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Review: MJ at BJCC/American Theatre Guild


by Cade Lott - February 19, 2026

Whether you’re a lifelong fan or simply looking for world class entertainment, MJ doesn’t disappoint. Don’t miss your chance to catch this “Thriller” at the BJCC, running now through February 22nd. ...

Review: RENT at Virginia Samford Theatre


by Cade Lott - February 14, 2026

I saw RENT opening night at the Virginia Samford Theatre this past Thursday, and honestly, it’s exactly what the Birmingham theatre scene needs right now. There’s something about the VST’s intimate setup that just works for this show—it strips away the 'big touring production' polish and le...

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Virginia Samford Theatre


by Cade Lott - December 13, 2025

To Kill a Mockingbird' at the VST is a potent and timely revival of a classic story. With sharp direction and a deeply affecting performance by the cast, this production brings Harper Lee's tale of justice, prejudice, and childhood innocence vividly to life. It is a stirring courtroom drama and a po...

Past Shows

The Lehman Trilogy
Jan 29 – Feb 15, 2026

Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Matt Torney, from January 29 to February 15. This production tells the true story of the...

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express
Oct 2 – Oct 26, 2025

Alabama Shakespeare Festival launches its 40th season with Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, directed by Artistic Director Quin Gresham. This adaptation of the...

Dear Jack, Dear Louise
Sep 26 – May 31, 2025

Dear Jack, Dear Louise opens the 2024-25 season at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival on September 26, 2024. This production explores the bittersweet correspondence between two...

The Wizard of Oz
May 1 – May 31, 2025

The Wizard of Oz will enchant audiences at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival from May 1 to May 31, 2025. This beloved musical brings to life...

Kudzu Calling
Apr 1 – Apr 30, 2025

Kudzu Calling is set to open at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival on April 1, 2025, and will run through April 30. Under the new artistic...

Hamlet
Mar 1 – Mar 31, 2025

Hamlet, a timeless tragedy by William Shakespeare, is set to run at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival from March 1 to March 31, 2025. This production...

Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Feb 1 – Feb 28, 2025

Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood is set to run at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival from February 1 to February 28, 2025. This rendition reimagines...

The Watsons Go To Birmingham
Jan 1 – Jan 31, 2025

The Watsons Go To Birmingham will be featured at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival from January 1 to January 31, 2025. The production explores a family's...

A Christmas Carol
Dec 1 – Dec 31, 2024

A Christmas Carol will take the stage at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival from December 1 to December 31, 2024. This beloved holiday classic brings to...

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Jul 11 – Aug 11, 2024

One of the most enduring shows of all time, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a humorous retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph, his 11...

Zelda in the Backyard (WORLD PREMIERE)
Zelda in the Backyard (WORLD PREMIERE)
Jun 13 – Jun 30, 2024

When Libby inherits a wrecked 1961 Rolls Royce, she sets off on a journey to reassemble the car and pieces of the past her father...

Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Apr 18 – May 12, 2024

Get your deerstalker cap on — the play’s afoot! Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must crack the mystery of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” before...

Blues in the Night
Blues in the Night
Feb 8 – Mar 3, 2024

The soul of the blues wails out full and strong in Blues in the Night, a scorching, Tony-nominated musical! The 26 hot and torchy numbers tell...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Nov 16 – Dec 24, 2023

ASF returns to a full production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on the Festival Stage. When miserly Ebenezer Scrooge receives an unwanted visit from the ghost...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sep 14 – Oct 1, 2023

ASF Artistic Director Rick Dildine brings Shakespeare’s classic comedy to life with a dazzling production. Four young lovers facing the prospect of an unhappy marriage...

Cabaret
Cabaret
Jul 6 – Aug 6, 2023

One of the most famous American musicals of all time — from the creators of Chicago — Cabaret takes us to 1929 Berlin during the twilight of the Jazz...

It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Dec 2 – Dec 31, 2022

This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few...

The Marvelous Wonderettes
The Marvelous Wonderettes
May 24 – Jun 26, 2022

This smash Off-Broadway hit takes us to the 1958 Springfield High School prom, where we meet and learn about the lives and loves of Betty...

Freedom Rider
Freedom Rider
Apr 8 – Apr 24, 2022

WORLD PREMIERE | Directed by Ricardo Khan | In May 1961, four young students join others aboard a southbound bus in Washington, DC, to challenge...

Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors
Mar 3 – Apr 3, 2022

In this deviously delicious sci-fi rock musical, meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names Audrey II (after his...

Macbeth
Macbeth
Feb 4 – Feb 24, 2022

Dunsinanes power couple embarks on a blind ambition tour of betrayal and bloodletting when Scottish nobleman Macbeth is told by witches that he will become...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Nov 26 – Dec 27, 2020

A one-woman tour de force starring ASF favorite, Greta Lambert. Grab your loved ones and watch as Greta brings this beloved holiday classic to life!...

PIPELINE
PIPELINE
Oct 17 – Oct 27, 2019

A childs life hangs in the balance. This mother knows the pitfalls of growing up in her neighborhood too many chances for her son to...

Buzz
Buzz
Sep 4 – Sep 15, 2019

Charismatic director Mary Ann Buzz Goodbody was one of only five women directing in the UK in the 1970s. In 1975, she famously directed Ben...

The Glass Menagerie
Oct 13 – Nov 5, 2017

Tennessee Williams....

The Comedy of Errors- On Tour
The Comedy of Errors- On Tour
Feb 19

For one night only, Alabama's only regional theatre will bring their production of " A Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare, to the Dorothy Jemison...

Around the World in 80 Days
Apr 19 – May 19, 2013

Festival Stage: - adapt: Mark Brown....

God of Carnage
Apr 18 – May 19, 2013

Festival Stage: - Yazmina Reza....

Macbeth
Jan 25 – May 18, 2013

Festival Stage: - William Shakespeare....

To Kill A Mockingbird
Mar 8 – May 18, 2013

Festival Stage: - adapt: Christopher Sergel....

Southern Writers' Project Festival
May 10 – May 12, 2013
Twelfth Night
Mar 28 – May 9, 2013

Octagon: - William Shakespeare....

Ethel
Feb 8 – Mar 3, 2013

Octagon: - Terry Burrell....

NANTA
Jul 10 – Jul 15, 2012
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Apr 21 – May 20, 2012
Henry VIII
Mar 7 – May 20, 2012
The 39 Steps
Jan 27 – May 19, 2012
Travels with My Aunt
Feb 3 – May 19, 2012
Merry Wives of Windsor
Apr 11 – May 18, 2012

front lawn: - William Shakespeare....

In the Book Of
Jan 5 – Jan 22, 2012

Gompertz Theatre: - John Walch....

A Christmas Memory
Nov 25 – Dec 24, 2011
Dracula
Oct 7 – Oct 30, 2011

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