Performances for this month
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(does not include auditions or special events – see This Week’s Events below or the calendar page for full listing)
Flavio Betrayed is a high-spirited comedy, filled with disguise, deceit, insults, romance, friendship, stinky cheese, and outrageous hats. Told in the traditional Commedia style through an undeniably modern lens, this romantic romp follows the delightfully convoluted story of our hero Flavio, whose best friend is trying to steal the hand of his beloved Isabella, while her father attempts to marry her off to another suitor who is considerably past his prime. Penned by local playwright Scott Ford, this fast-paced comedy has something for everyone – highbrow humor, lowbrow humor, and everything in between. In the author’s own words, “Watching this play will make you feel smarter and dumber at the same time.”
Performance dates:
October 9, 10, 16 & 17 @ 7:00 pm
October 11 & 18 @ 2:00 pm (Possible added performance at 2:00 pm on October 17)
Mark Twain wrote: “There are five kinds of actresses: bad actresses, fair actresses, good actresses, great actresses — and then there is Sarah Bernhardt.” In 1899, the international stage celebrity set out to tackle her most ambitious role yet: Hamlet. Theresa Rebeck’s new play rollicks with high comedy and human drama, set against the lavish Shakespearean production that could make or break Bernhardt’s career.
Performances: October 8–11 and 15–17, 2026
Reiss is cursed. Her father’s pocketwatch now belongs to her, and she knows it’s only a matter of time. Luthier, her butler, has sworn to help her break the curse. However, once a lead on the curse finds Reiss meeting Meumous, a young clocksmith, a romance begins to blossom that changes Reiss’s priorities. Taking place in 1880s London, Pocketwatch is a romantic drama that combines idiotic watchmen, villainous sibling aristocrats, and, of course, mysterious curses in a retelling of Reiss Dreighson’s unusual life.
Mark Twain wrote: “There are five kinds of actresses: bad actresses, fair actresses, good actresses, great actresses — and then there is Sarah Bernhardt.” In 1899, the international stage celebrity set out to tackle her most ambitious role yet: Hamlet. Theresa Rebeck’s new play rollicks with high comedy and human drama, set against the lavish Shakespearean production that could make or break Bernhardt’s career.
Performances: October 8–11 and 15–17, 2026
A happy housewife named Marsha, hopelessly addicted to reading murder mysteries, overhears her loving husband discussing her upcoming birthday surprise with an interior decorator. To her ears, though, it sounds like they are planning to murder her!
A dinner theatre. Friday & Saturday – dinner @ 6:00 pm show @ 7:00 pm Sunday – dinner @ 12:00 pm show @ 1:00 pm
Although this one-hour performance is fun for all ages, Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) is designed specifically to entertain, educate, and inspire children and young people.
Written by Ernie Nolan and based on the book by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri, this production brings the story to life: a boy and his dog are watching a TV show about dragons when they get caught up in the ‘Dos and Don’ts’ of feeding them. Dragons love tacos, but if they accidentally eat spicy salsa—watch out!
A special Family Rate of $40 is available for this production by calling the Box Office.
Performances:
October 16 @ 6:00 pm
October 17 @ 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm
October 18 @ 2:00 pm
Flavio Betrayed is a high-spirited comedy, filled with disguise, deceit, insults, romance, friendship, stinky cheese, and outrageous hats. Told in the traditional Commedia style through an undeniably modern lens, this romantic romp follows the delightfully convoluted story of our hero Flavio, whose best friend is trying to steal the hand of his beloved Isabella, while her father attempts to marry her off to another suitor who is considerably past his prime. Penned by local playwright Scott Ford, this fast-paced comedy has something for everyone – highbrow humor, lowbrow humor, and everything in between. In the author’s own words, “Watching this play will make you feel smarter and dumber at the same time.”
