THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Susan Wismar
May 21 – June 14, 2026
Thursdays through Sundays @ 8pm
Schiller Park (German Village), Amphitheatre Stage
The Shakespearean classic reframed with a cast of all women and nonbinary characters to center the dynamics of power exchange in relationships. Under the direction of Susan Wismar, this production will explore how power inversions can lead to happy endings.
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PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
a play by Rick Elise
Based on the Novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Music by Wayne Barker
Directed by Brandon Boring
June 18 – July 12, 2026 (no performances July 3-4)
Thursdays through Sundays @ 8pm
Schiller Park (German Village), Amphitheatre Stage
Presented by Actors’ Theatre of Columbus and Imagine Columbus
A Story Theater-style adaption with music of the bestselling novel of the same name based on J.M. Barrie’s classic Peter Pan. From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, this Tony-winning story brings music and comedy to a timeless tale about friendship, duty and love.
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized peformance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
OTHELLO
by William Shakespeare
Directed by David Glover
July 16 – August 9, 2026
Thursdays through Sundays @ 8pm
Schiller Park (German Village), Amphitheatre Stage
This fresh take on the classic tragedy will transport audiences to an America caught between post-Korean War hope and the looming anxieties of the Vietnam War. Against a backdrop of government secrets, racial tension, and mounting paranoia, Iago manipulates the era’s fears with chilling precision. Love, ambition, and trust unravel in a world where suspicion is currency and betrayal is never far behind.
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AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
by Agatha Christie
Directed by Beth Josephsen
August 13 – September 6, 2026
Thursdays through Sundays @ 8pm
Schiller Park (German Village), Amphitheatre Stage
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Agatha Christie’s death, her haunting mystery of justice and secrecy unfolds under the evening sky as ten strangers in a mansion start dying one by one. Will there be any survivors? One of Christie’s most foreboding tales and a masterpiece of dramatic construction, the growing sense of dread and unfaltering tension will keep you guessing to the very end.
Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Sanuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
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