We’re thrilled to announce this terrific lineup of shows for our 19th season, starting in October of 2025! This collection of stories is full of adventure, mystery, heart, hope, laughter and love!
When Mom’s in the hospital and Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid’, there’s not much a seven-year-old can do. Her childlike way of dealing with this is to write a list of every brilliant thing in the world – ice cream, staying up too late, roller coasters – and to share it with her mother. As our narrator moves through life, the list grows, changes, and is created in collaboration with each night’s audience in this sweet-salty comic work. Based on true and untrue stories, Every Brilliant Thing is a life-affirming story of how to achieve hope through focusing on the smallest miracles of life. Directed by Tony Caselli. Starring Katherine Banks.
Two beloved classic tales. One thrilling new mystery! When a grown-up Tiny Tim asks Sherlock Holmes to investigate the peculiar death of Ebenezer Scrooge, the Great Detective must use his tools of deduction to get to the bottom of the crime. But it is a dark and treacherous Christmas Eve, and once again the holiday is haunted by the spirits of the past, present, and future. Reunite with the characters you love from Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, brought together in a story of intrigue and suspense, with a holiday helping of Christmas cheer. Directed by Rob Roznowski.
Do you believe in the perfect murder? When Tony Wendice finds a love letter to his wife, he vows to get revenge and keep her fortune. He reaches out to an old friend to do the dirty work. But as their elaborate plan falls short, chaos ensues. Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of the classic suspense thriller is a smart, tight, compelling update of Knott’s tale of jealousy, deception and homicide. Contains mature content. Directed by Jasmine Rivera.
A worried mother comes to the library for what she thinks will be a reasonable, polite discussion about which books are appropriate for her teenage son. But her confrontation with the town librarian, a woman who cares deeply about her job and her community, sparks a chain reaction of consequences no one expected. Equal parts sharply funny and heartbreakingly poignant, Bad Books leaves audiences wondering what it truly means to care for our children. A raucous and brash debate in the quietest place in America… the library. Contains mature content and language. Directed by Tony Caselli.
Bad Books is produced at Williamston Theatre as part of a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. Other Partner Theaters include Round House Theatre (Bethesda, MD), Florida Studio Theatre (Sarasota, FL), and Curious Theatre (Denver, CO).
London, 1935. Dull Richard Hannay encounters a woman who claims to be a spy. When she is suddenly murdered, Richard finds himself the focus of a nationwide manhunt led by a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps.” This beloved mystery is a hilarious theatrical comedy full of dazzling stagecraft and virtuoso performances that will have you rolling in the aisles until the death-defying, climactic finale. The 39 Steps is a fast-paced whodunit with four versatile actors portraying more than 50 roles. Contains mature content. Directed by John Lepard.
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Along with the 5 full MainStage productions, we have our Dark Nights in Billtown series of alternate programming, which is expanded next season into a series of play readings, a series of standup comedy nights, and a couple of musical events! Check out this link for more info!
We have auditions coming up soon, and then we’ll be able to announce casts for everything! Of course we still have the rest of the performances of the beatiful Baba, that runs through May 25th, and one more production, the hilarious Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help this summer.
Tony Caselli 