SCRIPTEASERS...Studio 400's and Pensacola Little Theatre's Script Reading Club is a blast! Join us every second Saturday of the month for a live table reading.
Improvable Cause is Pensacola's best professional improv comedy troupe! Performing the first Saturday of every month at the Pensacola Little Theatre, IC's unscripted shows are sure to bust you at the seams with over-the-top, anything-goes hilarity! Everything is created in the moment with audience suggestions, so each show is different! IC shows are edge-of-your-seat theatre where anything can happen (and usually does!)
The Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are having their annual Quiche Breakfast. When the Communists attack, the closet doors blow open as secrets, repressed desires, and an insatiable hunger for quiche are released. Set in the Cold War ’50s, the dialogue is full of innuendo and hilarious audience participation.
The 2024-2025 lineup is jam-packed with ‘elot of drama for the whole family – offspring and all. What could go wrong in a year of tales and trails & cats and hats? From one-day tricks to politics, we triple dog dare ya to find a better way to keep your attention span (without corruption).
Join us on Saturday, May 11 at 2pm to meet the directors, renew your flexible or same-seat subscription, and be the first to reserve seating as we reveal our adventurous next season – and become part of a brand-new subscription opportunity that’s guaranteed to keep you in the center of our circle.
Set in the East Village of New York City in the grungy early 1990s; Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice, and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon, with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences.
Paint the town red at Cabaret: Express Yourself, PLT’s annual celebration of art where artistic expression becomes the life of the party.
The area’s artiest affair known for its revolving theme, Cabaret is an immersive experience where art becomes the life of the party to surround party-goers as they partake in an eclectic variety of local talent jam-packed into one night. The creative theme celebrates an array of artistic expressions ranging from music, singing, dancing, theatre, digital media, fine art, fashion, and every creative corner in-between.
The all-inclusive experience features six open-bar venues and culinary art. Wind your way through bands, DJs, flash mobs, photography, aerialists, ballerinas, orchestras, singers, dancers, graffiti artists, drag performers, projectionists, and beyond – transforming the theatre and surrounding block into an indoor/outdoor entertainment complex.
For additional access into the sponsor-only lounge, contact Sid Williams-Heath at executive@pensacolalittletheatre.com
After moving from New York City to Indiana, a 12-year-old navigates his parents' divorce, his impending bar mitzvah, and his new school's social circles. Thirteen 13-year-olds navigate peer pressure, new friends, tolerance, and 8th grade. Rock band and great contemporary Broadway music.
Set in Swindon and London, the story is visually told through the mind of 15-year-old Christopher John Francis Boone, a mathematical genius with an unspecified autism spectrum disorder. The show is a mystery surrounding the death of Wellington, his neighbor’s dog, after Christopher finds the dog speared with a garden fork. Winner of the 2015 Tony for Best Play. Based on the book of the same name.
PLT's whirlwind of casting, writing, directing, and performing, is back and is all done within 24 hours!
Actors show up Friday night to audition, and the shows are cast. The writers then spend the night at Pensacola Little Theatre writing the plays before the directors and cast arrive in the morning. The final day is spent rehearsing, blocking, finding props, and finding motivation before the curtain rises at 7:30 PM.
Actors under the age of 18 will need parental permission to participate.
Auditions: November 17th at 6:30 PM
Performance: November 18th at 7:30 PM
At Pensacola Little Theatre, we don’t sing – we sing easy. Our speakeasy-inspired series keeps audiences staying and swaying to an eclectic variety of musical genres under the low-dim lights of The Center’s redesigned black box theatre. This fall, visitors fall into Foo with the local talent, live musicians, and hand-crafted libations of Pensacola’s only Singeasy.
The hilarious, singing, Off-Off-Broadway sensation Kiki Ball-Change presents her award-winning, one-woman cabaret FUNNY GWORL for one night only! After three shows in NYC and a wildly successful run in Provincetown, this "funny gworl" is taking her show on the road, starting with her hometown. Kiki pays homage to her theatrical roots in this riotous romp through her personal life and her love of musical comedy, leaving you cackling and begging for more. With original parody songs, musical theatre classics, and improv, FUNNY GWORL runs November 5 at 9:30 PM at Pensacola Little Theatre. Please note that this show contains subject matter not suitable for children. Show runtime: 1 hour and 15 minutes
This pediatric cancer benefit show will be an unparalleled combination of rock and roll, choral music, and dance performances that place a special spotlight on the music of the foundation’s founders: Imagine Dragons. Bringing an extremely unique concert experience to downtown Pensacola, it will consist of a high-energy set from the band Goldmine that transports audiences back to the golden era of classic rock, a beautifully curated UWF Singers set of diverse choral pieces under the direction of Dr. Peter Steenblik, and a dance performance from the studio of Mixon Magic. Together, we will harness the immense power of music to help families in their fight against pediatric cancer!
