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2026/27 Season
May 5-22, 2026
This immersive experience blends comedy, improv, and audience interaction to tell one individual’s story of growing up in the shadow of their mother’s struggle with suicidal depression while learning to grapple with their own journey and life experiences.
This immersive experience blends comedy, improv, and audience interaction to tell one individual’s story of growing up in the shadow of their mother’s struggle with suicidal depression while learning to grapple with their own journey and life experiences.
July 16-26, 2026
Set in turn-of-the-century New York, this Tony Award-winning musical follows the bold and charming matchmaker Dolly Levi as she meddles in love. Hello, Dolly! is the culmination of PlayMakers’ Summer Youth Conservatory, a six-week practicum for high school students.
Set in turn-of-the-century New York, this Tony Award-winning musical follows the bold and charming matchmaker Dolly Levi as she meddles in love. Hello, Dolly! is the culmination of PlayMakers’ Summer Youth Conservatory, a six-week practicum for high school students.
Sept 9-27, 2026
Experience Sophocles’ epic trilogy brought to life in a sweeping tale of fate, prophecy, and reckoning. This fresh adaptation breathes life into the ancient tale of a king’s search for truth—and the devastating consequences of what he finds.
Experience Sophocles’ epic trilogy brought to life in a sweeping tale of fate, prophecy, and reckoning. This fresh adaptation breathes life into the ancient tale of a king’s search for truth—and the devastating consequences of what he finds.
Oct 14-Nov 1, 2026
When retired actress Anna Campbell plans her career-defining comeback to the stage, she discovers she’s being replaced with an ambitious young woman with a questionable background. This razor-sharp comedy explores generational tensions, friendship, and how art has a life of its own.
When retired actress Anna Campbell plans her career-defining comeback to the stage, she discovers she’s being replaced with an ambitious young woman with a questionable background. This razor-sharp comedy explores generational tensions, friendship, and how art has a life of its own.
Nov 18-Dec 6, 2026
In the small town of Grover’s Corners, ordinary moments reveal extraordinary beauty. Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town is a heartfelt, timeless portrait of love, family, and the fleeting nature of life, reminding us to cherish the here and now.
In the small town of Grover’s Corners, ordinary moments reveal extraordinary beauty. Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town is a heartfelt, timeless portrait of love, family, and the fleeting nature of life, reminding us to cherish the here and now.
Jan 27-Feb 14, 2027
In 1936, a brother and sister clash over a priceless heirloom piano chronicling their family’s legacy. Sell it for land, or preserve it as history? August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama explores heritage, identity, and the cost of moving forward when the past refuses to stay silent.
In 1936, a brother and sister clash over a priceless heirloom piano chronicling their family’s legacy. Sell it for land, or preserve it as history? August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama explores heritage, identity, and the cost of moving forward when the past refuses to stay silent.
Mar 3-21, 2027
As five teenage girls in a small southern town study The Crucible, they start to challenge not only the literary classic, but the power dynamics at work in and out of the classroom. Having recently taken Broadway by storm, this electrifying, funny, and urgent play rattles our assumptions on heroes, villains, and what truth to believe in.
As five teenage girls in a small southern town study The Crucible, they start to challenge not only the literary classic, but the power dynamics at work in and out of the classroom. Having recently taken Broadway by storm, this electrifying, funny, and urgent play rattles our assumptions on heroes, villains, and what truth to believe in.
Apr 7-25, 2027
Mix a Hitchcock thriller with madcap theatrical flair, and you get The 39 Steps. In this beloved tour de force, a mysterious murder launches Richard Hannay on a whirlwind spy adventure. Four actors play over 50 roles in this wildly inventive, laugh-out-loud comedy that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Mix a Hitchcock thriller with madcap theatrical flair, and you get The 39 Steps. In this beloved tour de force, a mysterious murder launches Richard Hannay on a whirlwind spy adventure. Four actors play over 50 roles in this wildly inventive, laugh-out-loud comedy that keeps you on the edge of your seat.