2025-2026 Season, Austin Playhouse
2025-26 Season
The Importance of Being Earnest | September 19 – October 19, 2025
by Oscar Wilde
Fake names, real feelings, and plenty of tea to spill. Jack and Algernon invent alter egos to escape their duties, but get tangled in a mess including mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and two extremely judgmental butlers. Wilde’s razor-sharp wit skewers social conventions as Victorian etiquette turns into pure comedic chaos.
Peril in the Alps | November 21 – December 28, 2025 | REGIONAL PREMIERE
by Steven Dietz
Hercule Poirot is back in Steven Dietz’s sequel to the hit comedy Murder on the Links! This diabolically funny romp travels to the snow-capped Alps, where a daring kidnapping and a web of eccentric suspects await. Inspired by Agatha Christie’s Poirot Investigates, six actors play dozens of colorful characters in an exhilarating blend of suspense, humor, and theatrical magic.
Describe the Night | January 23 – February 15, 2026 | AUSTIN PREMIERE
by Rajiv Joseph
A gripping historical thriller tracing the blurred line between truth and fiction. Beginning in Poland, 1920, a war correspondent befriends an officer of the Russian Red Cavalry. In 1989, a Stasi agent spies on a woman in Dresden and falls in love. In 2010, an aircraft carrying Polish government officials crashes in Smolensk. Connecting seven lives over 90 years, this Obie Award-winner is a powerful and timely look at memory, misinformation, and how lies have the power to shape history in an increasingly unstable world.
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder | April 10 – May 10, 2026
music and lyrics by Steven Lutvak
lyrics and book by Robert L. Freedman
A murderous musical farce with rapid-fire wit, a dazzling score…and a body count. When a charming but penniless young man discovers he’s ninth in line to inherit the D’Ysquith family fortune, he begins a killer climb to the top, eliminating the eight heirs who stand in his way. The result is a wickedly funny battle for love, legacy, and a life of luxury.
Seared | May 29 – June 21, 2026 | AUSTIN PREMIERE
by Theresa Rebeck
The heat is on in this sizzling new comedy! A brilliant but temperamental chef creates a dish so good it puts his struggling restaurant on the map, but success comes with a side of chaos. As business booms, egos clash and loyalties are tested in this fiery battle between passion and profit. Perfect for fans of The Bear, Seared is filled with sharp dialogue, mouthwatering stakes, and a feast for the senses. Audiences will be up close to the action as Austin Playhouse is transformed into the intimate kitchen of a New York City restaurant.
Subscriptions and Ticketing Information: 2025-26 subscriptions available beginning today, May 1 ataustinplayhouse.com/subscriptions. Pick either the All-Inclusive or Classic Subscription package option.
All-Inclusive 2025-26 Subscription Packages Start at $320 and Benefits Include:
· Tickets for the 5-Play Main Stage Season
· Tickets for all Second Stage Productions, Cabarets, and Special Events
· Complementary Season Parking at UT Co-Op Garage
· Early Reservations
· Priority Seating
· Hassle-Free Booking and Exchange Privileges
· Discounts on Additional Tickets to Shows and Special Events
· Option to attend more than one performance of a production
Classic 2025-26 Subscription Packages Start at $192 and Benefits Include:
· Tickets for the 5-Play Main Stage Season
· Early Reservations
· Priority Seating
· Hassle-Free Booking and Exchange Privileges
· Discounts on Additional Tickets to Shows and Special Events
· Option to add Discounted Season Parking at UT Co-Op Garage
· Option to exchange one season production for a second stage production or special event
Season tickets will go on sale beginning today, May 1. All Main Stage Season shows will play at Austin Playhouse located in the heart of Austin at 405 West 22nd.
Press: Austin Playhouse logos and assets including press releases can be found HERE.
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Sponsors: Austin Playhouse is supported in part by Texas Commission on the Arts, The Shubert Foundation, and the City of Austin’s Economic Development Department.
Austin Playhouse is a professional theatre in its 25th season. Currently under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Lara Toner Haddock, and Associate Artistic Directors Ben Wolfe and Sarah Fleming Walker, Austin Playhouse has grown from a three-play season on the campus of Concordia University, to a year-round operation producing a subscription season, theatre for youth productions, and a new play festival. Austin Playhouse plans to build a permanent home for the veteran theatre troupe and all of Austin’s artistic community. For more information visit austinplayhouse.com.
