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Review: WHISKEY & SODA at The Off-Central Players


by Drew Eberhard - February 03, 2024

“IMAGINE...” a table is set, where a meeting is to soon take place between Britain’s First Female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and an Ex-Beatle, John Lennon. This is what is laid forth in Ben Randall’s Whiskey & Soda currently onstage at the Off-Central Players....

Lennon And Thatcher Mix It Up In The U.S. Premiere Of WHISKEY & SODA At The Off-Central Players


by A.A. Cristi - January 18, 2024

John Lennon and Margaret Thatcher mix it up in the U.S. premiere of ‘Whiskey & Soda’ at OCP. Sparks fly, wits are matched, laughs exchanged, and life lessons learned in this play that pits the beloved ex-Beatle against the Prime Minister....

The Off-Central Players to Present Four MainStage Productions & More in 2024


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 29, 2023

After only a two-week holiday break, The Off-Central Players are back in rehearsals all through January to kick off 2024 that features four mainstage productions plus a stand-up comedy series. ...

Review: SCROOGE MACBETH: A MASHUP OF SHAKESPEARE AND CHRISTMAS SHOULD BE ON EVERYONE'S LIST at OFF-CENTRAL PLAYERS


by Drew Eberhard - December 14, 2023

David MacGregor’s Scrooge Macbeth, is a Comedic Holiday Comedy set to the tune of two things... everything Christmas and the most prolific playwright ever known to classical theatre, William Shakespeare. Now I know what your thinking, how can the works of the Bard possibly coincide with that of Holi...

Review: A Powerful Staging Of Jean-Paul Sartre's NO EXIT Takes Center Stage At The Off-Central Players


by Drew Eberhard - November 10, 2023

No Exit is an Existentialist French play from 1944 written by Jean-Paul Sartre. The play had its first performance at the Theatre du Vieux-Colombier in May of the same year. Sartre’s inception of the play centered around this idea of the look and the ontological struggle of being caused to see onese...

The Off-Central Players to Stage Jean-Paul Sartre's NO EXIT


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 03, 2023

The Off-Central Players to stage Jean-Paul Sartre’s Philosophical Masterpiece 'No Exit”. Experience the captivating exploration of existentialism, human nature, and the consequences of our actions in this highly anticipated production....

The Off-Central Players to Present Stage Jean-Paul Sartre's NO EXIT in November


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 13, 2023

Don't miss The Off-Central Players' captivating production of Jean-Paul Sartre's 'No Exit,' a groundbreaking play that delves into existentialism and the consequences of our actions. Get your tickets now for this thought-provoking experience....

Review: THe World Premiere of GHOST STORIES FROM YELLOWSTONE Takes Center Stage at The Off-Central Players


by Drew Eberhard - October 09, 2023

Written and Directed by local area playwright William Leavengood, this marks the 3rd collaboration with the Off-Central Players, following The Sister-Mothers of Gulfport, and The Azure Sky in Oz....

Previews: GHOST STORIES FROM YELLOWSTONE at The Off-Central Players


by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - October 06, 2023

Written and directed by William Leavengood, the play centers around Malcolm (Mal) Lindelie, the patriarch of a family grappling with the consequences of their poor decisions, a situation that threatens to tear them apart....

The Off-Central Players Present The World Premiere Of GHOST STORIES FROM YELLOWSTONE


by A.A. Cristi - September 25, 2023

The Off-Central Players and Bill Leavengood present the world premiere of 'Ghost Stories From Yellowstone,' a family drama filled with humor and personal demons. Opening on October 5th, the play explores healing and understanding after poor decisions. Don't miss this compelling production!...

Past Shows

Whiskey & Soda
Whiskey & Soda
2/1 - 2/11/2024


It is December 17th, 1979. Margaret Thatcher is visiting Washington D.C. Whilst preparing for her first speech at the White House,  she invites a guest for ...

Scrooge MacBeth
Scrooge MacBeth
12/7 - 12/17/2023


  Right on the heels of the sublimely satirical existential hit No Exit,  The Off-Central Players shift to the silly, hilarious and ridiculous. Currently in ...

Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
9/7 - 9/17/2023


 Duncan MacMillan's   Every Brilliant Thing When Mom’s in the hospital and Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid’, there’s not much a seven-year-old can do. Dylan ...

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