22/23 SHOWS & TICKETS
SHOWS & TICKETS
24/25 Season Subscriptions
24/25 Season Add-ons
Punchbowl Comedy Series
Imagination Station with Mrs. Kasha Davis
Hourglass Play Reading Series
22/23 SHOWS & TICKETS
SHOWS & TICKETS
24/25 Season Subscriptions
24/25 Season Add-ons
Punchbowl Comedy Series
Imagination Station with Mrs. Kasha Davis
Hourglass Play Reading Series
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24-25 SUBSCRIPTIONS
& TICKETS
24-25 Season & Subscriptions Home Page
24-25 SUBSCRIPTIONS
& TICKETS
SUBSCRIBE NOW!
There are TWO ways to create your subscription for the 75th Anniversary Season at Blackfriars:
“The theater is so endlessly fascinating because it’s so accidental. It’s so much like life.”
6-Show Seated Season - Save up to 20% on tickets to our six season productions, choose your seats before everyone else, and enjoy exclusive discounts on the summer production, BT Concert Series events and our Season Soiree!
Flex Passes - choose a 3 or 4 pack of tickets to be used for any show(s) in any way you'd like—get the most flexibility and a savings of up to 18%!
SELECT the titleS below to LEARN ABOUT EACH production in THE 2024-2025 Season! SINGLE TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BEGINNING JULY 1, 2024!
SWEENEY TODD music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler
SEPTEMBER 6-22, 2024
POTUS, OR BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE by Selina Fillinger
OCTOBER 24-NOVEMBER 3, 2024
DOT by Colman Domingo
DECEMBER 13-29, 2024
THE MOUSETRAP by Agatha Christie
JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 16, 2025
EVERY BRILLIANT THING by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe
MARCH 20-30, 2025
THE NOTEWORTHY LIFE OF HOWARD BARNES music by Michael Kooman, books & lyrics by Christopher Dimond
MAY 9-25, 2025
24-25 Season Add-ons
24-25 SEASON ADD-ONS
24-25 Season Add-ons
24-25 SEASON ADD-ONS
24-25 SEASON ADD-ONS!
Six exciting events in addition to your six season series (‘24-’25 subscribers enjoy exclusive discounts on tickets to add-on events):
BLACKFRIARS PUNCHBOWL | APRIL 12, 2024
BT’S NYE MUSICAL MAYHEM | DECEMBER 31, 2024
BTSI 2024: RENT | JULY 19-28, 2024
DIVAS & DANCE | MARCH 14, 2025
10th ANNUAL SEASON SOIREE | NOVEMBER 16, 2024
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA | MAY 30 & 31, 2025
Season Soiree 2024
SEASON SOIREE 2024
Season Soiree 2024
SEASON SOIREE 2024
One night only!
Join Artistic Director Brynn Tyszka and Executive Director Mary Tiballi Hoffman as we celebrate 75 years of local theatre-making and raise funds to ensure Blackfriars Theatre’s future! This interactive gala fundraiser is the most exciting night of the year, and after four years of presenting it virtually, this November we’re doing it LIVE and in-person at ARTISANworks!
EVENT:
10th Annual Season Soiree
Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 7pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
ARTISANworks - Vertigo Room
TICKETS (available through November 4th):
REGULAR: $75 (in honor fo 75 years of theatre-making)
’24-’25 SUBSCRIBERS: $70
DRESS CODE:
Cocktail attire
MENU:
Imported & Domestic Cheese Board
Arancini
Stuffed Mushrooms
Mini Beef Wellingtons
Sweet & Savory Meatballs
Pulled Pork Crostini with Mardi Gras Slaw
Assorted Cookies & Brownies
*your ticket includes a welcome beverage at the bar*
HOW IT WORKS:
During the Artistic Program, we will reveal a top secret line-up of four musicals we're considering for the 2025-2026 Season, and a cast of your favorite Blackfriars artists will perform two songs from each musical. Throughout the program, attendees will be given the chance to purchase votes for their favorite show. Purchase as many votes as you like - all proceeds will directly support Blackfriars Theatre's artistic and educational programming. At the end of the night, the show with the most votes will be programmed in our 2025-2026 Season! Vote often to ensure your favorite musical will make it into our 76th Season - and feel good in the knowledge that each vote purchased supports your local non-profit theatre company! Votes are available for purchase during the event only. Titles of shows under consideration will be unveiled during the event.
Come celebrate and secure the future of Blackfriars Theatre!
To see what the Season Soirée is all about, check out the gallery below - CABARET (May 2024) was chosen during the 2022 Season Soiree as the big musical for the 2023-2024 season!
Imagination Station Show Page
Imagination Station
Imagination Station Show Page
Imagination Station
Teaser Trailer for Imagination Station with Mrs. Kasha Davis.
Imagination Station with Mrs. Kasha Davis… LIVE!
MKD is officially back at Blackfriars Theatre with the long-awaited return of our free, family-friendly Imagination Station with Mrs. Kasha Davis live events!
