CIRCLE THEATRE
A Night with Janis Joplin
By Randy Johnson
Circle Theatre
January 29- February 14, 2026
Directed by Ashley H. White
Music Directed by Vickey Nooe
Scenic Curation: L. Mazur
A Night with Janis Joplin is a vibrant, electrifying tribute to the legendary rock and blues singer, celebrating her life, her influences, and the raw power of her music. Through a concert-style journey, Janis shares the stage with the voices of trailblazing women who shaped her sound—from Aretha Franklin to Bessie Smith. It’s a soul-stirring night of music, memories, and the unapologetic spirit of a true original.
*contains adult language and situations*
AMPHIBIAN STAGE &
SECOND THOUGHT THEATRE
A Bull in a China Shop
By Bryna Turner
Amphibian Stage
February 11- March 1, 2026
Directed by Kels Ervi
Scenic Design: L. Mazur
A playful, messy, rom-com about a lesbian power couple revolutionizing women’s education at the turn of the 20th century?! We hit the jackpot with this one. Turner’s play lets us see how far we’ve come and how familiar the patterns of resistance toward a woman in power still feel.” — Elizabeth Kensek
An explosive queer romantic comedy set amidst the fight for women’s rights.
Galloping across four decades at Mount Holyoke, Mary Woolley and Jeannette Marks light fires in the classroom and in the bedroom. As their ambitions grow bolder, so do the cracks in their relationship. Fast, funny, and unapologetically queer, Bull in a China Shop is about changing the world, loving loudly, and refusing to play nice.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
UNDERMAIN THEATRE
The Beaux' Stratagem & Ivories, in rep
By Georges Farquar & Riley Elton McCarthy
University of Texas at Arlington
February 20- March 1, 2026
Directed by Libby Hawkins & Evan Michael Woods
Scenic Design: L. Mazur
A restoration comedy that bounds with love and deception meets a contemporary queer horror piece on the same stage.
Saturn Return
By Gracie Gardner
Undermain Theatre
April 30- May 24, 2026
Directed by Christina Cranshaw
Scenic Design: L. Mazur
Saturn Return is the astrological transit that occurs when the planet Saturn returns to the same zodiac sign, degree, and house in a person's birthchart as it was at the time of their birth.
Tori and Franklin reunite with a group of friends in their suburban hometown where they all grew up as 'theatre kids', to attend the funeral of one of their friends. On the cusp of turning 30, they seek solace in each other’s company as they compare experiences of growing pains and uncertainties about growing up and the way ahead on the path to adulthood. A comical discourse about the critical passage from the alienation of youth toward navigating adulthood without falling into the disillusion of the middle class establishment and remaining true to yourself and the pursuit of your dreams. A world premiere of a new comedy by Gracie Gardner.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
Hair
By Gerome Ragni, James Rado, And Galt MacDermoty
University of Texas at Arlington
April 2-12, 2026
Directed by J. Austin Eyer and Kelley Smith
Music Direction: Cody Dry
Costume Design: L. Mazur
Scenic Design: Kristina Ortiz-Miller
Lighting Design: Brooke Ford
Sound Design: Tyler Haws
Hair’s tribe of young people protest US involvement in the Vietnam War, rehearsing a topical array of such issues as racism, the ethics of war, and the need to listen to young people’s ideas. Premiering at the Public Theatre in 1967, Hair soon moved to Broadway and remains a favorite rock musical.
In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing.
About the dark times. -Bertolt Brecht