Abbey Theatre of Dublin

5600 Post Rd
Dublin, OH

Upcoming Shows

35MM – A Musical Exhibition

Jul 10 – Jul 12, 2026

35MM – A Musical Exhibition is a collection of snapshot stories in which original songs are performed while the audience is immersed in the photography...

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Ohio Theatre - A Spectacle in Search of a Soul

by Christina Mancuso - June 10, 2026

Based on Sara Gruen’s beloved 1932 novel - and its 2011 film adaptation, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is a technical triumph wrapped around a dramatically uneven musical. Directed by Tony Award nominee Jessica Stone (Kimberly Akimbo), with book by three-time Tony nominee Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, Peter an...

Review: FLANNEL: A 90S MUSICAL at Shadowbox Live!

by Paul Batterson - June 02, 2026

What did our critic think of FLANNEL: A 90S MUSICAL at Shadowbox Live!?...

Review: 1776 at Abbey Theater Of Dublin

by Paul Batterson - June 01, 2026

What did our critic think of 1776 at Abbey Theater Of Dublin?...

Review: HADESTOWN at Ohio Theatre

by Paul Batterson - May 18, 2026

HADESTOWN will always have a special place in the heart of Ohio Theatre patrons. On Nov. 16, 2021, the musical was the first production in the historic theatre after the COVID epidemic dimmed the lights there for nearly a year and a half. The theatre staff laid roses on every seat to signal Broadw...

Review: PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Short North Stage

by Paul Batterson - May 17, 2026

What did our critic think of PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Short North Stage?...

Review: LIFE IN MOTION: A STORY TOLD THROUGH DANCE at Shadowbox Live!

by Paul Batterson - April 30, 2026

What did our critic think of LIFE IN MOTION: A STORY TOLD THROUGH DANCE at Shadowbox Live!?...

Review: BAT OUT OF HELL: THE MUSICAL at Palace Theatre

by Paul Batterson - April 21, 2026

That’s both the draw and the danger of Jim Steinman’s music. While it comes with a built-in 50-and-over audience, jukebox musicals run the danger of relying on nostalgia, being underperformed by its actors, and/or having a paper thin plot. BAT OUT OF HELL avoided two of those three pitfalls. As ...

Review: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE at Davidson Theatre At The Riffe Center Theatres

by Steve Sucato - April 10, 2026

'Alexi Ratmansky’s 'Seven Sonatas' was a cut above anything I have seen from BalletMet in recent memory.'...

Review: A‑Maize‑ing Fun: SHUCKED Pops with Heart and Humor at the Ohio Theatre

by Christina Mancuso - April 08, 2026

Originally conceived as an adaptation of the long‑running TV variety show Hee Haw, Shucked popped into the Ohio Theatre on Tuesday night packed with deliciously corny puns, ear-to-ear smiles, and rapid‑fire one‑liners. What begins as a wink‑and‑nod celebration of pun‑loving humor quickly...

Review: SAMARA JOY at Southern Theatre

by Paul Batterson - March 24, 2026

What did our critic think of SAMARA JOY at Southern Theatre? When people describe Samara Joy as an “American jazz singer,” they aren’t wrong. But they’re missing the point....

Past Shows

1776

May 29 – Jun 7, 2026

The seminal event in American history blazes to vivid life in this most unconventional of Broadway hits!

Six: Teen Edition

Feb 6 – Feb 15, 2026

The Electrifying New Musical Phenomenon! From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to reclaim their identities.

A Comedy of Errors

Jan 9 – Jan 18, 2026

Shakespeare’s classic comedy comes to life in this new one-hour adaptation. When a man and his servant travel to Ephesus in search of their missing...

A Christmas Carol

Dec 12 – Dec 21, 2025

A heartwarming play with a capella music adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel.

The Witch of November

Nov 7 – Nov 16, 2025

A World Premiere play written by Columbus based playwright Vidas Barzdukas commemorating the 50th anniversary of the mysterious sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

Gutenberg! The Musical!

Aug 9 – Aug 17, 2025

In this two-man musical spoof, a pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers’ audition for their new, ill-advised project — a musical about Johann Gutenberg.

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Aug 7 – Aug 16, 2025

Hadestown invites audiences on a journey to the underworld and back. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz.

You're My Boy

Jun 6 – Jun 15, 2025

Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon; two men who dominated world events in the last half of the 20th Century. Nixon is a young, fiercely ambitious...

Bobby and the Chimps

Apr 3 – Apr 13, 2025

The race for school board in the small town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania gets heated when two ideologies collide in this Professional Premiere.

Mae West: After Dark

Feb 6 – Feb 9, 2025

A one-woman Herstory exploring the incredible, glamorous life and wonderfully controversial work of the icon of all icons. Whether you are already a devoted fan...

Macbeth

Jan 10 – Jan 19, 2025

The Abbey Theater of Dublin and Dublin Coffman High School co-present a sixty (60) minute adaptation of William Shakepeare's Macbeth!A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives...

Madeline's Christmas

Dec 13 – Dec 22, 2024

Join us for the Dublin premiere of this page-to-stage, musical adaptation of the beloved children’s book! After their morning walk with Miss Clavel, 12 little...

