
By: Theresa Rebeck
Directed by: Theresa Rebeck
Event Date(s): May 08 2027 - May 30 2027
Type of Event: Regional Premiere Comedy
Venue: Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
City: Cincinnati
Price: starting at $22
Reference Link: https://ensemblecincinnati.org
Description: Twenty years after Theresa Rebeck broke the mold of Off-Broadway rom-coms with Bad Dates, she returns with Bad Dates: End Game, following Haley as she navigates the chaos of modern dating. This post-menopausal widow proves that life’s second act can be hilarious and full of joy.
Las Borinqueñas
By: Nelson Diaz Marcano
Directed by: Monica Torres
Event Date(s): Feb 19 2027 - Mar 07 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: LatinUs Theater Balckbox
City: Cleveland
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://www.latinustheater.com/tickets/las-borinqueas-de-nelson-diaz-macano
Description: Set in 1950s Puerto Rico, Nelson Díaz-Marcano’s Las Borinqueñas follows five women seeking control over their lives and bodies amid colonial rule and contraceptive-pill trials. The novel exposes the exploitation behind “progress” and celebrates autonomy, dignity, and choice.
Si Te Mueres, Te Mato
By: Fernando Schmidt & Christian Ibarzábal
Directed by: Kivin Bauzo
Event Date(s): May 21 2027 - Jun 06 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: LatinUs Blackbox theater
City: Cleveland
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://www.latinustheater.com/tickets/si-te-mueres-te-mato
Description: When their elderly employer Radojka dies, caregivers Gloria and Lucía hide her death to avoid unemployment. Their desperate lie spirals into absurd danger amid surprise visits, suspicions, and a mafia-linked son in this dark comedy about how far people will go to keep a job.
Pippin
By: Stephen Schwartz (music & lyrics), Roger O. Hirson & Bob Fosse (book)
Directed by: Edward Carignan
Event Date(s): Aug 06 2026 - Aug 30 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Garden Theater
City: Columbus
Price: $
Reference Link: https://ShortNorthStage.org
Description:
Sweeney Todd
By: Stephen Sondheim (music & lyrics), Hugh Wheeler (book)
Directed by: Edward Carignan
Event Date(s): Sep 24 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Garden Theater
City: Columbus
Price: $
Reference Link: https://ShortNorthStage.org
Description:
The Rocky Horror Show
By: Richard O'Brien
Directed by: Edward Carignan
Event Date(s): Oct 22 2026 - Oct 31 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Garden Theater
City: Columbus
Price: $
Reference Link: https://ShortNorthStage.org
Description:
Hairspray
By: Mark O'Donnell (book), Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (music & lyrics)
Directed by: Dionysia Williams-Velazco and Nicholas Wilson
Event Date(s): Nov 19 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Garden Theater
City: Columbus
Price: $
Reference Link: https://ShortNorthStage.org
Description:
A Christmas Carol
By: Thom Christopher Warren
Directed by: Edward Carignan
Event Date(s): Nov 26 2026 - Nov 29 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Garden Theater
City: Columbus
Price: $
Reference Link: https://ShortNorthStage.org
Description:
Dear Evan Hansen
By: Stephen Levenson (book), Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (music & lyrics)
Directed by: Brandon Kelly
Event Date(s): Jan 21 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Garden Theater
City: Columbus
Price: $
Reference Link: https://ShortNorthStage.org
Description:
The Producers
By: Mel Brooks
Directed by: Edward Carignan and Dionysia Williams Velaszco
Event Date(s): Mar 11 2027 - Apr 11 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Garden Theater
City: Columbus
Price: $
Reference Link: https://ShortNorthStage.org
Description:
Mean Girls
By: Tina Fey (book), Jeff Richmond (music), Nell Benjamin (lyrics)
Directed by: Dionysia Williams-Velazco
Event Date(s): Apr 13 2027 - Jun 13 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Garden Theater
City: Columbus
Price: $
Reference Link: https://ShortNorthStage.org
Description:
Oklahoma
Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground
By: Richard Hellesen
Directed by: Peter Ellenstein
Event Date(s): Oct 21 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Solo-Play
Venue: Te Ata Theater at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center
City: Oklahoma City
Price: $20-65
Reference Link: https://www.okcrep.org/eisenhower
Description: It’s 1962 and The New York Times Magazine has published its first list ranking the American Presidents in order of greatness. Pondering his placement on the list, Eisenhower looks back on his life---his Kansas upbringing, his decorated Army career, his victories in World War II,
Primary Trust
By: Eboni Booth
Directed by: Brandon J. Burton
Event Date(s): Feb 25 2027 - Mar 07 2027
Type of Event: production
Venue: Te Ata Theater at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center
City: Oklahoma City
Price: $20-65
Reference Link: https://www.okcrep.org/
Description: Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Kenneth has a routine—working at a bookstore and sipping mai tais at the local tiki bar with his only friend. But when he’s suddenly laid off, he finally begins to face a world he's long avoided.
Proof
By: David Auburn
Directed by: Seth Gordon
Event Date(s): Apr 22 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: production
Venue: Te Ata Theater at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center
City: Oklahoma City
Price: $20-65
Reference Link: https://www.okcrep.org/
Description: A story about a grieving daughter, her genius (but unstable) father, his ambitious former student, and the mathematical proof that could change everything.
Oregon
Marsha Blovotnik and the Marvelous Magical Chicken Soup
By: Dan Kitrosser
Directed by: Luan Schooler
Event Date(s): Oct 27 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: New Play
Venue: Artists Repertory Theatre
City: Portland
Price: $65
Reference Link: https://artistsrep.org/performance/marsha/
Description: Marsha is angry. So angry! And it’s her sister Janice who really burns her Leftie Jewish Lesbian tuchus. A mysterious ancestor gives her a pot of magical chicken soup with the power to cure the world of its woes — if only Marsha can cool down and share a bowl with her sister.
Slay
By: Yussef El Guindi
Directed by: Melory Mirashrafi
Event Date(s): Feb 02 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: World Premiere
Venue: Artists Repertory Theatre
City: Portland
Price: $65
Reference Link: https://artistsrep.org/performance/slay
Description: Hossam is an arts journalist (recently fired), and Rachel is an optometrist (her eyes are on Gaza), they have a loving home! So why is their dog Albert growling, lashing out, and running away? Turns out, he's a conservative?! A quick-witted dark comedy for absurd times.
Eulogy, or How to Plan Your Own Funeral (and have fun doing it!)
By: Brendan Healy
Directed by: Matt Pavik
Event Date(s): Apr 13 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: New Play
Venue: Artists Repertory Theatre
City: Portland
Price: $65
Reference Link: https://artistsrep.org/performance/Eulogy/
Description: Brendan Healy is like a trick birthday candle: his flame just won’t blow out. Diagnosed with a terminal illness as a baby, he now invites you to a memorial service like no other, sharing stories of illness, love, and planning his own funeral—with tips for yours, too!
Marigolds y Memorias
By: A Milagro Original Devised Production
Directed by: Juliana Morales Carreño
Event Date(s): Oct 14 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Milagro Theatre
City: Portland
Price: $17-32
Reference Link: https://milagro.org/event/marigolds-y-memorias/
Description: Inspired by the traveling carpa tradition, in which humor, music, and storytelling come together in a vibrant theatrical journey. Guided by an elder, a younger generation learns to build an altar, the heart of Día de Muertos, discovering the meaning behind each of its elements.
A Xmas Cuento Remix
By: Maya Malan-Gonzalez
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Play with music
Venue: Milagro Theatre
City: Portland
Price: $17-32
Reference Link: https://milagro.org/event/a-xmas-cuento-remix-2/
Description: Based on A Christmas Carol, and with both Spanish and English holiday songs, A Xmas Cuento Remix is a high-energy theatrical experience that blends storytelling, music, and movement to craft a world where past, present, and future collide in unexpected and unforgettable ways.
Un Piano para Ignacio
By: Yosmel López Ortiz & Eldys Baratute
Directed by: Yosmel López Ortiz
Event Date(s): Jan 27 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Milagro Theatre
City: Portland
Price: $17-32
Reference Link: https://milagro.org/event/un-piano-para-ignacio/
Description: Un Piano para Ignacio follows young Ignacio, a poor Black boy in Cuba, who dares to dream about a big life. Told through evocative puppetry and a richly musical world, it's a story of resilience and cultural pride, reminding us that artistry can open doors to a boundless world.
El Mangó Incomible
By: Ricardo Pérez González
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Mar 31 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Milagro Theatre
City: Portland
Price: $17-32
Reference Link: https://milagro.org/event/el-mango-incomible/
Description: Spanish-language premiere! Provocative and haunting, El Mangó Incomible plunges audiences into a gripping psychological drama where reality bends, time slips, and the past pulses just beneath the skin of the present—causing memory, inheritance, and survival to collide.
Masa
By: Salomón Maya
Directed by: Lawrence Siulagi
Event Date(s): May 12 2027 - May 30 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Milagro Theatre
City: Portland
Price: $17-32
Reference Link: https://milagro.org/event/masa/
Description: A theatrical meditation on identity, inheritance, and the quiet labor of becoming, Masa is a heartfelt exploration of loss, resilience, and renewal---and a tribute to the power of food, family, and the enduring bonds that help us rise again.
Spring Awakening
By: Duncan Sheik & Steven Sater
Directed by: Craig Willis
Event Date(s): Sep 12 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Oregon Contemporary Theatre
City: Eugene
Price: $54
Reference Link: https://www.octheatre.org/
Description: Oregon Contemporary Theatre is proud to present Spring Awakening, the opening production of our 2026-2027 Season! Set in late 19th-century Germany, this 8-time Tony Award winning musical tells the story of teenagers discovering the inner and outer tumult of adolescent sexuality.
Lizzie: The Musical
By: Tim Maner, Steven Cheslik-deMeyer, & Alan Stevens Hewitt
Directed by: Brian Haimbach
Event Date(s): Oct 24 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Oregon Contemporary Theatre
City: Eugene
Price: $54
Reference Link: https://www.octheatre.org/
Description: Oregon Contemporary Theatre is excited to bring back Lizzie: The Musical! Considered the "greatest thing OCT has done" by many patrons, Lizzie follows Lizzie Borden, the events leading to the fateful murders of her family, and her relationship with her neighbor, Alice.
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
By: Jane Wagner
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jan 16 2027 - Jan 31 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Oregon Contemporary Theatre
City: Eugene
Price: $29-55
Reference Link: https://www.octheatre.org/
Description: The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe is a one-woman stage show written by Jane Wagner, and will be presented by OCT January 16 - 31, starring Inga Wilson as "the bag lady." A brilliant, feminist comedy, this award-winning play is a fan favorite for a reason.
One-Shot
By: Andrew Rosendorf
Directed by: Chip Miller
Event Date(s): Feb 20 2027 - Mar 07 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Oregon Contemporary Theatre
City: Eugene
Price: $29-55
Reference Link: https://www.octheatre.org/
Description: In 1999, two best friend filmmakers are waiting to hear about a film scholarship to NYU that could change the trajectory of their lives. An exploration of privilege, identity, fragility, One Shot examines who gets the space to tell what stories.
Pretend It’s Pretend
By: Emma Watkins
Directed by: Craig Willis
Event Date(s): Apr 17 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Oregon Contemporary Theatre
City: Eugene
Price: $29-55
Reference Link: https://www.octheatre.org/
Description: Jen teaches third grade on pure coffee and zero sleep. Arthur designs playgrounds while carrying an old grief. His daughter, Clara, writes songs she’s too afraid to sing. A tender, funny new play about devoted teachers, clumsy fathers, and the kids carrying too much.
Yellow Face
By: David Henry Hwang
Directed by: May Adrales
Event Date(s): Aug 05 2026 - Oct 23 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Angus Bowmer Theatre
City: Ashland
Price: $35-150
Reference Link: https://www.osfashland.org/en/season/2026/2026-season-announcement.aspx
Description: When a Chinese American playwright and activist protests the casting of a white actor in Miss Saigon, he thinks he won't make the same mistake. But after he accidentally casts a white actor in the lead Asian role of his own play, he ridiculously scrambles to cover his tracks.
Smote This, A Comedy About God…and Other Serious $H*T
By: Rodney Gardiner
Directed by: Raz Golden
Event Date(s): Aug 27 2026 - Oct 24 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Angus Bowmer Theatre
City: Ashland
Price: $35-150
Reference Link: https://www.osfashland.org/en/season/2026/2026-season-announcement.aspx
Description: This sharp and hilarious solo show follows actor Rodney Gardiner as he attempts to abandon God—no easy feat for a devoutly raised, undocumented Black boy growing up in tumultuous 1980s Miami. For young Rodney, racial unrest, an immigration crisis & the drug war is just another day.
Pride & Prejudice
By: Kate Hamill
Directed by: Marissa Wolf
Event Date(s): Sep 27 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Portland Center Stage
City: Portland
Price: $25-100
Reference Link: https://www.pcs.org/pride-prejudice
Description: Love, misunderstandings, and plenty of sharp wit take center stage in Kate Hamill’s sparkling adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. Lizzy Bennet prides herself on good judgment—until the enigmatic Mr. Darcy challenges everything she thought she knew about love and first impressions.
Little Shop of Horrors
By: Howard Ashman
Directed by: Chip Miller
Event Date(s): Nov 15 2026 - Dec 24 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Portland Center Stage
City: Portland
Price: $25-100
Reference Link: https://www.pcs.org/little-shop-of-horrors
Description: When shy florist Seymour discovers a mysterious new species that promises fame, fortune, & romance, his struggling flower shop suddenly starts to bloom—but the plant has a monstrous appetite. A brand-new production packed with doo-wop hits, comedy, & one very dangerous plant.
Kim’s Convenience
By: Ins Choi
Directed by: cara hinh
Event Date(s): Jan 15 2027 - Feb 07 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Portland Center Stage
City: Portland
Price: $25-100
Reference Link: https://www.pcs.org/kims-convenience
Description: A neighborhood convenience store becomes the center of a Korean family’s world in Kim's Convenience, the hit comedy by Ins Choi that inspired the beloved TV series. In a rapidly changing city, Mr. Kim is determined to hold onto the small shop he built for his family—but can he?
The 39 Steps
By: Patrick Barlow
Directed by: Marissa Wolf
Event Date(s): Feb 21 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Portland Center Stage
City: Portland
Price: $25-100
Reference Link: https://www.pcs.org/the-39-steps
Description: Back by popular demand—with a brand-new production! When an ordinary man suddenly finds himself tangled up with spies, secrets, & a mysterious organization known as “The 39 Steps,” he’s launched into a breakneck chase packed with disguises, daring escapes, & outrageous twists.
Furlough’s Paradise
By: a.k. payne
Directed by: Kristolyn Lloyd
Event Date(s): Mar 21 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Portland Center Stage
City: Portland
Price: $25-100
Reference Link: https://www.pcs.org/furloughs-paradise
Description: Cousins Sade and Mina used to be inseparable. Now leading very different lives, they return to their childhood town for the funeral of Sade’s mother. While Sade is on a three-day furlough from prison, the two try to make sense of grief, home, love and kinship.
Covenant
By: York Walker
Directed by: Tinashe Kajese-Bolden
Event Date(s): Apr 07 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Portland Center Stage
City: Portland
Price: $25-100
Reference Link: https://www.pcs.org/covenant
Description: When Avery's childhood friend Johnny returns to their small Georgia town after making a name for himself as a blues star, Avery may have found her chance for a way out. But Johnny’s sudden fame leads to gossip that he made a deal with the devil to attain his newfound genius.
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
By: Jonathan Sayer, Henry Lewis, Henry Shields
Directed by: Dámaso Rodríguez
Event Date(s): May 23 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Portland Center Stage
City: Portland
Price: $25-100
Reference Link: https://www.pcs.org/peter-pan-goes-wrong
Description: The Cornley Drama Society is back—and this time they’re taking on Neverland. Packed with outrageous physical comedy & gleeful theatrical chaos, this crowd-pleasing spectacle proves once again that when the Cornley Drama Society puts on a show, everything that can go wrong will.
Spain
By: Jen Silverman
Directed by: Josh Hecht
Event Date(s): Oct 22 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Armory
City: Portland
Price: $55
Reference Link: https://profiletheatre.org/spain/
Description: Step into a slippery world where the line between truth and fiction is all in the packaging. It’s 1936, and a pair of passionate filmmakers have landed their next big project: a sweeping Spanish Civil War film. It just happens to be bankrolled by the KGB.
Tiny Father
By: Mike Lew
Directed by: Michael John Garces
Event Date(s): Feb 04 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Armory
City: Portland
Price: $55
Reference Link: https://profiletheatre.org/tiny-father/
Description: Overnight, easygoing Daniel’s life is flipped upside down when a friends-with-benefits situation leaves him the only-father of a baby girl delivered three months early. He begins to learn the ins and outs of caring for a premature baby with the help of tough-love NICU nurse Carol.
Alpha Asians
By: Mike Lew
Directed by: TBA
Event Date(s): Jun 03 2027 - Jun 20 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Armory
City: Portland
Price: $55
Reference Link: https://profiletheatre.org/alpha-asians/
Description: BROS! Listen up. The truly dope brothers of Asian-American fraternity Alpha Zeta Nu (AZN) are about to embark on an epic pledge week of partying, ball taps, and absolutely based fraternal camaraderie. That is, until their Greek life comes face-to-face with Greek tragedy.
Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp
By: Caryl Churchill
Directed by: Samantha Van Der Merwe
Event Date(s): Oct 10 2026 - Nov 07 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Shaking the Tree Theatre
City: Portland
Price: $10-$46
Reference Link: https://www.shaking-the-tree.com/glass-kill-bluebeard-imp.html
Description: Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. is a collection of four short, surreal plays by acclaimed English playwright, Caryl Churchill. Premiering at London's Royal Court Theatre in 2019, these darkly imaginative works weave together myth, fairy tale, and contemporary horror.
The Maids
By: Jean Genet (translated by Bernard Frechtman)
Directed by: Samantha Van Der Merwe
Event Date(s): Apr 17 2027 - May 15 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Shaking the Tree Theatre
City: Portland
Price: $10-$46
Reference Link: https://www.shaking-the-tree.com/
Description: Two sisters, maids to a wealthy woman, act out fantasies of class, love and revenge while the lady of the house is out. As their games intensify, the violence escalates as they await Madame’s return.
An Iliad
By: Lia Peterson & Denis O'Hare
Directed by: Maureen Porter
Event Date(s): Nov 06 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: CoHo Theatre
City: Portland
Price: $29.50 - $100.00
Reference Link: https://thirdrailrep.org/mission-production-history/season-21/season-21-main-stage-1/
Description: An Iliad remixes Homer’s tale in a stirring solo performance that bridges the ancient with the contemporary. Humorous and tender, violent and harrowing, An Iliad is a testament to the power and potential of storytelling. Is this a story of antiquity or a story of today?
Liberation
By: Bess Wohl
Directed by: Maureen Porter
Event Date(s): Feb 26 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: CoHo Theatre
City: Portland
Price: $29.50 - $100.00
Reference Link: https://thirdrailrep.org/mission-production-history/season-21/liberation-by-bess-wohl/
Description: Bess Wohl’s highly acclaimed Liberation is a funny, nuanced, and unsentimental reckoning with the past and the present, the personal and the political. What have we inherited from those who came before, and where do we go from here?
Octet
By: Dave Malloy
Directed by: Rebecca Lingafelter
Event Date(s): May 21 2027 - Jun 13 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: CoHo Theatre
City: Portland
Price: $29.50 - $100.00
Reference Link: https://thirdrailrep.org/mission-production-history/season-21/octet-by-dave-malloy/
Description: Featuring a stunning a cappella musical score written by Dave Malloy (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812), Octet is a strikingly modern and refreshingly honest musical about the contemporary human condition unlike anything you’ve seen—or heard—before.
Pennsylvania
#Charlottesville
By: Priyanka Shetty
Directed by: Yury Urnov
Event Date(s): Oct 15 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Louis Bluver Theatre @ The Drake
City: Philadelphia
Price: Pay What You Decide
Reference Link: https://azukatheatre.org/charlottesville
Description: A tour-de-force solo performance about the power of witnessing, constructed verbatim from over 100 firsthand interviews with Charlottesville residents, court transcripts, and news reports.
Play On!
By: Quinn D. Eli
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 22 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: World Premiere Play
Venue: Louis Bluver Theatre @ The Drake
City: Philadelphia
Price: Pay What You Decide
Reference Link: https://azukatheatre.org/play-on
Description: In a future full of mystery and magic, where technology has replaced music as the "food of love," a Black musician and his formidable wife battle a white chanteuse attempting to steal his legacy.
BTE Presented Event: Lethan Candlish Presents Who Am I, Again?
By: Lethan Candlish
Directed by: Lethan Candlish
Event Date(s): Aug 15 2026 - Aug 15 2026
Type of Event: Presented Event: Storytelling
Venue: Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
City: Bloomsburg
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.bte.org/
Description: Storyteller Lethan Candlish masterfully shares his experience of recovery after receiving a severe Traumatic Brain Injury in an intimate and engaging performance sponsored by Geisinger and Encompass Health.
Cry It Out
By: Molly Smith Metzler
Directed by: Aaron White
Event Date(s): Sep 10 2026 - Sep 20 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
City: Bloomsburg
Price: $39.50
Reference Link: https://www.bte.org/
Description: New moms and neighbors Jessie and Lina’s regular backyard rendezvous have caught the eye of a wealthy neighbor up the hill and he as a favor to ask them: invite his wife over.
BTE Presented Event: Mother Jones in Heaven
By: Si Kahn
Directed by: Jo Johnson
Event Date(s): Oct 10 2026 - Oct 10 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
City: Bloomsburg
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.bte.org/
Description: Take a trip to heaven and meet “the most dangerous woman in America,” radical labor rights activist Mother Jones in this musical starring Vivian Nesbitt (Breaking Bad, Law & Order SVU, Longmire).
It’s A Wonderful Life
By: Kimie Muroya (adapt. from "It’s A Wonderful Life," based on the story “The Greatest Gift” by Philip Van Doren Stern, which is used by permission of the Greatest Gift Corporation)
Directed by: Amy Rene Byrne
Event Date(s): Nov 27 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
City: Bloomsburg
Price: $39.50
Reference Link: https://www.bte.org/
Description: A wingless angel, a man on a bridge, Christmas Eve. BTE presents a luminous new adaptation of It's A Wonderful Life in the tradition of Our Town.
Neuro-Influencers: This is your brain on social media
By: Aaron White
Directed by: Abigail Leffler
Event Date(s): Mar 01 2027 - Apr 30 2027
Type of Event: Classroom Tour
Venue:
City:
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.bte.org/
Description: Neuro(chemical) influencers Mina (Dopamine), Cort (Cortisol), and Serotonin (Sera) are spilling the tea about how the Internet hacks our brains in this new Theatre in the Classroom touring production aimed at elementary and middle school students. Tour dates TBA.
Proof
By: David Auburn
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 08 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
City: Bloomsburg
Price: $39.50
Reference Link: https://www.bte.org/
Description: When the daughter of a late mathematician claims a revelatory new proof found in his desk is hers, will her sister and her father’s former student believe she inherited his brilliance or only his madness?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
By: David Greig (book), Marc Shaiman (music & lyrics), Scott Wittman (lyrics), based on the novel by Roald Dahl, songs from the motion picture by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jul 15 2027 - Aug 01 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
City: Bloomsburg
Price: $39.50
Reference Link: https://www.bte.org/
Description: Fantastical and tart, the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical updates the classic without ever losing tale of two dreamers finding in each other at its heart. This is sure to be a even tastier way to beat the summer heat than a bowl of Wonka-brand ice cream!
Dolls
By: Henrik Ibsen
Directed by: Devon Roberts
Event Date(s): Sep 10 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Franklin Inn Club
City: Philadelphia
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://egopo.org/dolls
Description: The Franklin Inn Club is transformed into a living playroom, where our peculiar Nora holds court. In this bold re-envisioning of Ibsen’s classic, the audience is transported into the imagination of an 11-year-old girl who acts out her life with you, her dolls.
The Ways of White Folks
By: Langston Hughes
Directed by: Dane Eissler & Ontaria K. Wilson
Event Date(s): Feb 10 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Glen Foerd Mansion
City: Philadelphia
Price: $55
Reference Link: https://egopo.org/waysofwhitefolk
Description: Langston Hughes’ classic novella returns! This theatrical event presents a powerful portrait of race in America, told with unparalleled candor. As you are led through the extravagant mansion, you are welcomed into each character’s room to witness their intimate lives.
Company
By: Samuel Beckett
Directed by: Lane Savadove
Event Date(s): Apr 13 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Christ Church Neighborhood House
City: Philadelphia
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://egopo.org/company
Description: In this immersive sensory experience, you lie blindfolded on your back in the dark as haunting text echoes from afar and is whispered in your ear. Let your personal “angel” guide you gently back to your self, preparing you for metamorphosis.
And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens
By: Tennessee Williams
Directed by: Lane Savadove
Event Date(s): May 20 2027 - May 23 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Icebox Project Space
City: Philadelphia
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://egopo.org/deathofqueens
Description: Candy Delaney, a “New Orleans queen,” welcomes you into her magical French Quarter lair. Once inside, she confesses her tragic tale of unrequited love. EgoPo revives its rarely produced 2019 Philly Fringe and Provincetown Festival production of this Tennessee Williams treasure.
Jazz on the Farm
By: Farm Arts Collective
Directed by: Tannis Kowalchuk
Event Date(s): Sep 05 2026 - Sep 05 2026
Type of Event: Live Jazz Music
Venue: Farm Arts Collective
City: Damascus
Price: $35.00
Reference Link: https://www.farmartscollective.org/calendar/jazz-on-the-farm-1
Description: Please join us for Jazz on the Farm with the Farm Arts All Stars. A very special evening with local and international musicians from the NY & PA area. This event promises to be a beautiful setting for these world renowned musicians featuring: Will Sellenraad, Ben Street, and others.
Scattered Seeds of Troy
By: Farm Arts Collective
Directed by: Tannis Kowalchuk
Event Date(s): Nov 12 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Farm Arts Collective
City: Damascus
Price: $25.00
Reference Link: https://https://www.farmartscollective.org/calendar/scattered-seeds-of-troy
Description: Inspired by the ancient anti-war Greek tragedy The Trojan Women, director Tannis Kowalchuk is creating Scattered Seeds of Troy, a new, devised performance. What seeds does each woman take with them when forced to leave their land? How do we find hope in a hopeless situation?
This Much I Know
By: Jonathan Spector
Directed by: Seth Rozin
Event Date(s): Oct 30 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Regional Premiere
Venue: InterAct Theatre Company
City: Philadelphia
Price: $20-$49
Reference Link: https://www.interacttheatre.org/this-much-i-know
Description: Three actors play over a dozen different roles. A psychology professor's search for his missing wife launches us on a time-hopping fugue, weaving together the stories of Stalin's daughter defecting to America and the son of a white supremacist growing to doubt his beliefs.
The Contract
By: James Webb
Directed by: Jude Sandy
Event Date(s): Feb 05 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Regional Premiere
Venue: InterAct Theatre Company
City: Philadelphia
Price: $20-$49
Reference Link: https://www.interacttheatre.org/the-contract
Description: A married couple and co-pastors of a Black megachurch in Alabama have negotiated an arrangement to satisfy the husband’s sexual desire for men. But when feelings intensify, the parameters of the contract are in danger of collapsing.
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By: L M Feldman
Directed by: Morgan Green
Event Date(s): Apr 16 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: World Premiere
Venue: The Proscenium Theatre
City: Philadelphia
Price: $20-$49
Reference Link: https://www.interacttheatre.org/untitled
Description: World premiere, commissioned as part of the Philly Cycle! Will illuminate the world of nurses here in Philadelphia, focusing on those working in reproductive health and gender-affirming care.
Summer, 1976
By: David Auburn
Directed by: Kate Galvin
Event Date(s): Sep 10 2026 - Oct 10 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Lantern Theater Company
City: Philadelphia
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://www.lanterntheater.org/plays/summer-1976.html
Description: In this Philadelphia premiere of a major new play by the author of Proof, an unlikely friendship springs up between two young mothers---one a free-spirited academic spouse and the other a driven and self-critical artist---and changes forever the course of their lives.
The Weir
By: Conor McPherson
Directed by: Matt Pfeiffer
Event Date(s): Nov 12 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Lantern Theater Company
City: Philadelphia
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://www.lanterntheater.org/plays/the-weir.html
Description: A tight circle of regulars in a small Irish pub on a lonely windswept hillside is joined by Valerie, just arrived from Dublin. Each one tells tall tales of unexplained local events, until one story turns out to be hauntingly real and heartbreaking.
Hamlet
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Charles McMahon
Event Date(s): Jan 28 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Lantern Theater Company
City: Philadelphia
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://www.lanterntheater.org/plays/hamlet.html
Description: When his father’s ghost appears charging murder and demanding revenge, Hamlet devises plots to uncover the truth from family and friends. A masterpiece of Shakespeare’s artistic maturity, Hamlet is a searing examination of the human soul put to an impossible test.
Wild With Happy
By: Colman Domingo
Directed by: Reginald Douglas
Event Date(s): May 06 2027 - Jun 06 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Lantern Theater Company
City: Philadelphia
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://www.lanterntheater.org/plays/wild-with-happy.html
Description: Gil has lost his beloved mother and wants to do right by her passing, but friends Mo and Terry and Aunt Glo bring laughter to his grief. A Philadelphia premiere from Philadelphia native Colman Domingo, Wild With Happy explores the joy in saying goodbye to those we love the most.
Harold and Maude
By: Colin Higgins, adapt. by James Rogers
Directed by: Stuart Landon
Event Date(s): Sep 11 2026 - Oct 03 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Open Stage
City: Harrisburg
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://www.openstagehbg.com
Description: Premiere of a new adaptation of Collin Higgins's play.
Night of the Living Dead Live
By: Christopher Bond, Dale Boyer, Trevor Martin
Directed by: Rachel Landon
Event Date(s): Oct 10 2026 - Nov 07 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Open Stage
City: Harrisburg
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://www.openstagehbg.com
Description: A comedic tribute to the historic 1968 film.
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
By: Paul Williams, Christopher Gattelli, Timothy Allen McDonald
Directed by: Stuart Landon
Event Date(s): Nov 21 2026 - Dec 23 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Open Stage
City: Harrisburg
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://www.openstagehbg.com
Description: A heartwarming adaptation of the beloved Jim Henson television special. This nostalgic tale takes us to Frogtown Hollow, where Ma and Emmet Otter risk what little they have to make each other’s holiday dreams come true.
Who’s Holiday!
By: Matthew Lombardo
Directed by: Christopher Gibson
Event Date(s): Dec 03 2026 - Dec 22 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Open Stage
City: Harrisburg
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://www.openstagehbg.com
Description: A wildly funny and heartfelt adults-only comedy that tells the story of Cindy Lou Who as she recalls that Christmas Eve she first met the Grinch.
The Spongebob Musical Youth Edition
By: Kyle Jarrow & Tina Landau
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jan 14 2027 - Jan 17 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Open Stage
City: Harrisburg
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://www.openstagehbg.com
Description: A one-hour edition of the hit Broadway musical, adapted from the iconic Nickelodeon series, featuring the Teen Studio students of The Alsedek Theatre School.
The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals
By: Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Jeff Blim
Directed by: Stuart Landon
Event Date(s): Feb 20 2027 - Mar 20 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Open Stage
City: Harrisburg
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://www.openstagehbg.com
Description: Everything in Hatchetfield seemed normal until people began singing... Then, they began dancing... And now, a musical pandemic is sweeping the entire city. It’s up to Paul (an average guy who doesn’t like musicals) to stop this musical apocalypse.
The Wind in the Willows
By: Rachel Landon, adapt. from Kenneth Grahame
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 01 2027 - Apr 04 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Open Stage
City: Harrisburg
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://www.openstagehbg.com
Description: A new adaptation of the classic story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets into trouble.
Poirot Investigates!
By: Stuart Landon
Directed by: Stuart Landon
Event Date(s): Apr 23 2027 - May 07 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Open Stage
City: Harrisburg
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.openstagehbg.com
Description: Agatha Christie’s sleuth brings all of his wits to bear to solve the mystery of the Western Star, a rare gem with dark and dangerous origins—and to protect its unsuspecting movie-star owner along the way.
California Dreamin’: A Celebration of the ’60s
By: Wayne Landon, arr. by Anthony Pieruccini
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jun 04 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: Concert
Venue:
City: Harrisburg
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://www.openstagehbg.com
Description: A concert celebrating the music that emerged from Laurel Canyon in the 1960s, when folk and rock collided to define a generation. Featuring songs by Carole King, Joni Mitchell, The Mamas and the Papas, and other icons of California’s folk-rock era.
Topdog/Underdog
By: Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by: Amina Robinson
Event Date(s): Sep 16 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Steinbright Theatre at People's Light, Arden Theatre Company (separate run from Oct 29 - Dec 13)
City: Malvern
Price: $35 - 75
Reference Link: https://tickets.peopleslight.org/overview/topdog
Description: A Pulitzer Prize winner, Topdog/Underdog is a darkly comic fable of brotherly love that takes a searing look at family identity. Lincoln and Booth, siblings whose names underpin a lifetime of rivalry and resentment, must confront their future while being haunted by their past.
Cinderella: A Musical Panto
By: Kathryn Petersen (book), Michael Ogborn (music & lyrics)
Directed by: Liz Filios
Event Date(s): Nov 18 2026 - Jan 03 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Leonard C. Haas Theatre at People's Light
City: Malvern
Price: $35 - 110
Reference Link: https://tickets.peopleslight.org/overview/cinderella
Description: People's Light's signature holiday confection returns with a brand-new staging of one of the theatre's most beloved pantos. Can a brave young person carve their own path against all odds? Help Cinderella along her journey by cheering, singing along, and boo(ooo)ing her enemies!
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Woman
By: Lauren Gunderson (adapt. from Louisa May Alcott)
Directed by: Donya K. Washington
Event Date(s): Feb 10 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Leonard C. Haas Theatre at People's Light
City: Malvern
Price: $35 - 110
Reference Link: https://tickets.peopleslight.org/overview/littlewomen
Description:
A brilliant new stage adaptation of the beloved classic following the March sisters' coming of age during the Civil War. Louisa May Alcott's Little Women is a timeless celebration of family, resilience, sisterhood, and the determined young author who crafted the original story.
