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THE LOFT THEATRE

126 N. Main St. 3rd Floor
Dayton, OH 45402

Seasonal Shorts
Seasonal Shorts
12/10 - 12/21/2025


Six short plays celebrating seasonal memories, moments and silliness—for adults only! Featuring all the ups and downs of winter, our local playwrights’ original plays will ...



The Human Race Theatre Company To Present SEASONAL SHORTS, A NEW HOLIDAY COMEDY FESTIVAL


by A.A. Cristi - November 11, 2025

The Human Race Theatre Company will present SEASONAL SHORTS, a new collection of six short holiday plays written by local playwrights, running December 10–21, 2025, at The Loft Theatre....

DAD'S PLACE - A FARCE to be Presented at Human Race Theatre Company


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 12, 2025

Fathers and sons, downsizing, and imposter syndrome? Right at home in Jake Lockwood’s world premiere Dad’s Place – A Farce starting the 40th Season at The Human Race Theatre Company. Learn more! ...

The Human Race Theatre Company To Present THE COMEUPPANCE by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins


by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2025

The Human Race Theatre Company will present The Comeuppance, a sharp and moving new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. The production runs June 4–15, 2025, at The Loft Theatre in downtown Dayton....

CAMELOT Extends Through Mid April at the Human Race Theatre Company


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 05, 2025

Due to popular demand, Camelot has been extended at The Human Race Theatre Company. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets to the extended run!...

A DISTINCT SOCIETY Begins Performances In At Human Race Theatre Company In February


by A.A. Cristi - January 13, 2025

A Distinct Society, a gripping dramatic comedy by Kareem Fahmy coming to The Human Race Theatre Company in February. Tickets are on sale through the Dayton Live box office....

A FROSTY NIGHT World Premiere to be Presented at The Human Race Theatre’ Company


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 27, 2024

Continuing their new tradition of adults-only winter comedies, Mark Brown’s North Pole farce A Frosty Night marks The Human Race Theatre’ Company’s 15th world premiere. Learn how to purchase tickets....

Wright State Theatre Opens Horror Classic CARRIE The Musical, On Halloween


by A.A. Cristi - October 18, 2024

Celebrate Halloween with the Stephen King novel-inspired CARRIE: the musical under the direction of Jamie Cordes (Senior Lecturer), and music direction by Matt Ebright.  CARRIE will run three weekends from Oct. 31st to Nov. 17th. ...

OUR TOWN Comes to Wright State Theatre


by Stephi Wild - September 25, 2024

Our Town, a deeply moving and thought-provoking piece of theatre written by Thorton Wilder and described by playwright Edward Albee as the finest American play ever written, envelops us in the places and faces of Grover’s Corners, holding up a mirror to all of humanity. ...

Past Shows

Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really


Bouncing between horror and humor, Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic novel is a thrilling play that questions who the true monsters are. No ...

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised]


Get ready for a show like no other. It’s an irreverent, roller-coaster ride with the Bard that will leave you breathless with laughter as three ...

Brighton Beach Memoirs
Brighton Beach Memoirs
4/5 - 4/22/2018


He has holes in his shoes and liver on the dinner table, but all teenage Eugene Jerome can think of is girls, baseball and writing—in ...

Sex With Strangers
Sex With Strangers
2/1 - 2/18/2018


Failed novelist Olivia meets Ethan, a celebrated (and much younger) writer made famous by his sexcapade tell-all blog, at a snowbound bed and breakfast, and ...

The House
The House
11/2 - 11/19/2017


After twenty years in their dream house, Martyn and Shanny Redmond are downsizing and just sold the home directly to the perfect thirtysomething couple, Fischer ...

Legendale
Legendale
9/7 - 10/1/2017


Andy’s favorite way to escape his miserable job and humdrum life is the online game “Legendale.” He dreams of victory in its new tournament and ...

Family Ties
Family Ties
6/1 - 6/25/2017


One of the most beloved television families of the 1980s takes to the stage. Almost thirty years have passed and Alex P. Keaton, now running ...

On Golden Pond
On Golden Pond
4/6 - 4/23/2017


For forty-eight years, Norman Thayer and his energetic wife, Ethel, have been spending the summers at their lakeside home on Golden Pond, fishing and watching ...

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