25/26 Theatre Series
"This season is a celebration of storytelling and artistic collaboration. From thrilling new works to acclaimed productions, we're inviting audiences to experience theatre that entertains, sparks conversation and brings people together in a moment of discovery." -Sarah Rasmussen, Artistic Director
The 25–26 Theater Series offers an exhilarating lineup, including a world premiere musical, a recent Off-Broadway sensation, the return of Chicago’s renowned Lookingglass Theatre, a heartwarming multi-generational comedy, and a captivating mystery.
Photo: Lauren Gunderson and Ari Afsar
I and You: The Musical
Book by Lauren Gunderson
Music and Lyrics by Ari Afsar
Directed by Sarah Rasmussen
September 13 – October 12, 2025
A McCarter World Premiere, thrillingly adapted from Lauren Gunderson’s acclaimed and award-winning worldwide hit, with an electrifying new score by Ari Afsar. See it here first.
Photo: Sam Kissajukian
300 Paintings
Created and Performed by Sam Kissajukian
October 29 – November 2, 2025
In 2021, Sydney comedian Sam Kissajukian quit standup, rented an abandoned cake factory, and spent six months in a manic whirlwind, creating 300 large-scale paintings, unknowingly documenting his mental state through the process. In this hilarious, fascinating, and wildly original show, Kissajukian brings audiences on a rollercoaster ride that explores the ties between art, mental health, and creativity.
Photo: Ins Choi
Kim’s Convenience
by Ins Choi
Directed by Weyni Mengesha
January 23 – February 15, 2026
Before it became an award-winning, hit comedy series on Netflix, the laugh-out-loud, heartwarming Kim’s Convenience was a smash on stage. At Mr. Kim’s corner variety store, the only thing that isn’t for sale is his family legacy—but with big-dollar projects moving in, does everyone have their price?
Photo: Eddie Martinez in Circus Quixote at Lookingglass Theatre. Photo by Joe Mazza.
Lookingglass Theatre’s
Circus Quixote
Based on Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quijote of La Mancha
Written and Directed by Kerry and David Catlin
March 4 – March 15, 2026
Somewhere in La Mancha there lived a man who read so many books that his brains dried up…so he becomes a knight! As Don Quixote embarks on his impossible quest for justice, Lookingglass Theatre’s signature acrobatics, breathtaking visuals, and boundless imagination transport audiences into his wild, windmill-tilting world.
Allen Corduner, Alexandra Silber, and Evan Zes in
Murder on the Orient Express
Mrs. Christie
By Heidi Armbruster
Directed by Donya K. Washington
May 6 – May 31, 2026
1926. In the library of an English manor, a panicked Agatha Christie bursts in, breathless. Champagne glasses litter the floor and secrets hang thick in the air. Days later, nationwide headlines trumpet: the Queen of Crime is missing!
2026. Lucy, a spirited and impulsively reckless American, crashes a Christie festival in search of meaning (and maybe a decent cocktail). When she finds a clue to the great writer’s disappearance 100 years earlier, she becomes obsessed.
Blending hilarity and suspense, Mrs. Christie asks: who has the power to rewrite their own destiny?
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