Performance dates:
October 9, 10, 16 & 17 @ 7:00 pm
October 11 & 18 @ 2:00 pm (Possible added performance at 2:00 pm on October 17)
Mark Twain wrote: “There are five kinds of actresses: bad actresses, fair actresses, good actresses, great actresses — and then there is Sarah Bernhardt.” In 1899, the international stage celebrity set out to tackle her most ambitious role yet: Hamlet. Theresa Rebeck’s new play rollicks with high comedy and human drama, set against the lavish Shakespearean production that could make or break Bernhardt’s career.
Performances: October 8–11 and 15–17, 2026
A musical comedy featuring four distinct characters and their relationships as they organize the food and solve the problems of a rural Minnesota church about to undergo changes in 1965. Funny and down-to-earth, audiences will recognize these ladies as they witness the church year unfold from below the house of God.
Performance dates:
October 16, 17, 23 & 24 @ 7:30 pm
October 18 & 25 @ 2:00 pm
Although this one-hour performance is fun for all ages, Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) is designed specifically to entertain, educate, and inspire children and young people.
Written by Ernie Nolan and based on the book by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri, this production brings the story to life: a boy and his dog are watching a TV show about dragons when they get caught up in the ‘Dos and Don’ts’ of feeding them. Dragons love tacos, but if they accidentally eat spicy salsa—watch out!
A special Family Rate of $40 is available for this production by calling the Box Office.
Performances:
October 16 @ 6:00 pm
October 17 @ 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm
October 18 @ 2:00 pm
Although this one-hour performance is fun for all ages, Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) is designed specifically to entertain, educate, and inspire children and young people.
Written by Ernie Nolan and based on the book by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri, this production brings the story to life: a boy and his dog are watching a TV show about dragons when they get caught up in the ‘Dos and Don’ts’ of feeding them. Dragons love tacos, but if they accidentally eat spicy salsa—watch out!
A special Family Rate of $40 is available for this production by calling the Box Office.
Performances:
October 16 @ 6:00 pm
October 17 @ 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm
October 18 @ 2:00 pm
A happy housewife named Marsha, hopelessly addicted to reading murder mysteries, overhears her loving husband discussing her upcoming birthday surprise with an interior decorator. To her ears, though, it sounds like they are planning to murder her!
A dinner theatre. Friday & Saturday – dinner @ 6:00 pm show @ 7:00 pm Sunday – dinner @ 12:00 pm show @ 1:00 pm
Mark Twain wrote: “There are five kinds of actresses: bad actresses, fair actresses, good actresses, great actresses — and then there is Sarah Bernhardt.” In 1899, the international stage celebrity set out to tackle her most ambitious role yet: Hamlet. Theresa Rebeck’s new play rollicks with high comedy and human drama, set against the lavish Shakespearean production that could make or break Bernhardt’s career.
Performances: October 8–11 and 15–17, 2026
Flavio Betrayed is a high-spirited comedy, filled with disguise, deceit, insults, romance, friendship, stinky cheese, and outrageous hats. Told in the traditional Commedia style through an undeniably modern lens, this romantic romp follows the delightfully convoluted story of our hero Flavio, whose best friend is trying to steal the hand of his beloved Isabella, while her father attempts to marry her off to another suitor who is considerably past his prime. Penned by local playwright Scott Ford, this fast-paced comedy has something for everyone – highbrow humor, lowbrow humor, and everything in between. In the author’s own words, “Watching this play will make you feel smarter and dumber at the same time.”
Performance dates:
October 9, 10, 16 & 17 @ 7:00 pm
October 11 & 18 @ 2:00 pm (Possible added performance at 2:00 pm on October 17)
A musical comedy featuring four distinct characters and their relationships as they organize the food and solve the problems of a rural Minnesota church about to undergo changes in 1965. Funny and down-to-earth, audiences will recognize these ladies as they witness the church year unfold from below the house of God.
Performance dates:
October 16, 17, 23 & 24 @ 7:30 pm
October 18 & 25 @ 2:00 pm
A happy housewife named Marsha, hopelessly addicted to reading murder mysteries, overhears her loving husband discussing her upcoming birthday surprise with an interior decorator. To her ears, though, it sounds like they are planning to murder her!
