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◆ Black Box Theater · Downtown

 

Four productions. Sixty seats. Local actors.
Stories that live on your street.

◆ This Season

Four shows.
None of them safe.

Dramatic stage lighting illuminating a lone actress in period costume, deep shadows behind her
DRAMA
Mar 14 – Apr 5, 2026

The Weight of Water

A Drama in Two Acts

She stood at the edge of the stage and I forgot I was in a theater. I forgot I was anywhere.

— Audience member, Preview Night
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Colorful stage set with two actors mid-argument under warm theatrical lighting
COMEDY
May 9 – Jun 6, 2026

Bright Particular Star

A Comedy About Getting It Wrong

The kind of laughter that surprises you — the kind that comes from recognition, not just jokes.

— The City Ledger
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Intimate black-box stage with stark white light on a single chair, empty and waiting
WORLD PREMIERE
Aug 22 – Sep 19, 2026

No One Comes Home

World Premiere

A world premiere from a playwright who grew up three blocks from this theater. It shows.

— ArtsWeekly
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2026
◆ Full Season

Four nights
you won't sleep after.

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01Drama

The Weight of Water

by Elena Vasquez

Mar 14 – Apr 5
Thu–Sat 7:30pm · Sun 2pm
2h 10min, one intermission

Contains mature themes

02Comedy

Bright Particular Star

by James Okafor

May 9 – Jun 6
Thu–Sat 7:30pm · Sun 2pm
1h 45min, no intermission

Family-friendly from age 14

03World Premiere

No One Comes Home

by Priya Mehta

Aug 22 – Sep 19
Fri–Sat 8pm · Sun 3pm
1h 55min, no intermission

World premiere

04Holiday Drama

December, Again

by Thomas Reilly

Nov 28 – Dec 27
Wed–Sun 7pm
2h 5min, one intermission

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9
Seasons
of uninterrupted programming
60
Seats
every show, no bad row
94%
Return Rate
season-over-season
47
Local Actors
in our 2026 company
◆ The Audience

Sixty strangers.
One held breath.

Middle-aged woman with warm smile, brown hair, casual attire

I dragged my sixteen-year-old. He cried in the second act and asked when the next show was before we'd left the parking lot.

Sandra Kowalski

Parent, Season Ticket Holder · 3 seasons

Couple smiling together, dressed for an evening out

We cancelled Netflix after our first Curtain show. That was fourteen months ago. We haven't missed a single opening night.

Marcus & Diane Osei

Young Couple, Downtown · 2 seasons

Older woman with silver hair and kind eyes, reading glasses on a lanyard

I taught English for thirty-one years. I know when language is being used honestly. These people are using it honestly.

Dorothy Fenn

Retired English Teacher · 9 seasons

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Actor mid-bow on stage, face flushed with exertion and joy, curtain call
Opening Night
Audience member laughing openly, head thrown back, theater lights catching tears of laughter
Act II
Two actors in dramatic confrontation, faces inches apart under harsh spotlight
The Weight of Water
Standing ovation from a small audience, silhouettes against stage light
Standing Ovation
Close-up of actress weeping silently on stage, mascara tracing cheek, raw and real
No One Comes Home
Teenager in audience leaning forward, completely absorbed, backlit by stage glow
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