Harvey
By: Mary Chase
Directed by: Molly Rosa Houlahan
Event Date(s): Apr 14 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Steinbright Theatre at People's Light
City: Malvern
Price: $35 - 90
Reference Link: https://tickets.peopleslight.org/overview/harvey
Description: When Elwood introduces his invisible friend---a tall rabbit named Harvey---at a party, his sister can no longer tolerate his eccentricities. This Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy explores the cost of conformity, and the tension between society's expectations and a family's bond.
Urinetown
By: Greg Kotis (book & lyrics), Mark Hollmann (music)
Directed by: Andrew Watring
Event Date(s): Jul 08 2027 - Aug 08 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Leonard C. Haas Stage at People's Light
City: Malvern
Price: $35 - 110
Reference Link: https://tickets.peopleslight.org/overview/urinetown
Description: This three-time Tony-winning, satirical musical comedy is as timely as it is entertaining, set in a dystopian future where a megacorporation controls all restrooms. Urinetown combines showstopping songs with sharp parody, questioning what it takes to bring about real change.
Liberation
By: Bess Wohl
Directed by: Taibi Magar
Event Date(s): Oct 09 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Philadelphia Theatre Co
City: Philadelphia
Price: Varies
Reference Link: https://philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/liberation/
Description: Set in a small-town Ohio rec center in the early 1970s, Liberation follows a group of women who come together for a consciousness-raising meeting—unsure what to expect, but certain they need one another.
Liberation
By: Bess Wohl
Directed by: Taibi Magar
Event Date(s): Oct 09 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Suzanne Roberts Theatre
City: Philadelphia
Price: $32-72
Reference Link: https://philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/liberation/
Description: Set in a small-town Ohio rec center in the early 1970s, Liberation follows a group of women who come together for a consciousness-raising meeting. Moving between past and present, the play asks what those gatherings made possible—and what they left unfinished.
Purpose
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Amina Robinson
Event Date(s): Feb 05 2027 - Feb 25 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Suzanne Roberts Theatre
City: Philadelphia
Price: $32-72
Reference Link: https://philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/purpose/
Description: A family reunion becomes something far more complicated. When Nazareth Jasper returns home during a winter storm, he finds himself pulled back into the orbit of a family whose legacy looms large. Secrets surface, loyalties are tested, and the meaning of family is questioned.
The Glass Menagerie
By: Tennessee Williams
Directed by: Taibi Magar
Event Date(s): Apr 09 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Suzanne Roberts Theatre
City: Philadelphia
Price: $32-72
Reference Link: https://philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/the-glass-menagerie/
Description: In this bold and intimate reimagining of Tennessee Williams’s American masterpiece, Tony–winning actor BD Wong performs as a one-man tour de force, bringing every character of the Wingfield family to life in a deeply personal exploration of memory, longing, and love.
2026 New Play Development Conference: Emergence
By: Zoe Palmer
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Aug 01 2026 - Aug 01 2026
Type of Event: Reading
Venue: InterAct Theatre Company
City: Phildelphia
Price: $10
Reference Link: https://www.playpenn.org/2026-conference
Description: For the second year, PlayPenn partners with Philadelphia Young Playwrights to present a young playwright at our annual New Play Development Conference. The play was selected from more than 700 submissions representing 30 Philadelphia schools.
2026 New Play Development Conference: The Good Guys
By: Sarah Mantell
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Aug 02 2026 - Aug 02 2026
Type of Event: Reading
Venue: InterAct Theatre Company
City: Philadelphia
Price: $10
Reference Link: https://www.playpenn.org/2026-conference
Description: When Aarón joins a Connecticut group of Civil War reenactors, he is horrified to discover that visiting troops get to be Union soldiers while he is forced to fight in Confederate uniform. Co-produced by Philadelphia Theater Company.
Horsegirl & Cowdaddy
By: DJ Hills
Directed by: Adil Mansoor
Event Date(s): Sep 22 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: World Premiere Play
Venue: The Wilma Theater
City: Philadelphia
Price: $28-78
Reference Link: https://www.wilmatheater.org/event/horsegirl-cowdaddy/
Description: A trans woman in her 30s lives a life of routine alongside her father in rural Pennsylvania—until she falls in love with a new teacher, triggering a physical transformation in the wake of which Horsegirl must decide for herself what a happy life looks like.
The Little Prince
By: Rick Cummins & John Scoullar, adapt. from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Directed by: Yury Urnov
Event Date(s): Nov 17 2026 - Nov 29 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Wilma Theater
City: Philadelphia
Price: $28 to 78
Reference Link: https://wilmatheater.org/event/the-little-prince-2026/
Description: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic children’s novel comes to life for audiences of all ages on stage this holiday season. Taysha Marie Canales plays the Little Prince, who recounts his whimsical adventures of love and friendship from a faraway planet.
The Animal Farm Project
By: Justin Jain
Directed by: Eva Steinmetz
Event Date(s): Mar 30 2027 - Apr 11 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Wilma Theater
City: Philadelphia
Price: $28 to 78
Reference Link: https://wilmatheater.org/event/the-animal-farm-project/
Description: The classic text that launched the Wilma in 1979, this newly devised staging of Animal Farm explores questions of power, corruption, resistance, and hope. This multi-year project culminates in a fierce, outrageous, and contemporary examination of authoritarianism onstage.
Mx. Rogers’ Neighborhood: You Can Never Go Down the Drain
By: Rose Jarboe
Directed by: Suli Holum
Event Date(s): Jun 02 2027 - Jun 13 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: The Wilma Theater
City: Philadelphia
Price: $28 to 78
Reference Link: https://wilmatheater.org/event/down-the-drain/
Description: In this irreverently tender parody, The Bearded Ladies’ Rose Jarboe takes off her heels to put on…other heels…and ask earnest questions about irony, including: What if I don’t want to feel my feelings? And would it kill you to be my neighbor?
Philly GRIT
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 03 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Play/Festival
Venue: Theatre Exile
City: Philadelphia
Price: $25-35
Reference Link: https://www.theatreexile.org/
Description: Philly Grit is a series of shows by Philadelphia performers who step outside the boundaries of traditional theatre to shine an embarrassingly bright light on our world – like fluorescents in an airport bathroom.
The Receptionist
By: Adam Bock
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 29 2027 - May 16 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Theatre Exile
City: Philadelphia
Price: $10-45
Reference Link: https://www.theatreexile.org/
Description: The Receptionist is a comedic thriller full of “Computers, Cubicles and Creepiness” - New York Times
Rhode Island
The Getaway Driver
By: Deborah Salem Smith & Charlie Thurston
Directed by: Curt Columbus
Event Date(s): Sep 03 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Theater performance
Venue: The Dowling Theater at Lederer Theater Center
City: Providence
Price: Starting at $30
Reference Link: https://www.trinityrep.com/show/the-getaway-driver/
Description: A world premiere crime drama inspired by the remarkable true story of Katherine Ann Power and Clare Schroeder. Following two women bound by a life-altering moment, this world premiere traces the long shadow of a single decision.
A Christmas Carol
By: Charles Dickens
Directed by: Taavon Gamble
Event Date(s): Nov 05 2026 - Dec 31 2026
Type of Event: Theater performance
Venue: Trinity Repertory Co
City: Providence
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.trinityrep.com/show/a-christmas-carol/
Description: On a fateful Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge gets an unexpected visit from the ghost of his former partner, and is swept into a supernatural journey through past, present, and future.
Same Difference
By: Don Mays
Directed by: Don Mays
Event Date(s): Sep 24 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: theatre
Venue: The Wilbury Theatre Group
City: Providence
Price: $10-55
Reference Link: https://www.thewilburygroup.org
Description: World premiere set in 1993 Providence, at the collision of two epidemics and two men the world called disposable. Written and directed by Don Mays.
Seagulls
By: Beth Hyland
Directed by: Rebecca Willingham
Event Date(s): Nov 19 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: musical theatre
Venue: The Wilbury Theatre Group
City: Providence
Price: $10-55
Reference Link: https://www.thewilburygroup.org
Description: Anton Chekhov's The Seagull reimagined as an indie-rock musical about ambition, desire, and the music industry.
Grand Horizons
By: Bess Wohl
Directed by: Josh Short
Event Date(s): Jan 28 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: theatre
Venue: The Wilbury Theatre Group
City: Providence
Price: $10-55
Reference Link: https://www.thewilburygroup.org
Description: Bess Wohl's ferociously funny, quietly devastating comedy about a 50-year marriage that's ending, starring Phyllis Kay and Richard Donelly.
The Antipodes
By: Annie Baker
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 25 2027 - Apr 11 2027
Type of Event: theatre
Venue: The Wilbury Theatre Group
City: Providence
Price: $10-55
Reference Link: https://www.thewilburygroup.org
Description: Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Baker's strange, funny, mythological look at a room full of writers under pressure.
Teeth
By: Anna K. Jacobs & Michael R. Jackson
Directed by: Josh Short
Event Date(s): May 27 2027 - Jun 20 2027
Type of Event: musical theatre
Venue: The Wilbury Theatre Group
City: Providence
Price: $10-55
Reference Link: https://www.thewilburygroup.org
Description: A fierce, savagely funny Off-Broadway hit musical about religious repression and bodily autonomy.
South Carolina
Dear Evan Hansen
By: Steven Levenson
Directed by: Todd Underwood
Event Date(s): Sep 23 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
City: Hilton Head Is
Price: $66
Reference Link: https://www.artshhi.com/theater-series
Description: A private letter, a secret truth, and a life he never imagined possible: Evan Hansen is on the verge of getting the one thing he’s always desired—a chance to truly belong. Winner of six Tonys, this contemporary musical is for anyone who’s ever felt alone in a crowded room.
Annie
By: Thomas Meehan
Directed by: Angie Schworer
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Jan 03 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
City: Hilton Head Is
Price: $66
Reference Link: https://www.artshhi.com/theater-series
Description: Annie is the heartwarming, Tony-winning classic that follows the adventures of a spirited young orphan determined to find her parents. With the help of her dog Sandy and a little “Tomorrow” optimism, Annie discovers the true meaning of family in this beloved musical.
Good Night, Oscar
By: Doug Wright
Directed by: Blake White
Event Date(s): Feb 03 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
City: Hilton Head Is
Price: $59
Reference Link: https://www.artshhi.com/theater-series
Description: A witty and poignant play set in 1958, during the Golden Age of television. It follows the legendary—and notoriously volatile—pianist, actor, and wit Oscar Levant as he prepares to make a live appearance on The Tonight Show hosted by Jack Paar.
Crazy for You
By: Jennifer Crusie
Directed by: David Grindrod
Event Date(s): Apr 28 2027 - May 30 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
City: Hilton Head Is
Price: $66
Reference Link: https://www.artshhi.com/theater-series
Description: Crazy for You brings the timeless music of George and Ira Gershwin to the stage in a spectacular, Tony-winning musical comedy.
Escape to Margaritaville
By: Greg Garcia & Mike O'Malley
Directed by: Clint Hromsco
Event Date(s): Jun 23 2027 - Aug 08 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
City: Hilton Head Is
Price: $66
Reference Link: https://www.artshhi.com/theater-series
Description: When a part-time bartender and singer falls for a career-driven tourist, they discover that sometimes you have to lose your way to find where you truly belong.
Dear Evan Hansen
By: Book by Steven Levenson, Score by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Aug 06 2026 - Aug 23 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Centre Stage - South Carolina
City: Greenville
Price: $33-38
Reference Link: https://centrestage.org/events/dear-evan-hansen/
Description: A raw, emotional journey through mental health, connection, and the courage to be found. Dear Evan Hansen explores themes of social anxiety, grief, and the profound impact of human connection in the digital age.
Rumors
By: Neil Simon
Directed by: John Fagan
Event Date(s): Sep 17 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Centre Stage - South Carolina
City: Greenville
Price: $33
Reference Link: https://centrestage.org/events/rumors/
Description: Four couples. One elegant dinner party. A gunshot, a missing host, and a house full of half-truths. Neil Simon's Rumors is a razor-sharp farce of mistaken identities, escalating lies, and nonstop laughs—a joyful reminder that the best comedy comes from absolutely delightful chaos
La Zafra
By: Mario Suarez
Directed by: Laura Nicholas
Event Date(s): Oct 09 2026 - Oct 10 2026
Type of Event: Special Workshop Presentation
Venue: Centre Stage - South Carolina
City: Greenville
Price: $10
Reference Link: https://centrestage.org/events/la-zafra/
Description: La Zafra is a powerful new musical by Mario Suarez exploring family, sacrifice, and the immigrant pursuit of the American dream. Rooted in Mexican immigrant life in the South, this workshop features a revised script, new orchestrations by Iliana Rose, and a post-show talkback.
24th Annual New Play Festival
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 22 2026 - Oct 24 2026
Type of Event: New Play Festival
Venue: Centre Stage - South Carolina
City: Greenville
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://centrestage.org/events/24th-annual-new-play-festival/
Description: Three finalist plays receive professional staged readings, handpicked for their originality and compelling storytelling. One will be selected for a full production next season—be among the first to witness this extraordinary work before it takes its next big leap. Free and open to the public.
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
By: Colin Escott (book) & Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, & Johnny Cash (music)
Directed by: Connor Vetter
Event Date(s): Dec 03 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Centre Stage - South Carolina
City: Greenville
Price: $33-38
Reference Link: https://centrestage.org/events/million-dollar-quartet-christmas/
Description: Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins reunite for a joyful holiday celebration inspired by their famous 1956 jam session. Rock-and-roll classics meet gospel and Christmas favorites in this high-energy, feel-good musical.
Marjorie Prime
By: Jordan Harrison
Directed by: Clare Shaffer
Event Date(s): Jan 14 2027 - Jan 17 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Centre Stage - South Carolina
City: Greenville
Price: $18
Reference Link: https://centrestage.org/events/marjorie-prime/
Description: Set in the near future, Marjorie Prime follows an aging woman losing her grasp on the present, who spends her days with a "Prime"—an AI programmed to remember her life alongside her. Tender, funny, and thought-provoking, it asks who gets to decide which memories endure.
Chrysalis
By: Gwyneth Strope
Directed by: Samantha Jemmott
Event Date(s): Jan 28 2027 - Jan 31 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Centre Stage - South Carolina
City: Greenville
Price: $18
Reference Link: https://centrestage.org/events/chrysalis/
Description: Chrysalis follows Mirage, facing an unexpected pregnancy, pulled into a surreal inner world where memory and trauma collide. Poetic and honest, this memory play on survival and healing was chosen by Centre Stage audiences as the New Play Festival standout—now its full premiere.
The Break
By: Christopher Dimond (book & lyrics), Michael Kooman (music)
Directed by: Tinasha LaRaye
Event Date(s): Feb 11 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Centre Stage - South Carolina
City: Greenville
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://centrestage.org/events/the-break/
Description: The Break follows Sam and Charlie, a college couple facing the marriage question, who agree to a month-long break to explore life and dating before recommitting—or rethinking everything. This witty, rock-infused two-person musical is funny, honest, and full of heart.
Ain’t Too Proud
By: Dominique Morisseau (book), music and lyrics from the Legendary Music Catalog, based on the book "The Temptations" by Otis Williams with Patricia Romanowski
Directed by: Evelyn LeTeshia
Event Date(s): Mar 11 2027 - Mar 27 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Centre Stage - South Carolina
City: Greenville
Price: $33-38
Reference Link: https://centrestage.org/events/aint-too-proud/
Description: Ain't Too Proud tells The Temptations' true story, from Detroit's streets to international stardom, packed with hits like "My Girl" and "Papa Was a Rolling Stone." This Tony-winning musical celebrates brotherhood, ambition, and the sound that changed music forever.
Mean Girls
By: Tina Fey (book, based on the Paramount Pictures film), Jeff Richmond (music), Nell Benjamin (lyrics)
Directed by: David Veatch
Event Date(s): May 13 2027 - May 30 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Centre Stage - South Carolina
City: Greenville
Price: $33-38
Reference Link: https://centrestage.org/events/mean-girls/
Description: Based on Tina Fey's hit film, Mean Girls follows Cady Heron as she navigates North Shore High's ruthless social hierarchy, led by Regina George and the Plastics. Sharp, funny, and pop-infused, this musical is about friendship, popularity, and finding the courage to be yourself.
The 39 Steps
By: Patrick Barlow (adapt. from John Buchan's novel and Alfred Hitchcock's film)
Directed by: Ahsha Daniels
Event Date(s): Jun 24 2027 - Jul 11 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Centre Stage - South Carolina
City: Greenville
Price: $33
Reference Link: https://centrestage.org/events/the-39-steps/
Description: A mysterious woman. A murder. A pair of handcuffs. The 39 Steps turns Hitchcock's classic spy thriller into a madcap theatrical romp, with a small cast playing dozens of characters across a whirlwind chase from London to the Highlands. Clever, fast-paced, and laugh-out-loud funny.
