The annual Festival begins with a university-wide solicitation of original, unproduced plays. Winners are then selected, through an anonymized screening process followed by a two-week workshop in September. During those two weeks, each play is developed with a professional...
Confetti Kids addresses a serious health crisis. The contaminated Coldwater Creek has been associated with increased cancer risks and premature mortality. Aurora Behlke’s script effectively examines the risks associated with nuclear research and the safe handling of nuclear waste. Behlke’s play …
Director Rob Ruggiero, his cast, and the technical design teams deliver a rollicking comedy with a relentless stream of laughs. Everything about this production screams big budget musical comedy. The performances are first rate from the multitalented ensemble. The Muny’s Something Rotten is a ramb…
Astounding tenor brings the house down!…
Intense, poignant, and painted with shades of grey, Extremities, the latest production from Stray Dog Theatre, is psychological drama at its best. Well-acted and fraught with moral ambiguity, the company’s latest production is compelling and evocative. Suspensefully relentless, William Mastrosimon…
Meet Me in St. Louis is exactly what you hope, want, and expect from a stage adaptation of the classic movie musical. What makes this Muny staging special are the wonderful portrayals, the beautiful set, video, and costume designs, and the many nostalgic nods to St. Louis.…
New Jewish Theatre’s production of JOB a visceral theatrical experience. It is a turbulent psychological drama with unexpected twists and turns. Director Annamaria Pileggi and actors John Contini and Kristen Lintvedt capture all of the heightened drama in Friedman’s riveting script.…
In her program notes, Director Rebekah Scallet makes no apologies for staging what is often called Shakespeare’s weakest play. She has found a charming and playful way to present The Two Gentlemen of Verona for maximal audience enjoyment. There were plenty of bursts of laughter throughout and the …
Eno’s end of life play is thoughtful and funny while avoiding morbidity. There is no fourth wall. The direct address monologue is a unique narrative structure that is rarely used by playwrights, but a style of storytelling that’s often staged by The Midnight Company (Thom Pain, The Absolute Brig…
Director James Monroe Iglehart and the entire company have built a show that is musical theater perfection. This production of Guys & Dolls could not be better.Just ask Sarah Brown at the Save-a-Soul Mission, it would be a sin to miss this heavenly production of Guys & Dolls.…
The Muny’s Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations is an example of how a jukebox musical can transcend the music into something much greater. This production, the directorial vision, the performances, and the technical execution all blend to create an engaging, historically accur…
Before Edwin Hubble and Stephen Hawking, there was Henrietta Leavitt. Silent Sky takes audiences on Leavitt’s real-life journey as one of Harvard Observatory’s female “human computers” at the turn of the 20th century. Working alongside the serious Annie Jump Cannon and...
For nearly 30 years, the WashU Performing Arts Department has produced the A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival as a vehicle to develop and support new work written by WashU students. The annual Festival begins with a university-wide solicitation of new, unproduced plays. Winners...
A small group of abundantly earnest teaching artists devise a Thanksgiving pageant that attempts to celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month. While striving to be culturally sensitive, the angst-ridden thespians find themselves wrestling with history, myth...
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2026 A. E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre (9/19-9/20) |
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Amadeus Gaslight (2/05-2/21) |
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Gateway Dirt Nationals – 3 Day Pass The Dome at America's Center (12/03-12/05) |
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Mamma Mia! The Fabulous Fox Theatre (3/30-4/04) |
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Joyful COCA - Catherine B. Berges Theatre (12/18-12/19) |
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Safe Haven | World Premiere Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (6/12-6/26) |
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Anastacia Florissant Performing Arts Center (10/02-10/11) |
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La traviata Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (5/29-6/27) |
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The Nutcracker COCA - Catherine B. Berges Theatre (12/11-12/13) |
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Rockin Chair Kirkwood Performing Arts Center (9/25-9/25) |
