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Review: HELL'S KITCHEN National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center


by Jeffrey Kare - February 18, 2026

Inspired by the music and upbringing of Alicia Keys. Hell’s Kitchen follows Ali, a 17-year-old girl full of fire, searching for freedom, passion, and her place in the world. Along the way, we meet her dynamic family, a musical mentor who changes her life, and the neighborhood that helps her grow u...

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center


by Jeffrey Kare - December 17, 2025

Based on Sara Gruen’s 2006 novel of the same name. Water for Elephants follows Jacob Jankowski, a Polish-American college student who during the Great Depression, loses both of his parents in a car accident. As a result, he jumps on a moving train unsure of where the road will take him. Yet, he fi...

Review: Poiema Artistry Theatre Co.'s IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS


by Jeffrey Kare - December 07, 2025

Based on Michael Curtiz’ 1954 Academy Award nomination film musical of the same name. Irving Berlin’s White Christmas follows veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis who have formed a successful song-and-dance act after World War II....

Past Shows

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
Jun 22 – Jul 2, 2023

Sweet Tea Shakespeare (STS) is proud to announce the opening of our production of Shakespeare in Love by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, adapted for the stage...

A Little Princess
A Little Princess
Jun 9 – Jun 25, 2023

The classic story of Francis Hodgson Burnett’s A Little Princess is reinvented into an original adaptation for Sweet Tea Shakespeare audiences. Developed by theatre artists...

Emma
Emma
May 5 – May 21, 2022

Emma Woodhouse has it all: beauty, wealth, status, wit. She also has a talent for matchmaking, and delights in pairing off the eligible men and...

SHAKESPEARE’S EPIC HENRIAD: KING & COUNTRY | RALEIGH
SHAKESPEARE’S EPIC HENRIAD: KING & COUNTRY | RALEIGH
Jan 13 – Jan 30, 2022

A frivolous king. A reluctant prince. A country on the verge of collapse. The first two plays in Shakespeares history cycle chronicle the fall of...

Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet
Nov 4 – Nov 6, 2021

No one ever said being a teenager was easy. The Montague and Capulet dynasties have been locked in a civil war for decades. Every day,...

Behold: A Folk Music Cantata
Behold: A Folk Music Cantata
Dec 6 – Dec 15, 2018

Behold: A Folk Music Cantata Our celebration of the winter season—part Gospel, part Sweet Tea magic—is an evening of communion meant to warm your hearts...

OthelLIT
OthelLIT
Oct 4 – Oct 25, 2018

This newest story on tap in our LIT series puts the tragic tale of love, deception, and revenge on nitro for a complex, creamy texture....

The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
Aug 21 – Sep 8, 2018

A shipwreck once again causes mischief and heartache by separating a family and their newborn identical twins. When one twin sets forth in search of...

The Tempest and Pericles, Prince of Tyre in repertory
The Tempest and Pericles, Prince of Tyre in repertory
Jun 5 – Jun 21, 2018

Sweet Tea Shakespeare’s seventh summer of outdoor theatre will feature two genre-defying maritime marvels: Pericles and The Tempest, performed in repertory. The Tempest tells the...

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Apr 26 – May 6, 2018

Sweet Tea Shakespeare’s Honey Series is proud to premiere a new adaptation of Brontë’s JANE EYRE. A young woman of integrity and intelligence faces extraordinary...

Songs For A New World
Songs For A New World
Jan 25 – Feb 9, 2018

Sweet Tea Shakespeare’s first musical is Jason Robert Brown’s beloved song cycle, Songs For A New World. Six actors and a three-piece band connect you...

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