Once Upon A Mattress
By: Mary Rodgers (music), Marshall Barer (lyrics), & Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, & Marshall Barer (book)
Directed by: Chris Rose
Event Date(s): Aug 12 2027 - Aug 29 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Centre Stage - South Carolina
City: Greenville
Price: $33-38
Reference Link: https://centrestage.org/events/once-upon-a-mattress/
Description: A hilarious twist on The Princess and the Pea, Once Upon a Mattress follows an unconventional princess who must pass an impossible test to win Prince Dauntless's hand. Charming and toe-tapping, this musical celebrates individuality and being unapologetically yourself.
Primary Trust
By: Eboni Booth
Directed by: Jeffrey Marc Alkins
Event Date(s): Oct 30 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: theater
Venue: HHPS Main Street Theater
City: Hilton Head Island
Price: $1-50
Reference Link: https://leanensemble.org
Description: Primary Trust is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, deeply moving story about the courage to embrace change, the beauty of fresh beginnings, and the profound impact of opening yourself to the world around you.
Deceived
By: Johanna Wright & Patty Jamieson
Directed by: Blake White
Event Date(s): Dec 11 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: theater
Venue: HHPS Main Street Theater
City: Hilton Head Island
Price: $1-50
Reference Link: https://leanensemble.org
Description: Bella Manningham thinks she’s losing her mind. In the evenings, she hears strange sounds and the gaslights dim for no apparent reason. But is she losing her grip on reason, or is it being loosened for her?
Tea at 5
By: Matthew Lombardo
Directed by: Libby Ricardo
Event Date(s): Jan 14 2027 - Jan 24 2027
Type of Event: theater
Venue: SoundWaves
City: Hilton Head Island
Price: $1-50
Reference Link: https://leanensemble.org
Description: Tea at 5 captures the fiery spirit of Katherine Hepburn in a one-woman show that recounts her journey from a well-heeled Yankee childhood to being a winner of four Oscars.
The Counter
By: Meggan Kennedy
Directed by: Gracyn Mix
Event Date(s): Mar 20 2027 - Mar 29 2027
Type of Event: theater
Venue: HHPS Main Street Theater
City: Hilton Head Island
Price: $1-50
Reference Link: https://leanensemble.org
Description: Every morning at the local diner in a small town, a waitress refills a regular’s coffee, and an unlikely friendship develops. But when he asks for a shocking favor, it brings to light both of their deepest secrets—and sets off a provocative, intimate theatrical triumph.
Darker the Night Brighter the Stars
By: John Cariani
Directed by: Kerrie Seymour
Event Date(s): May 15 2027 - May 24 2027
Type of Event: theater
Venue: HHPS Main Street Theater
City: Hilton Head Island
Price: $1-50
Reference Link: leanensemble.org
Description: In a small town in far Northern Maine, the young people are wishing on shooting stars and wondering what’s to come. A hopeful, funny, sad and true collection of short plays about love, loss—and learning that there's light even when it’s really, really dark.
Church Wars
By: Fred Thompson
Directed by: Sharon Graci
Event Date(s): Aug 27 2026 - Sep 19 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Cannon Street Arts Center
City: Charleston
Price: $12-56
Reference Link: https://puretheatre.org/
Description: PURE Theatre will open its 24th season with the world premiere of Church Wars, a new comedy by Fred Thompson, directed by PURE Co-founder and Artistic Director Sharon Graci. The production runs August 27 through September 19 at the Cannon Street Arts Center.
Here There Are Blueberries
By: Moises Kaufman & Amanda Gronich
Directed by: Jay Briggs
Event Date(s): Sep 18 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Warehouse Theatre
City: Greenville
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://warehousetheatre.com/shows/blueberries
Description: A mysterious photo album arrives at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, revealing chilling images of SS officers at Auschwitz living seemingly ordinary lives. Based on a true story, Here There Are Blueberries unfolds like a gripping historical detective story.
POTUS (or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive)
By: Selina Fillinger
Directed by: Maegan McNerney Azar
Event Date(s): Dec 04 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Warehouse Theatre
City: Greenville
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://warehousetheatre.com/shows/potus
Description: When the President creates an international PR nightmare, seven brilliant but exhausted women are left to clean up the mess before the entire country collapses. POTUS is a razor-sharp political farce that proves the real heroes of democracy are the women holding it together.
Bat City
By: Josh Tobiessen
Directed by: Caroline Jane Davis
Event Date(s): Jan 29 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Warehouse Theatre
City: Greenville
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://warehousetheatre.com/shows/bat-city
Description: Two underpaid creatives decide the obvious solution to their problems is… robbery. Bat City is a charming world premiere comedy about burnout, bad decisions, and trying to figure out whether following your dreams is worth the credit card debt. Spoiler: probably not.
The Pillowman
By: Martin McDonagh
Directed by: Stephen Thorne
Event Date(s): Apr 02 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Warehouse Theatre
City: Greenville
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://warehousetheatre.com/shows/pillowman
Description: A writer in a totalitarian state is interrogated when his dark short stories begin resembling real crimes. What follows is a twisted, funny, deeply disturbing thriller about storytelling, censorship, and the terrifying power of imagination.
Little Women
By: Kate Hamill
Directed by: Ashlee Wasmund
Event Date(s): Jun 04 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Warehouse Theatre
City: Greenville
Price: $45
Reference Link: https://warehousetheatre.com/shows/little-women
Description: As the March sisters navigate love, loss, family, and growing up, Little Women delivers all the warmth and heart of the classic novel with fresh humor, energy, and emotional honesty, and the persistent suspicion that Laurie deserved better.
Cabaret
By: Kander & Ebb
Directed by: Terrance Henderson
Event Date(s): Sep 25 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Trustus Theatre
City: Columbia
Price: $35-40
Reference Link: https://trustus.org
Description: Season 42 at Trustus Theatre kicks off with Cabaret! In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret.
Cult of Love
By: Leslye Headland
Directed by: Kelsey Mesa
Event Date(s): Nov 20 2026 - Dec 13 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Trustus Theatre
City: Columbia
Price: $30-35
Reference Link: https://trustus.org
Description: It’s the holiday season for the Dahl family! In Leslye Headland’s cuttingly hilarious and deeply observant family dramedy, four adult siblings return home for Christmas, reawakening old conflicts and unearthing new revelations.
The Niceties
By: Eleanor Burgess
Directed by: Tashera Pravato
Event Date(s): Jan 15 2027 - Jan 31 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Trustus Theatre
City: Columbia
Price: $22-25
Reference Link: https://trustus.org
Description: Zoe, a Black student at a liberal arts college, is called into her white professor’s office to discuss her paper about slavery’s effect on the American Revolution. What begins as a polite clash in perspectives explodes into an urgent debate about race, history, and power.
Dear Evan Hansen
By: Steven Levensen, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
Directed by: Kathleen Pennyway
Event Date(s): Feb 19 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Trustus Theatre
City: Columbia
Price: $35-40
Reference Link: https://trustus.org
Description: Seventeen-year-old Evan Hansen has felt invisible his entire life. But when a tragedy shocks his community and thrusts him into the center of a rapidly evolving controversy, Evan is given the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to be somebody else.
Fat Ham
By: James Ijames
Directed by: Eric Bultman
Event Date(s): Apr 15 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Trustus Theatre
City: Columbia
Price: $30-35
Reference Link: https://trustus.org
Description: Fat Ham by James Ijames is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, modern, comedic reimagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Set at a backyard Southern barbecue celebrating a hasty wedding, it follows Juicy, a sensitive, queer Black college student.
The Shark is Broken
By: Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon
Directed by: Ginny Ives
Event Date(s): May 14 2027 - May 30 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Trustus Theatre
City: Columbia
Price: $22-25
Reference Link: https://trustus.org
Description: The historic first summer blockbuster movie is being filmed – but no one working on the film would know it. Dive deep into the tumultuous, murky waters of the making of a major motion picture with dueling co-stars, unpredictable weather and a constantly breaking down shark prop.
Jagged Little Pill: The Musical
By: Diablo Cody (book) and Alanis Morissette & Glen Ballard (music)
Directed by: Dewey Scott-Wiley
Event Date(s): Jun 18 2027 - Jul 25 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Trustus Theatre
City: Columbia
Price: $35-40
Reference Link: https://trustus.org
Description: The Healys appear to be a picture-perfect suburban family – but looks can be deceiving. When the cracks beneath the surface begin to show, they must choose between maintaining the status quo or facing harsh truths about themselves, their community and the world around them.
Tennessee
Dial M for Murder
By: Jeffrey Hatcher, adapt. from Frederick Knott
Directed by: Melissa Maxwell
Event Date(s): Sep 02 2026 - Sep 20 2026
Type of Event: Professional Theatre
Venue:
City: Knoxville
Price: $
Reference Link: www.clarencebrowntheatre.com/shows/dial-m-for-murder/
Description: A jealous husband. A flawless plan. One deadly phone call. Jeffrey Hatcher’s electrifying adaptation of the classic thriller crackles with danger as a meticulously plotted murder begins to spin out of control.
Clyde’s
By: Lynn Nottage
Directed by: Katie Lupica
Event Date(s): Oct 28 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Professional Live Theatre
Venue: The Jenny Boyd Theatre
City: Knoxville
Price: $
Reference Link: https://clarencebrowntheatre.com/shows/clydes/
Description: In a roadside sandwich shop, a group of formerly incarcerated cooks begin to dream again, one sandwich at a time, as something unexpected rises in the kitchen. A funny, soulful celebration of resilience and the small, daily miracles of starting over.
Texas
Romeo and Juliet
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Rob Melrose
Event Date(s): Sep 25 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Alley Theatre
City: Houston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alleytheatre.org
Description: Set in timeless Verona, two star-crossed souls defy the forces that seek to keep them apart. This production of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy shows how each generation reinvents what it means to love and risk everything for it.
Uhuru
By: Gloria Majule
Directed by: Shariffa Ali
Event Date(s): Oct 16 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Alley Theatre
City: Houston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alleytheatre.org
Description: An group takes on a “Tanzanian only” ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro in this sharp satire. The dramedy follows a Tanzanian-American tourist, two missionaries, and their guide as they make their way toward the “Roof of Africa” and must confront questions of access and identity.
Uhuru
By: Gloria Majule
Directed by: Shariffa Ali
Event Date(s): Oct 16 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Alley Theatre
City: Houston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alleytheatre.org/uhuru
Description: An unlikely group takes on a “Tanzanian-only” ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro in this sharp satire. The dramedy follows a Tanzanian-American tourist, two missionaries, and their guide to the top. They must confront questions of access identity access and identity.
Alley All New
By: Various authors
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 23 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Alley Theatre
City: Houston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alleytheatre.org
Description: Alley All New Festival is back this fall with three days of staged readings. Since its inception in 2016, the festival has become an incubator for world premieres and will feature new works by the boldest voices of American theatre.
A Christmas Carol
By: Charles Dickens, adapt. by Rob Melrose
Directed by: Amber D. Gray
Event Date(s): Nov 15 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Alley Theatre
City: Houston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alleytheatre.org
Description: Rediscover the timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation as he encounters the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Be transported into Victorian England with dazzling costumes and stunning sets. Join us for a Dickensian celebration of love, and redemption.
A Christmas Carol
By: Rob Melrose (adapt. from Charles Dickens)
Directed by: Rob Melrose & Amber D. Gray
Event Date(s): Nov 15 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Alley Theatre
City: Houston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alleytheatre.org/carol
Description: Rediscover the timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation as he encounters the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Be transported into Victorian England with dazzling costumes and stunning sets. Join us for a Dickensian Christmas celebration!
The Night Shift Before Christmas
By: Isaac Gómez
Directed by: KJ Sanchez
Event Date(s): Dec 04 2026 - Dec 24 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Alley Theatre
City: Houston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alleytheatre.org
Description: Join Margot on her Christmas Eve shift, braving grumpy drive-thru customers until her late best friend’s ghost warns her of imminent spirits. Margot confronts her inner Scrooge in this holiday show packed with humor and heart.
Womb 2.0
By: Marisela Treviño Orta
Directed by: Tatiana Pandiani
Event Date(s): Jan 22 2027 - Feb 07 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Alley Theatre
City: Houston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alleytheatre.org
Description: In the not-so-distant future, an undetectable virus has turned childbirth into a terrifying gamble. Welcome to WMB, an ultra-secure, ultra-sterile, and ultra-exclusive birthing clinic. Claudia has one job: usher the world’s wealthiest expectant mothers into their nine-month stay.
The Cherry Orchard
By: Anton Chekhov (trans. by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky)
Directed by: Richard Nelson
Event Date(s): Feb 12 2027 - Mar 07 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Alley Theatre
City: Houston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alleytheatre.org
Description: One of theatre’s most celebrated works is stripped down to its essentials. An aristocratic family and their servants grapple with the imminent loss of their beloved estate. Meanwhile their country faces radical, irreversible change. Step into Chekhov’s world as never before.
The Shark Is Broken
By: Ian Shaw & Joseph Nixon
Directed by: Brandon Weinbrenner
Event Date(s): Mar 05 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Alley Theatre
City: Houston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alleytheatre.org
Description: Dive behind the scenes of the high-stress production process of Jaws! Young Richard Dreyfuss, steady Roy Scheider, and seasoned Robert Shaw are feuding. The schedule is sinking, the booze is flowing, and yes, the shark is broken. Witness the hilarious clashes of big egos.
Death on the Nile
By: Ken Ludwig, adapt. from Agatha Christie
Directed by: Eleanor Holdridge
Event Date(s): Apr 09 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Alley Theatre
City: Houston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alleytheatre.org
Description: Step aboard for a lush and opulent journey up the Nile! A luxurious honeymoon cruise turns deadly when a murder occurs among wealthy passengers. Hercule Poirot must untangle a web of jealousy and suspicion to identify the killer aboard the ship. Prepare for a witty whodunit.
Marjorie Prime
By: Jordan Harrison
Directed by: Amber D. Gray
Event Date(s): May 07 2027 - May 30 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Alley Theatre
City: Houston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alleytheatre.org
Description: An aging woman reconnects with her past through artificial intelligence designed to look and speak like her late husband. This tender drama explores memory, family, reflection, and the stories we cling to. As technology advances, it asks: What does it mean to be remembered?
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
By: Edward Albee
Directed by: Rob Melrose
Event Date(s): May 28 2027 - Jun 13 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Alley Theatre
City: Houston
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alleytheatre.org
Description: This vicious classic pulls you into one unforgettable late night when a couple turns mind games into spousal warfare. Nothing is off-limits. As cocktails flow, boundaries blur, secrets sting and the truth hits hard. It’s all fun and games… until someone breaks the rules.
Ajax
By: Habib Yazdi
Directed by: Kareem Fahmy
Event Date(s): Oct 14 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Amphibian Stage Productions
City: Fort Worth
Price: $7-62
Reference Link: https://amphibianstage.com/shows/ajax/
Description: A darkly comic political thriller about the CIA-backed coup that reshaped Iran. The CIA walks into a Tehran courtyard in 1953. What happens next shaped the next 70 years of Middle Eastern politics.
Primary Trust
By: Eboni Booth
Directed by: Ben Wolfe
Event Date(s): Sep 11 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: play
Venue: Austin Playhouse
City: Austin
Price: $42
Reference Link: https://www.austinplayhouse.com
Description: This 2024 Pulitzer-winning play is an intimate and heartwarming story of friendship, resilience, and the search for human connection that shines a spotlight on the small moments that make life worthwhile.
The Orchid Flotilla
By: Caroline Reck
Directed by: Caroline Reck
Event Date(s): Apr 02 2027 - Apr 17 2027
Type of Event: Theatrical Performance
Venue: Ground Floor Theater
City: Austin
Price: $20 - 50
Reference Link: https://www.glasshalffulltheatre.com/the-orchid-flotilla/
Description: The Orchid Flotilla is a floating island upon which a solitary woman scrounges for survival in a not-so-distant future. The orchids she nurtures become a metaphor for her own capacity for resilience and adaptation. Featuring physical theatre and puppetry.
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls
By: Caroline Reck & Gricelda Silva, adapt. from Kaele Rivera
Directed by: Caroline Reck
Event Date(s): May 15 2027 - May 30 2027
Type of Event: TYA Theatrical Performance
Venue: Dougherty Arts Center
City: Austin
Price: $10 - 30
Reference Link: https://www.glasshalffulltheatre.com
Description: A new TYA play for 2nd grade and up, adapted from the book by Kaela Rivera. Cece Rios is a kind-hearted girl who dares to learn forbidden magic to save her kidnapped sister. Set in a world inspired by Mexican folklore, and featuring sophisticated puppetry and mask work.
Emiliana: A Revolution Cabaret
By: Jessica Peña Torres
Directed by: Mateo Hernandez
Event Date(s): Aug 13 2026 - Aug 29 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Ground Floor Theatre
City:
Price: $0 - $50
Reference Link: https://www.groundfloortheatre.org/emiliana
Description: By day, Silvia Ibarra is a well-bred doctor’s daughter preparing for life as a respectable wife. By night, she becomes Emiliana, a cabaretera who worships Emiliano Zapata and dreams of returning her grandfather’s land to the campesinos.
