by Perry Tannenbaum - February 20, 2026
Kyle J. Britt's high-concept presentation of Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning play was hit-and-miss at the old Queens Road barn, crash-burning frequently on audibility and unfortunate sightlines. Prospects are better for fuller enjoyment at The Independent Picture House, where the run resumes th...
by Perry Tannenbaum - February 09, 2026
Musically and dramatically, THE OUTSIDERS plays like a top-notch chamber version of WEST SIDE STORY: less-heated animosities between the gangs, no symphonic aspirations to the music, and no hormones - none of these Greaser dudes has a girl! But when the music, the jagged choreography, and the specia...
by Perry Tannenbaum - February 03, 2026
Yes, Davidson Community Players’ executive director Steve Kaliski certainly had a point this past weekend when he declared, “My kingdom for The Autumn’s Tale!” DCP had invited Shepherd Shakespeare Company, which normally performs outdoors at The Barn on Monroe Road, to perform THE WINTER’S...
by Vickie Evans - December 12, 2025
The event was a strong representation of the transformative power of the arts and the importance of creating platforms for Black playwrights and performers....
by Vickie Evans - December 12, 2025
What a remarkable and entertaining night of theatre. 'Be A Lion' was absolutely sensational. Based on a spinoff of The Wizard of Oz/The Wiz, 'Be A Lion' answers the proposed question, 'What happened to the Emerald City after 'The Wizard' left? What an incredible journey with sensational songs and gl...
Past Shows
VIOLETBook by Brian Crawley | Music by Jeanine Tesori | Lyrics by Brian CrawleyBased on The Ugliest Pilgrim by Doris BettsDiscovering who you are is...
RUMORSby Neil SimonFour couples experience a severe attack of farce when they gather to celebrate one of the couple's tenth wedding anniversary. Bursting with scandal,...
Get your deerstalker cap on — the play’s afoot! From the award-winning mastermind of mayhem, Ken Ludwig, comes a fast-paced comedy mystery that takes us...
I AND YOU | By Lauren Gunderson | Directed by Rasheeda Moore | One afternoon, Anthony arrives unexpectedly at classmate Caroline's door bearing a beat-up...
DETROIT 67 | By Dominque Morisseau | Directed by Ron McClelland | The world is shifting for two siblings running an after-hours juke joint in...
PIPPIN | Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Book by Roger O. Hirson | Directed by Lisa Blanton | There's magic to do when...
MISERY | Based on the novel by Stephen King | Adapted by William Goldman | Directed by Ron Law | True life becomes stranger than...
SOMETHING ROTTEN! | Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell | Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick | Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick...
A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Adapted by Julius Arthur Leonard from the novel by Charles Dickens | Directed by Josh Logsdon | Celebrating its 16th year,...
Set in a radio studio, the performers present 3 Hitchcock classics on the "radio" - The Lodger, Sabotage, and The 39 Steps. Five actors play...
What I Did Last Summer is a warm-hearted, gently humorous memory play set in a well-to-do vacation colony on the shores of Lake Erie during...
We have postponed the original performance dates due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Those who have already purchase tickets can check the website for details....
Big Daddy Pollitt, the richest cotton planter in the Missippi Delta, is celebrating his sixty-fifth birthday. As the hot summer evening unfolds, the veneer of...
One of the great comedies in American theatre. The guys are gathered for a poker night in the messy apartment of divorced Oscar Madison, when...
The Charles Dickens Christmas classic. Return to the streets of London in the classic tale of hard-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge, visited by four ghosts-Jacob Marley and...
Videos