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CENTER STAGE THEATER


Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Upcoming Shows

Assassins the Musical
Assassins the Musical
Apr 10 – Apr 19, 2026

A journey through the dark side of the American dream, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Tony-winning musical Assassins explores the lives of nine men and...



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Past Shows

The Effect
The Effect
Jan 16 – Jan 17, 2026

HappySad Theatre Company is thrilled to announce their inaugural performance of The Effect by Lucy Prebble.The Effect is running January 16th and 17th at 7:00pm...

Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill
Nov 14 – Nov 23, 2025

Inspired by the themes and emotions laid bare in Alanis Morissette’s award-winning album, Jagged Little Pill is an original story about pain, healing, and empowerment....

Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors
Dec 5 – Dec 8, 2024

Need a break from reality? Take a trip out of this world with Lights Up! as they kick start their seventh season with two smash-hit,...

The Father by Florian Zeller
"The Father" by Florian Zeller
Sep 13 – Sep 21, 2024

"The Father," a gripping and emotionally intense play by Florian Zeller, delves into the complexities of dementia from the perspective of an elderly man named Andréi. ...

The Father by Florian Zeller
"The Father" by Florian Zeller
Sep 13 – Sep 21, 2024

"The Father," a gripping and emotionally intense play by Florian Zeller, delves into the complexities of dementia from the perspective of an elderly man named Andréi. ...

Miss You Like Hell
Miss You Like Hell
Nov 4 – Nov 13, 2022

When a whip-smart, deeply imaginative teenager agrees to take a road trip with her free-spirited Latina mother, neither can imagine where it will take them....

Puffs
Puffs
May 13 – May 15, 2022

For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the...

Tick, Tick... BOOM!
Tick, Tick... BOOM!
Apr 29 – May 1, 2022

Out of the Box Theatre Company presents Tick, Tick... BOOM! Before Rent, there was Tick, Tick... Boom!. This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer...

MTI'S All Together Now
MTI'S All Together Now
Nov 13 – Nov 14, 2021

Created by Musical Theatre International as a fundraiser for theatre organizations across the country, MTIs ALL TOGETHER NOW! is a musical revue featuring songs from...

Opera SB Chrisman Studio Artist Spring Showcase
Opera SB Chrisman Studio Artist Spring Showcase
Jun 5 – Jun 6, 2021

Don't miss the Chrisman Studio Artist Spring ShowcaseLive at Center Stage Theater!Only two performances - Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6 at 2:30PMLimited Capacity...

Lifelines + Re:Forming
"Lifelines + Re:Forming"
Dec 4 – Dec 31, 2020

Lifeline + Re:FormingA live streamed collaborative performance, plus Lifelines film premiere broadcast from Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbaracreated bybrooke smiley, Sam Bourgault, Mark Hirsch...

American Psycho
American Psycho
Nov 15 – Nov 24, 2019

Based on the electrifying novel by Bret Easton Ellis, the musical tells the story of Patrick Bateman, a young and handsome Wall Street banker with...

Love
Love
Oct 5 – Oct 6, 2019

UCSB Initiative for New & Imagined Works & Center Stage Theater present Love by Kate Cortesi a staged reading Directed by Maggie Mixsell Starring Joe...

Fun Home
Fun Home
Apr 5 – Apr 14, 2019

Out of the Box Theatre Company presents Fun Home, the blazingly honest memoir of Alison, a graphic novelist exploring her youth in a loving, dysfunctional...

Amélie
Amélie
Nov 9 – Nov 18, 2018

One woman decides to change the world by changing the lives of the people she knows in Amélie, a fanciful modern-day fairy tale. Embark on...

Green Day's American Idiot
Green Day's American Idiot
Apr 6 – Apr 15, 2018

Lost and disconnected in modern-day America, Johnny, Tunny, and Will struggle to find meaning in their lives. The three twenty-somethings flee the constraints of their...

Possibilities, Dreams & Actions
Possibilities, Dreams & Actions
Jun 10 – Jun 16, 2017

The Dance with Harout Performance Company comes back for their third year at Center Stage Theater presenting: Possibilities, Dreams & Actions. Watch these characters live...

