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Big Love

By Charles L. Mee
Directed by executive director Kirsten Brandt

Black Box Theatre

Preview night: September 24, 2026
Runs September 24, 2026 - October 4, 2026

Love is a mess. Matrimony is deadly. Fifty sisters flee to an Italian villa to avoid marrying their fifty cousins. In an irreverent and chaotic adaptation of Aeschylus' The Suppliant Women, Big Love tackles relationships with mayhem, rage, heartache, and bloodshed. A thunderous opening to the season.

The Inspector General

A play by Nikolai Gogol
Adapted by Michael Mark Chemers
Directed by SteBos

Preview night: November 12, 2026
Runs November 13, 2026 - November 22, 2026

When the corrupt city council of a mid-sized American town mistakes a penniless drifter for a federal accountability agent, it's a slap-dash scramble to the bottom. Most famous and funniest of the satires of Nikolai Gogol, The Inspector General receives a modern makeover in this stylish, hilarious, and edgy adaptation. Political absurdity has never felt so close to home.

It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

A play by Joe Landry
Directed by Guest Artist Benny Sato Ambush

Judy Bayley Theatre

Preview night: November 27, 2026
Runs November 28, 2026 - December 6, 2026

Inspired by It's a Wonderful Life, this beloved American holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. An ensemble of actors playing dozens of roles and live foley sound effects recreate Bedford Falls and the redemptive story of George Bailey — reminding us that "no man is a failure who has friends."

How To Defend Yourself

By Liliana Padilla
Directed by Sylvia Cervantes Blush

Black Box Theatre

Preview night: March 4, 2027
Runs March 5, 2027 - March 14, 2027

Seven college students gather for a DIY self-defense workshop after a sorority sister is attacked. They learn how to "not be a victim," how to use their bodies as weapons, and how to fend off attackers. The form of self-defense becomes a channel for their rage, trauma, confusion, anxiety, and desire. Challenged to determine what they want and how to ask for it, the students must ultimately face the insidious ways rape culture steals one's body and sense of belonging. Bold, necessary, and urgent.

A Pair of Shorts: The Future
Short Play Festival

Made possible by the David and Stephanie Vondrak Short Play Festival Fund

Paul Harris Theatre

Preview night: April 1, 2027
Runs April 2, 2027 - April 11, 2027

The short play festival is back and the theme is "The Future." This season, join us for two one-acts that explore our hopes and fears for what the future will bring. An evening of risk, discovery, possibility and optimism.

Clue

Based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn
Written by Sandy Rustin
Additional material by Hunter Foster and Eric Price
Based on the Paramount Pictures and Hasbro Board Game CLUE!
Directed by Guest Artist Alan Muraoka

Judy Bayley Theatre

Preview night: April 23, 2027
Runs April 24, 2027 - May 2, 2027

Was it a rope or a lead pipe? Was it in the Conservatory or the Billiard Room? The classic whodunit comes to the NCT. Join the iconic characters Scarlet, White, Green, Peacock, and Mustard as they race to find the murderer in Boddy Manor. Based on the cult classic film and the popular board game, Clue is a madcap comedy that will keep you guessing until the final twist.