Theatreworks in Colorado Springs releases new theater season | Arts & Entertainment
To celebrate its golden jubilee, Theatreworks will offer a mix of classic plays and a musical sandwiched around two contemporary plays.
The Tony Award-winning musical “Cabaret,” with director Scott RC Levy, executive director of Green Box and Green Box Arts Festival, kicks off the 2025-2026 season Sept. 18.
Oscar Wilde’s farce “The Importance of Being Earnest,” starring Millibo Art Theatre co-founder Birgitta DePree as Lady Bracknell, will open Nov. 28. Next year’s offerings are the solo show “Where We Stand”; William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”; and the comedic season ender, “The Garbologists,” about two New York City sanitation workers.
“The plays are big and bold, a mix of famous, recognizable, canonical works and some lesser-known pieces,” said Max Shulman, the recently announced new artistic director of the professional regional theater company. “All of them speak to our cultural moment while all sharing a delightful theatricality.”
Shulman will officially take over the new role in July and direct “Romeo and Juliet” next year. He’s also a longtime professor in the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs theater and dance department.
Early bird season subscriptions are $187-$212 and on sale now. Subscriber benefits include choice of seating, five free drinks, one free guest ticket, free ticket exchanges, discounts and more. Go online to tickets.entcenterforthearts.org/packages.
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Theatreworks 2025-2026 season
• Sept. 18-Oct. 12: “Cabaret” — The 1966 Tony Award-winning musical is mostly set at the Kit Kat Klub, where singer Sally Bowles meets and develops a rocky relationship with uptight American writer Clifford, all set against the backdrop of the rise of the Nazi party. By John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff. Directed by Scott RC Levy.
• Nov. 28-Dec. 21: “The Importance of Being Earnest” — Two bachelors lead double lives and get tangled up in their lies in Oscar Wilde’s 1895 comedy. Directed by Kathryn Walsh.
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• Jan. 29-Feb. 15: “Where We Stand” — In Donnetta Lavinia Grays’ one-person show, a man must ask his town for forgiveness after he’s made a deal with a mysterious stranger on their behalf. Directed by Marisa Hébert.
• April 9-May 3: “Romeo and Juliet” — William Shakespeare’s classic 1597 tragedy follows two young lovers from feuding Italian families. Directed by Max Shulman.
• June 11-June 28, 2026: “The Garbologists” — In Lindsay Joelle’s comedy, two New York City sanitation workers spend their first shifts together sparring and searching for discarded treasure, but soon develop a more meaningful relationship. Directed by GerRee Hinshaw.
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