Truman Theatre 2025-2026 Season
Email boxoffice@truman.edu with questions about our season
The 39 Steps
By Patrick Barlow
Directed by Cat Gleason
TBuckle up for a madcap thrill ride! The 39 Steps is a fast-paced, riotous spoof that is equal parts slapstick comedy and film noir thriller. With just four actors playing over 100 characters, this unmissable comedy sprints from London to the Scottish Highlands in a whirlwind of chases, crashes, and clever chaos. It’s the thrilling escape we’ve all been craving!
Auditions: August 21 (callbacks August 22) in the Severns Theatre, Ophelia Parrish. Email Director, Cat Gleason, with questions about auditions (cgleason@truman.edu)
Performances: October 2-4 at 7:30 pm and October 5 at 2:00 pm
Performance Location: James G. Severns Theatre, Ophelia Parrish
Cabaret
Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Joe Masteroff
Directed by Jonathan Wehmeyer
Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome! Step inside the decadent world of Cabaret inside the Kit Kat Club. Pleasure and danger entwine as love, freedom, and identity clash against the rise of darkness in 1920s Berlin. Kander and Ebb’s masterpiece Cabaret is daring, dazzling, and more timely than ever. The world outside is changing—inside, anything goes. Your table’s waiting.
Auditions: September 7 (callbacks September 8) in the Severns Theatre, Ophelia Parrish. Please email Jonathan Wehmeyer with questions about auditions (wehmeyer@truman.edu)
Performances: November 13-15 at 7:30 pm, November 16 at 2:00 pm, and & November 19-20 at 7:30 pm
Performance Location: James G. Severns Theatre, Ophelia Parrish
Fall Student Showcase
Students one act plays and scenes from the Play Direction class
Performances: December 4 & 5 at 7:30 at 7:30 pm, General admission, & Free
Performance Location: Black Box Theatre, Ophelia Parrish
Little Women
By Kate Hamill, adapted from the Novel by Louisa May Alcott
Directed by Randall Bame
Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic comes to life on stage in this charming stage adaptation of Little Women. Follow the spirited March sisters—Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy—as they face love, loss, and growing up during the turmoil of the Civil War. With warmth, wit, and heart, this telling celebrates family, friendship, and finding your voice. Whether you’re discovering it anew or returning to a favorite, Little Women is a timeless tale that speaks to every generation.
Auditions: November 17 (callbacks November 18) in the Severns Theatre, Ophelia Parrish. Please email Randy Bame with questions about auditions (rbame@truman.edu)
Performances: February 19-21 at 7:30 pm and February 22 at 2:00 pm
Performance Location: James G. Severns Theatre, Ophelia Parrish
Lions in Illyria
Based on Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
By Robert Kauzlaric
Directed by Jonathan Wehmeyer
Each year, Truman Theatre packs up a show tailored to young audiences and performs it for young people around the state. Join us when we return from our tour for our four-night stand in the Black Box theatre.
Shipwrecks, disguises, and wild animal antics abound in Lions in Illyria, a hilarious, family-friendly retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Follow Violet, a brave young lioness, as she navigates a world of lovestruck peacocks, graceful gazelles, and ridiculous warthogs. Packed with music, mischief, and heart, this magical comedy brings Shakespeare’s classic tale to life in a land where animals rule and anything can happen.
Auditions: During fall semester TBA, Actors will enroll in the Spring 2026 class THEA 481 – Advanced Study: Lions in Illyria. Please email Jonathan Wehmeyer with questions about auditions (wehmeyer@truman.edu)
Performance Dates: March 26-28 at 7:30 pm and March 29 at 2:00 pm
Performance Location: Black Box Theatre, Ophelia Parrish
If you would like us to come to your school, please email Jonathan Wehmeyer (wehmeyer@truman.edu)
She Kills Monsters
By Qui Nguyen
Directed by Cat Gleason
When Agnes Evans discovers her late sister’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, she’s thrust into an epic quest filled with sword fights, sarcastic fairies, and 90s nostalgia. She Kills Monsters is a fast-paced, funny, and heartfelt story about loss, self-discovery, and embracing your inner geek. Playwright Qui Nguyen delivers a thrilling mix of comedy and action, where fantasy and reality collide in the most unexpected ways.
Auditions: January 25 (callbacks January 26) in the Severns Theatre, Ophelia Parrish. Email Director, Cat Gleason, with questions about auditions (cgleason@truman.edu)
Performances: April 16-18 and 24-25 at 7:30 pm, and April 26 at 2:00 pm
Performance Location: James G. Severns Theatre, Ophelia Parrish
Spring Student Showcase
Musical theatre performances from Truman Theatre’s Musical Theatre Workshop
Performances: April 30 and May 1 at 7:30 pm, General admission, & Free
Performance Location: Black Box Theatre, Ophelia Parrish
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