Up & Coming Theater

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When possible, premieres are marked as WP (world) or RP (regional).

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  • Allen Contemporary Theatre:‍ 1776, June 26-July 12; Laughter on the 23rd Floor, August 4-30; The Book of Will, October 2-18; Company, December 4-20, allencontemporarytheatre.net

  • American Chronicle Theatre Company: americanchronicletheatreco.com

  • Amphibian Stage: Next on the main stage, Amphibian’s Sparkfest’26 June 5-13, this year’s focus on the Latine community. w/ more than a week’s worth of exciting shows and events! For details: sparkfestfwtx.com Upcoming: The Shark is Broken (Attention all Jaws fans!) by Ian Shaw & Joseph Nixon, July 24-August 16; Ajax, by Habib Yazdi, October 16-November 1. Stand-up comic residencies and National Theatre Live events, watch website for dates, amphibianstage.com

  • Art Centre Theatre (Plano): The Princess Bride: The Parody, June 12-July 5; artcentretheatre.com

  • Arts Mission Oak Cliff: Venue showcases various performers and companies. Calendar at: artsmissionoc.org

  • Artstillery: artstillery.org

  • ATTPAC: Monty Python’s Add-on show: Clue, June 16-28. “Broadway at the Center” season 2026-2027— Mystic Pizza: A New Musical, November 20-22, 2026; Shucked, March 19-21, 2027; The Who’s Tommy, June 3-5, 2027; The Wiz, June 10-13; Add-on shows: Dance Me: The Music of Leonard Cohen, September 18-19, 2026; The Notebook, January 12-24, 2027; Hadestown, March 30=April 4, 2027, attpac.org

  • Auriga Stage Productions: aurigaproductions

  • Bass Performance Hall (Performing Arts Fort Worth):“Broadway at the Bass” series—The Notebook, June 23-28; Suffs, August 4-9. [Add-on show: Hamilton, July 15-26.] Season 2026-2027: “Broadway at the Bass” series— Jersey Boys, November 5-8 [Add-on shows Mamma Mia!, December 1-6, and Waitress, January 22-23, 2027]; The Sound of Music, April 20-25, 2027; BOOP! The Musical, May 4-9; Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, May 25-30; Buena Vista Social Club, June 22-27; Operation Mincemeat, July 20-25; The Outsiders, September 21-26, basshall.com

  • Bishop Arts Theatre Center: bishopartstheatre.org

  • Blackberry Theatre: Watch for upcoming shows; performing @ 2528 Elm St., Ste. B, Dallas, https://blackberrytheatre.com/

  • Blue Firebox Theater Company (Denton) bluefireboxtheatercompany.com

  • Broadway Dallas: Shows @ Music Hall in Fair Park unless noted: Wicked, May 6-June 14; Clue, June 16-28, The Sound of Music, September 8-20; Buena Vista Social Club, November 3-15; The Phantom of the Opera, December 16-January 3, 2027; The Notebook (Winspear), January 12-24; Hell’s Kitchen, February 3-14; Water for Elephants, April 13-25; Death Becomes Her, May 11-23; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, June 15-27; Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, November 25-29. [Add-on shows: Hadestown (Winspear), March 30-April 4; BEETLEJUICE, April 28-May 2 (Winspear); The Book of Mormon, June 1-6, 2027]. broadwaydallas.org

  • Butterfield Stage (Gainesville): butterfieldstage.org

  • Cara Mia Theatre: Staged reading of play Mariachi, a co-project of Cara Mia and UT Austin, July 19; caramiatheatre.org

  • Casa Manana:Yacht Rock: It Rocks…But Not Too Hard (Reid), June 9-28; Rent, July 30-August 2,‍ ‍casamanana.org

  • CenterStage Theatre Works: cstheatreworks.com

  • Circle Theatre: Season 45 TBA, circletheatre.com

  • The Classics Theatre Project: David Mamet’s American Buffalo, May 15-June 20, theclassicstheatreproject.com