A Strange Loop
By: Michael R. Jackson
Directed by: Jeremy Rashad Brown
Event Date(s): Dec 03 2026 - Dec 19 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Ground Floor Theatre
City: Austin
Price: $0 - $55
Reference Link: https://www.groundfloortheatre.org/loop
Description: A Black queer writer navigating his own self-doubt, his family’s expectations, and a chorus of intrusive thoughts as he tries to write a musical about a Black queer writer. Bold, hilarious, and unflinchingly honest.
African Stew
By: Lisa B. Thompson
Directed by: Matrex Kilgore
Event Date(s): Feb 18 2027 - Mar 06 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Ground Floor Theatre
City: Austin
Price: $0 - 45
Reference Link: https://groundfloortheatre.org
Description: When an African American woman and a Nigerian man announce their engagement after a swift courtship, their families gather for a meal in Oakland. What begins as a celebration soon simmers with tension as cultural differences, familial expectations, and questions of identity bubble over.
The Sparkle Wars
By: Brendan Bourque-Sheil
Directed by: Andrew Ruthven
Event Date(s): Mar 27 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Main Street Theater - Rice Village
City: Houston
Price: $45 - $64
Reference Link: https://mainstreettheater.com/the-sparkle-wars/
Description: When a group of high school theatre students have their production of The Laramie Project shut down by the school board, they make their own piece of “documentary theatre” about the fight to be able to do their play. Soon they find themselves a hijinks-filled culture war.
She Kills Monsters
By: Qui Nguyen
Directed by: Marcus McQuirter
Event Date(s): Sep 17 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Mary Moody Northen Theatre
City: Austin
Price: $15-$32
Reference Link: https://www.stedwards.edu/academics/centers-institutes-arts/mary-moody-northen-theatre
Description: A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games! In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres and 90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.
An Enemy of the People
By: Henrik Ibsen
Directed by: Kasey RT Graham
Event Date(s): Nov 05 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Mary Moody Northen Theatre
City: Austin
Price: $15-$32
Reference Link: https://www.stedwards.edu/academics/centers-institutes-arts/mary-moody-northen-theatre
Description: A gripping, timely drama about truth and power, widely hailed as one of the most relevant plays ever written. A small-town doctor, who considers himself a proud, upstanding member of his close-knit community, discovers a catastrophe that risks the lives of everyone in town.
Alice by Heart
By: Duncan Sheik (music), Steven Sater (book & music), Jessie Nelson (book)
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Feb 11 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Mary Moody Northen Theatre
City: Austin
Price: $15-$34
Reference Link: https://www.stedwards.edu/academics/centers-institutes-arts/mary-moody-northen-theatre
Description: A hauntingly beautiful musical from the Tony–winning creators of Spring Awakening. A young girl takes refuge in a London Tube station during WWII and confronts grief, loss, and love with the help of her favorite book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Laughs in Spanish
By: Alexis Scheer
Directed by: Anna Skidis Vargas
Event Date(s): Apr 08 2027 - Apr 18 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Mary Moody Northen Theatre
City: Austin
Price: $15-$32
Reference Link: https://www.stedwards.edu/academics/centers-institutes-arts/mary-moody-northen-theatre
Description: A fast-paced comedy full of art, culture, and chaos, praised for its wit and vibrant energy. It’s Art Basel, and the stakes are high for the gallery that Mariana runs in the Wynwood Arts District in Miami.
Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties
By: Jen Silverman
Directed by: Rhett Martinez
Event Date(s): Sep 03 2026 - Sep 19 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: 1824 Spring Street, #233
City: Houston
Price: Pay as you can
Reference Link: https://mildredsumbrella.com
Description: Collective Rage follows five very different women---all named Betty---at the intersection of rage, love, and the theatre.
Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties
By: Jen Silverman
Directed by: Rhett Martinez
Event Date(s): Sep 03 2026 - Sep 19 2026
Type of Event: play
Venue: Spring STreet STudios #233
City: Houston
Price: pay as you can
Reference Link: https://mildredsumbrella.com
Description: Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties is a comedy by Jen Silverman about five different women, all named Betty, who meet and form a relationship while exploring their anger, sexuality, and identity through a shared love of theater, specifically rehearsing a play-within-a-play.
Anthropology
By: Lauren Gunderson
Directed by: Jennifer Decker
Event Date(s): Feb 11 2027 - Feb 27 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: 1824 Spring Street #233, Houston TX 77007
City: Houston
Price: Pay as you can
Reference Link: https://mildredsumbrella.com
Description: Coder Merril creates an AI version of her younger sister Angie, who disappeared a year earlier... a suspenseful and emotionally charged thriller about grief, technology, and human connection.
Clue
By: Sandy Rustin
Directed by: Steven Pounders
Event Date(s): Sep 11 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Theater / Play
Venue: Penfold Theatre Company
City: Round Rock
Price: $29.00 - 39.00
Reference Link: https://www.penfoldtheatre.org/event/clue/2026-10-11/
Description: Step into the chaos of Boddy Manor this dark and stormy night, where a cast of beloved characters must solve a murder mystery before the body count rises in the hilarious and unpredictable comedy, Clue!
Forever Dolly: The Music of Dolly Parton
By:
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 22 2026 - Oct 23 2026
Type of Event: Concert
Venue: Penfold Theatre Company
City: Round Rock
Price: $36
Reference Link: https://www.penfoldtheatre.org/event/forever-dolly-the-music-of-dolly-parton/2026-10-23/
Description: Join us for a night celebrating the incredible career of Dolly Parton. Experience her iconic songs like “9 to 5” and “Jolene” performed by the talented Yesenia McNett and a five-piece band. Don’t miss this chance to honor Dolly’s legacy by joining us for an unforgettable performance.
Spunk
By: George C. Wolfe, adapt. from Zora Neale Hurston
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 22 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Bryant Hall (Kalita Humphreys Theater Campus)
City: Dallas
Price: $20-30
Reference Link: https://soulrep.org
Description: Soul Rep Theatre Company presents Spunk, George C. Wolfe’s electrifying adaptation of the beloved stories of Zora Neale Hurston. Set to the rhythms of blues, gospel, and jazz, this vibrant theatrical experience weaves together three unforgettable tales of love, desire, and humor.
The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks, and Curls
By: Keli Goff
Directed by: Guinea Bennett-Price
Event Date(s): Jan 29 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: South Dallas Cultral Center
City: Dallas
Price: $20-30
Reference Link: https://soulrep.org
Description: This vibrant comedy about the bonds that connect us and the beauty of embracing who we are. Filled with humor, heart, and unforgettable characters, this joyful play celebrates Black women, natural hair culture, and the communities that help us find our confidence and strength.
Stew
By: Zora Howard
Directed by: Khira Hailey
Event Date(s): Apr 23 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Bryant Hall (Kalita Humphreys Theater campus)
City: dallas
Price: $20-30
Reference Link: https://soulrep.org
Description: Gather around the kitchen table for Zora Howard’s Stew, a heartfelt and beautifully observed story of family, tradition, and the women who shape our lives. Rich with humor, warmth, and emotional depth, this acclaimed play celebrates the love, resilience, and legacy.
The Cottage
By: Sandy Rustin
Directed by: Emily Scott Banks
Event Date(s): Aug 12 2026 - Aug 30 2026
Type of Event: Play; Comedy
Venue: Stage West Theatre
City: Fort Worth
Price: $15-55
Reference Link: https://stagewest.org/the-cottage
Description: Manic hijinks ensue as a web of infidelity is hilariously revealed in this saucy, side-splitting romp.
The Cottage
By: Sandy Rustin
Directed by: Emily Scott Banks
Event Date(s): Aug 12 2026 - Aug 30 2026
Type of Event: Play; Comedy
Venue: Stage West
City: Fort Worth
Price: $42-55
Reference Link: https://stagewest.org/the-cottage
Description: Manic hijinks ensue as a web of infidelity is hilariously revealed in this saucy, side-splitting romp.
Eureka Day
By: Jonathan Spector
Directed by: Jenna Burnett
Event Date(s): Oct 22 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Play; Comedy
Venue: Stage West Theatre
City: Fort Worth
Price: $15-55
Reference Link: https://stagewest.org/season48
Description: A virus has hit the elite Eureka Day elementary school. An outbreak is near. Now the school board must meet with the pack of parents to find an ethical solution. But when the ultra-progressive community cannot agree, this beacon of open-minded ideals quickly spirals into chaos.
All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
By: Peter Rothstein
Directed by: Dana Schultes
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Stage West Theatre
City: Fort Worth
Price: $15-60
Reference Link: https://stagewest.org/season48
Description: At war with each other, would-be enemies come together to share a holiday of camaraderie and peace. Witness this forgotten historical event, as soldiers from both sides unite their voices in this a cappella musical, told in the words and songs of those who lived it.
Camp Siegfried
By: Bess Wohl
Directed by: Laura Lyman Payne
Event Date(s): Jan 07 2027 - Jan 24 2027
Type of Event: Drama
Venue: Stage West Theatre
City: Fort Worth
Price: $15-55
Reference Link: https://stagewest.org/season48
Description: 1938, two teenagers meet at a real-life Long Island camp. Intrigue turns to indoctrination as the youths find themselves on a collision course towards unbridled extremism. At the dawn of a world war, young love blooms in the seductive soil of pride.
I, Will: A Late Romance
By: Scott Carter
Directed by: Emily Scott Banks
Event Date(s): Jan 28 2027 - Feb 14 2027
Type of Event: Play; Comedy
Venue: Stage West Theatre
City: Fort Worth
Price: $15-55
Reference Link: https://stagewest.org/season48
Description: Inspired by real events, this comic-fantasy imagines the origin of Shakespeare’s final plays and proves that it’s never too late to start again.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
By: John Cameron Mitchell
Directed by: Sarah Gay
Event Date(s): Mar 10 2027 - Mar 27 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Stage West Theatre
City: Fort Worth
Price: $15-60
Reference Link: https://stagewest.org/season48
Description: With a pulsing rock score, this groundbreaking smash-hit musical triumph is for anyone who has felt that life gave them an inch when they deserved a mile.
Godspeed
By: Terence Anthony
Directed by: Delicia Turner Sonnenberg
Event Date(s): Jun 09 2027 - Jun 27 2027
Type of Event: Drama, Comedy, Western
Venue: Stage West Theatre
City: Fort Worth
Price: $15-55
Reference Link: https://stagewest.org/season48
Description: It’s 1865 and slavery has been abolished. Godspeed is now free to return to Texas - with a revolver, one bullet, and vengeance on her mind.
An Old-Fashioned Family Murder
By: Joe DiPietro
Directed by: Amanda Reyes
Event Date(s): Aug 11 2027 - Aug 29 2027
Type of Event: Play; Comedy
Venue: Stage West Theatre
City: Fort Worth
Price: $15-55
Reference Link: https://stagewest.org/season48
Description: Murder’s a family affair in this clever, laugh-out-loud 1940s whodunnit parody.
The Cottage
By: Sandy Rustin
Directed by: Emily Scott Banks
Event Date(s): Aug 13 2026 - Aug 30 2026
Type of Event: Play; Comedy
Venue: Evelyn Wheeler Swenson Theatre
City: Fort Worth
Price: $42-55
Reference Link: https://stagewest.org/season47
Description: Sylvia has a plan: blow up her affair and live happily ever after. But when her husband, his wife, a pretty stranger, and a possibly murderous ex all crash the cottage, things go wildly off the rails. A fast-paced, farcical sex comedy packed with secrets, slapstick, and scandal.
Late Nite Catechism Las Vegas: Sister Rolls the Dice!
By: Maripat Donovan
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Aug 04 2026 - Aug 16 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Gordy
City: Houston
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://stageshouston.com/event/late-nite-catechism-las-vegas-sister-rolls-the-dice/
Description: The church needs a new roof, so Father Murphy has decided that Sister, with her extensive gambling experience running the Church Bingo for the last 25 years, will organize a Las Vegas Night! Sister will tackle topics ranging from showy magicians to well... showy show girls.
The Roommate
By: Jen Silverman
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Oct 23 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Gordy
City: Houston
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://stageshouston.com/event/the-roommate/
Description: Fresh from a hit Broadway run, The Roommate follows recently divorced Midwesterner Sharon and her worldly new housemate, Robyn. As secrets surface and power shifts, this smart, edgy comedy explores reinvention, desire, and unexpected friendship.
SIGNing the Song
By: William Martinez
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Nov 04 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Gordy
City: Houston
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://stageshouston.com/event/signing-the-song/
Description: SIGNing The Song blends storytelling, Broadway favorites, popular standards, and ASL to share the true story of a hearing boy raised in a Deaf household whose life was transformed by an eighth-grade music teacher. Sing, laugh, and experience ASL and song as one art form.
Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical
By: David Nehls
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Nov 20 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: The Gordy
City: Houston
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://stageshouston.com/event/great-american-trailer-park-christmas-musical/
Description: Deck the halls—trailer park style! In Armadillo Acres, family drama, romantic hijinks, and an unexpected visitor stir up holiday chaos. Packed with outrageous humor, country-rock songs, and heart, this festive musical celebrates love, forgiveness, and unconventional family.
The Mountaintop
By: Katori Hall
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Feb 05 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Gordy
City: Houston
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://stageshouston.com/event/the-mountain-top/
Description: On April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spends his final night at the Lorraine Motel, where a sharp-witted maid challenges him in a funny, tender, and magical exchange about race, love, mortality, and legacy—revealing the man behind the legend.
Sister’s Irish Catechism: Saints, Snakes & Green Milkshakes
By: Maripat Donovan, Denise Fennell, & Rick Pasqualone
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Feb 23 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Gordy
City: Houston
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://stageshouston.com/event/sister-irish-catechism-saints-snakes-green-milkshakes/
Description: Sister is back—this time in green! As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, everyone’s favorite sassy nun takes over the classroom with hilarious lessons in Irish history. Highly improvised and shaped by each audience, every performance is a one-of-a-kind good time.
Latin History For Morons
By: John Leguizamo
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Mar 12 2027 - Apr 04 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Gordy
City: Houston
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://stageshouston.com/event/latin-history-for-morons/
Description: Concerned his son is learning only half the story, one father races through 3,000 years of Latin and Indigenous history in this electrifying one-man comedy. Fast, funny, and fiercely relevant, it blends satire, storytelling, and a father’s love.
Once On This Island
By: Lynn Ahrens
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): May 28 2027 - Jun 20 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: The Gordy
City: Houston
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://stageshouston.com/event/once-on-this-island/
Description: Sweeping, soulful, and full of hope, Once on This Island follows Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl who defies the gods and crosses class divides for love. Inspired by Caribbean folklore, this Tony-winning musical soars with music, dance, and magic.
Silent Sky
By: Lauren Gunderson
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Jun 17 2027 - Jul 11 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Gordy
City: Houston
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://stageshouston.com/event/silent-sky/
Description: Beautiful, lyrical, and quietly revolutionary, Silent Sky tells the true story of Henrietta Leavitt, whose study of the stars transformed our understanding of the universe. Warm, witty, and inspiring, it celebrates discovery, sisterhood, and a woman who refused to be ignored.
One-Man Star Wars Trilogy
By: Charles Ross
Directed by: TBD
Event Date(s): Jul 20 2027 - Jul 25 2028
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Gordy
City: Houston
Price: $30+
Reference Link: https://stageshouston.com/event/one-man-star-wars-trilogy/
Description: Actor and uber geek Charles Ross retells the classic Star Wars trilogy in 60 madcap minutes with no costumes, props, or sets. Packed with every character, ship, battle, and musical cue, this global solo sensation proves the Force is strong with one performer.
Eva Luna
By: Caridad Svich, adapt. from Isabel Allende
Directed by: Gabriel Scampini
Event Date(s): Nov 06 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Latino Cultural Center
City: Dallas
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://teatrodallas.org/productions/evaluna/
Description: Inspired by Isabel Allende's acclaimed novel, Eva Luna follows a young woman who transforms hardship into hope through her magical writing. Filled with surrealism, passion, and unforgettable characters, it's a celebration of resilience and imagination.
Nuevo Mundo: New Directors Initiative
By:
Directed by: Joi Elise Green, Danelle Morrow, & Monserrat Rodriguez
Event Date(s): Feb 05 2027 - Apr 04 2027
Type of Event: Play Festival
Venue: Latino Cultural Center
City: Dallas
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://teatrodallas.org
Description: This is a first-of-its-kind New Directors Initiative, empowering emerging directors through mentorship, full productions, and professional opportunities to build the next generation of theatre leaders. Each month, catch a new work directed by the next generation.
Rhinoceros
By: Eugene Ionesco
Directed by: Tamarie Cooper
Event Date(s): Sep 18 2026 - Oct 10 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Midtown Arts & Theatre Center - Houston
City: Houston
Price: Pay-What-You-Can
Reference Link: https://catastrophictheatre.com
Description: The absurdist master's subversive, anti-fascist comedy about a town of people turning into rhinoceroses.
Murder Murder Kill Kill Kill
By: Brian Jucha & The Catastrophic Theatre ensemble
Directed by: Brian Jucha
Event Date(s): Feb 12 2027 - Mar 06 2027
Type of Event: Experimental dance-theatre
Venue: Midtown Arts & Theatre Center - Houston
City: Houston
Price: Pay-What-You-Can
Reference Link: https://catastrophictheatre.com
Description: Ensemble-based dance theatre meets Houston bayous meet The Grand Guignol.