A dinner theatre. Friday & Saturday – dinner @ 6:00 pm show @ 7:00 pm Sunday – dinner @ 12:00 pm show @ 1:00 pm
A musical comedy featuring four distinct characters and their relationships as they organize the food and solve the problems of a rural Minnesota church about to undergo changes in 1965. Funny and down-to-earth, audiences will recognize these ladies as they witness the church year unfold from below the house of God.
Performance dates:
October 16, 17, 23 & 24 @ 7:30 pm
October 18 & 25 @ 2:00 pm
Although this one-hour performance is fun for all ages, Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) is designed specifically to entertain, educate, and inspire children and young people.
Written by Ernie Nolan and based on the book by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri, this production brings the story to life: a boy and his dog are watching a TV show about dragons when they get caught up in the ‘Dos and Don’ts’ of feeding them. Dragons love tacos, but if they accidentally eat spicy salsa—watch out!
A special Family Rate of $40 is available for this production by calling the Box Office.
Performances:
October 16 @ 6:00 pm
October 17 @ 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm
October 18 @ 2:00 pm
Flavio Betrayed is a high-spirited comedy, filled with disguise, deceit, insults, romance, friendship, stinky cheese, and outrageous hats. Told in the traditional Commedia style through an undeniably modern lens, this romantic romp follows the delightfully convoluted story of our hero Flavio, whose best friend is trying to steal the hand of his beloved Isabella, while her father attempts to marry her off to another suitor who is considerably past his prime. Penned by local playwright Scott Ford, this fast-paced comedy has something for everyone – highbrow humor, lowbrow humor, and everything in between. In the author’s own words, “Watching this play will make you feel smarter and dumber at the same time.”
Performance dates:
October 9, 10, 16 & 17 @ 7:00 pm
October 11 & 18 @ 2:00 pm (Possible added performance at 2:00 pm on October 17)
At a large, tastefully-appointed Sneden’s Landing townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though it’s only a flesh wound, Charlie Brock’s self-inflicted injury sets off a series of events causing four couples to experience a severe attack of farce.
As their tenth wedding anniversary party commences, Charlie lies bleeding in another room, and his wife Myra is nowhere in sight. The first guests, lawyer Ken Gorman and his wife Chris, scramble to get “the story” straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and miscommunications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity.
Performances:
October 22, 23 & 24 @ 7:00 pm
October 25 @ 2:00 pm
Lucy Seward, whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanitorium, has been attacked by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing, a specialist, believes that the girl is the victim of a vampire, a sort of ghost that goes about at night sucking blood from its victims. The vampire is at last found to be a certain Count Dracula, whose ghost is finally laid to rest in a striking and novel manner.
Performance dates:
October 22, 23 & 24 @ 7:00 pm
October 25 @ 2:00 pm
A happy housewife named Marsha, hopelessly addicted to reading murder mysteries, overhears her loving husband discussing her upcoming birthday surprise with an interior decorator. To her ears, though, it sounds like they are planning to murder her!
A dinner theatre. Friday & Saturday – dinner @ 6:00 pm show @ 7:00 pm Sunday – dinner @ 12:00 pm show @ 1:00 pm
Lucy Seward, whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanitorium, has been attacked by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing, a specialist, believes that the girl is the victim of a vampire, a sort of ghost that goes about at night sucking blood from its victims. The vampire is at last found to be a certain Count Dracula, whose ghost is finally laid to rest in a striking and novel manner.
Performance dates:
October 22, 23 & 24 @ 7:00 pm
October 25 @ 2:00 pm
At a large, tastefully-appointed Sneden’s Landing townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though it’s only a flesh wound, Charlie Brock’s self-inflicted injury sets off a series of events causing four couples to experience a severe attack of farce.
As their tenth wedding anniversary party commences, Charlie lies bleeding in another room, and his wife Myra is nowhere in sight. The first guests, lawyer Ken Gorman and his wife Chris, scramble to get “the story” straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and miscommunications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity.
