Chad Henderson News

Workshop Theatre is returning in the New Year with a musical about family ties as John and Jen takes the stage.

Trustus Theatre is preparing to bring the professional premiere of Alessandro King's Swing '39 to the Capital City with a fully realized production.

'Swing '39,' the winner of the Trustus Theatre Playwrights' Festival, will have its debut on the theater's stage at 8 p.m. Friday.

Trustus Theatre is preparing to bring the professional premiere of Alessandro King's Swing '39 to the Capital City with a fully realized production.

Stephen Sondheim (Sweeny Todd, Company, Into the Woods) and John Weidman's (Pacific Overtures) Assassins opened Off-Broadway in 1990, and a new revival script was produced on Broadway in 2004 winning five Tony Awards. Now, Trustus Theatre is bringing the award-winning revival of Assassins to the Capital City with an unprecedented cast and crew in tow. Assassins will begin knocking audiences dead on March 25th at 8:00pm on the Trustus Main Stage, and the production will run through April 16th, 2011.

Stephen Sondheim (Sweeny Todd, Company, Into the Woods) and John Weidman's (Pacific Overtures) Assassins opened Off-Broadway in 1990, and a new revival script was produced on Broadway in 2004 winning five Tony Awards. Now, Trustus Theatre is bringing the award-winning revival of Assassins to the Capital City with an unprecedented cast and crew in tow. Assassins will begin knocking audiences dead on March 25th at 8:00pm on the Trustus Main Stage, and the production will run through April 16th, 2011.

While other groups are putting up Christmas lights, filling the air with fake snow, and producing classic holiday entertainment fare for December; the cast of Trustus Theatre's 'The Great American Trailer Park Musical' will be basting in self- tanner, donning mullets, and discussing the nutritional value of SPAM. This hilarious musical, which just finished a successful run Off-Broadway, comes to Columbia leaving audiences exhausted from laughing; a refreshing change in entertainment options this holiday season. The Great American Trailer Park Musical barrels onto the Trustus Main Stage Friday December 3rd at 8:00pm, leaving road-kill in its wake

After a successful re-mount of RENT, Trustus Theatre returns with the Tony nominated comedy Reasons to Be Pretty, a new show by Neil LaBute that just finished a stint on Broadway in 2009.

After a successful re-mount of RENT, Trustus Theatre returns with the Tony nominated comedy Reasons to Be Pretty, a new show by Neil LaBute that just finished a stint on Broadway in 2009.

After a successful re-mount of RENT, Trustus Theatre returns with the Tony nominated comedy Reasons to Be Pretty, a new show by Neil LaBute that just finished a stint on Broadway in 2009.

This summer Trustus Theatre is welcoming Columbia theatre-goers into the Age of Aquarius as they mount a new and thrilling production of HAIR, the hit musical that is credited with defining the 'rock musical' genre. The cast and audience alike will be celebrating the freedoms that America has always promised as HAIR opens June 18th, at 8:00pm on the Trustus Main Stage.

This summer Trustus Theatre is welcoming Columbia theatre-goers into the Age of Aquarius as they mount a new and thrilling production of HAIR, the hit musical that is credited with defining the 'rock musical' genre. The cast and audience alike will be celebrating the freedoms that America has always promised as HAIR opens June 18th, at 8:00pm on the Trustus Main Stage.

This season Trustus Theatre has been reviving some of the most outstanding productions from their 25-year tenure in Columbia, but now they're embarking on a production that upholds their long-standing mission: to bring the best plays from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatres to Columbia, SC.

Trustus Theatre is celebrating its 25th season by bringing some Trustus classics back to the main stage as well as producing four exciting musicals including the Southeastern professional premiere of Jonathan Larson's contemporary musical classic, RENT.