Presenting OACT’s 2027 Theatrical Season

It’s here! We are excited to reveal our show lineup for our 2027 Theatrical Season!
Our selections have been finalized for us to share with you now, and a season theme will be announced in the future.

 

The Miracle Worker
By William Gibson
Directed by Gai Jones
Produced by Herb Hemming
A biographical and heartfelt drama

January 29th – February 14th | 3-week run

Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, Best Leading Actress, Best Direction, and Best Stage Technician. Also won the Theatre World Award, two Oscars for lead actresses Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft, and a third Academy Award nomination.
Revived from our cancelled 2020 season!

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The Other Place

By Sharr White
Directed by Taylor Kasch
Produced by Laura Ring & David Henderson
A dramatic psychological thriller

March 12th – April 4th | 4-week run

Received two Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play and Outstanding Actress. Actress Laurie Metcalf won an Obie Award and was nominated for a Tony for Best Leading Actress.
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Dancing Lessons

By Mark St. Germain
Directed by Steve Grumette
A romantic comedy

May 7th – May 30th | 4-week run

Dancing Lessons is a touching, two-character romantic comedy about Senga Quinn, a Broadway dancer facing a serious leg injury, and Ever Montgomery, a geosciences professor with Asperger’s syndrome. Ever hires Senga to teach him how to dance for an awards dinner at which he is the keynote speaker, leading to an unexpected bond.
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Youth Production

The Youth Production will come into the theater after the close of Dancing Lessons and open June 25th and play until July 3rd.
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Little Shop of Horrors

By Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
Directed by David Henderson
Produced by evan austin & Christina Fabbro
A musical theater comedy

July 23rd – August 15th | 4-week run

Winner of the Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Lyrics and nominated for numerous other awards. Winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.
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The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940

By John Bishop
Directed by Kimberly Demmary
Assistant Director: Patrick Rogers
A high farce/comedy (not actually a musical)

September 24th – October 17th | 4-week run

Tony Award nomination: Best Play. Local/regional accolades include Theater Association of New York State (TANYS) awards and an Ostrander Award nomination.
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A Christmas Carol

By J.B. White & Jimmy Calire
Directed by Tracey Williams Sutton
Produced by Len Klaif
A musical telling of the Dickens tale

December 3rd – December 19th | 3-week run

With Jimmy Calire’s crowd-pleasing, family-friendly score as its foundation, A Christmas Carol draws on the text of the original novella for its characters, story, and dialogue to bring this holiday classic to life as Dickens imagined it.

 

A theme for our season will be announced in the future.
We look forward to welcoming you through our doors in the new year!