St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of March 10, 2025

What's on St. Louis theater and cabaret stages this coming week. Please leave a comment if anything was wrong or got left out

Albion Theatre Company presents The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh March 14 through 30. “Set in the small town of Leenane, County Galway, Ireland, The Beauty Queen of Leenane tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen, a lonely woman in her early 40s, and Mag, her manipulative aging mother. Mag’s interference in Maureen’s first and possibly final chance of a loving relationship sets in motion a train of events that leads inexorably towards the play’s terrifying denouement.” Performances take place in the Black Box Theatre at the Kranzberg Center, 501 N. Grand in Grand Center. For more information: albiontheatrestl.org.

The Black Rep presents The Wash by Kelundra Smith March 12 through 30. “Ordinary women become working class heroes in this true story of the Atlanta 1881 Washerwomerl' Strike. America's first successful interracial organized labor strike. Tired if being overworked and underpaid, Black laundresses stage a strike just weeks before the International Cotton Expedition comes to town. The story gives us an intimate and often humorous peek at the women who fought for their rights and won. Presented as part of a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere.” Performances take place at the Catherine B. Berges Theatre at COCA. For more information: www.theblackrep.org.

Who Killed Aunt Carloine?
Photo: John Lamb

Clayton Community Theatre presents the mystery Who Killed Aunt Caroline?, Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm through March 16. “Following the struggling Endicott family, a murder takes place in their residence; this raises questions about inheritance and the character of this not-so-innocent family and those they call ‘friends.’” Performances take place at the Washington University South Campus Theatre, 6501 Clayton Rd. For more information: www.placeseveryone.org.

Mean Girls
Photo: Jeremy Daniel

The Fabulous Fox presents the musical Mean Girls Friday through Sunday, March 14 through 16. “Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. Soon, this naïve newbie falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.” The Fabulous Fox is on North Grand in Grand Center. For more information: fabulousfox.com.

First Run Theatre Playwright’s Workshop presents a reading of the one-act plays Inside Boone Smalley and The Pachyderm by Kenn Stillson on Monday, March 10, at 6:30 pm. “Inside Boone Smalley is an expressionistic comedy about a simple man living in the nightmarish purgatory of his family room in 1998. It's prom night, and his loud and overbearing wife and his hellion daughter engage in an epic battle before and after the arrival of the girl's prom date . The Pachyderm is an absurdist comedy that asks the question, ‘How does the majority of Americans simultaneously lose their collective minds and reelect a clownish fraud and convicted felon to become president of the most powerful country in the history of the world? They drink the Kool-Aid.’” The readings take place at Square One Brewery and Distillery in Lafayette Square. For more information: firstruntheatre.org.

Kirkwood Theatre Guild presents comedy Into the Breeches March 14 through 26. “WWII era. Oberon Playhouse’s director and leading men are off at war. Determined to press on, the director’s wife sets out to produce an all-female version of Shakespeare’s Henriad, assembling an increasingly unexpected team united in desire, if not actual theatre experience. Together they deliver a delightful celebration of collaboration and persistence when the show must go on!” Performances take place at the Strauss Black Box Theatre in the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. For more information, ktg-onstage.org

The Rocky Horror Show
Photo: Jill Ritter Lindberg

New Line Theatre presents the rock musical The Rocky Horror Show through March 22. “As the Culture Wars continue to escalate, ROCKY HORROR is as relevant today as it was in the early Seventies, a brilliantly creepy, wickedly funny satire that spotlights Americans' frequent cultural freak-outs, all told in the language of 1930s horror-sci-fi movies, 1950s "physique" magazines, and 1970s punk rock. This glam-punk celebration of the mad variety of human sexuality and gender is particularly timely right now.” Performances take place at the Marcelle Theatre in Grand Center. For more information: www.newlinetheatre.com.

The Theatre Guild of Webster Groves presents Herb Gardner’s comedy A Thousand Clowns Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2 pm through March 16. Performances take place at the Guild theatre at 517 Theatre Lane, at the corner of Newport and Summit in Webster Groves. For more information: www.webstergrovestheatreguild.com.

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