Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot

The danger and laughter are non-stop in this hilarious whodunit!

It’s a blustery December night in 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Then, It is up to Gillette himself to assume the persona of his beloved Holmes and track down the killer before the next victim appears!

Winner of the 2012 Edgar Award for Best Play from The Mystery Writers of America.

Written by Ken Ludwig

Directed by Lawrence R. Houbre Jr.

PERFORMANCE DATES SEPTEMBER 13-22, 2024

Friday, Sep 13, 2024   7:30 PM
Saturday, Sep 14, 2024   2:00 PM
Saturday, Sep 14, 2024   7:30 PM
Sunday, Sep 15, 2024   2:00 PM
Friday, Sep 20, 2024   7:30 PM
Saturday, Sep 21, 2024   2:00 PM
Saturday, Sep 21, 2024   7:30 PM
Sunday, Sep 22, 2024   2:00 PM

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET PRICES

Adult   $27
Senior, Military, Student   $22
Mass Card to Culture   $5

Available for Your Theatre Season 78 Subscribers
The Season of Hidden Messages

All performances will be at the Steeple Playhouse, 159 William St., New Bedford, MA. Wheelchair-accessible seating is available online by clicking “reserved seating" when selecting your seating type or by calling the box office at (508) 993-0772. “Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com.

The Hiding Place

by Jeff Whitty

A comedic satire on the passions of art, love, and theatre!

In this satire that jumps back and forth in time, Myra, an aspiring playwright and waitress, meets Karl, a well-regarded (and married) novelist, and a romantic and imbalanced relationship begins. As their exchanges move beyond letter-writing to the beginning of an affair. After it abruptly ends, Myra turns their letters into a barely fictionalized comedy—and the play's leading actor is Karl's unsuspecting best friend. On opening night, the relationship becomes public, and for everyone in Karl and Myra's radius, the world turns on its end.

Written by Tony Award-winning playwright Jeff Whitty—winner of Best Book of a Musical for "Avenue Q" in 2004!

This production includes strong adult language.

Directed by James Sanguinetti

PERFORMANCE DATES NOVEMBER 8-17, 2024

Friday, Nov 8, 2024 7:30 PM
Saturday, Nov 9, 2024 2:00 PM
Saturday, Nov 9, 2024 7:30 PM
Sunday, Nov 10, 2024 2:00 PM
Friday, Nov 15, 2024 7:30 PM
Saturday, Nov 16, 2024 2:00 PM
Saturday, Nov 16, 2024 7:30 PM
Sunday, Nov 17, 2024 2:00 PM

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET PRICES

Adult   $27
Senior, Military, Student   $22
Mass Card to Culture   $5

Available for Your Theatre Season 78 Subscribers
The Season of Hidden Messages

All performances will be at the Steeple Playhouse, 159 William St., New Bedford, MA. Wheelchair-accessible seating is available online by clicking "reserved seating" when selecting your seating type or by calling the box office at (508) 993-0772.

Red

by John Logan

A raw and provocative portrait of an artist's ambition and vulnerability.

Master abstract expressionist Mark Rothko has just landed the biggest commission in the history of modern art, a series of murals for New York's famed Four Seasons Restaurant. In the two fascinating years that follow, Rothko works feverishly with his young assistant, Ken, in his studio. But when Ken gains the confidence to challenge him, Rothko faces the agonizing possibility that his crowning achievement could become his undoing. Raw and provocative, RED is a searing portrait of an artist's ambition and vulnerability as he tries to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting.

Winner of the 2010 Tony Award for Best Play!

Directed by Suzanne J. Houbre

PERFORMANCE DATES JANUARY 17-26, 2025
Friday, Jan 17, 2025   7:30 PM
Saturday, Jan 18, 2025   2:00 PM
Saturday, Jan 18, 2025   7:30 PM
Sunday, Jan 19, 2025   2:00 PM
Friday, Jan 24, 2025   7:30 PM
Saturday, Jan 25, 2025   2:00 PM
Saturday, Jan 25, 2025   7:30 PM
Sunday, Jan 26, 2025   2:00 PM

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET PRICES

Adult   $27
Senior, Military, Student   $22
Mass Card to Culture   $5

Available for Your Theatre Season 78 Subscribers
The Season of Hidden Messages

All performances will be at the Steeple Playhouse, 159 William St., New Bedford, MA. Wheelchair-accessible seating is available online by clicking "reserved seating" when selecting your seating type or by calling the box office at (508) 993-0772.

Wonder of the World

by David Lindsay-Abaire
A daffy, comedic, and surreal journey of self-discovery!

Cass is not prepared to discover a dirty little secret in her husband's sweater drawer. It is so shocking that she has no choice but to flee to the honeymoon capital of the world in a frantic search for the life she thinks she missed out on. It's a wild ride in a barrel of laughs over Niagara Falls as Cass crosses paths with a blithely suicidal alcoholic, a lonely tour boat captain, a pair of bickering private detectives, and a strange caper involving a gargantuan jar of peanut butter, all of which pushes her perilously close to the edge.

Written by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire! He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007 for "Rabbit Hole" and both Best Book and Best Original Score of a Musical at the 2023 Tony Awards for the musical adaptation of his play "Kimberly Akimbo."

Directed by James Sanguinetti

PERFORMANCE DATES FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 9, 2025

Friday, Feb 28, 2025   7:30 PM
Saturday, Mar 1, 2025   2:00 PM
Saturday, Mar 1, 2025   7:30 PM
Sunday, Mar 2, 2025   2:00 PM
Friday, Mar 7, 2025   7:30 PM
Saturday, Mar 8, 2025   2:00 PM
Saturday, Mar 8, 2025   7:30 PM
Sunday, Mar 9, 2025   2:00 PM

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET PRICES

Adult   $27
Senior, Military, Student   $22
Mass Card to Culture   $5

Available for Your Theatre Season 78 Subscribers
The Season of Hidden Messages

All performances will be at the Steeple Playhouse, 159 William St., New Bedford, MA. Wheelchair-accessible seating is available online by clicking "reserved seating" when selecting your seating type or by calling the box office at (508) 993-0772.

Admissions

by Joshua Harmon
A no-holds-barred look at privilege, power, and the perils of hypocrisy.

The head of the admissions department at a New England prep school, Sherri Rosen-Mason, is fighting to diversify the student body. Alongside her husband, the school's headmaster, they've largely succeeded in bringing a stodgy institution into the twenty-first century. But when their only son sets his sights on an Ivy League university, personal ambition collides with progressive values, with convulsive results.

Winner of the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Play!

Directed by Eric R. Paradis

PERFORMANCE DATES MAY 2-11, 2025

Friday, May 2, 2025   7:30 PM
Saturday, May 3, 2025   2:00 PM
Saturday, May 3, 2025   7:30 PM
Sunday, May 4, 2025   2:00 PM
Friday, May 9, 2025   7:30 PM
Saturday, May 10, 2025   2:00 PM
Saturday, May 10, 2025   7:30 PM
Sunday, May 11, 2025   2:00 PM

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET PRICES

Adult   $27
Senior, Military, Student   $22
Mass Card to Culture   $5

Available for Your Theatre Season 78 Subscribers
The Season of Hidden Messages

All performances will be at the Steeple Playhouse, 159 William St., New Bedford, MA. Wheelchair-accessible seating is available online by clicking "reserved seating" when selecting your seating type or by calling the box office at (508) 993-0772. "Admissions" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com.