10 out of 12
By: Anne Washburn
Directed by: Jason Nodler
Event Date(s): Apr 02 2027 - Apr 17 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Midtown Arts & Theater Center - Houston
City: Houston
Price: Pay-What-You-Can
Reference Link: https://catastrophictheatre.com
Description: Washburn's immersive, meta-theatrical depiction of a technical rehearsal.
Houston, We Have a Tamarie
By: Tamarie Cooper & Patrick Reynolds
Directed by: Tamarie Cooper
Event Date(s): Jun 18 2027 - Jul 24 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Midtown Arts & Theater Center - Houston
City: Houston
Price: Pay-What-You-Can
Reference Link: https://catastrophictheatre.com
Description: The 30th in a series of irreverent cult-hit all-original annual summer musicals from Tamarie Cooper.
fire work
By: Mary Glen Fredrick
Directed by: Bonnie Cullum
Event Date(s): Aug 28 2026 - Sep 19 2026
Type of Event: play
Venue: The VORTEX
City: Austin
Price: $39
Reference Link: https://vortexrep.org
Description: Stunning new dystopian fantasy with fireworks, labor laws, and ‘Eat the Rich’ games. NNPN Rolling World Premiere by Mary Glen Fredrick. Directed by Bonnie Cullum.
Come From Away
By: Irene Sankoff, David Hein
Directed by: Cassie Abate
Event Date(s): Aug 19 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: The Topfer at Zach
City: Austin
Price: $start at $28
Reference Link: http://zachtheater.org/comefromaway
Description: Tony winner Come From Away tells the extraordinary true story of 7,000 stranded airline passengers and the Newfoundland town that welcomed them on 9/11. This deeply moving international sensation reminds us of the power of kindness, connection, and community.
Utah
John Proctor Is the Villain
By: Kimberly Belflower
Directed by: Karen Azenberg
Event Date(s): Sep 11 2026 - Sep 26 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
City: Salt Lake City
Price: $50-62
Reference Link: https://pioneertheatre.org/season-65-announcement/
Description: A fierce, funny play about teenage girls rewriting the rules—and reclaiming their own stories.
Little Shop of Horrors
By: Howard Ashman (book & lyrics), Alan Menken (music), adapt. from Roger Corman & Charles Griffith
Directed by: Gerry McIntyre
Event Date(s): Oct 23 2026 - Nov 07 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
City: Salt Lake City
Price: $62-89
Reference Link: https://pioneertheatre.org/season-65-announcement/
Description: Feed the plant…if you dare.
The Man Who Came to Dinner
By: Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman
Directed by: Stephen Wrentmore
Event Date(s): Dec 04 2026 - Dec 19 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Meldrum Theatre at the Einar Nielsen Field House
City: Salt Lake City
Price: $50-62
Reference Link: https://pioneertheatre.org/season-65-announcement/
Description: A fast-talking comedy stuffed with chaos, charm, and holiday cheer.
Mean Girls
By: Tina Fey (book), Jeff Richmond (music), Nell Benjamin (lyrics)
Directed by: Shelley Butler
Event Date(s): Jan 29 2027 - Feb 13 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
City: Salt Lake City
Price: $62-89
Reference Link: https://pioneertheatre.org/season-65-announcement/
Description: Rule the school—or get burned.
Eureka Day
By: Jonathan Spector
Directed by: Karen Azenberg
Event Date(s): Mar 12 2027 - Mar 27 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Meldrum Theatre at the Einar Nielsen Field House
City: Salt Lake City
Price: $50-62
Reference Link: https://pioneertheatre.org/season-65-announcement/
Description: A sly satire about a community determined to agree—no matter the cost.
TBA
By:
Directed by: Karen Azenberg
Event Date(s): Apr 30 2027 - May 15 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
City: Salt Lake City
Price: $62-89
Reference Link: https://pioneertheatre.org/season-65-announcement/
Description: We’re thrilled to share that on Sept. 1, we’ll be announcing the final production of our 65th Season! It’s a big one—a truly spectacular way to close out this milestone year— but for now, we have to keep the title under wraps. Stay tuned…you won’t want to miss it.
Vermont
John Proctor is the Villain
By: Kimberly Bellflower
Directed by: Sarah Elizabeth Wansley
Event Date(s): Sep 23 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Northern Stage
City: White River Junction
Price: $10-80
Reference Link: https://northernstage.org/john-proctor/
Description: When a high school English class in rural Georgia reads The Crucible, their teacher pushes the students to think more critically about the classic play.
Frozen
By: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Jennifer Lee
Directed by: Kyle Brand
Event Date(s): Nov 18 2026 - Jan 03 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Northern Stage
City: White River Junction
Price: $10-114
Reference Link: https://northernstage.org/frozen/
Description: Sisters Anna and Elsa and their beloved friends Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven, race to save their kingdom from an endless winter. Bursting with heart and humor, Disney’s Frozen is a sparkling musical adventure celebrating the power of love, family, and discovering your true self.
The Getaway Driver
By: Deborah Salem Smith & Charlie Thurston
Directed by: Curt Columbus
Event Date(s): Feb 03 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Northern Stage
City: White River Junction
Price: $10-80
Reference Link: https://northernstage.org/getaway/
Description: Based on the true story of Katherine Ann Power and Clare Schroeder, this gripping new drama follows two women bound by a single, life-altering moment. Unfolding like a true crime thriller, this remarkable story asks: How far is too far in the fight to do what’s right?
The Weir
By: Conor McPherson
Directed by: Peter Hackett
Event Date(s): Mar 17 2027 - Apr 04 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Northern Stage
City: White River Junction
Price: $10-80
Reference Link: https://northernstage.org/weir/
Description: In a windswept Irish town, the regulars at a local pub gather for pints, stories, and shelter from the storm. But when an unfamiliar young woman joins them at the pub, the tales turn haunting as she surprises them with a haunting story of her own.
Much Ado About Nothing
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Carol Dunne
Event Date(s): May 05 2027 - May 23 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Northern Stage
City: White River Junction
Price: $10-80
Reference Link: https://northernstage.org/much-ado/
Description: The quick-witted Beatrice and Benedick trade barbs with legendary flair while friends hatch a plan to trick them into falling in love. Directed by producing artistic director Carol Dunne, Northern Stage brings its signature imagination to Shakespeare’s classic love story.
Primary Trust
By: Eboni Booth
Directed by: TBA
Event Date(s): Aug 26 2026 - Sep 06 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Weston Playhouse Theatre Company
City: Weston
Price: $61-89
Reference Link: https://westontheater.org/primary-trust
Description: When suddenly unemployed, Kenneth is forced to step beyond the safety of habit and consider the alternative: connection and change. Profoundly affecting and surprisingly funny, this 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play reflects on how we protect ourselves and what it means to be seen.
Virginia
The Logan Festival of Solo Performance
By: Ronald Rand, Diana Gitelman, Baron Vaughn
Directed by: Faline England, Aysan Celik
Event Date(s): Aug 20 2026 - Aug 30 2026
Type of Event: Performance/Play
Venue: 1st Stage
City: Tysons
Price: $10-20
Reference Link: https://1ststage.org/logan26
Description: This innovative festival will gather three celebrated solo performers from across the country for two weeks of performances, workshops, discussions, and events. Featuring LET IT BE ART! Harold Clurman's Life of Passion, It Ends With Guinea Pigs, and Baron Vaughn: Cycle Breaker.
Betrayal
By: Harold Pinter
Directed by: Alex Levy
Event Date(s): Oct 08 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Performance/Play
Venue: 1st Stage
City: Tysons
Price: $15-55
Reference Link: https://1ststage.org/betrayal
Description: Emma, Robert, and Jerry have history. As her marriage to Robert comes to an end, Emma reconnects with Jerry, her former lover—and her husband’s best friend—as the action unspools backward in time in an inventive retelling by the Nobel Prize-winning playwright.
The Tall Girls
By: Meg Miroshnik
Directed by: Madeleine Regina
Event Date(s): Dec 03 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Performance/Play
Venue: 1st Stage
City: Tysons
Price: $15-55
Reference Link: https://1ststage.org/the-tall-girls
Description: Sometimes basketball is the only way out. Even for a girl. Even in the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Inspired by the flourishing and decline of high school girls’ basketball teams in the 1930s rural Midwest, The Tall Girls asks: Who can afford the luxury of play?
The Travelers
By: Luis Alfaro
Directed by: José Carrasquillo
Event Date(s): Feb 11 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Performance/Play
Venue: 1st Stage
City: Tysons
Price: $15-55
Reference Link: https://1ststage.org/the-travelers
Description: When a stranger stumbles in with a gunshot wound, he is nursed by the brothers of the 936-year-old Carthusian Order, located in a monastery alongside Highway 99 in Grangeville, California, population 496 — even as the Archdiocese is cutting financial support, casting a shadow.
Jack Absolute Flies Again
By: Richard Bean & Oliver Chris
Directed by: Alex Levy
Event Date(s): Apr 08 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Performance/Play
Venue: 1st Stage
City: Tysons
Price: $15-55
Reference Link: https://1ststage.org/jack-absolute-flies-again
Description: After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish. Back on British soil, Jack's advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own, very particular, terms.
Bulrusher
By: Eisa Davis
Directed by: Deidra LaWan Starnes
Event Date(s): Jun 03 2027 - Jun 20 2027
Type of Event: Performance/Play
Venue: 1st Stage
City: Tysons
Price: $15-55
Reference Link: https://1ststage.org/bulrusher
Description: Found floating in a basket on the river as an infant, Bulrusher is an orphan with a gift for clairvoyance that makes her feel like a stranger even amongst the strange. But she discovers an entirely new sense of self when a girl from Alabama comes to town.
Dog Mom
By: Tate Elizabeth Hanyok
Directed by: Rick St. Peter
Event Date(s): Sep 24 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: NNPN Rolling World Premiere
Venue: Firehouse Theatre
City: Richmond
Price: $35-$40
Reference Link: https://www.cadencetheatre.org
Description: In the midst of a mid-life crisis, a hardened New Yorker who is not a dog person rescues a stray dog and discovers that sometimes the ones we save are the ones who might save us. A hilarious and heartwarming comedy.
Matilda The Musical
By: Dennis Kelly (book), Tim Minchin (music & lyrics), adapt. from Roald Dahl
Directed by: Matt Polson (Director), Dee Lynch (Musical Director), Deandra Clarke (Choreographer)
Event Date(s): Dec 11 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Libby S. Gottwald Playhouse, Dominion Energy Center
City: Richmond
Price: $$35-$50
Reference Link: https://www.cadencetheatre.org
Description: Inspired by the beloved book by Roald Dahl, Matilda The Musical tells the story of an extraordinary young girl with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind. A joyous celebration of resilience, rebellion, and the power of storytelling.
Little Bear Ridge Road
By: Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Aug 12 2026 - Sep 06 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: November Theatre
City: Richmond
Price: $
Reference Link: https://va-rep.org/events/little-bear-ridge-road/
Description: Rural Idaho. Difficult memories. From the acclaimed author of The Whale, Little Bear Ridge Road confronts issues as wide as galaxies and as intimate as family secrets. A 2026 Tony nominee for Best Play, this compelling new play is told with humanity, humor, and heart.
The Play That Goes Wrong
By: Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, Jonathan Sayer
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 16 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: November Theatre
City: Richmond
Price: $
Reference Link: https://va-rep.org/events/the-play-that-goes-wrong/
Description: One of “the funniest plays Broadway has ever seen!” (The Huffington Post), this slapstick comedy asks if the show must go on—when the set is falling down around you.
A Christmas Carol
By: Rick Hammerly, adapt. from Dickens
Directed by: Rick Hammerly
Event Date(s): Nov 18 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: November Theatre
City: Richmond
Price: $
Reference Link: https://va-rep.org/events/a-christmas-carol-2026/
Description: A beloved classic, this heartwarming story of second chances returns to Richmond this holiday season. Experience Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey through Christmas Past, Present, and Future, in a story that celebrates the human spirit and our capacity for joy.
Plaza Suite
By: Neil Simon
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Dec 09 2026 - Jan 17 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: November Theatre
City: Richmond
Price: $
Reference Link: https://va-rep.org/events/plaza-suite/
Description: Three couples staying at the iconic Plaza Hotel. Two versatile actors. One unforgettable night of comedy. Check in for Neil Simon’s dazzling classic, Plaza Suite, a sharp, fast-moving trio of stories where love, marriage, and chaos collide in hilarious ways.
John Proctor Is the Villain
By: Kimberly Belflower
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 03 2027 - Apr 04 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: November Theatre
City: Richmond
Price: $
Reference Link: https://va-rep.org/events/john-proctor-is-the-villain/
Description: Who is believed and who is burned? Diving into The Crucible in their English class, the lines between life and fiction blur for five girls in rural Georgia. Rumors fly, scandals are called out, and relationships get messy, leading to the ultimate question: Who decides the truth?
I Need That
By: Theresa Rebeck
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 24 2027 - Apr 25 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: November Theatre
City: Richmond
Price: $
Reference Link: https://va-rep.org/events/i-need-that/
Description: A chronic hoarder, Sam has a lifetime of memories carefully preserved in his home—even if it looks like a mess to everyone else. After a court order to clean up, Sam is forced to confront his fear of forgetting, and face the possibility of losing the very objects that anchor his life.
Hairspray
By: Thomas Meehan & Mark O’Donnell (book), Marc Shaiman (music & lyrics), Scott Wittman (lyrics)
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jun 16 2027 - Aug 01 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: November Theater
City: Richmond
Price: $
Reference Link: https://va-rep.org/events/hairspray/
Description: You can’t stop the beat! Determined to dance her way onto a local TV show, 1960s rebel Tracy Turnblad is taking Baltimore by storm! This electric hit, full of memorable songs and larger-than-life characters, is a story of inclusion, community, and believing in your dreams.
Come From Away
By: Irene Sankoff & David Hein
Directed by: Tom Quaintance
Event Date(s): Sep 02 2026 - Sep 20 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: The Wells Theatre
City: Norfolk
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.vastage.org/comefromaway
Description: This acclaimed Broadway hit tells the remarkable true story of kindness in the face of crisis. On September 11th, 2001, 38 planes carrying nearly 7,000 passengers are diverted to the tiny town of Gander. As cultures collide and uncertainty fills the air and their hearts.
The Heart Sellers
By: Lloyd Suh
Directed by: Desdemona Chiang
Event Date(s): Oct 07 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Wells Theatre
City: Norfolk
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.vastage.org/heartsellers
Description: Thanksgiving, 1973. In a small apartment somewhere in America, two recent immigrants meet for the first time. Luna from the Philippines and Jane from South Korea have never experienced an American Thanksgiving before, and tonight neither of them wants to spend it alone.
A Merry Little Christmas Carol
By: Mark Shanahan
Directed by: Steve Pacek
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Dec 23 2026
Type of Event: Holiday Show
Venue: The Wells Theatre
City: Norfolk
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.vastage.org/a-merry-little-christmas-carol-26
Description: A joyful holiday tradition returns to the Wells Theatre. In this imaginative retelling of Dickens’ beloved story, a spirited ensemble brings Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey to life with warmth, humor, and a touch of theatrical magic.
A Sherlock Carol
By: Mark Shanahan
Directed by: Steve Pacek
Event Date(s): Dec 04 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Wells Theatre
City: Norfolk
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.vastage.org/a-sherlock-carol-26
Description: A mystery wrapped in a Christmas classic. When a grown-up Tiny Tim seeks help investigating the suspicious death of Ebenezer Scrooge, the case lands on the doorstep of the world’s most famous detective.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
By: Mark Shanahan
Directed by: Bruce Warren
Event Date(s): Jan 20 2027 - Feb 07 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Wells Theatre
City: Norfolk
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.vastage.org/the-murder-of-roger-ackroyd
Description: When a wealthy man is found dead in his country estate, every guest, neighbor, and family member becomes a suspect. Enter the brilliant, and slightly eccentric, detective Hercule Poirot, who begins unraveling a web of secrets, lies, and motives hiding just beneath the surface.
John Proctor is the Villain
By: Kimberly Belflower
Directed by: Melissa Mowry
Event Date(s): Mar 03 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: The Wells Theatre
City: Norfolk
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.vastage.org/john-proctor-is-the-villain
Description: At a small-town high school, a group of students begins studying The Crucible. As the girls in the class question the stories they’ve been taught and the heroes they were told to believe in… they start to see their own lives in a new light.
Cabaret
By: Joe Masteroff
Directed by: Tom Quaintance
Event Date(s): Apr 14 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: The Wells Theatre
City: Norfolk
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.vastage.org/cabaret
Description: Welcome to Berlin. Inside the Kit Kat Club, the Emcee promises a night of music, laughter, and decadence. But outside the club’s doors, a darker reality is taking hold as the world begins to change.
Washington
Barefoot in the Park
By: Neil Simon
Directed by: Karen Lund and Aaron Lamb
Event Date(s): Aug 21 2026 - Sep 06 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Harlequin Productions
City: Olympia
Price: $35 - $49
Reference Link: https://harlequinproductions.org/show/barefoot-in-the-park/
Description: Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word: he’s a straight-laced lawyer; she’s a free spirit chasing her next thrill. Smart, snappy, and full of heart, Neil Simon's landmark comedy remains an American stage treasure.