Imagination Station with Mrs. Kasha Davis is a free, family-friendly program featuring inclusive children’s stories read by RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Mrs. Kasha Davis. Performed on stage at Blackfriars Theatre, each event includes a story, original music, a dance party and a themed craft activity. Imagination Station teaches love and acceptance, encourages kids of all ages to live authentically, and celebrates the beauty of how kindness and diversity can change the world! Imagination Station is a program of Blackfriars Theatre and takes place at the theatre.
NEXT LIVE SHOW:
SATURDAY, MAY 11TH AT 10AM
Live shows are sponsored by:
AS A TV SHOW: As Mrs. Kasha Davis says during Imagination Station events, we have to reach for our dreams, hold them in our hearts, and then work really hard to make them come true. Our team is currently hard at work to make our biggest dream come true… transforming our live theatrical events into a children’s television show! Working with our partner, Fish & Crown Creative, we filmed a four episode season of ISwMKD in August 2021 and now we’re currently in the process of shopping it to major networks and streaming services with the goal of spreading our message of love, kindness and authenticity to a global audience!
WITH LEAD SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT FROM:
WITH ADDITOINAL SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT FROM:
Hourglass Play Reading Series
HOURGLASS PLAY READING SERIES
Hourglass Play Reading Series
HOURGLASS PLAY READING SERIES
ANNOUNCING:
THE 24/25 HOURGLASS SEASON!
designed by Jaclyn Jorolemon
ACTUALLY
by ANNA ZIEGLER
November 2nd, 2:00 p.m.
Directed by Sara Bickweat Penner
Amber and Tom, finding their way as freshmen at Princeton, spend a night together that alters the course of their lives. They agree on the drinking, they agree on the attraction, but consent is foggy, and if unspoken, can it really be called consent? With lyricism and wit, Actually investigates gender and race politics, our crippling desire to fit in, and the idea that there are three sides to every story.
designed by Lauren Billow
PERMANENT COLLECTION
by THOMAS GIBBONS
February 8th, 2:00 p.m.
Directed by Reuben Tapp
Sterling North is the new director of the Morris Foundation. When he discovers that this world-famous art collection includes several significant African sculptures, he proposes to add them to the public galleries … and is met with resistance. The clash quickly escalates to public accusations of racism and a bitter struggle for control of the collection. This searing examination of racial politics ultimately asks how much space -- literally and figuratively -- the white world gives to African-Americans.
designed by Aidan O’Brien
BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
by Anna Ouyang Moench
April 5th, 2:00 p.m.
Directed by Sandi Henschel
John and his daughter Caitlyn are birders. As they scan the skies over their backyard in suburban Maryland looking for elusive birds, years go by; relationships begin and end; children grow up and parents age; the climate and the world change in small and vast ways. Birds of North America takes a close look at the relationship of a father and daughter over the course of a decade as they struggle to accept the parts of one another that defy understanding.
designed by Abigail Lozipone
DREAM HOU$E
BY Eliana pipes
June 7thth, 2:00 p.m.
Directed by Mary Mendez Rizzo
Two Latina sisters are appearing on an HGTV-style reality show to sell their family home, hoping to capitalize on the gentrification in their “changing neighborhood.” As they perform for the camera the show starts to slip into the surreal: one sister grapples with turmoil in the family’s ancestral past and the other learns how much she’s willing to sacrifice for the family’s future. Dream Hou$e, which earned both the Kendeda Award and Steinberg Playwriting Award in 2021, is a crowd-pleasing comedy with a twist that asks: What is the cultural cost of progress in America? And is cashing in always selling out?
RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED - QUICK AND EASY!
Complete the following online reservation form. HPRS events are free but reservations are strongly encouraged.**
A free play reading series with Blackfriars Theatre
Hourglass Play Reading Series is an official program of Blackfriars Theatre. Founded in 2010 by Sandi Henschel, Barbara Lobb and Maria Scipione, HPRS strives to present readings of thought-provoking plays that explore culturally relevant themes and give voice to diverse stories. We practice color and gender conscious casting and strive to create an inclusive theatrical community where all actors feel welcome and valued. Leading the team for the 2024-2025 Season are Co-Artistic Directors Jodi Beckwith and Eric Evans.
For more information about the Hourglass Play Reading Series, email Hourglass@blackfriars.org.
YOUR GIFT HELPS TO KEEP HOURGLASS OPEN TO EVERYONE
THE HOURGLASS PLAY READING SERIES IS A FREE PROGRAM OF BLACKFRIARS THEATRE. DONATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED SO THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN ACCESSIBILITY FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. YOU CAN DONATE IN PERSON, AT THE THEATRE - OR FEEL FREE TO CLICK THE DONATE BUTTON BELOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY!
All readings are cast through an audition process.
Director submissions can be made by emailing info@blackfriars.org. Please include resume/cover letter with your submission.