2025 MAINTAGE SEASON
JULIUS CAESAR
Written by William Shakespeare, adapted by Justice Wickstrom
Directed by Brenna Wickstrom
MARCH 7-16, 2025 @ Civic Center CitySpace Black Box Theater
"BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH." Rome's Julius Caesar is a force unlike any the city has ever seen. Power-hungry, self-conscious, cunning and arrogant, Caesar is bent on power. When a small band of nationalists contrive a plan to preserve the fate of their nation, all must question their intents. Set among the political and economic turmoil of the early 1970s, Julius Caesar is a warning for those who blur politics and power.
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EMMA
Written by Jane Austen, adapted by Brenna Wickstrom
Directed by Brenna Wickstrom
April 4-13, 2025 @ Civic Center CitySpace Black Box Theater
If you are a Bridgerton fan, you'll love this favorite of Jane Austen's literary works. Emma inspired many adaptations including the hit 90s comedy, Clueless!
A faithful adaptation, set among English gardens in the early 19th century, Emma comes alive in picturesque color and fervor. Emma Woodhouse who is "handsome, clever, and rich" proves to also be selfish, vain, and meddlesome. Attempting to marry off her trusting young friend Harriet to all the wrong people, while nearly missing out on true love herself, Emma is a comedy of errors that satirizes the social constructs and classes of the time. Don't miss this social event of the year!
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Written by William Shakespeare, Adapted by Storyteller Theatre OKC
Directed by Justice Wickstrom
May 9-18, 2025 @ Civic Center CitySpace Black Box Theater
Check into the Messina hotel for a round of laughs in Much Ado About Nothing, featuring some of Shakespeare's most favorite comedic couples and characters.
Set in the 1930s, the Messina hotel is a total escape from the chaotic world outside and is considered a paradise. Except, there are few dilemmas: Benedick and Beatrice don't love each other (but then they do). Claudio and Hero DO love each other... until they don't. But then they do again! Then, through a lot of chaos, comedy, and confusion, everyone ends up married. Oh, did we spoil too much? You'll just have to see for yourself.
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MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Written by William Shakespeare, Adapted by Justice Wickstrom
Directed by Justice Wickstrom
Coming: June 2025
The school of Vienna is rolling with loose morality, but the Duke doesn't want to use his authority to clean it up. Instead,
he assigns his deputy, Angelo, to be in charge. Under Angelo's demigod-like and religious-based rule, we quickly see a common tale of injustice that often surrounds those in lesser forms of power. In this very underrated, yet timely, Shakespearean tale, we are asked to question authority, the true nature of justice, and how far is too far?
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A LITTLE PRINCESS
Written by Francis Hodgson Burnett, Adapted by Brenna Wickstrom
Directed by Brenna Wickstrom
Coming: August 2025
A Little Princess is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published as a book in 1905, was adapted into several successful films including the cult classic directed by Alfonso Cuaron in 1995.
Sara and her father, Captain Crewe, enjoy a majestic life full of beauty and warmth in India, but Sara is soon sent to Miss Minchin's Boarding School for Girls by her well-meaning World War I-bound father. Intelligent, imaginative and kind, Sara sees through flattery and remains unspoiled; she embraces the status of a 'princess' accorded by the other students, and lives up to it with her generosity. After Sara receives heartbreaking news, she is forced to work within the school as a servant. As she struggles to keep her spirits up, she makes some remarkable discoveries that may change her seemingly bleak fate.
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TREASURE ISLAND, a high seas play w/ music
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson, Adapted by Justice Wickstrom
Directed by Justice Wickstrom
Coming: October 2025
The most classic of adventure stories, Treasure Island follows young Jim Hawkins who dreams of a life of adventure on the high seas, but is stuck on the coast at the Admiral Benbow Inn with his mother and father. However, his luck soon changes when eccentric wayfarer Billy Bones takes up lodging at the inn, warning everyone of a one-legged man. What ensues is a rip-roaring adventure of deception, loyalty, and valor among ocean tides and an deserted island as Jim and crew search for the long-lost treasure of Captain Flint.
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IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Screenplay written by Frank Capra, Adapted for the stage by Storyteller Theatre
Directed by Justice Wickstrom
Coming: December 2025
Geroge Bailey is so debilitated by life's problems that on Christmas Eve, he is seriously debating suicide As the angels discuss how to intervene on George's behalf, we see his life in flashback. As George is about to jump from a bridge, he ends up rescuing his guardian angel, Clarence - who then shows George what his town would have looked like if it hadn't been for all his good deeds over the years.
Easily one of the most beloved Christmas classics, the 1946 holiday film starring Jimmy Stewart, comes alive onstage for the first time during our 2025 holiday season.