City Jail

Nov 22 – Nov 24, 2024

Be in the audience for the encore production of this fully conceived production (from staged readings in 2021 to full-scale production in 2022) at the...

A Walk in the Woods

Oct 3 – Oct 5, 2024

In the woods of Geneva, two superpower arms negotiators, a Russian and an American, meet informally after long, frustrating hours at the bargaining table.

An Umbrella on a Rainy, Rainy Day

Aug 21 – Aug 23, 2024

A world premiere play written by Dublin, Ohio resident Robert Cooperman. A family is blessed by the surprise arrival of a new addition. Although at...

Alice by Heart

Aug 9 – Aug 17, 2024

From the Tony and Grammy award-winning creators of “Spring Awakening”, “Alice by Heart” is a touching musical inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In the...

American Idiot

Aug 8 – Aug 17, 2024

Green Day’s powerhouse album is brought to life in this electric-rock musical of youthful disillusion. Johnny, Tunny and Will struggle to find meaning in a...

Otterbein Playwrights Collective

Jun 14 – Jun 16, 2024

Witness two world premiere productions – written by Otterbein University creative writing students performed by Central Ohio Teens!

A Walk in the Woods

May 17 – May 19, 2024

In a woods on the outskirts of Geneva, two superpower arms negotiators, a Russian and an American, meet informally after long, frustrating hours at the...

Van Gogh's in the Attic

Apr 4 – Apr 14, 2024

A world premiere, break-neck comedy by Irish playwright and Abbey Theater favorite Sean Cooney. Set on the south coast of Ireland in the 1980s, Fergal...

Our Town

Mar 14 – Mar 24, 2024

Thornton Wilder’s timeless, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life, set in the mythical village of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, is an American classic with universal appeal....

The Drums of War

Jan 19 – Jan 28, 2024

A world premiere play by retired Ohio Supreme Court Judge, playwright, and novelist Herb Brown. England stands alone as Nazi Germany conquers Continental Europe, and...

Women Who Know: A Witch Play

Nov 3 – Nov 5, 2023

Women Who Know: A Witch Play’ explores the lives of three generations of women from Pendle, England, who, like so many others, met their end...

A Real Boy by Jeff Downing

Oct 19 – Oct 28, 2023

Area premiere of the retelling of a classic fairy tale. When Geppetto’s latest wooden creation magically comes to life, a new story begins for an unlikely father and...

Moby Dick's Gone Missing

Oct 5 – Oct 15, 2023

When the Hollywood film production of ‘Moby Dick’ descends upon a small fishing town in County Cork, Ireland, the townspeople are both fascinated and frustrated...

The Inheritance PART 2 by Matthew Lopez

Sep 21 – Sep 30, 2023

Area Premiere of the 2020 Tony Award Winning play. Inspired by E.M. Forster’s masterpiece Howards End, The Inheritance is an epic examination of survival, healing, class...

The Inheritance PART 1 by Matthew Lopez

Sep 7 – Sep 16, 2023

Area Premiere of the 2020 Tony Award Winning play Inspired by E.M. Forster’s masterpiece Howards End, The Inheritance is an epic examination of survival, healing,...

McQueen by JAMES PHILLIPS

May 25 – Jun 3, 2023

FIRST TIME IN THE UNITED STATES! NOWHERE SEEN BUT ON THE LONDON STAGE!THE HIT LONDON SHOW!Evolution Theatre Company presents THE NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE OFNever before...

One Show / Two Plays

Jul 20 – Apr 29, 2023

Evolution Theatre Company, Dublin’s only professional theatre company will present two original plays written by local playwrights in our production of One Show / Two...

A Yankee Goes Home

Apr 14 – Apr 23, 2023

On a rooftop in New York City, retired Police Officer Flinter Flynn struggles to find the ability to communicate with the outside world and his...

The Price of Power

Jan 13 – Jan 22, 2023

President John F. Kennedy and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover are locked in a fight for political survival. Kennedy can fire Hoover, but Hoover knows...

City Jail

Nov 11 – Nov 13, 2022

What happens when a woman advances a false claim of sexual harassment? What would compel her to do such a thing? Can the ‘horribles’ that...

FeaturedCatspaw

Mar 17 – Mar 27, 2022

Wealthy and controlling Barbara Shepard has gone missing. Barbaras son, Richard, thinks his stepfather, Peter, knows more than he is telling. Richards sister, Lindy, isnt...

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Columbus SHOWS

	Doo Dah Parade + Party 2026 On July 04, 2026 Goodale Park (7/04-7/04)
	LIVE in Tiffin, Ohio - America's Fleetwood Mac Experience The Ritz Theatre (8/08-8/08)
	Beetlejuice Ohio Theatre (4/16-4/18)
	LIVE in Newark, Ohio - America's Fleetwood Mac Experience Weathervane Playhouse (8/21-8/21)
	To Die For Weathervane Playhouse (7/23-8/01)
	Anastasia Westerville Civic Theatre (7/16-7/19)
	Neko Case Coming To E.J. Thomas Hall On November 7th EJ Thomas Hall (11/07-11/07)
	The Jungle Book Kids Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center (9/18-9/27)
	The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Columbus (7/25-7/25)
	Hadestown: Teen Edition Weathervane Theatre Academy at Weathervane Playhouse (6/25-6/28)
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