Stage West’s 2026-2027 season, titled “Beneath the Surface,” will feature six productions, including a world premiere, three regional premieres, and a co-production with Second Thought Theatre in Dallas.<\/p>\n
The company’s with 48th season will start with Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector, running October 22-November 8, 2026.<\/p>\n
Making its regional premiere, the play details what happens when a virus hits the elite Eureka Day elementary school. The school board must meet with the pack of parents to find an ethical solution. But when the ultra-progressive Eureka community cannot agree, this beacon of open-minded ideals quickly spirals into chaos.<\/p>\n
Next up will be an add-on show that is not a part of the season ticket, All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 by Peter Rothstein, running December 2-20 in an encore to its original, smash-hit 2025 production.<\/p>\n
Taking place on Christmas Eve during World War I, a lone soldier steps into no man\u2019s land to sing. At war with each other, would-be enemies come together to share a holiday of camaraderie and peace. The a cappella musical is told in the words and songs of those who lived it.<\/p>\n
Leading off 2027 will be Camp Siegfried by Bess Wohl, a co-production with Second Thought Theatre and a special collaboration with Watering Hole Collective, running January 9-24.<\/p>\n
In the golden summer of 1938, two teenagers meet at a real-life Long Island camp. She is lonely and unassuming, he is energetic and bright-eyed. As their innocent attraction deepens, it\u2019s gradually poisoned by the camp\u2019s ideology. Intrigue turns to indoctrination as the youths find themselves on a collision course towards unbridled extremism.<\/p>\n
That will be immediately followed on January 28-February 14 by I, Will: A Late Romance by Scott Carter, a production supported by Broadway Dallas through its Texas Born & Raised initiative.<\/p>\n
The rolling world premiere is about William Shakespeare, who is stuck with his theater shut down, a plague looming, his love life in a mess, and cursed with the worst case of writer\u2019s block. Enter a sleazy brothel-owner with a proposition. As plans take motion and lovers plot, the idea for a new kind of play reveals itself.<\/p>\n
Inspired by real events, this comic-fantasy imagines the origin of Shakespeare\u2019s final plays and proves that it\u2019s never too late to start again.<\/p>\n
The Tony Award-winning musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch comes next, running March 10-27 and featuring a book by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask.<\/p>\n
From East Berlin to Junction City comes an electric tale of glitter, grit, and gnosis. On a revenge tour across the nation, punk icon Hedwig Robinson – backed by her band, the Angry Inch – recounts her high-octane journey in search of her other half.<\/p>\n
Stage West will welcome summer with another regional premiere, Godspeed by Terence Anthony, running June 9-27.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s 1865 and slavery has been abolished. Godspeed is now free to return to Texas – with a revolver, one bullet, and vengeance on her mind. Joined by a Mexican gunslinger and her drunk former enslaver, she sets off on a perilous frontier journey. But a new discovery makes her question if the vendetta she desires is the justice she seeks.<\/p>\n
Wrapping up the season will be one last regional premiere, An Old-Fashioned Family Murder by Joe DiPietro, running August 11-29.<\/p>\n
On a dark and stormy night, there\u2019s been a murder at the Claythorne estate. The family all have alibis, but someone is lying. When a (junior) detective arrives on the scene it\u2019s clear that everyone is a suspect. Between jealous sisters, a dim fianc\u00e9, a pompous author, and a sharp-eyed widow, motives abound and the culprit could be anyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith ‘Beneath the Surface,’ we\u2019ve built a season that rewards curiosity,” said executive producer Dana Schultes in a statement. “These are plays with humor, heart, provocation, and style. They entertain beautifully on the surface while inviting audiences into deeper questions underneath.\u201d<\/p>\n
Season tickets are on sale now, with options including the Premium Season Ticket (which has several additional perks) at $354 and the Standard Season Ticket at $234.<\/p>\n