Dewey Scott-Wiley News

Trustus Theatre is starting their 28th season with the intensely moving Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Next To Normal.

Trustus Theatre is starting their 28th season with the intensely moving Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Next To Normal. This show will mark the first show under the new leadership of Dewey Scott-Wiley and Larry Hembree as Artstic Director and Managing Director, respectively, as well as the South Carolina premiere of the show which closed on Broadway in January 2011. Next To Normal opens on the newly named Thigpen Main Stage September 7th, 2012 at 8:00pm. The show runs through September 29th, 2012.

While other theatres in town are gearing up for their upcoming season, Trustus Theatre will be producing the final show of its 28th Season - the last production under the leadership of Jim and Kay Thigpen. South Carolina playwright Jon Tuttle's new show The Palace of the Moorish Kings will make its world premiere on the Trustus Main Stage under the direction of incoming Artistic Director Dewey Scott-Wiley on Friday, August 10th 2012 at 8:00pm.

While other theatres in town are gearing up for their upcoming season, Trustus Theatre will be producing the final show of its 28th Season - the last production under the leadership of Jim and Kay Thigpen. South Carolina playwright Jon Tuttle's new show The Palace of the Moorish Kings will make its world premiere on the Trustus Main Stage under the direction of incoming Artistic Director Dewey Scott-Wiley on Friday, August 10th 2012 at 8:00pm.

When Jim and Kay Thigpen announced at the beginning of their 27th Season that they would be officially retiring from Trustus Theatre - South Carolina's premiere professional theater which they co-founded in 1985 - the Trustus Board of Directors instantly formed a committee to fill their positions. In a meeting on Valentine's Day 2012 the Trustus Board of Directors officially announced that Larry Hembree will become the new Executive Director of the theatre with long-time Trustus Company Member and Associate Artistic Director Dewey Scott-Wiley taking the reigns as the new Artistic Director in the 28th season.

Gem of the Ocean opens on the Trustus Main Stage on February 10 at 8:00pm, and runs through March 3rd, 2012.

When Trustus Co-Founder Jim Thigpen directed the first Trustus show Luv in 1985, he did not know what to expect for the future of the company. Twenty-seven years later, Trustus Theatre is not only still in existence, but has grown into an institution of professional and provocative entertainment in the Midlands. In his last season as Artistic Director, Thigpen wanted his 'Swan Song' to be the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning August: Osage County - a show that many theatre fans call one of the most breathtaking evenings they have experienced in the last 5 years. August: Osage County opens on the Trustus Main Stage at 8:00pm on Friday, October 21st.

When Trustus Co-Founder Jim Thigpen directed the first Trustus show Luv in 1985, he did not know what to expect for the future of the company. Twenty-seven years later, Trustus Theatre is not only still in existence, but has grown into an institution of professional and provocative entertainment in the Midlands. In his last season as Artistic Director, Thigpen wanted his 'Swan Song' to be the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning August: Osage County - a show that many theatre fans call one of the most breathtaking evenings they have experienced in the last 5 years. August: Osage County opens on the Trustus Main Stage at 8:00pm on Friday, October 21st.

While other groups are putting up Christmas lights, filling the air with fake snow, and producing classic holiday entertainment fare for December; the cast of Trustus Theatre's 'The Great American Trailer Park Musical' will be basting in self- tanner, donning mullets, and discussing the nutritional value of SPAM. This hilarious musical, which just finished a successful run Off-Broadway, comes to Columbia leaving audiences exhausted from laughing; a refreshing change in entertainment options this holiday season. The Great American Trailer Park Musical barrels onto the Trustus Main Stage Friday December 3rd at 8:00pm, leaving road-kill in its wake

After a successful re-mount of RENT, Trustus Theatre returns with the Tony nominated comedy Reasons to Be Pretty, a new show by Neil LaBute that just finished a stint on Broadway in 2009.

After a successful re-mount of RENT, Trustus Theatre returns with the Tony nominated comedy Reasons to Be Pretty, a new show by Neil LaBute that just finished a stint on Broadway in 2009.

After a successful re-mount of RENT, Trustus Theatre returns with the Tony nominated comedy Reasons to Be Pretty, a new show by Neil LaBute that just finished a stint on Broadway in 2009.

The 25th Anniversary season of Trustus theatre would not be complete without Parallel Lives: The Kathy & Mo Show by Mo Gaffney & Kathy Najimy and starring Dewey Scott-Wiley and Elena Martinez-Vidal.

The 25th Anniversary season of Trustus theatre would not be complete without Parallel Lives: The Kathy & Mo Show by Mo Gaffney & Kathy Najimy and starring Dewey Scott-Wiley and Elena Martinez-Vidal.

The 25th Anniversary season of Trustus theatre would not be complete without Parallel Lives: The Kathy & Mo Show by Mo Gaffney & Kathy Najimy and starring Dewey Scott-Wiley and Elena Martinez-Vidal.

This summer Trustus Theatre is welcoming Columbia theatre-goers into the Age of Aquarius as they mount a new and thrilling production of HAIR, the hit musical that is credited with defining the 'rock musical' genre. The cast and audience alike will be celebrating the freedoms that America has always promised as HAIR opens June 18th, at 8:00pm on the Trustus Main Stage.

This summer Trustus Theatre is welcoming Columbia theatre-goers into the Age of Aquarius as they mount a new and thrilling production of HAIR, the hit musical that is credited with defining the 'rock musical' genre. The cast and audience alike will be celebrating the freedoms that America has always promised as HAIR opens June 18th, at 8:00pm on the Trustus Main Stage.

After a long running string of musicals, Trustus Theatre is embarking on a new production of an old Trustus classic. Fans of the theatre since 1985 will remember Jane Chambers' Last Summer at Bluefish Cove as one of the hallmark productions of the first season, which was brought back by popular demand in 1986 and 1994.

After a long running string of musicals, Trustus Theatre is embarking on a new production of an old Trustus classic. Fans of the theatre since 1985 will remember Jane Chambers' Last Summer at Bluefish Cove as one of the hallmark productions of the first season, which was brought back by popular demand in 1986 and 1994.

After a long running string of musicals, Trustus Theatre is embarking on a new production of an old Trustus classic. Fans of the theatre since 1985 will remember Jane Chambers' Last Summer at Bluefish Cove as one of the hallmark productions of the first season, which was brought back by popular demand in 1986 and 1994.