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The Enigmatist is Now Playing at The Rep! Can you crack the code? Prepare to have your brain delightfully scrambled by master magician and New York Times crossword constructor David Kwong. The Enigmatist invites you into a world of mystery, misdirection, and mental gymnastics.
Blending the theater of the mind, math, logic, and visual trickery, The Enigmatist is a mind-blowing and engaging evening of entertainment that causes head shakes, screams of disbelief, and moments of euphoric amazement.
David Kwong's THE ENIGMATIST will engage audiences at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis from March 7 to April 5, 2026, offering a unique blend of puzzle-solving and storytelling.
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will present Mrs. Krishnan’s Party as part of its Steve Woolf Studio Series. Created by Indian Ink Theatre Company, the immersive production invites audiences into an interactive performance space where food, music, and storytelling unfold together.
David Kwong loves words the way chefs love food: obsessively, indulgently and with a eagerness to serve ever more and more of their treasured discoveries. In The Enigmatist, his puzzle-box of a show, that affection becomes both the engine and the anchor.
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will present Emma by Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen, running December 3–21, 2025, at the Loretto-Hilton Center on the campus of Webster University.
David Kwong’s mind-bending show The Enigmatist, the acclaimed magic and puzzles show by a New York Times crossword constructor, will make its UK premiere.
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis announced two dynamic plays to round out its 59th anniversary season, along with the directors and creative teams.
Single tickets are now on sale for The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’ 2025–2026 season, featuring eight productions including Gypsy, Primary Trust, and The Woman in Black. Visit repstl.org for tickets and info.
The Rochester Fringe Festival CEO & Founding Festival Producer Erica Fee has been appointed to the New York State Council on the Arts by Governor Kathy Hochul. Learn more!
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has announced seven newly elected Board Members who will serve a three-year term starting in April 2025. Learn more about the members here!
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has announced the theatre’s 2025-26 season, with expanded offerings of five Mainstage productions and three Studio plays, making the 59th anniversary season the biggest and boldest in years.
The winners have been announced for the 2024 Joseph Jefferson Equity Awards, more commonly known as the Equity Jeff Awards. These awards are given for theatre arts produced in the Chicago area.
The Jeff Awards revealed nominations for their 56th anniversary, celebrating excellence in Chicago's Equity theaters. Learn more!
The Rochester Fringe Festival held its annual “Big Reveal” Press Conference today at CenterStage Hart Theatre at the Jewish Community Center.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater will present The Enigmatist, an immersive and captivating experience of illusions, puzzles, and cryptology, written and performed by renowned magician and The New York Timescrossword constructor David Kwong.
Puzzles and patterns, stories and magic are artfully woven together by David Kwong in The Enigmatist at the Kennedy Center. The immersive experience is a little bit theatre, a little bit magic show, with some codebreaking, word games and storytelling thrown in for fun. Who knew that constructing a crossword puzzle together could be so fun?
Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces its 2023/2024 productions and programming, featuring bold interpretations of Shakespeare’s plays in conversation with visionary artists of today, world premiere productions, theater from across the globe through the WorldStage series, and much more.
The Museum of Broadway has announced new special pricing for student and senior visitors. The Museum, located in the heart of Times Square at 145 W 45th St, is the first-ever permanent museum dedicated to the storied history and legendary artistry of Broadway musicals, plays, and theatres.
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