Welcome to Court Square Theater's 2026 Season Show Lineup
The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf
Show Dates - June 19-21 2026
Friendly City Players presents The Trial of The Big Bad Wolf Written by Joseph Robinette. Directed by J.P. Gulla.
Step into the courtroom for a wildly entertaining twist on a classic tale! The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf is a laugh-out-loud, full-length comedy where fairy tale legends take the stand and nothing is quite as it seems. Is the Big Bad Wolf truly the villain we’ve always believed—or is he the victim of a story gone wrong?
With unforgettable appearances by your favorite fairy tail characters this fast-paced courtroom comedy is packed with sharp humor, surprising testimony, and plenty of playful chaos. As the trial unfolds, the lines between truth and fiction blur in a clever satire of “trial by media” and public perception. Perfect for ALL AGES.
Showdates/Times:
June 19 - 6:30pm, June 20 - 2:00pm & 6:30pm, June 21 - 2:00pm
Doors open half hour before showtime
Students $15 Adults $20 in Advance
Students $20 Adults $25 at the Door
Show Dates - July 17-26 2026
Directed by Leeanne Shepherd and J.P. Gulla The Music Man JR. follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the stubborn citizens of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band he has no intention of organizing. His scam falls apart when he unexpectedly falls for Marian, the town librarian, who sees right through him
Show Dates - August 13 -16 2026
Directed by Stan Swartz - Acts of Atonement is brought to you by the same producers and director as the very popular and successful Can't Feel at Home from several years ago (JoeBob Productions) - about the displacement of the mountain people during the formation of Shenandoah National Park. Acts of Atonement is a stand-alone sequel to that show and is set in 1969, a year of many changes. The main character is the now grown up Luther, who has indeed become a lawyer.
Show Dates September 17-20 2026
Directed by Shannon Wilson, This play is a modern-day version of Euripides' anti-war play, The Trojan Women has been rewritten and is set in a mother-and-baby unit of a prison. The war is over. Beyond the prison walls, Troy and its people burn. Inside the prison, the city’s captive women await their fate. Stalking the antiseptic confines of its mother and baby unit is Hecuba, the fallen Trojan queen, whilst the pregnant Chorus is shackled to her bed. But their grief at what has been before will soon be drowned out by the horror of what is to come, as the Greek lust for vengeance consumes everything – man, woman and baby – in its path. This caustic and radical new version of Euripides’ classic tragedy comes from one of the UK’s most exciting young poets, Caroline Bird. It is an intense, gripping look at what happens when the world collapses.
Show Dates - October 8-18 2026
Directed by J.P. Gulla - Set in 1930s New York during the Great Depression, Annie follows a spirited, red-headed orphan determined to find her birth parents. She escapes the tyrannical Miss Hannigan and her cruel orphanage, bringing infectious optimism to billionaire Oliver Warbucks and ultimately discovering the true meaning of family.
Show Dates - December 3-6 2026
Directed by Steve Winegard - Noises Off is a hilarious "play-within-a-play" by Michael Frayn that follows a second-rate, touring British theatre company. The chaotic farce explores three different stages of their production of a dreadful sex-comedy called Nothing On—from a disastrous dress rehearsal, to a backstage meltdown, and finally to a completely collapsed closing-night performance
