The 2025-26 Season

Theater With A Purpose
The Gods of Paderewski Drive - The Regional Premiere By Tom Dudzick

OCTOBER 9th - OCTOBER 25th


The Kozackis of 305 Paderewski Drive are your average family pursuing their artistic, literary and business goals in their own quiet way. Young Abby takes cello lessons. Mom is writing her first novel. Dad hosts a podcast from the attic. And Aunt Fran works at the KFC. 


The playwright requests that nothing more be revealed except to say that at one point in the story ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE - For online tickets click GODS OF PAD  


Thursday & Friday at 7:30 pm / Saturdays at 5:00 pm 

$28.00
A Holiday Special
CONCRETE CHRISTMAS - Short Plays Written by 716 Playwrights

DECEMBER 11th-13th / 17th -20th


A lonely busker plays on cold city street corner as the hustle & bustle of Holiday traffic passes them by. But, perhaps with some sort of celestial knowledge or just dumb luck, a song they play stops a passerby and gives them pause to reflect how the song plays a part of their life. 


Tasked with creating a short play from Christmas Carols and Holiday songs, Concrete Christmas features the creative writing talents of Donna Hoke, Camilla Maxwell, Michael Fanelli, Mark C Llyod, Billy Horn, Rosemarie Lorenti, Justin Karcher and Matthew LaChiusa, 


The Artie-nominated director duo Catherine Burkhart and Mariangela Mercurio oversees an incredible talented cast including Katie Buckler, Michael Busaco, Jay Byron, Andrew Canada, Shelby McNalty DeCarlo, Sadie Everhard, Suzanne Hibbard, John Kehoe, Devin Kempt, Jo O'Donnell, Askshat Sharma and Nick Winger. 


From Dec 11th to Dec 20th, this two-week Holiday limited engagement will be a great way to bring in the season cheer.  


All showtimes are Thursdays & Fridays at 7:30 pm and Saturdays at 5:00 pm. The Dec 17th, Wednesday night performance is at 7:30 pm

$28.00
Wearin' O' T'e Green
An Irish Play - Regional Premiere By Dan O'Brien

MARCH 12th - MARCH 28th


Dan O'Brien's pointy stick to one's eye dramedy, An Irish Play, gets a regional premiere March 12th through March 28th. 


Amateur actors in Cork City, Ireland, convene at their local pub-theater for the first read-through of a new 'Irish play.' Over the course of the evening the newly assembled cast debates (in typically Irish fashion) the play's deficiencies and merits, who will play which part, and whether or not to do the play at all. 


Directed by Matthew LaChiusa, the ensemble includes Catherine Burkhart, Brooke Georgon, John DellaContrada, Rick Lattimer, and Robert Humphrey. 


All showtimes are Thursdays & Fridays at 7:30 pm and Saturdays at 5:00 pm

$28.00
You Can Dance If You Want To
Helen of Egypt - World Premiere of a Musical Written by j Snodgrass

MAY 8th to MAY 23rd

Closing out the 2025-26 season is the world premiere of Helen of Egypt, by Buffalo writer, John Snodgrass. Taking the classic tale of Euripides and adding a "what if" plot twist, Snodgrass then puts the entire narrative to a techno-pop synth music beat. 


Directed by Mariangela Mercurio, Music Direction by John Snodgrass, Choreography by Suzanne Hibbard, the ensemble features Gabrielle Nunzio as 'Helen', Emrald Ja'ceil, Charles McGregor, PK Folson, Danette Pawlowski, Kaylie Horiwitz, Andrew Zuccari, Molly Conrad, Isabella Ruof, and Summer Faye Harris. 


Production Dates are May 8th through May 23rrd.  

All showtimes are Thursdays & Fridays at 7:30 pm and Saturdays at 5:00 pm.

$28.00

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