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PlayMakers Repertory Company

Upcoming Shows

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

Oct 14 – Nov 1, 2026

When retired actress Anna Campbell plans her career-defining comeback to the stage, she discovers she's being replaced with an ambitious young woman with a questionable background. This razor-sharp comedy explores generational tensions, friendship, and how art has a life of its...

Our Town

Nov 18 – Dec 6, 2026

In the small town of Grover's Corners, ordinary moments reveal extraordinary beauty. Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is a heartfelt, timeless portrait of love, family, and the fleeting nature of life, reminding us to cherish the here and now.

The Piano Lesson

Jan 27 – Feb 14, 2027

In 1936, a brother and sister clash over a priceless heirloom piano chronicling their family's legacy, debating whether to sell it for land or preserve it as history. August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama explores heritage, identity, and the cost of moving forward when...

John Proctor is the Villain

Mar 3 – Mar 21, 2027

Five teenage girls in a small southern town study The Crucible and begin to challenge not only the literary classic, but the power dynamics at work in and out of the classroom. Having recently taken Broadway by storm, this electrifying, funny, and urgent play rattles assumptions...

The 39 Steps

Apr 7 – Apr 25, 2027

Mix a Hitchcock thriller with madcap theatrical flair, and a mysterious murder launches Richard Hannay on a whirlwind spy adventure. Four actors play over 50 roles in this wildly inventive, laugh-out-loud comedy that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats.

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Articles

Review: DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at Theatre Raleigh

Review: DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at Theatre Raleigh

by April Sigler · October 22, 2026

With a hilarious cast, clever direction, and plenty of over-the-top antics, Theatre Raleigh’s Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors delivers a delightfully campy evening filled with nonstop laughs and Halloween fun for you to sink your teeth into.…

Review: MAYBE HAPPY ENDING at DPAC

Review: MAYBE HAPPY ENDING at DPAC

by April Sigler · October 14, 2026

Maybe Happy Ending is funny, charming, and profoundly human - this beautiful production left me laughing, crying, and wishing I were a Helperbot so I could experience it all over again.…

Review: THE PROM at Cary Players

Review: THE PROM at Cary Players

by April Sigler · September 27, 2026

Cary Players’ The Prom is a laugh-filled celebration powered by a talented cast. Beneath the Broadway satire and over-the-top comedy is a moving message about acceptance, community, and having the courage to be yourself.…

Review: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center

Review: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center

by Jeffrey Kare · September 24, 2026

Buena Vista Social Club is the latest in a long line of jukebox/biomusicals. This one in particular is set in Havana, Cuba from the 1950s to the 1990s. The story follows four prominent musicians. Over the course of their lives, they experienced the effects of communism and the rise of Fidel Castro, …

Review: Theatre Raleigh's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME

Review: Theatre Raleigh's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME

by Jeffrey Kare · August 13, 2026

Based on Victor Hugo's 1831 novel of the same name and (to a lesser extent) Disney’s 1996 Academy Award nominated animated film musical. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is set in 15th century Paris.…

Review: ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME at Theatre Raleigh ACT

Review: ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME at Theatre Raleigh ACT

by April Sigler · July 27, 2026

Oops!… They did it again. Theatre Raleigh ACT has another hit on its hands thanks to an exceptionally talented cast whose infectious energy turns this Britney Spears jukebox musical into pure joy.…

Review: THE NOTEBOOK at DPAC

Review: THE NOTEBOOK at DPAC

by April Sigler · July 15, 2026

DPAC’s touring production of The Notebook features outstanding performances and beautiful design that elevate an adaptation whose score never quite reaches the emotional heights of its source material.…

Review: Raleigh Little Theatre’s SCHOOL OF ROCK

Review: Raleigh Little Theatre’s SCHOOL OF ROCK

by Jeffrey Kare · June 6, 2026

Based on Richard Linklater's 2003 film of the same name. School of Rock follows Dewey Finn, a down-on-his-luck wannabe rock star who poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school.…

Past Shows

67 total · showing 31–40

Cabaret

Cabaret

Jul 18 – Jul 29, 2018

The Master of Ceremonies bids you to leave your troubles behind as you enter the tantalizing world of The Kit Kat Klub in 1930s Berlin. Fall for the beguiling Sally Bowles as she lives with no thought for tomorrow in the decadence of a Weimar nightclub as Hitler and the Nazi...

