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Ridgefield Theater Barn

37 Halpin Lane
Ridgefield, CT 06877



Review: A CHORUS LINE at Downtown Cabaret Theatre


by Sean Fallon - June 14, 2026

There is no denying the extreme talent of the A CHORUS LINE cast. Director Brad Blake, choreographer Diana Deaver, music director Mark Ceppetelli, and assistant director Steve Belli combine their talents to help bring out the best in this first-rate ensemble cast! The hard work and dedication of all...

Review: DEADLINE at Norwalk Performing Arts Lab


by Sean Fallon - May 24, 2026

On Saturday, May 23rd, I had the pleasure of seeing an exciting new show at this promising new theater, DEADLINE, a highly enjoyable modern comedic mystery by Don Zolidis. Directors Ben Brennan and Cheyenne Perez help bring out the best in this stellar ensemble cast of twelve, all of whom have an ex...

Review: HARVEY at Castle Craig Players


by Sean Fallon - May 03, 2026

On Saturday, May 2nd, I had the pleasure of seeing another first-rate production put on by the Castle Craig Players at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden, CT. It is always nice to see a high quality show I was not previously familiar with. HARVEY, by Mary Chase, has somehow eluded m...

Review: QUIET! THREE LADIES LAUGHING at Crystal Theatre


by Sherry Shameer Cohen - May 03, 2026

What did our critic think of QUIET! THREE LADIES LAUGHING at Crystal Theatre?...

Review: THE FATHER AT TOWN PLAYERS OF NEW CANAAN


by Pia Haas - April 27, 2026

The Father is a critically acclaimed play by French writer Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton. It has been staged internationally, and adapted into a successful film. The play premiered in London’s West End in October 2015 and opened on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club in March 2...

Review: THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG at Downtown Cabaret Theatre


by Sean Fallon - April 25, 2026

On Saturday, April 25th, at 12:00 PM, I saw the newest Theatre for Young Audiences production at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport, CT, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG. The Theatre for Young Audiences shows at Downtown Cabaret Theatre continue to entertain the entire family! This one breaks the f...

Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Westport Country Playhouse


by Sherry Shameer Cohen - April 22, 2026

Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Primary Trust, packs a great deal of power about loss, loneliness, courage, and connecting with people....

Review: 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL at Music Theatre Of Connecticut


by Sherry Shameer Cohen - April 20, 2026

Music Theatre of Connecticut’s 39th season closes with Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical, a fun, energetic show that closely follows the story of the 1980 hit movie....

Review: THE WEDDING SINGER at Warner Theatre


by Sean Fallon - April 18, 2026

On Friday, April 17th, I had the pleasure of seeing a phenomenal show at the Warner (specifically the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre) in Torrington, CT, THE WEDDING SINGER, based on the 1998 movie that is set in 1985. The book for this stage adaptation of the film written by Chris Herlihy is written by...

Review: LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR at Sherman Players


by Jared Reynolds - April 15, 2026

If the success of a comedy may be judged by the laughter, then based on the laughter at the Sherman Playhouse, 'Laughter on the 23rd Floor' is a great success!...

Past Shows

An Evening of One Acts 2026

An Evening of One Acts 2026

Mar 6 – Mar 28, 2026

An Evening of One Acts is an annual production by the RTB, showcasing original, unpublished works selected by the One Acts Committee from more than 250...

PILOBOLUST

PILOBOLUST

Mar 12

TWO SHOWS ONLY!THURSDAY, MARCH 12th6:00pm & 8:30pmALL TICKETS $105 (includes fees)6:00pm Performance: Doors open at 5:30pm | Show at 6:00pm8:30pm Performance: Doors open at 8:00pm...

Sybil's Ride

Sybil's Ride

Feb 20 – Mar 1, 2026

t’s 2025 and 16-year-old Hope Harris is doing a school project about 16-year-old Sybil Ludington and her 1777 ride, but historians and a boy in...

Our Town

Our Town

Oct 10 – Nov 1, 2025

Playing Fridays and Saturdays, with two Sunday matinee performances. Described by Edward Albee as “the greatest American play ever written,” Our Town presents the small town of...

Whose Barn Is It, Anyway?

Whose Barn Is It, Anyway?

Aug 23

Hosted by Matt Austin and Featuring Abbey Lynch, Rick Hodder, Billy Dempster, Desi Kelley, Monica O’Brien, Meg Jones, & Melissa Power, this spontaneous evening of...

Stand-Up Comedy Open Mic Night

Stand-Up Comedy Open Mic Night

Aug 21

Love comedy but hate traveling to the city to catch a show? Join us at the Ridgefield Theater Barn on August 21 for our inaugural...

Moon Over Buffalo

Moon Over Buffalo

May 30 – Jun 21, 2025

In the madcap comedy tradition of Lend Me a Tenor, the hilarious Moon Over Buffalo centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s. At the...

