THE HOBBIT and More Set for Dobama Theatre 25/26 Season

Dobama, Cleveland's Off-Broadway Theatre has revealed its 2025/26 Season; a line-up of five extraordinary new plays that are all Cleveland and Regional premieres. All performances will be held in the Donald A. Bianchi Theatre at Dobama Theatre in the Cedar-Lee District of Cleveland Heights.

The season will kick off on October 2, 2025 with WITCH by Jen Silverman. Learn more about the season here! 

25/26 SEASON - DOBAMA THEATRE

WITCH By Jen Silverman

Directed by Carrie Williams
October 2-26, 2025
Cleveland Premiere
Winner! 2019 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Writing
A devilish dark comedy for our times. Mischief is afoot in the eerily quiet village of Edmonton, and the fate of the world is at stake. When the Devil himself glides into town in the guise of a charming newcomer, the residents must decide whether their souls are worth their deepest desires. Elizabeth, an outsider labeled a witch, should be his easiest target, but she proves to be his most worthy adversary. Passions flare, alliances are formed, and souls forever changed in a delightfully dark comedy that will have audiences cackling.
 

THE HOBBIT

By Greg Banks
adapted from the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien
Directed by Erin E. Dolan
December 4, 2025 - January 4, 2026
Ohio Premiere
From the smallest beginnings come the greatest legends. Bilbo Baggins would much rather be sitting in his cozy Hobbit Hole with a cup of tea, but when the Wizard Gandalf arrives at his door, this little Hobbit embarks on a magical adventure. Go with Bilbo on a heroic journey as he encounters fearsome goblins, stubborn dwarves, and the legendary dragon Smaug. J.R.R. Tolkien's charming classic is adapted with imaginative stagecraft, making for an epic adventure that is fun for the whole family.
"A triumph of storytelling" - Milwaukee Journal

THE HEART SELLERS

By Lloyd Suh
Directed by TBA
January 29 - February 22, 2026
Regional Premiere
Winner! 2024 Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award
A heartfelt comedy about finding friendship in the land of opportunity. Thanksgiving, 1973. When Jane and Luna run into each other at the grocery store, they discover that they have much in common: they're both 23 and recent Asian immigrants who have hardworking absentee husbands. Homesick and lonely, they are adjusting to a new country, filled with as much uncertainty as the places they've left. Over a bottle of wine (or two) and a questionable frozen turkey, they dream of Disneyland, learning to drive, and an unknowable future as they share their hopes and fears of making a new reality a home.
"Beautiful... THE HEART SELLERS is about intelligent, curious, creative women who find themselves bereft in a new country - where they recognize something in each other, and cheer each other on." -The New York Times

THE COMEUPPANCE

by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Nina Domingue
March 12 - April 4, 2026
Cleveland Premiere
Winner! 2024 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play
A reunion of friends is haunted by an unwelcome guest... When four former classmates gather on a front porch to pre-game before their twentieth high school reunion, everyone is nervous for the night ahead. As alcohol and pot help the self-declared "Multi-Ethnic Reject Group" let their guards down, they reveal how their lives have unfolded since graduation. But amid the flow of reminiscing, an otherworldly presence forces these friends to face the past head-on. From MacArthur "Genius" grant recipient, Pulitzer Finalist, and Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (An Octoroon, Appropriate), this electrifying comedy explores impermanence and nostalgia through the lens of five millennials reckoning with their future.
 

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