Up & Coming Theater

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  • Allen Contemporary Theatre:‍ ‍Our Town, May 1-17; 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: The Shark is Broken, by Ian Shaw & Joseph Nixon, July 24-August 16; Ajax, by Habib Yazdi, October 16-November 1. Stand-up comic residencies (more to come): Jay Jurden, May 1-2; Nora Davis, May 15-16. National Theatre Live events: Life of Pi, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, dates TBA. amphibianstage.com

  • Art Centre Theatre (Plano): The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, April 17-May 3; The Monkey’s Paw, May 8-16; The Outsiders, May 8-17; The Golden Girls Musical, May 22-June 7; 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: Stereophonic, May 8-10; Monty Python’s Spamalot, July 9-12. Add-on shows: Ragtime, April 2-19; MOMIX: Botanica, June 6; Clue, June 16-28, attpac.org

  • Auriga Stage Productions: aurigaproductions

  • Bass Performance Hall (Performing Arts Fort Worth):“Broadway at the Bass” series—Monty Python’s Spamalot, April 28-May 3; The Notebook, June 23-28; Suffs, August 4-9. [Add-on shows: Hadestown, June 5-7; 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: The Hummingbirds, May 2 @ Buried Dreams, 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; 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: 100 Years of Sammy Davis, Jr., May 12-17; Come From Away, May 30-June 7; 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:”ICONIC” season 45: Rent, April 23-May 16; Alanis Morrisette’s Jagged Little Pill, June 25-July 18; I’m Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire, August 20-September 12; The Leopard Play, or, old songs for lost boys, October 15-November 2, circletheatre.com

  • The Classics Theatre Project: theclassicstheatreproject.com

  • The Core Theatre (Richardson): Everynight Live (sketch comedy), May 8-21; Ruby Tuesday (Mike Byham), June 26-July 9; Tennessee Rub (Kim E. Ruyle), August 7-30; My Favorite Christmas, December -20, thecoretheatre.org

  • Dallas Children’s Theater: ‍ ‍dct.org

  • Dallas Theater Center: Jonathan Norton’s Malcolm X & Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack in Harlem, May 8-June 7 (Wyly Studio), dallastheatercenter.org

  • Echo Theatre: The Roommate, June 19-July 4,echotheatre.org

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

  • 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 Theaters): theatre3dallas.com/fit-festival

  • The Firehouse Theatre: Sister Act, May 14-31; 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): Lost (and Found) in IKEA, May 29-31; 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 soon…texastheatres.org/fringe/

  • Garland Civic Theatre:‍ Drinking Habits, April 17-May 3, ‍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

  • Hip Pocket Theatre: HPT’s 50th Season starts this summer! hippocket.org

  • The Hopeful Theatre Project: hopefultheatreproject.com

  • Inkspark: Text-driven company… inksparktheatre.com

  • Jubilee Theatre: Season 45: Reunion at Bartlesville, 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. Dream Hou$e by Eliana Pipes, April 9-May 3; 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): The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), April 17-May 2; 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 — Sweet Charity, April 17-May 3, 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):‍ ‍Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, April 10-May 9; The Foreigner, May 15-June 6; 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,Wack 2 The Future, May 1,2 and 8,9; ‍ ‍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: Over the River and Through the Woods, April 10-May 3; 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): One Day Only 32 (short play festival) May 2 (Courtyard Theatre); 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 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, shakespearelive.org

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

  • Soul Rep Theatre: Ted Shine New Play Festival 2026, June 5-22,‍ ‍soulrep.org

  • Stage West: Season 47: Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine, June 3-28; The Cottage, August 12-30; For more details on the season’s shows, go to: stagewest.org/season47 … Main 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

  • Theatre Arlington: Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, May 1-17; 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: Annie, May 1-3; The Importance of Being Earnest, May 22-31; 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:‍ ‍Sylvia, May 1-17; 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: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (adapted by Blake Hackler), April 16-May 10; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, June 11-July 12, theatre3dallas.com

  • Undermain Theatre’s 42nd Season: Saturn Return by Gracie Gardner, April 30-May 24; The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe by Jane Wagner, June 11-28, https://www.undermain.org‍ ‍

  • Upright Theatre Company (adult & youth productions):The Play That Goes Wrong, April 10-May 3; 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: Broadway Our Way: Fractured Fairy Tales, April 30-May 3; 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 (regional premiere), August 21-30; uptownplayers.org

  • Urban Arts Center: urbanartsonline.com

  • Verdigris Ensemble: The Velveteen Rabbit, May 15-16, Rosewood Center for Family Arts (Dallas Children’s venue),

  • WaterTower Theatre: School of Rock, May 19-31; Wonderland, September 15-27, https://www.watertowertheatre.org/

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