  • The Core Theatre (Richardson): Ruby Tuesday (Mike Byham), June 26-July 19; Tennessee Rub (Kim E. Ruyle), August 7-30; My Favorite Christmas, December 4-20, thecoretheatre.org

  • Dallas Children’s Theater: Matilda, Jr (Student production), July 10-12; Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, October 3-18; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, November 21-December 20, ‍dct.org

  • Dallas Theater Center: Season 2026-2027— Reykjavik86, September 11-27, 2026; Monsters, October 9-November 1, 2026; A Christmas Carol, November 27-December 27; The Lehman Trilogy, February 5-21, 2027; Kill Local, March 26-April 11, 2027; The Making of a Saint, May 14-June 6, dallastheatercenter.org

  • Echo Theatre: The Roommate, June 19-July 4; FREE ‘Echo Reads” Salon Series, each reading performed at two different venues (upcoming in June, July, September). For details, go to: echotheatre.org

  • Eisemann Center for Performing Arts: Eclectic schedule/calendar of theater, music, and more, eisemanncenter.com

  • The Elevator Project (ATTPAC): NEXT…but first, coffee, June 11-13, from Over the Bridge Arts (Hamon Hall, inside Winspear Opera House); Wakati Wa Mavuno, Bandan Koro African Drum & Dance Ensemble (Sub-Saharan Africa), July 24-25 (Hamon Hall), tickets through attpac.org/event/next and https://attpac.org/event/wakati-wa-mavuno

  • Fair Assembly: fairassembly.com

  • Family Music Theatre: Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, June 12-27; Annie, October 16-31, familymusictheatre.com

  • FIT (The Dallas-based Festival of Independent Theatres): theatre3dallas.com/fit-festival

  • The Firehouse Theatre: Shrek the Musical!, June 25-July 12; Grease!, August 6-23; Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, October 15-November 1; Disney’s Frozen! December 3-20, thefirehousetheatre.com

  • The Fleetwood Project (Mansfield): Catch Me If You Can, July 21-August 2; The Mousetrap, October 2-11; TBA, Nov/Dec dates, thefleetwoodproject.org

  • Fort Worth Fringe Festival: Watch for 2026 dates, texastheatres.org/fringe/

  • Garland Civic Theatre:‍ ‍garlandcivic.org

  • Garland Summer Musicals: Fiddler on the Roof, June 12-21; Hello, Dolly!, July 17-26, garlandsummermusicals.org

  • Ghostlight Theatre: https://www.ghostlighttheatretx.org/shows

  • Granbury Theatre Company:‍ ‍granburytheatrecompany.org

  • Grand Prairie Arts Council: ‍ ‍artsgp.org

  • Greenville Theatre Works: musical 9 To 5, June 12-14, 19-21; The Cottage, September 4-6, 11-13; gtwlive.com

  • GXR Productions: (George X Rodriguez, Fort Worth—see Facebook listing)

  • Hip Pocket Theatre: HPT’s 50th Season begins with The Three Cuckolds, June 12-28—first performed by HPT in 1976! hippocket.org

  • The Hopeful Theatre Project: hopefultheatreproject.com

  • Inkspark: Text-driven company… inksparktheatre.com

  • Jubilee Theatre: Season 45: Sassy Mamas, May 29-June 28; Klook and Vinette, July 31-August 21; I’ll Be Damned If…, October 2-25; If Scrooge Was a Brotha, November 27-December 20. jubileetheatre.org

  • Junior Players: juniorplayers.org

  • Kitchen Dog Theater: In their new home @ 4774 Algiers, Dallas. Venus by Steve Yockey, June 5-28; New Works Festival (Staged Reading Series), June 13 and June 27, kitchendogtheater.org

  • Lakeside Community Theatre (The Colony): Steel Magnolias, June 12-27; Little Shop of Horrors, August 7-27; Sam Shepard’s True West, October 2-17, lctthecolony.com

