Past Productions
Every production Matthews Playhouse has staged, season by season, since 1995.
- BIPOC Festival
- Winner of the BIPOC Playwrights Festival
- School of Theatre
- Staged by the Matthews Playhouse School of Theatre
- Virtual
- Performed online
2026-2027
Sex Please, We’re Sixty!
October 10–17, 2026
A comedy by Michael & Susan Parker, performed as a staged reading over an evening of drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
The Odd Couple
September 17–27, 2026
Two suddenly single pals—one a carefree sportswriter and the other an uptight news writer—strain the limits of friendship by turning into roommates.
2025-2026
- Educating Rita
- Hairspray
- The Velveteen Rabbit
- The Prince of Egypt
- Scrooge! The Musical
- A Raisin in the Sun
Educating Rita
August 22, 2026
Frank is a tutor of English in his fifties whose disillusioned outlook on life drives him to drink and bury himself in his books.
Hairspray
July 9–26, 2026
It's 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable plus-size teen, Tracy Turnblad, has only one desire – to dance on the popular "Corny Collins Show."
The Velveteen Rabbit
April 24 – May 3, 2026
Margery Williams’ story of a toy rabbit made real by being loved.
2024-2025
- One Year to Die
- Scrooge! The Musical
- Bright Star
2023-2024
- Young Frankenstein
- Around the World in 80 Days
- Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
- Scrooge! The Musical
- Disney’s Finding Nemo Jr.
- Speakeasy
- The Anniversary - Dinner Theatre in Indian Trail
- Shrek The Musical, JRSchool of Theatre
- Mufaro’s Beautiful DaughtersSchool of Theatre
- The Brothers Grimm SpectaculathonSchool of Theatre
- Fairy Tale ReunionSchool of Theatre
Young Frankenstein
July 12–28, 2024
The musical adaptation of Mel Brooks’ film, and the season’s closing production.
Around the World in 80 Days
February 23 – March 3, 2024
Jules Verne’s circumnavigation, staged as a fast-moving ensemble comedy.
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
January 19–28, 2024
The story of Carole King’s rise from songwriter to performer.
2022-2023
- A House Is Not A HomeBIPOC Festival
- Princess Fearless
- Scrooge! The Musical
- Seussical
- Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre in Indian Trail
- Clue
- Hello Dolly
- Zombie PromSchool of Theatre
- School DayzSchool of Theatre
- Miss Nelson is MissingSchool of Theatre
- MatildaSchool of Theatre
2021-2022
- GreenwoodBIPOC Festival
- Miracle on 34th Street
- The Rainbow Fish
- Sister Act
- The Tale of Peter RabbitSchool of Theatre
- OklahomaSchool of Theatre
- Animal FarmSchool of Theatre
- Babe The Sheep PigSchool of Theatre
2021
- Godspell
- The Rainbow FishVirtual
- Inaugural BIPOC Playwright’s Festival
2020
- Mamma Mia!
- Pinocchio
- Virtual Complaint Department & LemonadeVirtual
- A Matthews Murder MysteryVirtual
- A Virtual Christmas CarolVirtual
- It’s A Wonderful Life Radio PlayVirtual
2019
- Grey Gardens
- The Jungle Book
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- 101 Dalmatians
- The Adventures of Madeline
- It’s A Wonderful Life
- Anne Frank & Me
- Stuart Little
- Music Man Jr.
2018
- Bonnie & Clyde The Musical
- Freedom Train
- South Pacific
- The Lion King Jr.
- The Hundred Dresses
- Miracle on 34th Street
- The Jungle Book Jr.
- Twelfth Night
- Peter Pan
2017
- The Will Rogers Follies
- The Lion, Witch & Wardrobe
- Cinderella
- Mill Girls
- Once Upon A Mattress
- The Princesses and the Pea
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- Junie B. Jones is not a Crook
- It’s A Wonderful Life
2016
- Urinetown
- Junie B Jones The Musical
- Pirates of Penzance
- The Tempest
- The Little Mermaid
- Alice in Wonderland
- Oklahoma!
- Charlotte’s Web
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
2015
- West Side Story
- The Snow Queen
- A Year with Frog & Toad
- The Wizard of Oz
- Scrooge The Musical
- Les Miserables (non musical)
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Into the Woods Jr.
- James & the Giant Peach
2014
- Sweeney Todd
- The Stinky Cheese Man
- Oliver Twist
- The Crucible
- Peter Pan
- Shrek The Musical
- Aladdin Jr.
- Our Town
- Seussical the Musical
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
2013
- Macbeth
- Aida
- Diary of a Worm
- Wind in the Willows
- Alice in Wonderland
- The Odd Couple (Female)
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Willy Wonka
2012
- Children of Eden
- Treasure Island
- Willy Wonka
- Nunsense
- Pinkalicious
- A Midsummers Night’s Dream
- Sleepy Hollow
- White Christmas
2011
- The Jungle Book
- The Wizard of Oz
- Zombie Prom
- The Sound of Music
- 101 Dalmatians
- Charlotte’s Web
- The Miracle Worker
- Schoolhouse Rock!
2010
- The Lion, Witch & Wardrobe
- Les Miserables (se)
- The King & I
- Aladdin jr.
- Alice in Wonderland
- The Diary of Anne Frank
- Miss Nelson is Missing!
2009
- Pinocchio jr.
- Fiddler on the Roof jr.
- Cinderella
- To Kill A Mockingbird
- Charlotte’s Web
2008
- Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs
- Into the Woods
- Footloose
- Clue - The Musical
- Annie jr.
- Connecticut Yankee
2007
- Seussical
- How to Eat Like a Child
- Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
- High School Musical
- When the Whistle Blows!
- The Music Man
- A Christmas Story
- NYE Murder Mysteries
2006
- The Secret Garden
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit
- Steel Magnolias
- You’re A Good Man C. Brown
- The Velveteen Rabbit
- Peter Pan
- Dress Rehearsal for Murder
2005
- Holes
- Story Theatre
- Really Rosie
- Guys and Dolls
- Oliver!
- The Wind in the Willows
2004
- The Jungle Book
- The Little Mermaid
- Oklahoma!
- Grease
- Charlotte’s Web
2003
- Give My Regards to Broadway
- Tom Sawyer
- South Pacific
- Godspell
- Arsenic & Old Lace
- Annie Jr.
2002
- Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- The Pirates of Penzance
- The Magical Pied Piper
- The Hobbit
- The Sound of Music
- Mr. Scrooge
- The Butler Did It
2001
- Alice in Wonderland
- Twelfth Night
- Babes in Arms
- Fabulous Fable Factory
- Trial of the Big Bad Wolf
- Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs
- A Wedding to Die For
- Best Christmas Pageant Ever
2000
- Godspell
- Peter Rabbit
- Aesop’s Fables
- Hansel & Gretel
- Sleeping Beauty
- The Emperor’s New Clothes
- Scrooge! The Musical
- Operation Health Watch
1999
- Lion, Witch & Wardrobe
- Winnie the Pooh
- Fractured Fairy Tales
- Cinderella
- Sleeping Beauty
- Princess and the Pea
- Charlotte’s Web
- The Littlest Angel
- Hansel & Gretel
1998
- Beauty and the Beast
- Oliver Twist
- Ichabod’s Haunted Trail
- The Night Before Christmas
1997
- Pinocchio
- Peter Pan
- Babes in Toyland
1996
- Winnie the Pooh
- Heidi
- Wizard of Oz
- Scrooge
1995
- Alice in Wonderland
- Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs
- Best Christmas Pageant Ever
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