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Rag Doll on a Bomb Site
12/11 - 12/13/2025


Trap Door Theatre presents Rag Doll on a Bomb Site, a poignant exploration of a performer’s struggle for recognition in the shadow of trauma. Written, ...



Trap Door Theatre To Present GREEN CORRIDORS by Natalka Vorozhbyt


by A.A. Cristi - December 01, 2025

Trap Door Theatre will begin its mainstage work of their 32nd season with a production of Ukrainian Playwright Natalka Vorozhbyt's Green Corridors, directed by Kay Martinovich....

Trap Door Theatre To Present RAG DOLL ON A BOMB SITE In December


by A.A. Cristi - November 03, 2025

Trap Door Theatre will continue its 32nd season with Rag Doll on a Bomb Site, written, performed, and choreographed by Shelley Cooper and directed by Kelsey Miller, playing December 11–13, 2025, at Trap Door Theatre. ...

Trap Door Theatre to Present A DEVIL COMES TO TOWN


by A.A. Cristi - October 06, 2025

Trap Door Theatre to present A Devil Comes to Town, adapted and directed by Jeremy Ohringer, November 6–22, 2025. Based on Paolo Maurensig’s dark satire, the play follows a town of aspiring writers thrown into chaos by the arrival of a mysterious publisher. ...

DUTCHMAN by Amiri Baraka to Open at Trap Door Theatre Next Week


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 30, 2025

Trap Door Theatre will open another Trap Open Series presentation next week, Dutchman, written by Amiri Baraka and directed by Keith Surney. Learn more about the production here. ...

GHOST FETUS to be Presented at Trap Door's Trap Open Series


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 11, 2025

Trap Door Theatre wil open its 32nd season with a World Premiere presented with the Trap Open Series: Ghost Fetus, written by Chicago playwright Suz Evans. Learn more! ...

Trap Door Theatre Unveils 2025–2026 Season Featuring U.S. Premiere of GREEN CORRIDORS and More


by A.A. Cristi - July 08, 2025

Trap Door Theatre has announced its 2025–2026 season, featuring Green Corridors by Natalka Vorozhbyt, a new adaptation of Le Bal, a Sławomir Mrozek play festival, and three Trap Open works by emerging voices. The season runs September 2025 through June 2026....

Photos: ANGELS IN AMERICA At Invictus Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - June 23, 2025

Production photos have been released for Invictus Theatre’s production of Tony Kushner’s monumental two-part play, ANGELS IN AMERICA, with a single cast performing both parts of the play in repertory. Check out photos from the show. ...

MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN Will Be Performed in Repertory at Trap Door Theatre


by Stephi Wild - June 11, 2025

Trap Door Theatre will close its 31st season of repertory and mainstage combined work with a remount of the Trap Door’s hit Mother Courage and her Children. Learn more here!...

Trap Door Theatre Extends Acclaimed Production of Brecht’s GALILEO


by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2025

Due to popular demand, Trap Door Theatre has announced an extension of its critically acclaimed production of Galileo, Bertolt Brecht’s powerful portrait of the legendary astronomer and his struggle with faith, truth, and authority....

Meet the Angels in America Cast at Invictus Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 21, 2025

Discover the talented cast for ANGELS IN AMERICA at Invictus Theatre. Learn about their roles and the production details....

Past Shows

Ghost Fetus
9/11 - 9/27/2025


Trap Door Theatre presents the World Premiere of Ghost Fetus, a thought-provoking play written by Suz Evans and directed by Anna Klos. The story explores ...

Troll
Troll
7/29 - 8/13/2016


Due to the onset of preeclampsia, eight-months pregnant neurosurgeon May Evans has been placed on bed rest and ordered to “do less”…forcing her husband Sam, ...

Hamletmachine
Hamletmachine
1/6 - 2/12/2011


Trap Door Theatre presents Heiner Müller's Hamletmachine, translated by Carl Weber, directed by Max Truax, with music composed by Jonathan Guillen. There's something rotten in ...

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