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TERRIFIC NEW THEATRE

PO Box 130368, Birmingham, AL 35213
Birmingham, 35213



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 Recipe Box
The Recipe Box
Feb 5 – Feb 22, 2026

This is a world premiere from the prolific writer Del Shores, known forhis plays/movies "Sordid Lives," and "Southern Baptist siddies."  THE RECIPE BOX is an emotionally...

The Recipe Box
The Recipe Box
Feb 5 – Feb 22, 2026

Del Shore's latest play will have its world premiere at Terrific New Theatre in February 2026.It is an emotionally layered Southern dramedy about heartbreak, healing,...

Ripcord
Ripcord
Dec 4 – Dec 21, 2025

David Lindsay-Abaire’s Ripcord is an often slapstick, always surprising comedy, an enemies-to-friends story for a pair of excellently well-rounded, mature women. Stars Debbie Smith and Sharon Morgan....

The Spitfire Grill
The Spitfire Grill
Oct 9 – Oct 26, 2025

The musical depicts the journey of a young woman just released from prison, who decides to start her life anew in a rural town in Wisconsin....

The Book Club Play
The Book Club Play
Aug 22 – Aug 31, 2025

Running through August 31, Karen Zacarias’ “The Book Club Play” will be directed by Bethe Ensey (last season’s director of “POTUS”). Seven actors, six who...

Circle Mirror Transformation
Circle Mirror Transformation
Jan 5 – Jan 15, 2023

There is so much that could be said about this play, these characters, the playwright, and the TNT team that is putting it together. Keep...

THE S*** STIRRER
THE S*** STIRRER
Nov 13

TNT is jumping back on the scene THIS NOVEMBER as Del Shores, and his producing partner Emerson Collins, come to Birmingham for TWO EXCITING events...

SORDID LIVES (the movie)
SORDID LIVES (the movie)
Nov 12

TNT is jumping back on the scene THIS NOVEMBER as Del Shores, and his producing partner Emerson Collins, come to Birmingham for TWO EXCITING events...

PRETTY FIRE
PRETTY FIRE
Mar 12 – Mar 14, 2021

ARE YOU READY for a terrific collaboration?Tam DeBolt, at Terrific New Theatre, and Marc Raby, from Encore Theatre and Gallery, are teaming up for this...

Throw Me On The Burnpile and Light Me Up
Throw Me On The Burnpile and Light Me Up
Dec 5 – Dec 9, 2018

In TNT's third offering of its "WRITTEN IN THE SOUTH" series, you'll hear about a lecherous goat, Pentecostals on the radio, a clutter of in-bred...

The Devil On The Wall or, That Time I  Got Kidnapped
The Devil On The Wall or, That Time I Got Kidnapped
Jul 13 – Jul 14, 2018

Jamie Campbell relives the time he was kidnapped as a child in this solo performance that is part comedy, part storytelling, and 100% true. Travel...

Shirley Valentine
Shirley Valentine
Jun 7 – Jun 30, 2018

It’s been 30 years since Willy Russell introduced audiences to Shirley Valentine, the put-upon Liverpool housewife who rediscovers her zest for life on a surreptitious...

Six Character in Search of a Play
Six Character in Search of a Play
May 17 – May 18, 2018

MAY 18 SHOW IS SOLD OUT. Del has agreed to come into town EARLY and do a show on MAY 17th, too!!! ******************* Sordid Lives...

SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF A PLAY
SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF A PLAY
May 17 – May 18, 2018

Texas-born writer, director, producer and actor Del Shores will once again bring his own brand of Southern humor to town when his new one-man show...

Pump Boys and Dinettes
Pump Boys and Dinettes
Apr 19 – May 6, 2018

The "Pump Boys" sell high octane on HWY 57. The "Dinettes" run the Double Cupp dinner next door. Together they fashion an evening of county...

NUNSENSE
NUNSENSE
Jan 18 – Feb 10, 2018

Come and enjoy the crazy antics of five nuns from the Little Sisters of Hoboken convent. When their cook accidentally serves up some tainted soup,...

SPLIT IN THREE
SPLIT IN THREE
Dec 7 – Dec 17, 2017

TNT is thrilled to announce this ALABAMA Premiere, a play by Atlanta-based playwright Daryl Lisa Fazio. SPLIT IN THREE is set in the Mississippi Delta,...

THE BIG MEAL
THE BIG MEAL
Nov 2 – Nov 18, 2017

Winner! 2010 New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award 2012 Lucille Lortel Award Nomination - Outstanding Play Somewhere in America, in a typical suburban restaurant on...

THE TRIBUTE ARTIST
THE TRIBUTE ARTIST
Sep 14 – Oct 7, 2017

This show, directed by the talented Bethe Ensey, is a wonderfully frantic farce about the insane, illegal, and frequently criminal measures that desperate people will...

CHARLES BUSCH: That Girl/That Boy (one night only)
CHARLES BUSCH: That Girl/That Boy (one night only)
Sep 23

One night only: "Charles Busch; That Girl/That Boy" - September 23, 2017 The inimitable Charles Busch, two-time MAC Award winner, Tony nominee, and drag legend,...

An Act Of God
An Act Of God
Apr 27 – May 20, 2017

God is coming to Birmingham!! In whose form does he appear? Why, OF COURSE - it’s improv comic and local funny man, Nick Crawford!! TNT...

The Mystery of Love & Sex
The Mystery of Love & Sex
Mar 9 – Mar 25, 2017

When it comes to love & sex, there are secrets galore. Deep in the American South, Charlotte and Jonny have been best friends since they...

GRAND CONCOURSE
GRAND CONCOURSE
Oct 27 – Nov 19, 2016

Grand Concourse (by Heidi Schreck) Director: Bethe Ensey Set & Light Design: Greg Patterson and Kevin Thomas ?A soup kitchen where even the staff is...

Daddy's Dyin',,,Who's Got The Will?
Daddy's Dyin',,,Who's Got The Will?
Sep 8 – Oct 1, 2016

When family is involved, nothing is easy. In Lowake, Texas, the Turnovers put the “fun” in dysfunctional. Buford, “Daddy”, is near death, so the four...

SEARCH PARTY!
SEARCH PARTY!
Jul 7 – Jul 30, 2016

SPECIAL EVENT at Terrific New Theatre..."Search Party!" Dolores Hydock is back, one more time, before Carl Stewart retires on July 30. Thirty years of TNT...

SOPHIE TUCKER: Last of the Red Hot Mamas
SOPHIE TUCKER: Last of the Red Hot Mamas
May 5 – May 28, 2016

She's BAAAACK...the Queen of the double entendre, Sophie Tucker. She will make you laugh in her fun-loving way...with a wink, a song, a joke, and...

A Life in the Theatre
A Life in the Theatre
Nov 6 – Nov 21, 2015

behind-the-scenes peek at the challenge of two actors battling to share both a dressing room and the spotlight. From rehearsals to reprisals, from ego trips...

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