2027 Season
Whodunit? An Improvised Murder Mystery
Saturdays, Jan 16 - Mar 20 at 7 pm​​​
Classic whodunits with a twist: it’s all improvised! Our actors weave webs of secrets, deception, and mystery as we wind our way through a different murder each week.
Welcome to the TV Studio of WCTC, a South County public access station struggling in the ratings. The date is October 23, 1987, and the Rhode Island Wrestling Federation, the WCTC’s most popular program, is filming in front of a live studio audience. Tensions build and the threat of violence becomes palpable until it explodes, and someone in the studio is murdered!
The surviving wrestlers and crew are all suspects - could this have been a fight about the TV station’s struggling finances? A long-held grudge from a past match gone wrong? Everyone’s got a secret to hide, but whose is worth killing over?
Come From Away
Book, Music and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Apr 16 - May 8​​
On September 11, 2001, 38 planes carrying 7,000 passengers were diverted to the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Based on the true story of Gander, Come From Away tells the moving tale of a community coming together to open their hearts and homes on the darkest of days.
Clue
Based on the Screenplay by Jonathan Lynn, Written by Sandy Rustin, Additional Material by Hunter Foster & Eric Price
Jun 18 - Jul 18​​
It’s a dark and stormy night, and our cast of oddball characters has been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well, dead. So whodunit? Join the iconic oddballs known as Scarlet, Plum, White, Green, Peacock and Mustard as they race to find the murderer in Boddy Manor before the body count stacks up.
Based on the cult classic film and the popular board game, Clue is a madcap comedy that will keep you guessing until the final twist!
Shakespeare on the Saugatucket:
Henry V
by William Shakespeare
Jun 30 - Jul 25​​
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends..."
As King Henry V attempts to prove himself a worthy ruler, he brazenly lays claim to France. When France mocks his claim, he demands the English forces take up arms and cross the Channel. Rousing speeches and sword fights under the stars and amongst the gardens of our patio mark one of Shakespeare's greatest histories.
The Night Witches
by Rachel Bublitz
Sept 3 - 18​​
The Night Witches of the all-female 588th Night Bomber Regiment in WWII fly in planes made of canvas and wood through the darkness to keep their enemy from sleeping. However, on this fateful night, the enemy has a new tactic to combat them. Using movement, song, and poetic dialogue, we follow these heroic pilots through one historic night in the war.
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
by Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen
Oct 15 - Nov 6​​
In the treacherous mountains of Transylvania, a meek English real estate agent takes a harrowing journey to meet a new and mysterious client, who just happens to be the most terrifying, ferocious, and sexy monster the world has ever known: Count Dracula! As famed vampire hunteress Jean Van Helsing and company chase Drac from Transylvania to the British countryside to London and back, their antics are guaranteed to increase your pulse and cause bloodcurdling screams - of laughter.
Filled with clever wordplay and pop culture references, it’s a 90-minute, gender-bending, quick-changing, laugh-out-loud reimagining of the gothic classic, perfect for audiences of all blood types.
Ebenezer Scrooge's Big Wakefield Christmas Show!
by Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen
Dec 2 - 23​​
In this hilarious and loving send-up of the holiday classic A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge has made his way over to America to make his fortune. And not just anywhere - right here in Wakefield! Featuring all your favorites - Ghosts of Past, Present, and Future, Tiny Tim, and more - and plenty of Rhode Island charm, Ebenezer Scrooge's Big Wakefield Christmas Show is a perfect laugh-out-loud holiday treat for the whole family!
