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3310 Samuel Shepard Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63103

Review: WAKEY WAKEY is a Poignant Look at End of Life

Review: WAKEY WAKEY is a Poignant Look at End of Life

by James Lindhorst · August 1, 2026

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…

Review: GUYS & DOLLS at Stages St. Louis is a Sure Bet

Review: GUYS & DOLLS at Stages St. Louis is a Sure Bet

by James Lindhorst · July 30, 2026

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.…

Review: The Muny Premiere of AIN’T TOO PROUD Celebrates Legacy of The Temptations

Review: The Muny Premiere of AIN’T TOO PROUD Celebrates Legacy of The Temptations

by James Lindhorst · July 29, 2026

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…

Review: 12TH ANNUAL LABUTE NEW THEATER FESTIVAL at St. Louis Actors’ Studio

Review: 12TH ANNUAL LABUTE NEW THEATER FESTIVAL at St. Louis Actors’ Studio

by James Lindhorst · July 26, 2026

The 12th Annual LaBute New Theatre Festival features new works by playwrights who hail from Kentucky, New York, Utah, Missouri, and Pennsylvania, plus a new work from festival’s namesake Neil LaBute. This year’s crop of plays, produced by St. Louis Actors’ studio includes three comedies, two c…

Review: Tesseract’s Boisterous JAGGED LITTLE PILL isn’t Hard to Swallow

Review: Tesseract’s Boisterous JAGGED LITTLE PILL isn’t Hard to Swallow

by James Lindhorst · July 27, 2026

Jagged Little Pill is a heavy musical filled with topical adult themes. Director Brittanie Gunn’s production is boisterous, unapologetic, engaging, and features some fierce performances of Alanis Morissette’s biggest hits. While the subject matter is weighty, Tesseract’s raucous Jagged Little …

Review: Tesseract’s Boisterous JAGGED LITTLE PILL isn’t Hard to Swallow

Review: Tesseract’s Boisterous JAGGED LITTLE PILL isn’t Hard to Swallow

by James Lindhorst · July 24, 2026

Jagged Little Pill is a heavy musical filled with topical adult themes. Director Brittanie Gunn’s production is boisterous, unapologetic, engaging, and features some fierce performances of Alanis Morissette’s biggest hits. While the subject matter is weighty, Tesseract’s raucous Jagged Little …

Review: SWEENEY TODD at Greenfinch Theater And Dive Bar is Killer Entertainment

Review: SWEENEY TODD at Greenfinch Theater And Dive Bar is Killer Entertainment

by James Lindhorst · July 20, 2026

Fly North has staged a solid and frightening production of Sweeney Todd. It is impressive that Healy and his Fly North team chose to stage an epic musical in a very small space with just 12 actors. The company was led by Chandler Spradling as Sweeney Todd and Jennelle Gilreath-Owens as Mrs. Lovett. …

DISNEY’S NEWSIES at The Muny Thrills With Richard J. Hinds Explosive Choreography

DISNEY’S NEWSIES at The Muny Thrills With Richard J. Hinds Explosive Choreography

by James Lindhorst · July 18, 2026

Choreographer Richard J. Hinds is thrilling Muny audiences with his unique take on the dance sequences in Disney’s Newsies. Hinds' choreography is exciting and dynamic dance that builds to a rousing crescendo. He uses traditional barrel jumps, fouetté turns, leaps, tap, and tumbling, accented wit…

Past Shows

The End of the World Cabaret

The End of the World Cabaret

Apr 17 – May 3, 2026

The End of the World Cabaret is a new adaptation by Philip Boehm of Austrian Jura Soyfer's 1936 futuristic satire, Weltuntergang, which begins in our...

Myth of the Ostrich

Myth of the Ostrich

Jan 23 – Feb 8, 2026

A hilarious and moving story of three women with sharply different worldviews, the play follows a seemingly pleasant first meeting that quickly spirals into a...

Meet Me At Dawn

Meet Me At Dawn

Apr 11 – Apr 27, 2025

Upstream Theater presents "Meet Me at Dawn" by UK playwright Zinnie Harris, directed by Larissa LuryTwo women wash up on a distant shore following a...

Life is a Dream

Life is a Dream

Oct 18 – Nov 3, 2024

The first show in Upstream Theater's celebratory 20th Season, LIFE IS A DREAM is the professional premiere of a new translation by G.J. Racz of...

Don't Wait for the Marlboro Man

Don't Wait for the Marlboro Man

Apr 12 – Apr 28, 2024

The US Premiere written by OLIVIER GAROFALO presented by award-winning Upstream Theater directed by Philip Boehm and featuring a creative team of local professional artists.

Bitter Fruit

Bitter Fruit

Oct 13 – Oct 29, 2023

Upstream Theater invites you to the US premiere of BITTER FRUITBy Héctor Levy-Daniel (Argentina)Translated by Philip BoehmMaría doesn’t understand why her mother hired this new...

Revenge is Sweet

Apr 5 – Apr 21, 2013

- Aleksandr Fredro; trans: Philip Boehm; dir: Philip Boehm....

Caf

Jan 11 – Jan 27, 2013

- dir: Ken Page....

TBA

Feb 17 – Mar 4, 2012

Imaginists Theatre Collective: -...

Blood Wedding

Oct 7 – Oct 23, 2011

In Tanya Ronder’s spare, yet strikingly beautiful modern translation Lorca’s Blood Wedding finds a refreshing new and compelling poetic world while retaining its sumptuous language...

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JOB in St. Louis JOB
New Jewish Theatre (NJT) (8/06-8/23)
Prince Caspian in St. Louis Prince Caspian
Branson Hillside Theatre (6/12-8/08)
Please Don''t Destroy: Live in St. Louis Please Don''t Destroy: Live
The Pageant (8/08-8/08)
The Addams Family in St. Louis The Addams Family
COCA (8/07-8/08)
Empty Night in St. Louis Empty Night
High Low (8/06-8/09)
Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Cast Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell, and Patricia Quinn in St. Louis Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Cast Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell, and Patricia Quinn
The Fabulous Fox Theatre (10/06-10/06)
Guns N’ Roses at Busch Stadium in St. Louis Guns N’ Roses at Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium (8/16-8/16)
Gunhild Carling at City Winery St. Louis in St. Louis Gunhild Carling at City Winery St. Louis
City Winery St. Louis (10/11-10/11)
The Motown Sounds of Touch – August 8, 8pm in St. Louis The Motown Sounds of Touch – August 8, 8pm
The Wildey (8/08-8/08)