Thespians will continue to delight South Bend audiences through the end of the year
Area theater groups continue to entertain audiences through the end of the year and into 2025. For reasonable ticket prices, you can relax and enjoy a respite from life’s daily grind. Purchase your getaway ticket now.
The Acting Ensemble
602 E. Mishawaka Ave., Mishawaka
574-217-8873 | actingensemble.com
Performance Times: 7:30 p.m. evening shows; 2 p.m. Sundays
Mainstage:
■ "The Half-Life of Marie Curie" by Lauren Gunderson: Dec. 6-15
■ “The Outsider” by Paul Slade Smith: Jan. 17-26
Cost: $19-$16
Stageworks staged readings:
■ "Spider’s Web" by Agatha Christie: Oct. 1
■ "The Making of a Great Moment" by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb: Nov. 6
■ "Terra Nova" by Ted Tally: Dec. 3
Cost: $11-$10
Poets and Playwrights:
■ “Next of Kin” by Kyle Hutslar and Eddie Castle: Sept. 27-28
Cost: donations accepted
Special events:
■ Halloween Drag Show: 9 p.m. Oct. 18
Cost: $10
■ Michiana Songs and Stories: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2
Cost: $25
Barn Swallow Theatre
22334 U.S. 12, Edwardsburg
269-228-6672 │ barnswallowtheatre.com
Cost: $18-$6
Performance Times: 7:30 p.m. evening shows; 2 p.m. Sunday
■ “The Boardinghouse” by Vern Harden; Sept. 5-8
■ “The Enchanted Bookshop Christmas” by Todd Wallinger; Dec. 5-8
Beckwith Theatre Company
100 New York Ave., Dowagiac
269-782-7653 │Beckwiththeatre.com
Cost: $15
Performance Times: 7:30 p.m. evening shows; 2 p.m. Sundays
■ "Twelve Angry Jurors" adapted by Sherman L. Sergel: Sept. 13-22
■ “Miracle on South Division Street” by Tom Dudzick: Nov. 1-10
Blue Gate Theatre
260-768-4725 │ thebluegate.com
■ "When Calls the Heart" by Janette Oke: through Jan. 4, 2025
Cost: $38.95
Performance Times: See dates and times online
Performed at: Blue Gate Music Hall, 175 N. Van Buren St., Shipshewana
■ “Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’” by Jeanie Linders: Nov. 6
Cost: $69.95-$29.95
Performance times: 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Performed at: Blue Gate Performing Arts Center, 760 S. Van Buren St., Shipshewana
Dunes Arts Summer Theatre
288 Shady Oak Drive, Michigan City
219-879-7509 | dunesarts.org
Cost: $10
Performance Times: 7 p.m. evening shows; 2 p.m. Sunday (All times Central)
■ "Voices from the Heartland" 2nd annual New Plays Festival featuring works by local playwrights: Sept. 19-22
Elkhart Civic Theatre
Bristol Opera House, 210 E. Vistula St., Bristol
574-848-4116 | elkhartcivictheatre.org
Cost: $25-$19
Performance Times: 7:30 p.m. evening shows; 3 p.m. Sundays
■ "Prescription: Murder" by Dave Dufour: Sept. 13-22
■ "Urinetown, the Musical" by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollman: Nov. 15-24
■ "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors" by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen: Feb. 21-March 2, 2025
■ "The Marvelous Wonderettes" by Roger Bean: April 4-13, 2025
■ "12 Angry Jurors" by Reginald Rose: May 9-18, 2025
The GhostLight Theatre
101 Hinkley St., Benton Harbor
269-252-5222 | GhostLightBH.com
Cost: $75-$20
Performance Times: 7:30 p.m. evening shows; 3 p.m. Sundays
■ "The Rocky Horror Show — The Musical" by Richard O’Brien: Oct. 17-Nov. 3
Holdcraft Players
1200 Spring St., Michigan City
219-873-2070 | yptcinc.com
Cost: $15-$10
Times: 7 p.m. evening shows; 2 p.m. Sundays (All times are Central)
■ "Agnes of God" by John Pielmeier: Oct. 18-27
LaPorte Little Theatre Club
218 “A” St., LaPorte
219-362-5113 | laportelittletheatreclub.com
Cost: $19-$15
Performance Times: 7:30 p.m. evening shows; 2 p.m. Sundays (All times are Central)
■ "The Boys Next Door" by Tom Griffin: Sept. 20-29
■ "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical" adapted from the play by Barbara Robinson: Nov. 29-Dec. 8
The Main Stage, Inc.
