Play 1869

Catch the opening of MEN ON BOATS at Long Beach Playhouse this weekend. Experience the thrilling adventure play that brings to life the historical 1869 Powell expedition.

The 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is back January 18-28, 2024, ready to heat up Chicago with its annual international pageant of puppet shows and artists at dozens of venues around the city.

Adventure awaits in Stage One as WCT presents Jaclyn Backhaus' 'MEN ON BOATS.' Join ten explorers on a thrilling expedition to chart the course of the Big Canyon in 1869. A must-see theatrical experience!

A historic tale of division, religious persecution, and brutality, ending in an ambitious yet fateful plot to bring down both the monarchy and the government, Treason the Musical is set to blow you away with stunning original folk and pop songs. Check out rehearsal photos here!

The Tenement Museum, the iconic New York institution devoted to sharing the stories of the immigrants, migrants and refugees who built New York and America, reopened its national historic landmark at 97 Orchard Street today after a year-long preservation.  

From Rodgers and Hammerstein to Dr. Seuss, Wagner College Theatre's 2023/24 Season has something for everyone! Consistently ranked in the top 5 collegiate theater programs in the nation, WCT performers frequently go on to Broadway and beyond. See these future stars today!

This is a powerful and moving work.

Pursued by a Bear announces the cast for the world premiere of Nothing on Earth by Anna Reynolds as Sarah Agha, Lebogang Fisher, Joanna Foster, Lincoln James, and Rhiannon Meades.

Prokofiev's opera War & Peace will be presented on 28 January 2023 by the internationally renowned Catalan opera director Calixto Bieito in a joint production between the Hungarian State Opera and the Grand Théâtre de Genève.

Giuseppe Verdi’s La forza del destino starts with a scene of Donna Leonora and Don Alvaro’s moonlight tryst which is suddenly interrupted by the girl’s father, Marchese di Calatrava. Alvaro draws a pistol, most probably one with a flintlock mechanism, because that was what used in the 18th century.

Bristol Valley Theater, the Finger Lakes' award-winning live professional theater, will return this summer to live performances inside their theater venue at Main Street in Naples.

Following a sold out run of Pride & Prejudice in 2021, EastLine Theatre returns to historic Fellowship Hall this November with Jaclyn Backhaus' Men on Boats.

In the 18th century, Gretchen, played by Lauren Moakes, witnesses the Royal Society return from a polar expedition with a mysterious oyster, promising unlimited wealth on the eve of industrial revolution. Present day, Maisie, played by Yohanna Ephrem, sets out to livestream from the Arctic as part of a questionable brand partnership. Lulit, played by Tamaira Hesson, wakes on an ice rink, struggling to remember what happened to her last night.

Explore the Colorado River in this taut, compelling — and darkly funny — production at the Contemporary Theater Company.

On August 27 from 4 -11 pm, the courtyard around The Contemporary Theater Company and Phil’s Main Street Grille will be transformed into a pirate paradise for Wakefield Endless Summer!

Fuel, in collaboration with Shipwright, is delighted to present the world premiere of a new play by Melly Still and Max Barton - The Gretchen Question. The play will be performed in the grounds of the remarkable hidden architectural gem the Master Shipwrights House in Deptford in South East London and forms part of London Borough of Culture.

Ten explorers, four boats, and one mission: to map the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. In 1869, Major John Wesley Powell and his crew set off on an adventure, and now in 2022, you can see it onstage at Men on Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus at The Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield from August 12 – September 10.

Expect cross dressing, deceit, and general campy comedic hijinks.

The Ms. Tilda of the theater is a musical play about the director of Tampere's Työväen Teatteri a century ago, Tilda Vuori, who in many ways was one of the pioneers of theater of her time.

Fuel, in collaboration with Shipwright, is delighted to present the world premiere of a new play by Melly Still and Max Barton - The Gretchen Question. The play will be performed in the grounds of the remarkable hidden architectural gem the Master Shipwrights House in Deptford in South East London and forms part of London Borough of Culture.

June 3-26, Chenango River Theatre will present the area premiere of Men On Boats, a raucous and lively new play by Jaclyn Backhaus.

Sydney based theatre company Theatre Travels (The Laramie Project, No: Intermission Festival) prepares to pack a punch with its 20th production since launching in 2018, with the Australian premiere season of Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising.

The award-winning Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University, a multidisciplinary arts and entertainment center located in Downtown Pittsburgh, announced the lineup for their Inside/Outside Summer Series as well as over 30 performances across a multitude of arts disciplines for the 2022-2023 season.

The greater Binghamton area's only professional, non-profit Equity theatre, Chenango River Theatre, under the direction of new Producing Artistic Director Zach Curtis will open their 2022 season on June 3. 

Pontine Theatre's original production, ISLES OF SHOALS:  the Eternal Sound of the Sea, will play at the historic 1845 Plains Schoolhouse theatre, located at 1 Plains Ave, Portsmouth NH,  18 - 27 March.  Performances are Fridays at 7pm, Saturdays at 3pm and Sundays at  2pm.