An evening of One Acts

An evening of One Acts

Feb 28 – Mar 22, 2025

An Evening of One Acts is an annual production at the Barn of original, unpublished works selected by the One Acts Committee from over 250 submitted...

What the Constitution Means to Me

What the Constitution Means to Me

Jan 31 – Feb 15, 2025

Get ready to throw out everything you thought you knew about the constitution! What the Constitution Means to Me isn't your dusty civics class lecture—it's a...

The Prom

The Prom

Sep 6 – Sep 28, 2024

Tickets are now on sale for The Prom opening on Friday, September 6th.Join us at the Ridgefield Theater Barn for an exciting production of The...

Whose Barn Is It Anyway?

Aug 24

The Role in the Hay Players return to the Ridgefield Theater Barn with their improv show, Whose Barn Is It Anyway? on August 24th. Hosted...

THE BAKER'S WIFE

THE BAKER'S WIFE

May 31 – Jun 22, 2024

Tickets are now on sale for The Baker’s Wife opening on Friday, May 31st. The musical, (book by Joseph Stein, music and lyrics by Stephen...

Clue

Clue

Feb 2 – Feb 24, 2024

Clue, the play based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie that was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, opens a four-week run at the...

Next To Normal

Next To Normal

Jun 2 – Jun 24, 2023

Closing its 58th season, the Ridgefield Theater Barn is presenting the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Tony Award-winning musical Next to Normal. This contemporary rock musical, with book...

An Evening of One Acts 2023

An Evening of One Acts 2023

Mar 10 – Apr 1, 2023

Following the first phase of a major renovation and capital expansion, the Theater Barn doors re-open on March 10th for their ever-popular annual An Evening...

Super Nifty Holiday Bash!

Super Nifty Holiday Bash!

Dec 2 – Dec 18, 2022

This December the Ridgefield Theater Barn is inviting patrons to an original holiday show aptly titled, RTB's Super Nifty Holiday Bash. Written by Duane Lanham,...

Eccentric Women of Ridgefield

Eccentric Women of Ridgefield

Oct 15 – Oct 16, 2022

The Ridgefield Theater Barn in partnership with the Ridgefield Historical Society is presenting Eccentric Women of Ridgefield, based on the writings and performances of Dr....

THE EXONERATED

THE EXONERATED

Sep 9 – Sep 25, 2022

The Ridgefield Theater Barn, in conjunction with the Innocence Project, and underwritten by the Taylor-Zemo Foundation, will be opening its 58th season with The Exonerated...

Peter & The Starcatcher

Peter & The Starcatcher

Jun 3 – Jun 25, 2022

A wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels, the play was conceived for the stage by directors, Roger Rees and Alex...

Peter And The Starcatcher

Peter And The Starcatcher

Jun 3 – Jun 25, 2022

The Ridgefield Theater Barn is rounding out their 2021-2022 Mainstage season with Peter and the Starcatcher, a fantastical play (with music) by Rick Elice that...

Spring Cabaret Piano Bar...n May 6th & 7th

Spring Cabaret Piano Bar...n May 6th & 7th

May 6 – May 7, 2022

The Ridgefield Theater Barn is thrilled to help usher in the warmer temperatures with their Spring Piano Barn. Those that have attended this biannual event...

Piano Bar...n

Piano Bar...n

Oct 23

Following a necessary 2-year hiatus, the Ridgefield Theater Barn is celebrating Halloween a bit early with their next installment of Piano Barn. Those that have...

Urinetown, The Musical

Urinetown, The Musical

Sep 6 – Sep 28, 2018

A hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself, Urinetown is hysterically funny...

Fences

Fences

Feb 2 – Feb 24, 2018

Set in the 1950s, it is the sixth in Wilson's ten-part "The American Century Cycle". Like all of the plays in the cycle, Fences explores...

Pinkalicious the Musical

Pinkalicious the Musical

Jan 14 – Jan 15, 2012

This is the tale, based on the popular book by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann, of Pinkalicious, who can't stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings...

Videos


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Kweskin Theatre (6/05-6/27)
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory in Connecticut Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
Kweskin Theatre (8/06-8/15)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM in Connecticut A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
CURTAIN CALL'S SHAKESPEARE ON THE GREEN (7/09-7/19)
A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation in Connecticut A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation
The Klein Memorial Auditorium (6/28-6/28)
Mamma Mia! in Connecticut Mamma Mia!
Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts [Mortensen Hall] (10/20-10/25)
The Prom in Connecticut The Prom
The Little Theatre of Manchester (11/06-11/22)
The History of Jazz in 80 Minutes in Connecticut The History of Jazz in 80 Minutes
Stamford Museum and Nature Center (6/21-6/21)
Auntie Mame in Connecticut Auntie Mame
Brookfield Theatre (6/26-7/18)
Golden Girls The Laughs Continue in Connecticut Golden Girls The Laughs Continue
Ridgefield Playhouse (11/27-11/27)
Jagged Little Pill in Connecticut Jagged Little Pill
City Stage Company (6/12-6/21)