122 N. Main St., Mishawaka
574-210-0788 | themainstageinc.org
Cost: $20-$12
Performance Times: 7 p.m.
■ "Disney’s Frozen Jr." by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez: Nov. 14-15
Performed at: O’Laughlin Auditorium, Saint Mary’s College, South Bend
Premier Arts
at The Lerner Theatre
410 S. Main St., Elkhart
574-293-4469 │ thelerner.com or premierarts.org
Cost: $27 - $14
Performances: 7:30 p.m. evening shows; 2 p.m. Sunday shows
■ "School of Rock" by Julian Fellows: Oct. 18-20
■ "Finding Nemo Jr." by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez: Nov. 1-2
■ "Elf" by Bob Martin and Thomas Meehan: Dec. 13-15
■ "Elf Jr." by Bob Martin and Thomas Meehan: Dec. 14 at 2 p.m.
Round Barn Theatre
1600 W. Market St., Nappanee
574-773-4188 | roundbarntheatre.com
Cost: $87.90-$14.95
Performance Dates: Thursdays-Sundays; see times online
■ Janette Oke's "Love Comes Softly — The Musical" by Christy C. Stutzman: through Sept. 21
■ "Clue: The Musical" book by Peter DePietro: Oct. 3-Nov. 2
■ "Anastasia: The Musical" book by Terrence McNally: Nov. 21-Dec. 31
Shakespeare at Notre Dame
574-631-2800 | shakespeare.nd.edu
■ Actors From the London Stage presents "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30-Nov. 1
Performed at: The University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Cost: $25-$15
South Bend Civic Theatre
574-234-1112 | sbct.org
Staged Readings
■ "Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Fallen Souffle’" by David MacGregor: Sept. 13
■ "Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine" by David MacGregor: Sept. 20
Cost: $20
Performance Time: 7:30 p.m.
Performed at: South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main St., South Bend
■ "The Play That Goes Wrong" by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields: Oct. 4-6
Cost: $35-$27
Performance Times: 7:30 p.m. evening shows; 2 p.m. Sunday
Performed at: O’Laughlin Auditorium, Saint Mary’s College, South Bend
■ "The Birds" by Conor McPherson: Oct. 18-27
Cost: $35-$27
Performance Times: 7:30 p.m. evening shows; 2 p.m. Sundays
Performed at: South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main St., South Bend
■ "Finding Nemo Jr." by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez: Nov. 15-23
Cost: $25-$15
Performance Times: 7:30 p.m. evening shows; 2 p.m. Saturdays
Performed at: Battell Community Center, 904 N. Main St., Mishawaka
■ "All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914" by Peter Rothstein: Dec. 13-15
Cost: $35-$27
Performance Times: 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday
Performed at: Goshen Theatre, 216 S. Main St., Goshen
Tin Shop Theatre
Corner of Days and Oak Street, Buchanan
269-695-6454 │ tinshoptheatre.org
Cost: $15-$8
Performance Times: 7:30 p.m. evening shows; 4 p.m. Sundays
■ "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie: Sept. 13-22
■ "Plaza Suite" by Neil Simon: Dec. 6-15
Twin City Players
600 W. Glenlord Road, St. Joseph
269-429-0400 | twincityplayers.org
Cost: $17-$12
Performance times: 7:30 p.m. evening shows; 2 p.m. Sundays
■ "Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein" by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan: through Sept. 22
■ "The Mousetrap" by Agatha Christie: Oct. 18-Nov. 3
■ "It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” Adapted by Joe Landry: Dec. 5-20
■ "Unnecessary Farce" by Paul Slade Smith: Feb. 28-March 16, 2025
■ "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen: April 25-May 11, 2025
■ "Anastasia: The Musical" book by Terrence McNally: June 6-29, 2025
Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts
2515 E. Center St., Warsaw
574-267-8041 | wagonwheelcenter.org
Community Theatre
■ "Rumors" by Neil Simon: Sept. 27-29
Cost: $20
Performance Times: 7 p.m. evening shows; 2 p.m. Sunday
Professional Theatre
■ "Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical" by Meredith Wilson: Dec. 6-22
Cost: $51-$21
Performance Times: 7 p.m. evening shows; 2 p.m. Sundays
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: South Bend region community theater continues through fall and winter
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