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Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

FeaturedDracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Oct 21 – Nov 8, 2026 · Theatre Raleigh, Raleigh

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors is an upcoming production by Theatre Raleigh running in late October and early November 2026. The show will be staged at Theatre Raleigh Arts Center at 6638 Old Wake Forest Road in Raleigh, North Carolina.

August Wilson's Radio Golf

FeaturedAugust Wilson's Radio Golf

Oct 22 – Oct 31, 2026 · Net Friends Theatre at the Durham Arts Council, Durham

A real estate developer discovers his conscience - and his past Is winning the game worth losing your connection to the past? Politics, real estate, and the enduring appeal of the fairway Harmond Wilks is on the verge of becoming the city's first Black mayor, and his ambitious...

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Oct 23 – Nov 8, 2026 · Raleigh Little Theatre, Raleigh

Two minor characters from Hamlet suddenly find themselves at the center of one of theatre’s funniest and imaginative comedies and Stoppard’s most well known work. As the two lead characters search for answers, they encounter actors, royalty, pirates, impossible coincidences, and...

The Color of Death

The Color of Death

Nov 5 – Nov 8, 2026 · Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre, Raleigh

Written by NC State Student Silas Davis (Creative Artist Award Winner 2026). Jasper, a young man with a life haunted by death, takes a job at a graveyard to make ends meet. On his first day he meets Zoe, a young woman with a lively perspective on death. Their odd friendship...

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

Nov 6 – Nov 14, 2026 · NRCA Squire Theatre, Raleigh

In Kate Hamill’s vibrant adaptation of Sense and Sensibility , transformation lies at the heart of the story. As Elinor and Marianne Dashwood navigate heartbreak, loss, love, and societal expectations, they discover that true growth comes not from changing who they are, but from...

The Minutes

The Minutes

Nov 5 – Nov 14, 2026 · Bulldog Ensemble Theater, Durham

A hilarious dark comedy where a tedious town council meeting turns into a brutal reckoning with the community's past and future. The newest play from Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts (August: Osage County, Bug, Killer Joe). "The Minutes is both a political comedy and a wicked...

Knock, Knock (Theatre for the Very Young)

Knock, Knock (Theatre for the Very Young)

Nov 18 – Nov 29, 2026 · Raleigh Little Theatre, Raleigh

Knock, Knock is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season with this adventure through an apartment building. Meet the various residents behind different doors and on different floors and see delivery boxes become imaginative forts, snowflake crafting causing frustrations...

12@1

12@1

Jan 30, 2027 · Studio 1, Burlington

12@1 is the performance made by middle schoolers in just 12 hours!

Inside Out and Backwards (Theatre for the Very Young)

Inside Out and Backwards (Theatre for the Very Young)

Jan 20 – Feb 7, 2027 · Raleigh Little Theatre, Raleigh

Inside Out and Backwards is a joyful, almost entirely physical piece of children’s theatre built around two siblings getting ready for bed — and getting spectacularly distracted along the way. Audience members are invited to help Brother and Sister get ready for bed, even though...

Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express

Feb 26 – Feb 27, 2027 · Jag Theatrics, Smithfield

A murder-mystery classic based off Agatha Christie's critically acclaimed 1934 novel of the same name. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one...

C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce

C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce

Feb 27 – Feb 28, 2027 · Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh

The Great Divorce — C.S. Lewis' mesmerizing fantasy about heaven, hell, and the choice between them — comes to life with Lewis' signature wit, amazing actors, and dazzling, state-of-the-art stagecraft! Lewis' brilliantly drawn characters take a fantastical bus trip from hell to...

Trash

Trash

Mar 11 – Mar 14, 2027 · Studio 1, Burlington

Trash follows Tim and Jake, two Deaf roommates who couldn't be more different. A simple argument over whose turn it is to take out the trash quickly becomes something much bigger, as the roommates unpack their personal "garbage," their complicated friendship, and their very...

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

Apr 9 – Apr 25, 2027 · Raleigh Little Theatre, Raleigh

When Wilbur, a small pig with a big heart, learns that his future on the farm is uncertain, he finds an unexpected champion in Charlotte — a wise and wonderful spider with a talent for writing. With the help of Fern, who understands the language of animals, and Templeton, a...

Baby Shark (Theatre for the Very Young)

Baby Shark (Theatre for the Very Young)

May 12 – May 30, 2027 · Raleigh Little Theatre, Raleigh Little Theatre

Baby Shark is an interactive underwater adventure for very young audiences, based on the infamous campfire song, following two eccentric sibling explorers — Fifi and Felix La Mer — on a submarine mission to find the elusive Baby Shark. Audience members are welcomed onboard...

Latest Raleigh Reviews

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.…

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