Productions

Junie B. Jones: Toothless Wonder

Adapted by Allison Gregory. Based on the book series by Barbara Park.

• January 18
• 10 a.m.
• January 19, 20
• 10 a.m.
  7:30 p.m.
• January 21
• 2 p.m.

One of Junie B. Jones's top front teeth is loose, and this is bad news, folks. What if she looks like toothless Uncle Lou? On top of it all, that Meanie Jim has invited everyone in Room Nine to his birthday party on Saturday except Junie B. Delight in another of Junie B's hilarious adventures with all of her friends - May, Grace and more!

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Stupid F%#*ing Bird

By Aaron Posner and James Sugg, off of Chekhov

• March 1, 2, 7, 8, 9
• 7:30 p.m.
• March 3
• 2 p.m.

An aspiring young director rampages against the art created by his mother’s generation. A nubile young actress wrestles with an aging Hollywood star for the affections of a renowned novelist. And everyone discovers just how disappointing love, art, and growing up can be. In this irreverent, contemporary, and very funny remix of Chekhov’s The Seagull, Aaron Posner stages a timeless battle between young and old, past and present, in search of the true meaning of it all. Original songs composed by James Sugg draw the famously subtextual inner thoughts of Chekhov’s characters explicitly to the surface. STUPID F%#*ING BIRD will tickle, tantalize, and incite you to consider how art, love, and revolution fuel your own pursuit of happiness.

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Trouble in Mind

By Alice Childress

• April 12, 13, 18, 19, 20
• 7:30 p.m.
• April 14
• 2 p.m.

Set during rehearsals for a major Broadway production, Trouble in Mind illuminates the inner life of a Black actress struggling with her career. Alice Childress's 1955 play – which finally premiered on Broadway in 2021 – is a funny, moving and heartbreaking look at racism, identity and ego in the high-stakes world of New York theatre.

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Spring Dance Concert

• May 3
• 7:30 p.m.

This is a free event.

Unnecessary Farce

• May 23-25
  May 30-June 1
  June 6-8
  June 13, 20, and 27
• 7:30 p.m.

Hilarious comedy farce by Paul Slade Smith

Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go! In a cheap motel, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant, while in the room next door, two cops wait to catch the meeting on videotape. But there’s some confusion as to who’s in which room, who’s being videotaped, who’s taken the money, who’s hired a hit man, and why the accountant keeps taking off her clothes.

“Nonstop hilarity. Gets us laughing in the show’s first minute. Unnecessary Farce? Don’t you believe it! Nothing could be more necessary for your well-being.” —Playbill.

This is our unique “Bring your own dinner, Dinner Theatre” production. We guarantee satisfaction with your meal, because you provide it!

Columbus Repertory’s Dinner Theatre has a comfortable, intimate setting with tables for 2-4 patrons. Bring your own meal or pick something up from one of Uptown Columbus’ fine restaurants. Drinks, snack and desserts are available for purchase at our concessions counter.

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Lyle the Crocodile

Story by Bernard Waber, Book by Kevin Kling, Composed by Richard Gray

Based on Lyle, Lyle the Crocodile

• June 6-8, 12-15, 19-22
• 10:00 a.m.
• June 6-8, 12-15, 19-22
• 2 p.m.

Lyle is the story of a friendly crocodile who turns up in a bathtub in an apartment in New York City’s Upper East Side. Lyle becomes good friends with the folks in the building, except for Mr. Grumps, hates Lyle, parades, people, and pretty much everything. However, when Lyle rescues Mr. Grumps and his cat Loretta from a fire, Mr. Grumps has to apologize for the way he’s treated Lyle. In the end, Lyle helps those around him learn that they should not judge others by how they appear to be, but to love people (and crocodiles) for what they are.

“King’s adaptation creates a theatrical version that is true to the spirit of the boos, yet adds an extra dimension of camp and humor that gives the production a distinctive stylistic signature” --St. Paul Pioneer Press.

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Hairspray

The hit Broadway Musical Music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman, book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on John Waters’ 1988 film of the same name.

• June 14-15, 21-22, 28-29
• 7:30 p.m.

In 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, plump teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local TV dance program based on the real-life Buddy Deane Show. When Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight, and meets a colorful array of characters. She then launches a campaign to integrate the show. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and “downtown” rhythm and blues.

“An instant classic! Hairspray is a toe-tapping, dancing in your seat good time show…a whirl of excitement!” —Broadway World

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