STRAY DOG THEATRE

by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

by Rob Levy - October 08, 2025

Tense, terse, and at times testy, The Minutes is almost two plays in one. While the first half gives off the vibe of a comedic tale of small-town bureaucracy, the second half is a darker and more cynical examination of the erosion of power structures....

by James Lindhorst - September 26, 2025

One of the most anticipated shows this fall is the regional premiere of Tracy Letts’ The Minutes at Stray Dog Theatre. The Minutes allows the audience to eavesdrop on a closed session of a small-town city council meeting. Hypocrisy and greed are exposed during the 90-minutes council meeting in the f...

by James Lindhorst - August 25, 2025

After a brief hiatus for the Labor Day Weekend, the St. Louis Theater scene gets back into full swing with more than twenty shows opening between now and the end of the year. Broadway World critic James Lindhorst picks the six shows opening in September and early October that he thinks cannot be mis...

by Rob Levy - August 11, 2025

Emphasizing the themes of overcoming a harsh environment, ethics and the complexities of teen relationships, The Second Hurricane packs a lot of drama into a small amount of time....

by James Lindhorst - July 29, 2025

On August 7, 2025, Stray Dog Theatre will continue its season with the youth opera The Second Hurricane. Composed by Aaron Copland, with a libretto by Edwin Denby, The Second Hurricane premiered in 1937 at The Playhouse in New York City. That original production was directed by a then 21-year-old Or...

by Rob Levy - June 06, 2025

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune walks a tightrope of comedy and tenderness. Emotionally his show highlights the agility between trust and truth as the two characters open and then shut down their feelings....

by Rob Levy - April 05, 2025

Driven by characters who use music to unite, uplift, and explore themselves, Rock of Ages is fun. This fast-paced and thrashing theatrical escapade honors the counterculture it portrays....

by James Lindhorst - March 25, 2025

Tesseract Theatre Company dominated at The St. Louis Theater Circle Awards on Monday evening winning 10 awards, including Outstanding Production of a Musical for ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL and Outstanding Production of a Drama for Matthew Lopez’s THE INHERITANCE Parts 1 & 2. ANASTASIA and THE INHERITANC...