Leaving Eden

Leaving Eden

Apr 2 – Apr 22, 2018

BY MIKE WILEY WITH MUSIC & LYRICS BY LAURELYN DOSSETT DIRECTED BY VIVIENNE BENESCH A NORTH CAROLINA FABLE FOR TODAY Acclaimed playwright Mike Wiley returns to PlayMakers with singer-songwriter Laurelyn Dossett to explore, through words and music, the cyclical nature of humanity...

Tartuffe

Tartuffe

Feb 3 – Mar 11, 2018

ADAPTED BY DAVID BALL DIRECTED BY ORLANDO POBATOY A BIG-LITTLE PLAY ABOUT FAITH IN AMERICA The man of the house has lost his mind. He has been blinded by counterfeit zeal of a penniless scoundrel who fully intends to make off his wife, his livelihood, and probably the kitchen...

The Christians

The Christians

Feb 4 – Mar 9, 2018

BY LUCAS HNATH DIRECTED BY PRESTON LANE A BIG-LITTLE PLAY ABOUT FAITH IN AMERICA Twenty years ago, Pastor Paul’s church was nothing more than a modest storefront. Now he presides over a megachurch of thousands, with a coffee shop in the lobby and a baptismal font as big as a...

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Dec 12 – Dec 17, 2017

ADAPTED BY WILLIAM LEACH AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH A PLAYMAKERS LEGEND In this witty and warm, one man tour de force, longtime company member Ray Dooley embodies the classic tale of Ebeneezer Scrooge’s journey through a lifetime of Christmases to find redemption, charity, and...

Dot

Dot

Nov 22 – Dec 10, 2017

BY COLEMAN DOMINGO DIRECTED BY VALERIE CURTIS-NEWTON A DIZZY, DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY REUNION TO REMEMBER As Dotty and her three grown children gather for the holidays, they have more than exchanging presents on their minds. This hilariously self-deprecating look at dementia’s...

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

Oct 18 – Nov 5, 2017

BY KATE HAMILL based on the novel by Jane Austen DIRECTED BY TAIBI MAGAR A GOSSIP-DRIVEN COMEDY OF REASON AND ROMANCE Playwright Kate Hamill gives us a fresh, comic take on Jane Austen’s beloved novel. Set in gossipy late 18th-century England, this eminently theatrical...

The Cake

The Cake

Sep 13 – Oct 1, 2017

BY BEKAH BRUNSTETTER DIRECTED BY JERRY RUIZ WHEN A CAKE IS NO LONGER JUST A CAKE Della makes cakes, not judgment calls. But when the woman she helped raise comes back home to Winston-Salem to get married and her fiancé is actually another woman, Della is forced to examine some...

Count

Count

Aug 23 – Aug 27, 2017

Step into the stark, fluorescent otherworld of death row, where the reality of execution causes condemned inmates to re-envision what it means to truly live.

The Count

The Count

Aug 23 – Aug 27, 2017

Over the course of a single day on death row, six men unpack their personal inheritances of violence, racism, mental illness, poverty, and unexpected love. Who is disposable, who counts, and what does justice mean when the scales are broken and the blindfold is our own?

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Waitress in Raleigh Waitress
DPAC (2/05-2/07)
Red, White & Temple Patriotic Revue in Raleigh Red, White & Temple Patriotic Revue
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A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder in Raleigh A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Studio 1 (5/14-5/23)
C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce in Raleigh C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce
Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts (2/27-2/28)
WICKED in Raleigh WICKED
DPAC (3/31-4/18)
Little Women in Raleigh Little Women
Temple Theatre (10/15-11/01)
Holiday Spectacular Pajama Party Edition in Raleigh Holiday Spectacular Pajama Party Edition
Studio 1 (12/19-12/19)
MAMMA MIA! in Raleigh MAMMA MIA!
DPAC (12/29-1/03)