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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
by Tom Stoppard

presented and directed by Simon Hayward

This classic midcentury comic masterpiece is one of Tom Stoppard's earliest plays but also likely his best known. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are two minor characters in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Stoppard crafts an ingenious backstory for these characters, which becomes an exploration of the meaning of life (or death), woven into Shakespeare’s greatest play. The two collegiate friends find themselves traveling to Elsinore, encountering a roving band of actors, a prince (maybe mad), pirates, and never manage to get a grip on anything--even which of them is which.

August 14 - 30

Thurs, Fri & Sat @ 7:30 pm

Sun @ 2 pm

Get Tickets (on sale July 1)

$40 general, $35 senior/student

Thursday tickets are 2 for 1

Coming Soon

Auditions for the 2027 8 Tens @ 8 Festival
16 plays, 16 directors
General auditions will be held
September 20 and 21, Sunday & Monday,
from 6:30 to 9 pm at the theater, 1001 Center St.
Callbacks will happen over the next 4 evenings.
For more info, see our Auditions page.

Feathers & Teeth
by Charise Castro Smith

directed by Miguel Reyna

This fairytale concoction of teen angst and devastating loss make for a grisly good time in this unhinged “Horrordey”—a stew of dark comedy, family drama and over-the-top carnage.

Angsty teenager Chris is reeling from her mom’s illness and recent death. Throw in dad’s new girlfriend (mom’s ex-nurse), a few vicious creatures and the kid next door, and things really get twisted.

Part creature tale and part revenge tragedy, the highly theatrical "Feathers & Teeth" delivers a riveting exploration of grief and obsession. With a heavy helping of blood, of course.

October 16 - 31

Thurs, Fri & Sat @ 8 pm

Sun @ 2 pm

Thursday shows are 2 for 1 (use code 2for1)