March 6-April 5, 2026

The Spitfire Grill

Music and Book by James Valcq

Lyrics and Book by Fred Alley

Based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff

Co-Directed by Greg Fritsch and Cathy D. Warner

The Spitfire Grill, a musical drama, takes place in the forests of Gilead, Wisconsin. The once prosperous town is dying. Percy, a convicted murderer on parole, ends up lodging with Hannah, the longtime owner of The Spitfire Grill. Hannah’s bitter, volatile, and indomitable spirit conceals a powerful secret. Who is she hiding a loaf of bread for every night? How will Percy survive in a place that doesn’t want her? So the battles begin. A friend is made. A crazy plan is hatched. It starts to work. Enemies arise. The town starts coming to life. Risks are taken. Truths are told. Lives are changing. Yes! It’s the great struggle for Love, Family, and Home.

May 15-June 7, 2026

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Written by Edward Albee

Directed by Peter Gelblum

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is widely considered to be one of the greatest American plays. The original 1963 production won five Tony Awards, including Best Play, Best Actor, and Best Actress.  The film adaptation, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, was nominated for 13 Oscars, including Best Picture, and won five, including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. The play is a dark comedy packed with sparkling wit and language that dissects and illuminates the complex marriage of George and Martha. It all takes place over one long, searing, drunken night of dangerous fun and games into which they pull their guests, a young couple with secrets of their own.  By the end at dawn, the lines between reality and illusion have been stretched beyond recognition, and lives are changed forever.

August 14-16, 2026

New Works Weekend*

Produced by Hannah Eckstein

An exciting weekend of a reading of a new play by a local playwright! More details will be announced by June 2026.

September 18-October 11, 2026

Rumors

Written by Neil Simon

Directed by MarNae Taylor

Four couples arrive at the townhouse of a deputy New York City mayor and his wife to attend a party celebrating their tenth wedding anniversary. They discover that all is not well, and that Charley has had an accident involving a shotgun and his earlobe, and his wife, Myra, is missing. This could be damaging to Charley’s reputation.  As the wealthy guests arrive, they are drawn into a web of confusion, miscommunication, and lies spun to conceal the truth from each other and a pair of arriving police officers, leading to a classic farcical unraveling of the evening.

November 20-December 13, 2026

Coney Island Christmas

Written by Donald Margulies

Based on the story “The Loudest Voice” by Grace Paley

Directed by Daria E. Troxell

Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies, Coney Island Christmas is a heartwarming play about a young Jewish girl named Shirley Abramowitz who is cast as Jesus in her school’s Christmas pageant. Set in 1930s Brooklyn, the play explores themes of cultural identity, family traditions, and what it means to be American. As Shirley recounts the story to her great-granddaughter, the play highlights the clash between her immigrant parents’ traditions and the desire to fit into American culture. Ultimately, the play is a celebration of diversity, acceptance, and the universal joy of the holiday season.

*New Works Weekend is not included as part of the 2026 season subscription. Season subscribers can purchase individual tickets ahead of the general public if they’re interested in attending the play reading.