Each year, our Mainstage Season offers audiences the opportunity to experience new work by writers whose stories could only be told onstage. These productions are thoughtful, relevant, unfiltered, and boundary-pushing excursions that reflect world we live in and help us see it in new, surprising ways. Since our establishment in 2009, we have produced a wide variety of styles and genres
2022 MAINSTAGE SEASON
COURT OF THE GRANDCHILDREN
By Michael Muntisov
Directed by Jason Williams
The year is 2051. Artificial Intelligence has become so ubiquitous that the young people are starting to rebel. The older generation that accelerated climate change is being brought to trial. And climate activist Lily thinks she has it all figured out. Until she meets her great uncle, David, who changes her perspective completely. He’s a man from today. She’s a woman from tomorrow. How will she judge him?
April 8 - 23, 2022
Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 4pm
MIDSUMMER FOR HATERS
A Collaboration with Nemesis Theatre Company
Directed by Melon Wedick
Shakespeare’s beloved classic gets a new treatment by the people who can’t stand it, resulting in a kidnapped Amazon, mystified mortals, sadistic fairies, and mechanicals gone wild! Will any of them survive four nights in the magic forest?
Featuring one cast performing two very different versions of the show! See both for a discounted rate.
June 3 - 18, 2022
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 4pm
CW (Content Warning): This show may contain strong language at times.
STARBRIGHT
By Sean David Robinson
Directed by Ashleigh Millett-Goff
Starbright is the story of Grace, an astrophysicist who lost her daughter Abby nearly a year ago. As Grace’s life spins out of control, Abby appears to her and begins making predictions about the cosmos. Grace must determine if her daughter’s appearance is a sign of her dwindling sanity, or proof that there’s more to the universe than even she understands.
July 8-23, 2022
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 4pm
OBSTRUCTURE
A Collaboration with Anam Cara Theatre Company
Directed by Erinn Hartley
Our times have been a paradox: the heavy emptiness of our days; alone together in our spaces; burdened by free time; in need of a vacation from escape. Join Anam Cara in collaboration with The Magnetic Theatre in a raw and visceral performance, presented through movement, sound, and pungent stillness.
NOTE: This show contains optional audience interaction and participation. You won't be required to participate or interact with the cast.
August 5-13, 2022
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 4pm
BEAUTIFUL CAGES
By Jamie Knox
Directed by Mandy Bean
Patricia, a mother who has always kept a safe emotional distance from her daughter, Amanda, is suddenly compelled to tell the truth about her past, and the secret she's been hiding for decades. Set simultaneously in the 1960s and today, this is a story about love, paying debts and what it means to set yourself free.
September 9 - 24, 2022
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 4pm
THE FRANKENSTEIN RUBRICS
By David Hopes
Directed by Doug Savitt
The scientist. The monster. The tale of a creation suffering at the hands of his maker. It’s a story we all know - but what if the creation takes on a life of its own? What if the relationship between them was more complicated than we ever realized, and what if, by the act of making the monster, the scientist was changed as well?
October 7 - 22, 2022
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 4pm
THE MAGNETIC THEATRE 2022 ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
Our Third Annual Festival of Short Plays
The Magnetic Theatre's One Act Play Festival returns for its third year of short plays, featuring a variety of different themes, emerging playwrights, local directors, and incredible performers. There's sure to be something for everyone!
November 4-13, 2022
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Saturdays & Sundays at 4pm
See below for the schedule of shows.
Schedule A: 11/4 at 7:30pm, 11/5 at 4pm, 11/10 at 7:30pm, 11/12 at 4pm
Schedule B: 11/5 at 7:30pm, 11/6 at 4pm, 11/11 at 7:30pm, 11/12 at 7:30pm
Best of the Best: 11/13 at 4pm
Schedule A Shows:
Experts
In The Attic
A Little Support
AI Pals
Robert Krane
An Actor Prepared
Three Syllables of Shame
Everything Here Is So Delicious
A Benevolent Alliance of Mourners
But Where Would They Live?
Schedule B Shows:
Car Riders
Surprise
Tooth or Dare
You Wouldn't Be Pretty if Your Face Didn't Look Like That
Bach Bach Bach Bach
Just Desserts
The Audition
Like A Good Neighbor
The Driving Test
Nice Dress
CAROLING BY GASLIGHT
Written and Directed by Skyler Goff
Everyone knows the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, the tightfisted old miser. But if you thought he was bad, wait until you get a load of his neighbors. Find out what really happened that fateful night in this hilariously devious retelling of the Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol.
Content Warning: Contains explicit sexual content, language, and dialogue. Depicts murder, gore, and other content not suitable for children. Please contact the box office for more information if needed. We do not recommend this show for audiences under 18.
December 2 - 17, 2022
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 4pm