  • Lewisville Playhouse: Rent, June 11-28, lewisvilleplayhouse.org

  • Lip Service Productions: lipserviceproductions.info

  • Lyric Stage: Lyric’s 32nd season upcoming — lyricstage.org

  • Mainstage Irving-Las Colinas: Ken Ludwig’s The Gods of Comedy, June 12-27; Inherit the Wind, July 24-August 8, mainstageirving.com

  • Mainstage Classic Theatre (Mansfield): Annie, June 11-14; Hadestown (teen edition), July 17-18, mainstageclassictheatre.org

  • McKinney Repertory Theatre: mckinneyrep.org

  • Mesquite Arts Theatre: mesquiteartscenter.org

  • Mid-Cities Arts Collective: midcitiesartscollective.org

  • Musical Writers: musicalwriters.com

  • NTPA Repertory Theatre: West Side Story, June 19-28; Disney’s Frozen, August 7-16; The Rocky Horror Show, October 30-November 8, ntparep.org

  • Ochre House Theater:‍ ‍https://www.ochrehousetheater.org/‍ ‍

  • Onstage in Bedford: The Emperor’s New Clothes (musical), June 4-21; Crimes of the Heart, July 30-August 16; Rope, September 24-October 11; Every Christmas Story Ever Told, December 3-20, onstageinbedford.com

  • Our Productions Theatre Company (Lewisville): ourproductionstheatreco.org

  • Outcry Theatre: Shrek: The Musical, June 18-21, more TBA (a mix of youth & community production); https://www.outcrytheatre.com/

  • Parker CountyTheatre: parkercountytheatre.com

  • Pegasus Theatre: ‍ ‍https://pegasustheatre.org

  • Plague Mask Players: plaguemaskplayers.org

  • Plaza Theatre (Cleburne):‍ Titanic the Musical, June 12-July 11; Jane Eyre (musical), July 17-August 8; Hallmark’ed, August 14-September 12; And Then There Were None, September 18-October 10; Singin’ in the Rain, October 16-November 14; A Christmas Carol, November 20-December 23, plazatheatre.com

  • Pocket Sandwich Theatre: Late Night Comedy for adults, ‍Home, I’m Darling, May 22-June 20; pocketsandwich.com

  • Repertory Company Theatre (Richardson): Grease, June 19-28; Kiss Me Kate, July 17-August 2. Shows September--December will be announced in March. rcttheatre.com

  • Resolute Theatre Project: resolutetheatreproject.org

  • Richardson Theatre Centre: Kong’s Night Out, June 5-28; See How They Run, August 7-30; Night Watch, October 9-November 1, richardsontheatrecentre

  • Rockwall Community Playhouse: rockwallcommunityplayhouse.org

  • Rover Dramawerks (Plano): Laura (vintage murder mystery), June 4-20; 10-Minute Comedies, July 30-August 15; A Texas Romance, September 10-26; Making God Laugh, November 5-21, roverdramawerks.com

  • Runway Theatre (Grapevine): runwaytheatre.com

  • SceneShop: artsfifthavenue.org‍ ‍

  • Second Chance Players: secondchanceplayers.org

  • Second Thought Theatre: A season of partnerships— w/ The Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Dance Nation by Claire Barron, September 16-October 5; w/ Dallas’ Watering Hole Collective, a play TBA, December 2-19, secondthoughttheatre.com

  • Shakespeare Dallas: Summer/Fall 2026: The Merry Wives of Windsor directed by Jenni Stewart, June 12-July 19; Alice in Wonderland directed by Natalie Young, June 19-July 17; Titus Andronicus directed by Dr. Danielle Georgiou, September 18-October 18. shakespearedallas.org

  • Shakespeare Everywhere:‍ ‍shakespeareeverywhere.com

  • Shakespeare LIVE!… Arlington, FREE, outdoors @ Levitt Pavilion, led by former Shakespeare Dallas head Raphael Parry. October show Macbeth, October 29-31 (Halloween!), shakespearelive.org

  • SHE-DFW Arts: for information go to: shenycarts.org/she-dfw/

  • Soul Rep Theatre: Ted Shine New Play Festival 2026, June 12-21,‍ (selected short plays from Soul Rep, plus new short works by playwrights attending an HBCU), South Dallas Cultural Center, ‍soulrep.org

