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South Bend Civic Theatre

403 N. Main Street South Bend, IN 46601
South Bend 46601

South Bend Critics Wanted

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Past Shows

Waitress

Waitress

Jul 11 – Jul 27, 2025

Stuck in a small town and loveless marriage, Jenna, a waitress at Joe's Pie Diner, tries to escape her everyday life through the pies she...

August Wilson's The Piano Lesson

August Wilson's The Piano Lesson

Mar 15 – Mar 24, 2024

1990 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, the revered American playwright August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson sets out to explore the possibility of acquiring a sense...

Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo

Feb 14 – Feb 18, 2024

When Peg, a 70-something, Irish Catholic bird lover meets Irving, a 70-something Jewish, metal detector-toting East Coaster on an online dating site, it feels like...

Disney's Newsies

Mar 25 – Apr 2, 2022

They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines… Direct from Broadway comes NEWSIES, the smash-hit, crowd-pleasing new musical from Disney. Winner of the 2012...

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Oct 15 – Oct 30, 2021

Marsh River Theater presents The Rocky Horror Picture Show. For tickets and more information, visit the website....

Vincent

Vincent

Feb 12 – Feb 21, 2021

A few days after the death of little known painter Vincent Van Gogh, rumors are flying in Paris. Some say he was a penniless madman,...

The Christmas Sooner

The Christmas Sooner

Dec 1 – Dec 23, 2018

Based on the true story of the Rouse Simmons, a Great Lakes schooner whose captain risks life and limb to transport Christmas Trees from Michigan's...

A Nice Family Christmas

A Nice Family Christmas

Nov 30 – Dec 15, 2018

It’s Christmas Eve, and a young newspaper reporter on the brink of being fired has been assigned a last-chance story about a typical family Christmas...

As You Like It

As You Like It

Nov 9 – Nov 18, 2018

Forced into exile in the Forest of Arden, lovers Rosalind and Orlando become entangled in a beguiling game of love, longing, and mistaken identity. Shakespeare’s...

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Oct 12 – Oct 28, 2018

Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved victorian classic, The Secret Garden, blossoms anew in this enchanting Pulitzer Prize-winning musical adaptation. When young Mary Lennox loses her parents...

Topdog/Underdog

Topdog/Underdog

Aug 10 – Aug 19, 2018

Suzan-Lori Parks’ darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity, is also an exploration of the way we are defined by history. The play...

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

Jul 13 – Jul 29, 2018

In what is often referred to as “The Perfect Musical,” pompous phonetics professor Henry Higgins is so sure of his abilities that he takes it...

Skylight

Skylight

Jun 8 – Jun 17, 2018

On a chilly night in East London, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis receives an unexpected visit from Tom Sergeant, Kyra’s one-time boss and long-time lover. Tom and...

The Nerd

The Nerd

May 4 – May 13, 2018

Willum’s birthday party is about to get a jolt of excitement. Rick, a fellow ex-soldier who had saved Willum’s life in Vietnam (but who he...

Return to the Forbidden Planet

Return to the Forbidden Planet

Apr 13 – Apr 22, 2018

Blast off! on a routine flight as part of Captain Tempest’s intergalactic crew, but beware of the mad scientist Dr. Prospero and his uncontrollable space...

Show Some Skin

Show Some Skin

Apr 7

Show Some Skin is a student-led initiative that invites members of the Notre Dame community to share narratives about identity and difference. We solicit anonymous...

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

Dec 1 – Dec 23, 2017

An endlessly delightful holiday classic: Humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the Midwest in the 1940s follows eight-year-old Ralphie in his quest to...

One Slight Hitch

One Slight Hitch

Nov 10 – Nov 19, 2017

It's Courtney's wedding day, and her mom is making sure that the groom is perfect, the dress is perfect, and the decorations (assuming they arrive)...

Sister Act

Sister Act

Sep 15 – Oct 1, 2017

Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film, featuring original music by Tony and eight time Oscar winner, Alan...

Black Eagles

Black Eagles

Aug 11 – Aug 20, 2017

America's first black fighter pilots, the Tuskegee airmen, are the central focus of this historical drama. As they battle opponents in the skies over Europe...

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

Jul 14 – Jul 30, 2017

This is the classic story of Dorothy, the girl from Kansas, who goes searching over the rainbow for her heart’s desire. In the process she...

Outside Mullingar

Outside Mullingar

Jun 9 – Jun 18, 2017

Anthony and Rosemary grew up next to each other on neighboring farms in rural Ireland. Rosemary fell in love with Anthony at the age of...

Miss Saigon

Miss Saigon

Oct 2 – Oct 25, 2015

Miss Saigon is an epic, daring musical that is universal in its emotional power. Set amidst the turmoil of the Vietnam War, Miss Saigon is...

A False Lie

A False Lie

Aug 14 – Aug 22, 2015

On an otherwise ordinary, early fall day on Cape Cod, two strangers meet, both attempting to escape their lives. After a frosty introduction, over the...

Annie

Nov 29 – Dec 15, 2013

Everyone’s favorite orphan charms her way into your heart in this well-loved musical! During the Great Depression, the plucky girl escapes the clutches of the...

Perfect Mendacity

Nov 8 – Nov 17, 2013

In a story pulsing with today’s issues, a scientist suspected of leaking a top secret government memo faces a daunting choice: lie to save his...

Spider's Web

Oct 18 – Nov 3, 2013

The queen of suspense, Agatha Christie, spins a tale of murder, blackmail and deception. Complete with secret rooms, vanishing bodies, and signature plot twists, this...

The Cherry Orchard

Sep 27 – Oct 6, 2013

In 1900 Russia, an aristocratic family faces uncertainty as change comes to their family home, including the impending destruction of their beloved cherry orchard. A...

The Color Purple

Sep 6 – Sep 15, 2013

A vibrant saga of one woman’s triumph over adversity to discovery and love is the heart of this powerful musical based on the celebrated novel...

I Hate Shakespeare

Aug 16 – Aug 25, 2013

What’s the big deal about Shakespeare? SBCT Kids4Kids will answer all the problems you have with Shakespeare in wild and wacky ways: Romeo and Julie...

Top Secret: Summer Musical

Jul 12 – Jul 28, 2013

SBCT is proud to present a title so big, so exciting, that we are contractually prohibited from announcing it until March 1st! All we can...

End Days

Jun 7 – Jun 16, 2013

Rachel is a teenager with problems way beyond normal – her dad just stays in his pajamas and never leaves the house, her mother has...

August: Osage County

May 10 – May 19, 2013

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony award for Best Play, this blistering portrait of a family in crisis has been hailed as the...

The Boxcar Children

May 3 – May 5, 2013

SBCT comes to Mishawaka to present the beloved children’s classic story of four orphans making it on their own. Read by children and the young...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Apr 12 – Apr 21, 2013

One sane man, sentenced to a mental hospital to avoid prison, inspires his fellow inmates as he rebels against the rigid authority of the tyrannical...

Guys and Dolls

Mar 1 – Mar 17, 2013

A colorful world of gamblers and their gals take the stage as SBCT presents its first production of this classic of musical theatre. Tunes such...

Blue

Blue

Jan 20 – Feb 5, 2012

“Blue” weaves the past and present of the successful Clark family. Mother Peggy strives to carve out her role in life while pushing her children...

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