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STAGES St. Louis Announces Complete Casting for STEEL MAGNOLIAS


by James Lindhorst - April 29, 2024

STAGES St. Louis unveiled their stellar ensemble cast for its upcoming production of Steel Magnolias. The cast includes Amy Loui (M'Lynn), Taylor Quick (Shelby), Jilanne Marie Klaus (Truvy), Abigail Isom (Annelle), Zoe Vonder Haar (Ouiser), Kari Ely (Clairee) Lari White (Standby), Lexy Witcher (Stan...

Review: WAITING FOR THE MARLBORO MAN at Upstream Theater


by Steve Callahan - April 15, 2024

The remarkable Upstream Theater is approaching its twentieth season.  This unfailingly excellent little company was founded by Philip Boehm as a vehicle for bringing to America plays from around the world—plays that, for the most part, make their very first American appearance at Upstream.  We so ne...

Review: DON'T WAIT FOR THE MARLBORO MAN at The Kranzberg Black Box Theatre


by James Lindhorst - April 13, 2024

Boehm’s translation and direction tells a melancholic tale about life, choices, relationships, and death. His trio of actors create stylized characters to challenge beliefs and self-morality. DON’T WAIT FOR THE MORLBORO MAN uses different conventions to tell a somber story that penetrates your consc...

Review: DREAMING OF LEAR at Upstream Theater


by Steve Callahan - March 11, 2024

DREAMING OF LEAR is a brilliant, memorable piece of leading-edge experimental theater. Its director, Lucy Cashion, has, I think, the most refreshing brain in the St. Louis theater world.  It’s been a decade since she appeared on my horizon, and in that time she’s led a number of exciting productions...

Past Shows

Don't Wait for the Marlboro Man


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
10/13 - 10/29/2023


Upstream Theater invites you to the US premiere of BITTER FRUIT By Héctor Levy-Daniel (Argentina) Translated by Philip Boehm María doesn’t understand why her mother ...

The Agitators
9/27 - 10/13/2019


Mat Smart; dir: KenYatta Rogers....

SALT, ROOT AND ROE
4/26 - 5/12/2019


Black Box: Tim Price....

CHEF
9/28 - 10/14/2018


Sabrina Mahfouz; dir: Marianne de Pury. American Premiere...


Prime Evil is what South Africans call him: a paid white political assassin currently serving two life sentences for crimes committed in the name of ...

The Year of the Bicycle
1/26 - 2/12/2017


Joanna Evans; dir: Philip Boehm. Black Box:...

Suspended
12/6 - 12/23/2016


Upstream Theater presents the U.S. Premiere of Suspended by Israeli playwright Maya Arad Yasur and directed by Linda Kennedy, featuring Phillip Dixon and Reginal Pierre. ...

Suspended
12/6 - 12/23/2016


Upstream Theater presents the U.S. Premiere of Suspended by Israeli playwright Maya Arad Yasur and directed by Linda Kennedy, featuring Phillip Dixon and Reginal Pierre. ...

The Glass Menagerie
4/29 - 5/15/2016


Amanda Wingfield is a faded, tragic remnant of Southern gentility who lives in poverty in a dingy St. Louis apartment with her son, Tom, and ...

Shining City
1/29 - 2/14/2016


Conor McPherson; dir: Toni Dorfman....

Bashir Lazhar
1/30 - 2/15/2015


Evelyne de la Cheneli...

Revenge is Sweet
4/5 - 4/21/2013


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

Caf
1/11 - 1/27/2013


- dir: Ken Page....

TBA
2/17 - 3/4/2012


Imaginists Theatre Collective: -...

Blood Wedding
10/7 - 10/23/2011


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 ...

Videos


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Fox Theatre (5/9 - 5/11)
Dracula in St. Louis Dracula
New Line Theatre at the Marcelle (5/30 - 6/22)
Ride The Cyclone: High School Edition in St. Louis Ride The Cyclone: High School Edition
The Gaslight Theater (10/18 - 10/27)
Ripcord in St. Louis Ripcord
Stray Dog Theatre (6/6 - 6/22)
MJ in St. Louis MJ
Fox Theatre (5/28 - 6/9)
As You Like It in St. Louis As You Like It
St. Louis Shakespeare Festival (5/29 - 6/23)
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Prism Theatre Company (8/9 - 8/25)
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