FUSSY CLOUD PUPPET SLAM VOLUME 31: SLAM SAVE AMERICA to Return This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam returns with its 31st volume, Slam Save America, bringing puppet performance art to Seattle for two nights of politically themed shows.
SILENT MOVIE MONDAYS to Return for Season Three at Balboa Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
San Diego Theatres announced a seven-film lineup for Season Three of Silent Movie Mondays at the Historic Balboa Theatre, featuring live Wonder Morton Theatre Organ performances, post-screening talkbacks, and titles ranging from Buster Keaton to Laurel & Hardy.
SATYRICON to Make World Premiere at SF Eagle Bar This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
Stuart Bousel's SATYRICON, directed by Andrew Calabrese, will make its world premiere at San Francisco's historic Eagle Bar, marking the first fully produced show by the newly formed Eagle Players.
RIGOLETTO to Return to Sydney Opera House for Opera Australia's 70th Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
Opera Australia will present Elijah Moshinsky's acclaimed production of RIGOLETTO at the Joan Sutherland Theatre, featuring baritone Dalibor Jenis, tenor Kang Wang, and soprano Gemma Nha making her Sydney Opera House debut.
Ryan Calais Cameron Season to Launch at Broadway Theatre Catford
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
Olivier-nominated playwright Ryan Calais Cameron announced a new development and production season at Broadway Theatre, Catford, mentoring three early-career Black and Global Majority writers from Lewisham whose plays will receive full production runs.
SESTERCENTENNIAL to Open at Bread & Roses Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
Gnomon Theatre will present SESTERCENTENNIAL, a solo play written and performed by Arif Silverman, at The Bread & Roses Theatre in London. The hour-long work examines race, identity, and contradiction through the eyes of a conservative Bangladeshi American.
SPIRITUAL BOB IS TRAPPED IN PARADISE! to Make World Premiere at Toronto Fringe
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
Playwright Caspian Keys' debut tragicomedy, inspired by his journals from a Mormon mission, will premiere at Native Earth's Giizis Studio during the Toronto Fringe Festival, starring Claire Rice and drag performer Nicky Nasrallah.
BENNELONG IN LONDON to Make World Premiere at Sydney Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
Muruwari playwright Jane Harrison's BENNELONG IN LONDON will receive its world premiere at Sydney Theatre Company's Wharf 1 Theatre, directed by Ian Michael, with Gamilaraay actor Googoorewon Knox in the title role.
THE IMPROPER IDENTITY to Make Toronto Fringe Festival Debut Challenging Accent Bias
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
Miho Suzuki's THE IMPROPER IDENTITY, presented by @mihyonvision, tackles accent discrimination and immigrant identity through satire and absurdist comedy at Toronto Fringe Festival's Native Earth venue.
TANK AND THE BANGAS to Perform at Skirball Cultural Center for U.S. 250th Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
Grammy-winning New Orleans band Tank and the Bangas, with an opening set by Butter Funk Family, will perform at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States.
A MUSICAL VOYAGE to Bring Two American Youth Orchestras to Sydney Opera House
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
The Music Masters Concert Series will present A Musical Voyage, a free concert at the Sydney Opera House featuring the 120-piece Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and the Spokane Youth Symphony in a program spanning Wagner, Brahms, Copland, and John Williams.
San Francisco Opera Pride Concert to Feature Sapphira Cristál, Dance Party With DJ Juanita More!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
San Francisco Opera will present its second annual Pride Concert at the War Memorial Opera House, featuring emcee Sapphira Cristál, conductor Robert Mollicone, and soloists Melody Moore, Nikola Printz, and Reginald Smith, Jr.
THE GREAT PRIVATION to Run at Theatre Exile in Philadelphia
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
Theatre Exile has extended Nia Akilah Robinson's dark comedy THE GREAT PRIVATION through June 20 due to strong audience demand. The Philadelphia premiere explores the city's history of grave robbing, set across 1832 and the present day.
Cast Set For AMERICAN FOLKTALES at Shakespeare Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey announced the cast for AMERICAN FOLKTALES, part of its Classics for Kids! series, featuring Terra Chaney, David Foubert, Carolyne Leys, and Lau'rie Roach at the F. M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre.
LIFELONG by Pepperdine Scotland to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
Double Fringe First winners Pepperdine Scotland and playwright Lynda Radley reunite for LIFELONG, a new work set in an AI-controlled facility where scientific advances grant residents extraordinarily long lives — at a cost.
FIRST, DO NO HARM World Premiere to Open at NIDA with bAKEHOUSE Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
Grace Malouf's debut play FIRST, DO NO HARM, directed by Charley Allanah, will receive its world premiere at NIDA, exploring medical ethics, bodily autonomy, and trans and disabled communities' rights.
Brisbane Festival to Launch 2026 Program Under New Artistic Director Ebony Bott
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2026
Brisbane Festival announced its 2026 program, the inaugural vision of new Artistic Director Ebony Bott, featuring 700 performances, world premieres, international productions, and free events across the city.
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, HEDDA GABBLER, THE CAKE & More Set for Players' Ring Reveals 2026-27 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2026
Players Ring announced its upcoming 2026-27 Mainstage Season. The New Hampshire theater company shared details of the productions planned for the coming year.
MURDER AT ACKERTON MANOR to Make American Premiere at Gretna Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2026
Gretna Theatre and the Fulton Theatre will present the American premiere of MURDER AT ACKERTON MANOR, a comedy whodunit inspired by Agatha Christie, featuring three actors playing a sprawling cast of suspects.
ONE MAN MUSICAL to Return to Soho Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe With New Lead
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2026
Flo & Joan's ONE MAN MUSICAL, winner of Best Production at the Offies 2026, returns to Soho Theatre and Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Edward Easton stepping into the lead role, presented by Avalon.
Laura Kaminsky and Deborah Brevoort Named Creative Directors of Seattle Opera's Jane Lang Davis Creation Lab
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2026
Seattle Opera named composer Laura Kaminsky and librettist Deborah Brevoort as Creative Directors of the Jane Lang Davis Creation Lab, a new-works incubator cultivating emerging Pacific Northwest opera composers and librettists.
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT to Extend Run at TUTA Theatre Due to High Demand
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2026
TUTA Theatre announced an extension of its sold-out production of CRIME AND PUNISHMENT at its 25-seat Chicago venue, adding six weeks of performances. The original three-person cast will continue throughout the run.
DRES THE THIEF to Make World Premiere at Dances With Films Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2026
Descendants of Thieves, the men's fashion label, is expanding into animation with its debut short film, screening at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood as part of the Dances With Films Festival.
Photos: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF At The Encore Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2026
Check out photos of Fiddler on the Roof at The Encore Musical Theatre Company. Directed by Dan Cooney and starring Daniel Eli Friedman as Tevye, the production runs through July 19.
ALL THESE EMPTY MINDS World Premiere to Open at The Rat Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2026
ALL THESE EMPTY MINDS, written and directed by Ryan Curley, will make its world premiere at The Rat Theatre in Dumbo, Brooklyn, following workshops and a private reading at The Players Theatre.
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