Our Town
By: Thornton Wilder
Directed by: Aaron Lamb
Event Date(s): Oct 02 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Harlequin Productions
City: Olympia
Price: $35-49
Reference Link: https://harlequinproductions.org/show/our-town/
Description: Performed in repertory with Sanctuary City. Winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Thornton Wilder’s masterpiece has stood as a timeless pillar of the American stage. A quiet revolution in storytelling, Our Town reminds us to notice life as we’re living it.
Sanctuary City
By: Martyna Majok
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Oct 09 2026 - Oct 25 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Harlequin Productions
City: Olympia
Price: $35-49
Reference Link: https://harlequinproductions.org/show/sanctuary-city/
Description: Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok’s Sanctuary City asks the question: In a nation built on the promise of opportunity, how do we determine who benefits? A story of borders — visible and invisible — that divide us all.
A Sherlock Carol
By: Mark Shanahan
Directed by: Gerald B. Browning
Event Date(s): Nov 27 2026 - Dec 24 2026
Type of Event: Holiday Play
Venue: State Theater
City: Olympia
Price: $59
Reference Link: https://harlequinproductions.org/show/a-sherlock-carol/
Description: When a grown-up Tiny Tim asks Sherlock Holmes to investigate the death of Ebenezer Scrooge, the Great Detective must use his gifts to solve a Dickens of a Christmas mystery. Six actors take on the beloved characters of Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens in this heartwarming adventure.
Octopus’s Garden
By: Weston Gaylord
Directed by: Aaron Lamb
Event Date(s): Jan 22 2027 - Feb 07 2027
Type of Event: New Play
Venue: State Theater
City: Olympia
Price: $52
Reference Link: https://harlequinproductions.org/show/octopuss-garden/
Description: When two marine biologists and a struggling composer discover that an octopus in a cephalopod lab has written the most transcendent piece of music ever heard, their worlds begin to unravel. Ambitions clash, egos fray, and their brush with something divine breeds obsession.
Bold Voices: A New Brain
By: William Finn & James Lapine
Directed by: Aaron Lamb
Event Date(s): Feb 20 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Staged Reading
Venue: State Theater
City: Olympia
Price: $35
Reference Link: https://harlequinproductions.org/show/a-new-brain/
Description: Gordon Schwinn collapses into his lunch and wakes up in a hospital bed. Has he spent his life making the art he was meant to make, or has he been faking it? William Finn's fiercely funny, deeply personal musical is a story about what is true when everything else falls away.
Murder on the Links
By: Stephen Dietz
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Mar 12 2027 - Apr 04 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: State Theater
City: Olympia
Price: $52
Reference Link: https://harlequinproductions.org/show/agatha-christies-murder-on-the-links/
Description: Something's afoul on the private golf course at Merlinville-Sur-Mer — namely the body of Hercule Poirot's newest client. Seattle playwright and Edgar Award-winner Steven Dietz brings the Agatha Christie's famed Belgian detective to life.
Fallen Angels
By: Noël Coward
Directed by: Aaron Lamb
Event Date(s): Apr 30 2027 - May 16 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: State Theater
City: Olympia
Price: $52
Reference Link: https://harlequinproductions.org/show/fallen-angels/
Description: Fueled by generous helpings of champagne, Fallen Angels is a hilarious excavation of the complexities of love and desire, set in the glamorous 1920s.
Bold Voices: Where Did We Sit on the Bus?
By: Brian Quijada
Directed by: Flordelino Lagundino
Event Date(s): Jun 05 2027 - Jun 06 2027
Type of Event: Solo Play With Music
Venue: State Theater
City: Olympia
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://harlequinproductions.org/show/where-did-we-sit-on-the-bus/
Description: During a third-grade lesson on the civil rights movement and Rosa Parks, a Latinx eight-year-old raises their hand to ask, “Where did we sit on the bus?” and the teacher can’t answer the question. This coming-of-age story examines finding identity in art, family, and culture.
Hair
By: Gerome Ragni & James Rado (book & lyrics), Galt MacDermot (music)
Directed by: Emily A. Rollie
Event Date(s): Jun 18 2027 - Jul 18 2027
Type of Event: Rock Musical
Venue: State Theater
City: Olympia
Price: $58
Reference Link: https://harlequinproductions.org/show/hair/
Description: A tribe of young idealists in 1960s New York believes their music, their love, and their defiance will change the world. Then the draft notices arrive. Featuring some of the most iconic songs in musical theater history — including “Aquarius,” “Let the Sunshine In,” and “Hair.”
Always, Patsy Cline
By: Ted Swindley
Directed by: Karen Lund
Event Date(s): Aug 13 2027 - Sep 05 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: State Theater
City: Olympia
Price: $58
Reference Link: https://harlequinproductions.org/show/always-patsy-cline/
Description: Based on a true story. In 1961, a Houston housewife named Louise Seger talked her way backstage at a Patsy Cline concert — and walked out with a friendship that would last the rest of Cline's life. Featuring 27 of Cline's greatest hits, including "Crazy," and "I Fall to Pieces."
Bold Voices: Heroes of the Fourth Turning
By: Will Arbery
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 18 2027 - Sep 19 2027
Type of Event: Staged Reading
Venue: State Theater
City: Olympia
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://harlequinproductions.org/show/heroes-of-the-fourth-turning/
Description: On a chilly night in the middle of America, Will Arbery's haunting, Pulitzer-nominated play offers grace and disarming clarity, speaking to the heart of a country at war with itself.
Leni’s Last Lament
By: Gil Kofman
Directed by: Richard Caliban
Event Date(s): Oct 09 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Play / Cabaret
Venue: Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
City: Seattle
Price: $20.00 -80.00
Reference Link: https://www.intiman.org/lenis-last-lament/
Description: The 2025 Edinburgh Fringe smash hit and London Times Critic's Pick comes to Intiman! Leni's Last Lament follows infamous filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl in a gripping final reckoning, exploring art, propaganda, guilt, and whether great artistry can ever be separated from immense harm.
I Am My Own Wife
By: Doug Wright
Directed by: Wesley Frugé
Event Date(s): Nov 04 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
City: Seattle
Price: $20.00 -80.00
Reference Link: https://www.intiman.org/i-am-my-own-wife/
Description: Based on a true story, I Am My Own Wife follows Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a German trans woman who survived both the Nazi regime and East German communism. One actor portrays nearly 40 characters in this riveting, Tony Award-winning exploration of memory, truth, identity, and survival.
Black Nativity
By: Langston Hughes
Directed by: Valerie Curtis-Newton
Event Date(s): Dec 10 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
City: Seattle
Price: $50.00 - 80.00
Reference Link: https://www.intiman.org/black-nativity-2/
Description: Langston Hughes's beloved gospel song play returns! Featuring 30 performers, a live band, a citywide gospel choir, and a joyful audience singalong, Black Nativity brings the Christmas story to life through vibrant music, dance, and celebration for all ages and beliefs.
The Naughty List
By: Kaleb Dameron
Directed by: Kaleb Dameron
Event Date(s): Dec 18 2026 - Dec 23 2026
Type of Event: A Holiday Cabaret/ Revue
Venue: Intiman Cabaret at the Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
City: Seattle
Price: $20.00 -80.00
Reference Link: https://www.intiman.org/naughty-list-2026/
Description: The Naughty List returns with an all-new holiday spectacular! Join Mrs. Claus for a naughty trip through the North Pole featuring drag, dance, burlesque, pop hits, outrageous laughs, and glittering surprises. Unexpected delights await…you've been very good at being bad.
Galileo
By: Bertolt Brecht, trans. by Michael Neininger, adapt. by David Quicksall & Gavin Reub
Directed by: Gavin Reub
Event Date(s): Jan 13 2027 - Jan 30 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
City: Seattle
Price: $50.00 - 80.00
Reference Link: https://www.intiman.org/galileo/
Description: Galileo Galilei knew the Earth revolved around the Sun—and could prove it. Brecht’s landmark play explores the clash between scientific truth and political power as Galileo faces the Inquisition. This epic new adaptation blends lavish spectacle and dark conspiracies.
Every Castle, Ranked
By: Lindy West & Ahamefule J. Oluo
Directed by: Ahamefule J. Oluo
Event Date(s): Mar 25 2027 - Mar 28 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
City: Seattle
Price: $50.00 - 80.00
Reference Link: https://www.intiman.org/every-castle-ranked/
Description: A castle is the ultimate “expectation vs. reality” story. In Every Castle, Ranked, Lindy West takes audiences on a hilarious, bittersweet journey through childhood dreams, adult disillusionment, finding hope again at 40, and the surprising history of castles, power, and toilets.
The Velvet Tropicana
By: Kaleb Dameron
Directed by: Kaleb Dameron
Event Date(s): Apr 01 2027 - Apr 04 2027
Type of Event: Cabaret/ Revue
Venue: Intiman Cabaret at the Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
City: Seattle
Price: $50.00 - 80.00
Reference Link: https://www.intiman.org/the-velvet-tropicana/
Description: The Velvet Tropicana transforms the theatere into a neon-soaked 1990s Miami fantasy filled with drag, dance, and high-energy spectacle from cabaret artists-in-residence BeautyBoiz. Inspired by The Birdcage, this dazzling revue celebrates Seattle’s iconic queer talent.
Beowulf
By: Julian Glover & Brandon J. Simmons
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Apr 04 2027 - Apr 11 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Intiman Cabaret at the Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
City: Seattle
Price: $50.00 - 80.00
Reference Link: https://www.intiman.org/beowulf/
Description: Beowulf comes to life in an all-new adaptation! In dark times, a heroic warrior battles monsters threatening his community—but each victory reveals deeper dangers. Return to a legendary world of courage, sacrifice, and survival, where monsters lurk in the shadows and heroes rise.
Probed!
By: Scott Shoemaker
Directed by: Scott Shoemaker
Event Date(s): Apr 14 2027 - Apr 17 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Intiman Cabaret at the Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
City: Seattle
Price: $50.00 - 80.00
Reference Link: https://www.intiman.org/probed-3/
Description: Probed! is a hilarious supernatural comedy exploring paranormal mysteries, alien encounters, and the unknown. Hosted by Scott Shoemaker, this outrageous revue features strange tales, songs, dance, and video that will transport you beyond the grave—and into some wild corners.
Jurassic Parking Lot
By: Jeff Schell & David Swidler
Directed by: Mark Siano
Event Date(s): Aug 27 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Theater
Venue:
City: Seattle
Price: $10-100
Reference Link: https://www.seattlepublictheater.org/jurassicparkinglot
Description: From the creators of A Very Die Hard Christmas and Titanish comes a gigantic new blockbuster parody, Jurassic Parking Lot. The Habit is renowned for their fast-paced and action-packed comedies, and this show promises to take it to another level.
Eureka Day
By: Jonathan Spector
Directed by: Matthew Leavitt
Event Date(s): Sep 24 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Leo K. Theater
City: Seattle
Price: $53-113
Reference Link: https://www.seattlerep.org/plays/202627-season/eureka-day
Description: Chaos has entered the chat. At Berkeley’s most proudly progressive private school, every decision is made by committee—and every committee meeting is an adventure.
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
By: Jonathan Sayer, Henry Lewis, & Henry Shields
Directed by: Dámaso Rodríguez
Event Date(s): Nov 27 2026 - Jan 03 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Bagley Wright Theater
City: Seattle
Price: $39-141
Reference Link: https://www.seattlerep.org/plays/202627-season/peter-pan-goes-wrong
Description: Someone at Seattle Rep had the brilliant idea to invite the Cornley Drama Society back this season—yes, the same troupe whose legendary disaster, The Murder at Haversham Manor, left audiences crying with laughter and our backstage crews crying for... other reasons.
John Proctor is the Villain
By: Kimberly Belflower
Directed by: Jess McLeod
Event Date(s): Jan 21 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Bagley Wright Theater
City: Seattle
Price: $39-131
Reference Link: https://www.seattlerep.org/plays/202627-season/john-proctor-is-the-villain
Description: Classic lit. New receipts. In a rural Georgia high school, an AP English class dives into the drama that made “witch hunt” a household phrase.
Intimate Apparel
By: Lynn Nottage
Directed by: Valerie Curtis-Newton
Event Date(s): Feb 18 2027 - Mar 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Leo K. Theater
City: Seattle
Price: $53-113
Reference Link: https://www.seattlerep.org/plays/202627-season/intimate-apparel
Description: Love, longing, and the seams that hold us together. Manhattan, 1905. Esther, a seamstress known for crafting exquisite undergarments, dreams of a life stitched together with love and independence.
Amadeus
By: Peter Shaffer
Directed by: Dámaso Rodríguez
Event Date(s): Apr 08 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Bagley Wright Theater
City: Seattle
Price: $35-124
Reference Link: https://www.seattlerep.org/plays/202627-season/amadeus
Description: Goodness is nothing in the furnace of art. Welcome to 18th-century Vienna, where the wigs are big, composers are rock stars, and symphonies rule the charts. Amid the gossip and manners, favored court composer Antonio Salieri has a confession to make.
You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!
By: Keiko Green
Directed by: Johamy Morales
Event Date(s): May 13 2027 - Jun 13 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Leo K. Theater
City: Seattle
Price: $53-113
Reference Link: https://www.seattlerep.org/plays/202627-season/you-are-cordially-invited-to-the-end-of-the-world
Description: Party like it’s the apocalypse. When our narrator, M—a sharp-witted, 20-year-old drag performer—discovers their father, Greg, has been diagnosed with stage‑four pancreatic cancer, the whole Murphy family is thrown into chaos.
References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot
By: José Rivera
Directed by: Colin Hovde
Event Date(s): Oct 01 2026 - Oct 17 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Center Theatre at the Seattle Center Armory
City: Seattle
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://www.soundtheatrecompany.org/2026-season/references-to-salvador-dali-make-me-hot/
Description: Set in the desert of Barstow, California, References to Salvador Dali Makes Me Hot follows Gabriela, the wife of career soldier Benito, as she dives into a surreal fantasy world during her husband’s prolonged absences.
Changer A Hand Telling
By: Fern Naomi Renville & Roger Fernandes
Directed by: Howie Seago
Event Date(s): Nov 16 2026 - Nov 16 2026
Type of Event: In person film presentation and discussion (also available for streaming)
Venue: Center Theatre Black Box at Seattle Center Armory
City: Seattle
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://soundtheatrecompany.org
Description: Changer A Hand Telling is a timeless, cross-cultural storytelling event bridging Native myths and Deaf culture. Filmed on the land of Lower Elwha s’Klallam tribe, this beloved Coast Salish tale of Changer takes new form as an innovative film presented in Native Sign Language.
Conscience
By: Joe DiPietro
Directed by: Karen Lund
Event Date(s): Sep 16 2026 - Oct 24 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Taproot Theatre Company
City: Seattle
Price: Single tickets on sale July 14
Reference Link: https://taproottheatre.org/shows/2026/conscience/
Description: Based on a true story that shaped history. Margaret Chase Smith stood alone on the Senate floor, issuing her Declaration of Conscience—defying fear, rejecting silence, and holding her party publicly accountable. This powerful and quietly electrifying story still resonates today.
Smoke on the Mountain
By: Connie Ray (book), Alan Bailey (conception), Mike Craver & Mark Hardwick (musical arrangements)
Directed by: Scott Nolte
Event Date(s): Oct 07 2026 - Oct 24 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Isaac Studio Theatre at Taproot Theatre
City: Seattle
Price: $45–74
Reference Link: https://taproottheatre.org/2026/smoke-on-the-mountain/
Description: This long-awaited toe-tappin' and hand-clappin’ production returns to Taproot for its 50th anniversary with beloved artists and unforgettable comedy.
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women
By: Lauren Gunderson
Directed by: Karen Lund
Event Date(s): Nov 18 2026 - Dec 26 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Taproot's Jewell Mainstage Theater
City: Seattle
Price: Single tickets on sale Sept. 15, 2026
Reference Link: https://taproottheatre.org/2026/little-women/
Description: What if the woman who wrote Little Women could step inside it? In this inventive yet faithful adaptation, Louisa May Alcott is part of the March sisters’ charming coming-of-age story.
Charlie Brown Christmas
By: Eric Schaeffer (adapt. from Charles M. Schulz, based on the television special by Bill Melendez & Lee Mendelson, by special arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw & Ruby Persson)
Directed by: Melanie Godsey
Event Date(s): Dec 04 2026 - Dec 26 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Taproot's Isaac Studio Theater
City: Seattle
Price: $45-$74
Reference Link: https://taproottheatre.org/
Description: The all-ages holiday tradition is back! Charlie Brown is depressed by the never-ending commercialism surrounding the holidays. Thankfully, Linus is there to help him find the true meaning of Christmas in this musical adaptation of the cartoon classic.
FANNIE: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer
By: Cheryl L West
Directed by: Bretteney Beverly
Event Date(s): Jan 20 2027 - Feb 20 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Taproot's Jewell Mainstage Theatre
City: Seattle
Price: $Single tickets on sale November 17, 2026
Reference Link: https://taproottheatre.org/2027/fannie/
Description: From humble beginnings in rural Mississippi to the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement, Fannie Lou Hamer became one of America’s most influential leaders. Experience her story with soulful gospel music, compelling storytelling, and extraordinary historical moments.