Performances:
October 22, 23 & 24 @ 7:00 pm
October 25 @ 2:00 pm
A Co-Production with FAIR School for Arts
(Competition version)
Edward Tulane is a beautiful china rabbit who cares only for himself—until an accident sends him overboard on an ocean voyage. Based on Kate DiCamillo’s beloved novel, this magical adaptation for young audiences and families tells a moving story about learning to open one’s heart.
Performance dates:
October 23, 24, & 30 @ 7:30
October 25 and November 1 @ 2:00
A musical comedy featuring four distinct characters and their relationships as they organize the food and solve the problems of a rural Minnesota church about to undergo changes in 1965. Funny and down-to-earth, audiences will recognize these ladies as they witness the church year unfold from below the house of God.
Performance dates:
October 16, 17, 23 & 24 @ 7:30 pm
October 18 & 25 @ 2:00 pm
Gadzooks! Make way for this Shakespearean parody of the 1980 comedy classic, Caddyshack. Join Dardanius, Titus, Lavinia Bottom, and asst. greenskeeper Carliolanus as the putt-putt makes putzes out of them all. Gophers, Kenny Loggins, and a poolside Baby Ruth help motivate these dukes, duffers, and damsels as they hook and slice their way through the Shakespearean couplets. Fore!
Gadzooks! Make way for this Shakespearean parody of the 1980 comedy classic, Caddyshack. Join Dardanius, Titus, Lavinia Bottom, and asst. greenskeeper Carliolanus as the putt-putt makes putzes out of them all. Gophers, Kenny Loggins, and a poolside Baby Ruth help motivate these dukes, duffers, and damsels as they hook and slice their way through the Shakespearean couplets. Fore!
A happy housewife named Marsha, hopelessly addicted to reading murder mysteries, overhears her loving husband discussing her upcoming birthday surprise with an interior decorator. To her ears, though, it sounds like they are planning to murder her!
A dinner theatre. Friday & Saturday – dinner @ 6:00 pm show @ 7:00 pm Sunday – dinner @ 12:00 pm show @ 1:00 pm
Lucy Seward, whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanitorium, has been attacked by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing, a specialist, believes that the girl is the victim of a vampire, a sort of ghost that goes about at night sucking blood from its victims. The vampire is at last found to be a certain Count Dracula, whose ghost is finally laid to rest in a striking and novel manner.
Performance dates:
October 22, 23 & 24 @ 7:00 pm
October 25 @ 2:00 pm
At a large, tastefully-appointed Sneden’s Landing townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though it’s only a flesh wound, Charlie Brock’s self-inflicted injury sets off a series of events causing four couples to experience a severe attack of farce.
As their tenth wedding anniversary party commences, Charlie lies bleeding in another room, and his wife Myra is nowhere in sight. The first guests, lawyer Ken Gorman and his wife Chris, scramble to get “the story” straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and miscommunications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity.
Performances:
October 22, 23 & 24 @ 7:00 pm
October 25 @ 2:00 pm
A Co-Production with FAIR School for Arts
(Competition version)
Edward Tulane is a beautiful china rabbit who cares only for himself—until an accident sends him overboard on an ocean voyage. Based on Kate DiCamillo’s beloved novel, this magical adaptation for young audiences and families tells a moving story about learning to open one’s heart.
Performance dates:
October 23, 24, & 30 @ 7:30
October 25 and November 1 @ 2:00
A musical comedy featuring four distinct characters and their relationships as they organize the food and solve the problems of a rural Minnesota church about to undergo changes in 1965. Funny and down-to-earth, audiences will recognize these ladies as they witness the church year unfold from below the house of God.
Performance dates:
October 16, 17, 23 & 24 @ 7:30 pm
October 18 & 25 @ 2:00 pm
A happy housewife named Marsha, hopelessly addicted to reading murder mysteries, overhears her loving husband discussing her upcoming birthday surprise with an interior decorator. To her ears, though, it sounds like they are planning to murder her!