Dear Elizabeth
Dear Elizabeth
Jun 6

A play in letters from Elizabeth Bishop to Robert Lowell and back again. This show is a benefit for Center Stage Theater with a reception...

Anima
Anima
May 31
Mother Goose Tales
Mother Goose Tales
May 28

Join student Performing Groups from Inspire Dance Santa Barbara for a sweet and heart felt telling of your favorite Mother Goose nursery rhymes on May...

Tales From Beatrix Potter
Tales From Beatrix Potter
May 26 – May 27, 2017

A One Act Ballet...

Survivor Stories
Survivor Stories
May 21 – May 22, 2017

Inspirational, funny, poignant and moving stories of overcoming adversity and conquering life’s biggest obstacles. Featuring performances by Emmy award winner Joe Spano, and former Speaking...

High Fidelity
High Fidelity
Apr 20 – Apr 30, 2017

Meet Rob Gordon, a thirty-something, indie record store owner who knows everything there is to know about music but nothing about how to have a...

Celebration of Stories
May 19 – May 20, 2013

A literary stew, a blend of great tales including a spicy new story by T.C. Boyle...

Next to Normal
Next to Normal
May 2 – May 12, 2013

Next to Normal is the acclaimed, groundbreaking musical "that pushe[d] Broadway in new directions" (Rolling Stone). With a thrilling contemporary score, this emotional powerhouse of...

Stories by Edith Pearlman & Ron Carlson
Apr 14 – Apr 15, 2013

New stories from Ron Carlson, a celebrated American short story writer and from the more recently discovered and lauded Edith Pearlman, winner of the National...

Bill W. and DR. Bob
Apr 4 – Apr 13, 2013

The amazing and often humorous story of the two men who pioneered Alcoholics Anonymous, as well as the story of their wives, who founded Al...

Circle Mirror Transformation
Mar 21 – Mar 30, 2013

An absorbing, unblinking and sharply funny play which traces the lives of a handful of small-town Vermont residents who gather each week for an acting...

Configuration
Mar 9 – Mar 16, 2013

A fun show for the whole family to enjoy, featuring the pre-professional Student Companies from Dance Arts. Emotional Contemporary, energetic Hip Hop, sassy Broadway, and...

Noche de Flamenco
Mar 1

This is a monthly flamenco performance open to all flamenco dance and music lovers. The cast will change from month to month giving audiances a...

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Feb 14 – Feb 24, 2013

An audacious mix of historical fact and fiction, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson redefines America's controversial seventh president -- the man who invented the Democratic Party,...

John & Jen
John & Jen
Oct 4 – Oct 14, 2012

Set against the background of a changing America between 1950 and 1990, this truly original musical takes a look at the complexities of relationships between...

Re:Vision
Re:Vision
Sep 28 – Sep 30, 2012

Re:Vision will feature the choreography of Devyn Duex and Emily Tatomer, in three distinct works united by their use of dance as a medium of...

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Sep 13 – Sep 23, 2012

Tennessee Williams' 1955 Pulitzer Prize winning play, "Cat on A Hot Tin Roof," remains one of the American theater world's most jarring and provocative tragedies...

Queen Undaunted: Margaret of Anjou
Queen Undaunted: Margaret of Anjou
Sep 6 – Sep 9, 2012

Queen Undaunted: Margaret of Anjou, a one woman show gives us Margaret according to Shakespeare. She is the only person to appear in four of...

A Night at the Opera in Stories and Music
A Night at the Opera in Stories and Music
Aug 25 – Aug 26, 2012

Murder, suicide, a bullfighter, a princess, disguise balls, women dressed as men—it's just a typical Night at the Opera. A unique and captivating performance blending...

Shadows: An Original Musical
Shadows: An Original Musical
Aug 17 – Aug 18, 2012

When the shroom-addicted Mario finds himself forever lost in a glitch, it is time for his failure of a younger brother to step into his...

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