Sense & Sensibility
By: Jessica Swale (adapt. from Jane Austen)
Directed by: Bretteney Beverly
Event Date(s): Mar 17 2027 - Apr 24 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Taproot's Jewell Mainstage Theatre
City: Seattle
Price: Single tickets on sale Jan. 12, 2027
Reference Link: https://taproottheatre.org/2027/sensibility/
Description: This theatrical adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic is filled with humor, sharp social satire, and sisterhood.
House of India
By: Deepak Kumar
Directed by: Karen Lund & Agastya Kohli
Event Date(s): May 12 2027 - Jun 12 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Taproot's Jewell Mainstage Theater
City: Seattle
Price: Single tickets on sale March 9, 2027
Reference Link: https://taproottheatre.org/2027/house-of-india/
Description: Just outside Cleveland, a beloved family-owned Indian restaurant is torn between honoring tradition and adapting to new trends—but generational differences are just the beginning. Humor, heart, and the rich flavors of life take center stage in this moving comedy-drama.
Peril in the Alps
By: Steven Dietz
Directed by: Karen Lund
Event Date(s): Jul 07 2027 - Aug 14 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Taproot's Jewell Mainstage Theater
City: Seattle
Price: Single tickets on sale May 4, 2027
Reference Link: https://taproottheatre.org/2027/peril-in-the-alps/
Description: When Captain Hastings and his wife Dulcie receive threatening news that her twin sister Bella has gone missing, beloved detective Hercule Poirot is on the case! This playful and hilarious production is full of mystery, romance, adventure, and even a bit of skiing.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
By: William Finn (music & lyrics), Rachel Sheinkin (book), Jay Reiss (additional material), conceived by Rebecca Feldman
Directed by: Bretteney Beverly
Event Date(s): Sep 15 2027 - Oct 23 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Taproot's Jewell Mainstage Theater
City: Seattle
Price: Single tickets on sale July 13, 2027
Reference Link: https://taproottheatre.org/2027/spelling-bee/
Description: A group of delightfully quirky middle schoolers compete for the ultimate prize at an unpredictable spelling bee. From spontaneous audience participation to laugh-out-loud improv and catchy tunes, anything can happen in this wildly funny, Tony Award-winning musical comedy.
Wisconsin
Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea
By: Nathan Alan Davis
Directed by: Tyrone Phillips
Event Date(s): Aug 01 2026 - Sep 25 2026
Type of Event: Theater Performance
Venue: Touchstone Theatre
City: Spring Green
Price: $39.00 - $119.00
Reference Link: https://www.americanplayers.org/plays/dontrell-who-kissed-the-sea
Description: Dontrell is a teenager with a bright future and an ancestry haunted by water. As he prepares to leave for college, he’s pulled inevitably toward his family's mysterious history, and an ancestor lost at sea long ago. A lyrical, funny, and theatrical exploration of love and legacy.
Sueño
By: José Rivera, adapt. from Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Directed by: Marcela Lorca
Event Date(s): Aug 07 2026 - Sep 26 2026
Type of Event: Theater Performance
Venue: Hill Theatre
City: Spring Green
Price: $35.00 - $119.00
Reference Link: https://www.americanplayers.org/plays/sueño
Description: After a lifetime of imprisonment, Prince Segismundo is released to rule in a test of fate vs free will. Add a damsel in disguise, a salty servant, and a power-hungry couple with relationship issues, and you get a funny, absurd, and strangely beautiful take on a 17th-century classic.
Witch
By: Jen Silverman
Directed by: Keira Fromm
Event Date(s): Oct 22 2026 - Nov 15 2026
Type of Event: Theater Performance
Venue: Touchstone Theatre
City: Spring Green
Price: $39.00 - $119.00
Reference Link: https://www.americanplayers.org/plays/witch
Description: The Devil is making the rounds in Edmonton, trading favors for souls, and business is booming. He meets his match in local Elizabeth. Jen Silverman’s wickedly entertaining retelling of the story of The Witch of Edmonton, hitting the Touchstone just in time for spooky season.
Gaslight
By: Steven Dietz, adapt. from Patrick Hamilton
Directed by: Jen Uphoff Gray
Event Date(s): Oct 29 2026 - Nov 22 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Overture Center for the Arts
City: Madison
Price: $56-71
Reference Link: https://forwardtheater.com/show/gaslight/
Description: Bella’s been seeing things. Losing things. Forgetting things. Is her hold on reality slipping? Both from inside and outside her household, help is promised. But whom should she believe? A new adaptation of the thriller that gave us a word for danger far, far too close to home.
Dakar 2000
By: Rajiv Joseph
Directed by: Mary MacDonald Kerr
Event Date(s): Feb 04 2027 - Feb 21 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Overture Center for the Arts
City: Madison
Price: $56-71
Reference Link: https://forwardtheater.com/show/dakar-2000/
Description: As the world counts down to Y2K, a young Peace Corp volunteer in Senegal crosses paths with an enigmatic State Department operative. Full of tension and razor-sharp psychology, this spy-thriller asks who gets to tell the truth—and who pays the price when the truth gets bent.
The First Lady of Television
By: James Sherman
Directed by: Jen Uphoff Gray
Event Date(s): Apr 08 2027 - May 02 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Overture Center for the Arts
City: Madison
Price: $56-71
Reference Link: https://forwardtheater.com/show/the-first-lady-of-television/
Description: This vibrant new play brings trailblazing entertainer Gertrude Berg to life in a story of art, integrity, and the political pressures that shaped (and still shape) American entertainment. A drama about loyalty. A comedy about television. A story as relevant now as it was then.
Steady She Goes
By: Erica Berman
Directed by: Brian Cowing
Event Date(s): Sep 11 2026 - Sep 27 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Overture Center for the Arts
City: Madison
Price: $
Reference Link: https://forwardtheater.com/show/steady-she-goes/
Description: Riding on a current of classic sea shanties, this is the real-life story of Mary Ann Brown Patten and the clipper Neptune’s Car. When her husband the captain falls desperately ill on a voyage around Cape Horn, Mary battles treachery and superstition to captain the clipper herself.
The World Goes ‘Round
By: Kander & Ebb
Directed by: Kelley Faulkner
Event Date(s): Sep 11 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Stackner Cabaret
City: Milwaukee
Price: $
Reference Link: https://milwaukeerep.com/shows/show/the-world-goes-round/
Description: Kicking off the Stackner season, this high-energy musical revue brings to life the legendary songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb, the iconic duo behind the musicals Chicago, Cabaret, and Kiss of the Spider Woman.
Footloose the Musical
By:
Directed by: Stephen Mear
Event Date(s): Sep 22 2026 - Nov 01 2026
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Ellen & Joe Checota Powerhouse Theater, Associated Bank Theater Center
City: Milwaukee
Price: Starting at $25.00
Reference Link: https://www.MilwaukeeRep.com/Footloose
Description: Exploding with ’80s hits and high-octane dance, this feel-good musical celebrates rebellion, romance, and the power of music to bring a community together.
Instructions for a Séance
By: Katie Bender
Directed by: Lily Wolff
Event Date(s): Oct 06 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Herro-Franke Studio Theater, Associated Bank Theater Center
City: Milwaukee
Price: Starting at $25.00
Reference Link: https://www.MilwaukeeRep.com/Seance
Description: A hilarious, haunting one-woman show blending memoir and magic as a séance summons Houdini—and confronts ambition, motherhood, and life’s beautiful chaos.
Rock ’N’ Roll Piano Man
By: JP Coletta
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Nov 06 2026 - Jan 03 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Stackner Cabaret
City: Milwaukee
Price: $
Reference Link: https://milwaukeerep.com/shows/show/jp-colettas-rock-n-roll-piano-man/
Description: Rock ’N’ Roll Piano Man takes you on a thrilling journey through the history of rock ’n’ roll piano, from the rebellious roots of Little Richard and Fats Domino to the soulful sounds of Ray Charles and piano legends Elton John and Billy Joel.
Heist
By: Arun Lakra
Directed by: Blake Robison
Event Date(s): Nov 17 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Ellen & Joe Checota Powerhouse Theater
City: Milwaukee
Price: $
Reference Link: https://milwaukeerep.com/shows/show/heist/
Description: Heist is a cinematic, twist-filled crime caper brought vividly to life onstage—part Ocean’s Eleven, part mystery whodunit, and all heart-pounding theatrical adventure.
A Christmas Carol
By: Charles Dickens
Directed by: Mark Clements
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Dec 24 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: The Pabst Theater
City: Milwaukee
Price: Starts at $25
Reference Link: https://www.MilwaukeeRep.com/ACC
Description: This beloved classic sparkles with festive music, breathtaking visuals, dazzling stagecraft, and heart—bringing joy, wonder, and the true spirit of the season to audiences of all ages.
John Proctor Is the Villain
By: Kimberly Belflower
Directed by: Laura Braza
Event Date(s): Jan 12 2027 - Feb 07 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Ellen & Joe Checota Powerhouse Theater
City: Milwaukee
Price: $
Reference Link: https://milwaukeerep.com/shows/show/john-proctor-is-the-villain/
Description: In a modern high school classroom, students collide over truth, power, and whose voices actually get heard. Funny, fearless, and bursting with energy, this contemporary take flips familiar ideas on their head and tackles today’s most urgent questions.
MKE MVP
By: Matt Zembrowski
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Jan 16 2027 - Mar 14 2027
Type of Event: World Premiere
Venue: Stackner Cabaret
City: Milwaukee
Price: $
Reference Link: https://milwaukeerep.com/shows/show/mke-mvp/
Description: This world premiere musical comedy celebrates the Milwaukee Bucks' unforgettable championship journey through the eyes of a close-knit group of lifelong fans.
Twelve Angry Men
By: Reginald Rose
Directed by: Mark Clements
Event Date(s): Feb 02 2027 - Feb 28 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Herro-Franke Studio Theater
City: Milwaukee
Price: $
Reference Link: https://milwaukeerep.com/shows/show/twelve-angry-men/
Description: Step inside a sweltering jury room where the fate of a young defendant rests with 12 ordinary citizens. What begins as an open-and-shut case unravels into a gripping battle of logic, prejudice, and moral courage.
The Cherry Tortured
By: Aaron Posner
Directed by: Aaron Posner
Event Date(s): Feb 26 2027 - Mar 28 2027
Type of Event: World Premiere
Venue: Ellen & Joe Checota Powerhouse Theater
City: Milwaukee
Price: $
Reference Link: https://milwaukeerep.com/shows/show/the-cherry-tortured/
Description: A sharp reimagining of Chekhov’s masterpiece The Cherry Orchard, the play is set in modern-day Door County, where one unforgettable family fights for love, legacy, and tradition as the future of their beloved family estate teeters on the edge of change.
The Craic
By: Mark Clements & Deanie Vallone
Directed by: Mark Clements
Event Date(s): Mar 26 2027 - May 30 2027
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Stackner Cabaret
City: Milwaukee
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://milwaukeerep.com/shows/show/the-craic-2027/
Description: Set in a lively Irish pub, five friends share an evening full of music, stories, and unforgettable camaraderie. Enjoy classics like “Danny Boy” and “Whiskey in the Jar” and feel the excitement that had audiences jumping to their feet.
Penelope
By: Alex Bechtel
Directed by: Laura Braza
Event Date(s): Apr 06 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Herro-Franke Studio Theater
City: Milwaukee
Price: $
Reference Link: https://milwaukeerep.com/shows/show/penelope/
Description: Step into Penelope, where myth, music, and theatre collide in a captivating one-woman journey. The legendary wife of Odysseus waits, weaves, and wrestles with love, loss, and life on the edge of the sea.
Somewhere
By: Matthew Lopez
Directed by: Maria Amenabar Farias
Event Date(s): Apr 13 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Ellen & Joe Checota Powerhouse Theater
City: Milwaukee
Price: $
Reference Link: https://milwaukeerep.com/shows/show/somewhere/
Description: A tender and riveting portrait of a tight-knit Puerto Rican family in 1959 New York City, set against the excitement and energy of Broadway’s West Side Story. The Candelaria siblings chase their dreams of dancing onstage, buoyed by their mother’s love and infectious enthusiasm.
Trayf
By: Lindsay Joelle
Directed by: Elyse Edelman
Event Date(s): Sep 16 2026 - Oct 04 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Next Act Theatre
City: Milwaukee
Price: $50
Reference Link: https://nextact.org/show/trayf/
Description: This road-trip bromance between two Orthodox Jewish teens in 1990s New York City is a funny and heartwarming ode to the turbulence of youth, the universal suspicion that we don’t quite fit in and the faith and friends that see us through.
The Boys from Baraboo
By: Heidi Armbruster
Directed by: Cody Estle
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Dec 20 2026
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Next Act Theatre
City: Milwaukee
Price: $50
Reference Link: https://nextact.org/show/the-boys-from-baraboo/
Description: The Boys from Baraboo tells the uniquely American story of a death-defying entertainment empire: the Ringling Brothers circus. Music, storytelling, grit and charm create a tale that’s equal parts vaudeville revue and prestige drama.
In the Next Room or the vibrator play
By: Sarah Ruhl
Directed by: Laura Rook
Event Date(s): Feb 17 2027 - Mar 07 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Next Act Theatre
City: Milwaukee
Price: $50
Reference Link: https://nextact.org/show/in-the-next-room/
Description: In a seemingly perfect Victorian home, Dr. Givings treats "hysteria" with the newly-invented vibrator while his young wife wonders what's going on in the next room. A smart, classy and electrifying comedy about longing, intimacy and what it truly means to love someone.
At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen
By: Terry Guest
Directed by: Dee Dee Batteast
Event Date(s): Apr 21 2027 - May 09 2027
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Next Act Theatre
City: Milwaukee
Price: $50
Reference Link: https://nextact.org/show/drag-queen/
Description: From African Gods and Goddesses to Judy Garland and Whitney Houston, At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen uses legends, icons, camp and drama to tell the story of a pair of drag queens living (and dying) in rural Georgia in 2004. Come party at the wake—bring your own heels!
Moon Over Buffalo
By: Ken Ludwig
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Aug 19 2026 - Sep 06 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Peninsula Players Theatre
City: Fish Creek
Price: $54-59
Reference Link: https://peninsulaplayers.com/shows/moon-over-buffalo/
Description: George and Charlotte Hay were once celebrated stage actors, but now their careers are waning, and their relationship is falling apart due to George’s wandering eye.
Murder Girl
By: Heidi Armbruster
Directed by:
Event Date(s): Sep 09 2026 - Oct 18 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Peninsula Players Theatre
City: Fish Creek
Price: $54-59
Reference Link: https://peninsulaplayers.com/shows/murder-girl/
Description: At Marty’s Supper Club in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, the Old Fashioneds are mixed, the Packer game is on, and the secrets run deep. Twins Eric and LeeAnn are trying to keep the business alive when a shocking revelation from one of their employees sparks new questions.
Great White Throne
By: Cara Johnston
Directed by: María Amenábar Farias
Event Date(s): Oct 18 2026 - Nov 08 2026
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Next Act Theater
City: Milwaukee
Price: $16-49
Reference Link: https://rtwmke.org
Description: A darkly comic examination of power and inheritance, following a pastor’s wife as she collides with the limits, expectations, and hypocrisies of public ministry. In her darkest hour, she comes face to face with the last person she wants to see, igniting a reckoning with faith.
The Great Leap
By: Lauren Yee
Directed by: Karissa J. Murrell Myers
Event Date(s): Jan 10 2027 - Jan 31 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Next Act Theater
City: Milwaukee
Price: $16-49
Reference Link: https://rtwmke.org
Description: A good will basketball tour in 1980s Beijing, meant to unite cultures, reveals the fault lines of ambition, identity, and power. Find out who gets to leap and who gets left behind in this sharp, funny, and deeply human play.
Skylight
By: David Hare
Directed by: Suzan Fete
Event Date(s): Mar 19 2027 - Apr 11 2027
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Next Act Theater
City: Milwaukee
Price: $16-49
Reference Link: https://rtwmke.org
Description: A late-night reunion between former lovers erupts into a fierce debate about love, class, and power, asking what we owe each other when comfort is no longer enough.
The Call List
By: Brian James Polak
Directed by: Jacob Janssen
Event Date(s): Sep 23 2026 - Oct 11 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Kane Theatre
City: Sturgeon Bay
Price: $18-52
Reference Link: https://thirdavenueplayworks.org/the-call-list
Description: A deadly serious comedy about being alive. Meet Sam—a restless dreamer, anxious doodler, and professional wanderer in search of purpose. When her law firm boss hands her a simple list of names and one chilling task—call them all and announce a client’s death—her mundane workday t
It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Door County
By: Neil Brookshire
Directed by: Samantha Martinson
Event Date(s): Dec 02 2026 - Dec 27 2026
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Kane Theatre
City: Sturgeon Bay
Price: $18-52
Reference Link: https://thirdavenueplayworks.org/its-a-wonderful-life-live-in-door-county
Description: The holiday classic you know and love! We’re back with an all new version of It’s A Wonderful Life! With the helpful assistance of a multitalented musician and foley artist, our top-notch ensemble of actors once again brings the lovable and irascible residents of Bedford Falls t