A dinner theatre. Friday & Saturday – dinner @ 6:00 pm show @ 7:00 pm Sunday – dinner @ 12:00 pm show @ 1:00 pm
Gadzooks! Make way for this Shakespearean parody of the 1980 comedy classic, Caddyshack. Join Dardanius, Titus, Lavinia Bottom, and asst. greenskeeper Carliolanus as the putt-putt makes putzes out of them all. Gophers, Kenny Loggins, and a poolside Baby Ruth help motivate these dukes, duffers, and damsels as they hook and slice their way through the Shakespearean couplets. Fore!
Lucy Seward, whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanitorium, has been attacked by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing, a specialist, believes that the girl is the victim of a vampire, a sort of ghost that goes about at night sucking blood from its victims. The vampire is at last found to be a certain Count Dracula, whose ghost is finally laid to rest in a striking and novel manner.
Performance dates:
October 22, 23 & 24 @ 7:00 pm
October 25 @ 2:00 pm
A Co-Production with FAIR School for Arts
(Competition version)
Edward Tulane is a beautiful china rabbit who cares only for himself—until an accident sends him overboard on an ocean voyage. Based on Kate DiCamillo’s beloved novel, this magical adaptation for young audiences and families tells a moving story about learning to open one’s heart.
Performance dates:
October 23, 24, & 30 @ 7:30
October 25 and November 1 @ 2:00
A musical comedy featuring four distinct characters and their relationships as they organize the food and solve the problems of a rural Minnesota church about to undergo changes in 1965. Funny and down-to-earth, audiences will recognize these ladies as they witness the church year unfold from below the house of God.
Performance dates:
October 16, 17, 23 & 24 @ 7:30 pm
October 18 & 25 @ 2:00 pm
At a large, tastefully-appointed Sneden’s Landing townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though it’s only a flesh wound, Charlie Brock’s self-inflicted injury sets off a series of events causing four couples to experience a severe attack of farce.
As their tenth wedding anniversary party commences, Charlie lies bleeding in another room, and his wife Myra is nowhere in sight. The first guests, lawyer Ken Gorman and his wife Chris, scramble to get “the story” straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and miscommunications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity.
Performances:
October 22, 23 & 24 @ 7:00 pm
October 25 @ 2:00 pm
It’s 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection. As luck would have it, Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and, unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever.
October 29 & 30 and November 6 & 7 @ 7:00 pm
November 1 & 8 @ 2:00 pm
It’s 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection. As luck would have it, Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and, unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever.
October 29 & 30 and November 6 & 7 @ 7:00 pm
November 1 & 8 @ 2:00 pm
Gadzooks! Make way for this Shakespearean parody of the 1980 comedy classic, Caddyshack. Join Dardanius, Titus, Lavinia Bottom, and asst. greenskeeper Carliolanus as the putt-putt makes putzes out of them all. Gophers, Kenny Loggins, and a poolside Baby Ruth help motivate these dukes, duffers, and damsels as they hook and slice their way through the Shakespearean couplets. Fore!
A Co-Production with FAIR School for Arts
(Competition version)
Edward Tulane is a beautiful china rabbit who cares only for himself—until an accident sends him overboard on an ocean voyage. Based on Kate DiCamillo’s beloved novel, this magical adaptation for young audiences and families tells a moving story about learning to open one’s heart.
Performance dates:
October 23, 24, & 30 @ 7:30
October 25 and November 1 @ 2:00
Gadzooks! Make way for this Shakespearean parody of the 1980 comedy classic, Caddyshack. Join Dardanius, Titus, Lavinia Bottom, and asst. greenskeeper Carliolanus as the putt-putt makes putzes out of them all. Gophers, Kenny Loggins, and a poolside Baby Ruth help motivate these dukes, duffers, and damsels as they hook and slice their way through the Shakespearean couplets. Fore!
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