2026 Season Archive

Support for the 49th season is provided by Legacy Donors, the Rodgers Family Foundation, The James H. & Irene M. Hunter Charitable Trust, The Shubert Foundation, and the members of the Festival’s World Premiere Circle.

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DECEIVED
A gripping adaptation of the 1938 thriller, Gaslight, by Patrick Hamilton
JUNE 19-JULY 4

By JOANNA WRIGHT & PATTY JAMIESON
Directed by JACKSON GAY

Kelly McAndrew, Lucas Dixon, and Caitlin Clouthier in Deceived, directed by Jackson Gay.

Starring

CAITLIN CLOUTHIER as Bella
LUCAS DIXON as Jack
KELLY McANDREW as Elizabeth
ELLEN GRACE DIEHL as Nancy

Scenic Design by RIW RAKKULCHON
Costume Design by FABIEN FIDEL AGUILAR
Lighting Design by SETH REISER
Sound Design by DANIEL BAKER
Fight Direction by ROD KINTER
Casting by JOE GERY
Production Stage Manager AVERY TRUNKO

Before “gaslighting” was a term, it was a weapon.

In fog-bound 1901 London, a young bride begins to notice unsettling changes in her home: dimming lights, footsteps overhead, whispers in empty rooms. Her charming husband insists it’s all in her imagination. But as the strange incidents escalate, so does her dread. Is she losing her mind — or is someone carefully, deliberately unraveling it?

Trapped in a house filled with secrets and suspicion, she must cling to her sanity and uncover the truth before it’s too late. If no one is coming to save her… will she save herself?

Based on Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 thriller that gave us the term gaslighting, this gripping new adaptation by Johnna Wright and Patty Jamieson delivers pulse-pounding suspense, shocking twists, and a chilling reminder of how easily trust can turn deadly.

You’ll question everything — until the final, breathtaking reveal.

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THE UNDERSTUDY
A wickedly funny, fast-paced comedy
JULY 10-19

Written & Directed by THERESA REBECK

Elizabeth Heflin, Jeffrey Bean and W. Tré Davis in The Understudy, Written & Directed by Theresa Rebeck

Starring

JEFFREY BEAN as Harry
W. TRÉ DAVIS as Jake
ELIZABETH HEFLIN as Roxanne

Scenic Design by CHRISTOPHER and JUSTIN SWADER
Costume Design by FABIAN FIDEL AGUILAR
Lighting Design by MARY ELLEN STEBBINS
Sound Design by IAN SCOT
Composition by OBADIAH EAVES
Casting by JOE GERY
Choreography by SHANNON LEWIS
Production Stage Manager ADAM TAYLOR FOSTER

Break a leg… or someone else’s.

Down-on-his-luck actor Harry finally catches a break: he’s cast as the understudy in a long-lost Kafka play playing to sold-out Broadway crowds. But when the show’s swaggering Hollywood star, Jake, sweeps into rehearsal, the stage becomes a battlefield of ego, ambition, and insecurity of truly Kafkaesque proportions.

Caught in the crossfire is the razor-sharp stage manager—with a complicated history with both men—desperately trying to keep the production (and her sanity) from imploding before opening night.

Theresa Rebeck’s THE UNDERSTUDY is a wickedly funny, fast-paced backstage comedy about ambition, jealousy, second chances, and the fragile line between art and ego. Smart, biting, and unexpectedly moving, it’s a love letter to the theater—and a no-holds-barred look at what happens when the spotlight isn’t big enough for everyone.

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ADVICE
A lively and irreverent new comedy of bad manors!
JULY 31 - AUGUST 15

By BRENT ASKAR
Directed by ADRIENNE CAMPBELL-HOLT

Katie Lowes, Nayib Felix, and Adam Shapiro in Advice. Directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt

Starring

KATIE LOWES as Joy
NAYIB FELIX as Ron
ADAM SHAPIRO as Gary

Scenic Design by KRIT ROBINSON
Costume Design by PHƯƠNG NGUYỄN
Lighting Design by MASHA TSIMRING
Sound Design by JANE SHAW
Casting by JOE GERY
Production Stage Manager AVERY TRUNKO

NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE! This play just completed its National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere

What happens when a wildly unqualified man writes a self-help book… and then shows up to test it on his friends?

Ron and Joy’s anniversary dinner goes spectacularly off the rails when Gary — recently divorced, chronically chaotic, and newly self-declared life coach — shows up with a surprise: a self-help book he’s written called How To Maximize The Most Successful You. The problem? His life is a mess.

As Ron and Joy attempt a well-meaning intervention to stop Gary from quitting his day job, the wine starts flowing, the “team-building” exercises begin, and the questions get a little too real. What starts as friendly concern spirals into confessions, accusations, and revelations no one planned to serve with dinner.

Fast, sharp, and wickedly funny, ADVICE skewers friendship, marriage, and the danger of asking the wrong question at exactly the right time. Brent Askari’s witty new comedy is an uncomfortably relatable look at ambition, insecurity, and the chaos of trying to fix someone else’s life — and will have you howling with laughter.

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LOBBY HERO
A smart and riveting Tony Award-winner!
AUGUST 21-SEPTEMBER 5

By KENNETH LONERGAN
Directed by M. BEVIN O’GARA

Lee Aaron Rosen, Tobias Segal, Carmen Flood and Donathan Walters in Lobby Hero. Directed by M. Bevin O’Gara

Starring

TOBIAS SEGAL as Jeff
DONATHAN WALTERS as William
LEE AARON ROSEN as Bill
CARMEN FLOOD as Dawn

Scenic Design by ALEXANDER WOODWARD
Costume Design by BARBARA A. BELL
Lighting Design by WEN LING LIAO
Sound Design by M.L. Dogg
Casting by JOE GERY
Production Stage Manager ADAM TAYLOR FOSTER

In the lobby of a Manhattan apartment building, nothing ever happens — until everything does.

When a murder investigation entangles a young security guard, his rule-bound supervisor, and two very different police officers, the lobby becomes a pressure cooker of secrets, loyalties, and shifting truths. As personal feelings collide with professional duty, each must decide: Do you protect your principles, your partner… or yourself?

Jeff, a well-meaning but adrift security guard, gets pulled into the mess when his boss’s troubled brother is arrested. Meanwhile, a rookie cop finds herself forced to challenge her seasoned partner — and question the thin line between justice and convenience.

Smart, funny, and crackling with tension, Lobby Hero is a riveting comedy-drama about moral gray areas, everyday heroism, and the lies we tell — especially to ourselves. From Academy Award winner Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea), this Tony Award–winning play is as gripping as it is human.

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DANCE PARTY BALL V

The fundraising event of the SEASON!

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Featuring a special performance!

Broadway star DESI OAKLEY headlined Dance Party Ball V. Oakley has starred as Jenna Waitress, Roxie Hart in Chicago, and appearing in Les Misérables, Wicked, and Annie!

 

And special guests!

Including the cast of the New England premier of ADVICE, film, television and theatre stars Katie Lowes (ABC’s Scandal), and Adam Shapiro (The Bear)

THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone who made Dance Party Ball V such an unforgettable evening! We are so grateful to our sponsors, donors, performers, and every guest who joined us to celebrate. Thank you for making this a night to remember!