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Ensemble Theatre Company

33 W Victoria Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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Past Shows

14 total · showing 1–10

Every Brilliant Thing

Every Brilliant Thing

Jun 3 – Jun 21, 2026

What makes life worth living? A child starts a list of every brilliant thing in the world, hoping to help their mother through depression. As the list grows—ice cream, the color yellow, the sound of laughter—the audience is invited on a heartwarming, interactive journey through...

Hershey Felder as MONSIEUR CHOPIN

Hershey Felder as MONSIEUR CHOPIN

Apr 30 – May 10, 2026

Hershey Felder as Monsieur Chopin features the romantic story and music of the Polish pianist-composer Fryderyk Chopin, set in Chopin’s Parisian salon, where he will teach a piano lesson that took place in March 1848, just days after the February 1848 revolution. As the piano...

A Night with Janis Joplin

A Night with Janis Joplin

Apr 1 – Apr 26, 2026

The whiskey-soaked, soul-shaking voice of a generation comes alive in this electrifying concert experience. Part theatre, part rock-and-roll celebration, this high-energy production dives into the life and music of a fearless icon who changed the sound of rock forever.

Cookin' at the Cookery

Cookin' at the Cookery

Jun 7 – Jun 24, 2018

A sensation in the 1920s through the 1950s, jazz and blues legend Alberta Hunter set aside her life as an artist during the peak of her career to help others as a hospital nurse. Forced to retire at the age of 82, her musical career experienced a remarkable rebirth at New York’s...

The Invisible Hand

The Invisible Hand

Apr 12 – Apr 29, 2018

Set in Pakistan, American investment banker Nick Bright is kidnapped by an extremist organization and held for a $10 million ransom. When his company refuses to meet the terrorists’ demands, Nick convinces his captors that he can manipulate the stock market to meet his own...

The City of Conversation

The City of Conversation

Feb 8 – Feb 25, 2018

It’s 1979, and Washington, D.C. socialite Hester Ferris is notorious for her posh dinner parties that can change the course of politics. But when her son turns up with an ambitious girlfriend and a newly minted political agenda, it ignites a family divide that spans 30 years and...

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

Nov 30 – Dec 17, 2017

Spend the holiday season with your favorite “Pride and Prejudice” characters as they gather at Pemberley, the stately home of Mr. and Mrs. Darcy. In this imagined sequel to Jane Austen’s masterwork, the bookish and beau-less Mary Bennet is growing tired of her role as the...

Husbands & Wives

Husbands & Wives

Oct 5 – Oct 22, 2017

A world-premiere adaptation of Woody Allen’s 1992 groundbreaking film, which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay. A witty and urbane comic-drama, Husbands and Wives follows two couples, facing middle age squarely in the face, who find themselves questioning their...

Syncopation

Syncopation

Jun 8 – Jun 25, 2017

From the mind of Little Women playwright Allan Knee comes a magical romance set in Manhattan’s Lower East Side in the 1910’s. Desperate for an escape from his solitary life as a meatpacker and dishwasher, Henry places a classified ad in the newspaper in hopes of landing a dance...

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