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Our 2026-27 Season!
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FEBRUARY 19-MARCH 6, 2027
Friday Feb. 19 - 8pm
Saturday Feb. 20 - 2pm & 8pm
Thursday Feb. 25/Friday, Feb. 26 - 8pm
Saturday Feb. 27 - 2pm & 8pm
Thursday March 4/Friday, March 5 - 8pm
Saturday March 6 - 2pm & 8pm
NOVEMBER 6-21, 2026
Friday Nov. 6- 8pm
Saturday Nov. 7 - 2pm & 8pm
Thursday Nov. 12/Friday Nov. 13 - 8pm
Saturday Nov. 14 - 2pm & 8pm
Thursday Nov. 19/Friday Nov. 20 - 8pm
Saturday Nov. 21 - 2pm & 8pm
JULY 23-AUGUST 7, 2027
Friday July 23 - 8pm
Saturday July 24 - 2pm & 8pm
Thursday July 29/Friday, July 30 - 8pm
Saturday July 31 - 2pm & 8pm
Thursday Aug. 5/Friday, Aug. 6 - 8pm
Saturday Aug. 7 - 2pm & 8pm
MAY 7-22, 2027
Friday May 7 - 8pm
Saturday May 8 - 2pm & 8pm
Thursday May 13/Friday, May 14 - 8pm
Saturday May 15 - 2pm & 8pm
Thursday May 20/Friday, May 21 - 8pm
Saturday May 22 - 2pm & 8pm
November 6 - 21, 2026
For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday
by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Katie Swimm
Families unite during major life occasions; many of these events are unquestionably happy times – like weddings and births. Others, like deaths, bring out a whole variety of reactions. In Sara Ruhl’s play, a family of five siblings convenes to bear witness to the passing of their father: to reconnect, to remember their lives together, and to comfort each other as their grief gives rise to story-telling and the consideration of their own mortality. As the liquor starts flowing, the heat begins to rise, and long-simmering arguments resurface… and then, something magical happens, something special to the world of theater: the story moves into another realm, where the family explores their feelings of grief, fear and love in a more primal way. These journeys of self-discovery lead them through their mourning and back to their lives in a fuller, richer way.
February 19 - March 6, 2027
The Ladies of the Camellias
by Lillian Groag
Directed by Kathy Lague
Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonora Duse were two of the great stage actresses of the late 19th century. Not surprisingly, in addition to their legendary talent, these superstars had a legendary rivalry, playing many of the same roles in major productions, often within days of each other. Yet they rarely if ever actually met – there are very few known instances of their being in the same room. The fascinating fact that their lives and careers were greatly “entangled from a distance” allows playwright Lillian Groag to indulge in a bit of fantasy and whimsy. What if… both divas played Camille (the “Lady of the Camellias”), each in their own unique style, on back-to-back evenings in Ms. Bernhardt’s own theater? And then… what if they are both held captive by a radical anarchist trying to free a couple of his cohorts from prison? From here, things spiral crazily out of control in this wild, imaginative farce.
May 7-22, 2027
Falsettos
by James Lapine and William Finn
Directed by Donnie Baillargeon
Falsettos is a fast-paced musical about love, about family, about making life choices, about personal identity, and about growing up. Set in the late 70s through the early 80s, it focuses on a colorful if not neurotic group of people who combine to form a “modern” family. As the comedy begins, the family is in disarray, with new relationships that are changing the home landscape for Jason, a sharp pre-teen who doesn’t always get the emotional support he needs. Jason’s impending bar-mitzvah becomes a central point of contention between him and his parents. Strong feelings threaten to ruin this celebration, but in the end the family responds with wisdom and compassion. Falsettos cleverly reweaves the unraveling threads of this family’s chaos in a musical contemplation that inspires us and moves us to appreciate the love we have. “Love can tell a million stories.”
July 23 - August 7, 2027
The Real Thing
by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Doug Sanders
The world is a lesser place without the great Tom Stoppard in it. But fortunately, he left us many works of his genius behind, including this Tony-winning gem from the 1980s. It’s a romantic comedy. It’s a meditation about love and relationships. It is a critique of dilettantes and fair-weather supporters. But mostly, it’s a funny, human story about people in the arts, who are wrestling, as everyone does, with their lives and their relationships, seeking “the real thing.” Have they found “real” love? Are they doing work that is “real” and useful? In this play Stoppard’s unique sense of humor, his understanding of art and history, and above all his genius at wordplay are in service of a singular work of compassion for our foibles and the redemption we achieve through each other.