  • Stage West: Season 47: Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine, June 10-July 5; The Cottage, August 12-30. Season 48, 2026-2027:Eureka Day(RP), October 22-November 8; All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 (season extra, back by demand), December 2-20; Camp Siegfried, January 7-24, 2027; I, Will: A Late Romance (WP), January 28-February 14; Hedwig and the Angry Inch, March 11-27; Godspeed (RP), June 9-27; An Old-Fashioned Family Murder, August 11-29. For details on the shows, go to https://stagewest.org/season48 Website: stagewest.org

  • Stolen Shakespeare Guild: [NEW VENUE 3623 Decatur Avenue, Fort Worth]. Footloose The Musical, July 10-28; Steel Magnolias, August 7-16; As You Like It, October 9-November 1, and (in rotating rep) King Lear, October 16-31; White Christmas, December 4-20, https://www.stolenshakespeareguild.org

  • Sundown Collaborative Theatre (Denton):‍ ‍sundowntheatre.org

  • Sweet Apple Productions :sweetappleproductions.com

  • Teatro Dallas: teatrodallas.org

  • Texas Shakespeare Festival (Kilgore TX): Summer season runs June 25-July 26 this year, with plays rotating: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Emma, Hamlet, 1776, The Reluctant Dragon, Dear Jack, Dear Louise. For information: texasshakespeare.com

  • Theatre Arlington: The Wiz, June 5-21; 33 Variations by Moses Kaufman, August 14-30; The Great American Trailer Park Musical, October 23-November 8; Hooray for Holidays 3 by Steven D. Morris, December 4-20, theatrearlington.org

  • Theatre Coppell: theatrecoppell.com

  • Theatre Denton: I Hate Hamlet, June 19-28; Oklahoma!, July 17-August 2; The Diary of Anne Frank, August 21-30; When Hitchcock Met Addams, September 11-13; The Addams Family Musical, October 8-18; The Mousetrap, November 6-15; A Christmas Carol, December 10-20, theatredenton.com

  • Theatre Frisco:‍ Big Fish (musical), July 23-August 9; The Cottage, October 30-November 15, theatrefrisco.com

  • Theatre Off the Square (Weatherford): http://www.theatreoffthesquare.org

  • Theatre Rocks! (Ennis): theatrerocks.com

  • Theatre Three: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, June 11-July 12. Season 2026-2027, on the main stage: Spring Awakening, September 10-27; Gremlins! (Mostly), December 3-20; Rumors, March 11-28, 2027; Teeth, June 3-26, 2027; downstairs @ Theatre Too: I am My Own Wife, October 15-November 3; Dear Jack, Dear Louise, February 4-21; Miss Margarida’s Way, April 29-May 16, theatre3dallas.com

  • Undermain Theatre’s 42nd Season: The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe by Jane Wagner, June 11-28. Season 43, 2026-’27: Wallace Shawn’s Evening at the Talk House (RP), September 19-October 4; Erin Malone Turner’s for the rest of our lives, October 31-November 22; Jojo Jones Veal (RP), February 27-March 21, 2027; Tennessee Williams’ The Two-Character Play (Out Cry), May 22-June 6, 2027, https://www.undermain.org‍ ‍

  • Upright Theatre Company (adult & youth productions): Camelot, May 15-June 14; Peter Pan JR., June 27-August 1; In the Heights, August 14-September 13; Misery, October 2-25; Annie JR., November 14-December 19, uprighttheatre.org

  • Uptown Players: Bonus show Together (Uptown + Bruce Wood Dance!), June 20-21; Urinetown the Musical, June 10-19; Application Pending, August 20-20; Paula Vogel’s Mother Play (RP), August 21-30, uptownplayers.org

  • Urban Arts Center: urbanartsonline.com

  • Verdigris Ensemble: verdigrismusic.org

  • WaterTower Theatre: Wonderland, October 20-November 1, https://www.watertowertheatre.org/

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