Join us for a thought-provoking evening on October 21st at 6 PM as we welcome renowned author and activist Nic Stone to deliver a captivating keynote speech on banned books. This engaging event is open to the public, and we encourage everyone to attend this illuminating talk.
Inspired by true events from 1959, a contrasting story of childhood friends—an African American man and a woman of white privilege, reunited in adulthood—provides a private counterpoint to the public events swirling in the state capital. Political foes, star-crossed lovers, and one feisty children’s author inhabit the same page in a Deep South of the imagination that brims with humor, heartbreak, and hope.
This haunting and legendary tale is sure to spookily delight your taste and ballet bite as we travel from Transylvania to London in a pursuit of chaotic seduction, lust and frightful encounters… Inspired by Bram Stoker’s original fable, we entice you to join us, should you dare!
"Creating Characters that Drive Your Story" Writing Workshop with writer, producer, and director Del Shores at The Clark Family Cultural Center. Fifteen participants will discuss the art of creating characters and dialogue and work through exercises structured to all mediums ranging from film, television, and on-stage. From "Sordid Lives" to "Queer as Folk," Del Shores has produced an array of LGBTQIA+ works that we are proud to showcase at Stamped Film Festival. Limited tickets for the workshop are $20 and include spirits to get your creativity flowing!
Featuring a cast of well-known Pensacola actors, including Valerie Russenberger, Donna Quinn, Sheryl VandenBerg, Candi Bramlet, Jill Walters, and Carolyn Ward, this production promises to deliver a lot of laughs and heartfelt moments.
Valerie Russenberger returns to the main stage, reprising her role in this hit show that took the stage by storm in 2015. Join this exceptional cast as they portray the captivating stories of six women and their enduring friendship amidst the chaos of life and disastrous dresses. Prepare for an evening of entertainment that will keep you engaged from start to finish.
Support the theatre’s arts education department through our annual benefit, depARTure.
Win the trip of a lifetime - or $4,000 cash – to fund our theatre classes for the entire year. depARTure supports Pensacola Little Theatre’s scholarship program, keeps our tuition prices affordable, and sponsors our traveling theatre outreach troupe - taking free arts education programming into local schools, nursing homes, community centers, and libraires to serve the youth in our community. Whether on the court or on the stage, all of our students play a part in working collaboratively to cause a creative racket.
This year’s depARTure to the US Open is all about serving students – for the love-love of art!
Discover the magic of storytelling with renowned Playwright Steven Carl McCasland! You're invited to join us for an enriching three-hour writing workshop where we'll delve into the world of inspiration and the craft of playwriting.
Guided by the creative mind behind Little Wars, Steven Carl McCasland, this workshop will unravel the secrets of crafting compelling monologues and scenes. Through a series of engaging exercises, you'll ignite your imagination and gain valuable insights into the intricacies of theatrical formatting and structuring.
This acclaimed all-female drama is set in a country home in the French Alps during the Second World War. A unique dinner party unites celebrated writers Agatha Christie, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker, Gertrude Stein, and Alice B. Toklas ...along with a mysterious guest!
Studio400 productions are intended for mature audiences.
Do you want to build a snowman? Come see the PLT Summer Stars Camp perform Disney’s Frozen KIDS, a 30-minute adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical, which was based on the 2013 Walt Disney Animation Studios film, written by Jennifer Lee and directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee.
You’ll love this fanciful and heartwarming stage adaptation performed by our students. Join Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Sven, and all of your favorite characters as they embark on an epic, ice-filled journey of self-discovery, camaraderie, and the real meaning of true love.
Performances times: 6/17/2023 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm
Oh my God, you guys! An upbeat, funny, and fast-moving tale about a spirited girly girl Elle Woods who follows the boyfriend who dumped her to Harvard Law School. Along the way, she discovers new friends, renewed confidence, and her own pink power. Based on the popular movie.
A fractured fairy tale. Smart and kind Red Robin Hood must deal with the Big Bad Sherriff of Naughty Hams (3 Pigs). Includes a fashion forward emperor, Cindy’s step sisters, Humpty Dumpty and a cast of Mother Goose and Grimm characters. Produced in the courtroom as our ACORN show for very young audiences. Public shows for your Independence Day weekend.
Join us for The Crystal Awards, a night to recognize and appreciate our amazing volunteers who have contributed to the success of our shows in the 22-23 season at Pensacola Little Theatre. Come and cheer for your favorites as we present awards and celebrate the outstanding work of our volunteers! The evening will be jam-packed with stories, performances, hugs, and good times.
Omigod, you guys! It’s time to release the 2023-2024 season at Pensacola Little Theatre. You’re invited for libations and live performances to reveal this egg-cellent lineup filled with curious characters, southern stories, and unforgettable tunes that are always a… favorite.
Join us on Saturday, June 10th at 2pm to meet the directors, renew your flexible or same-seat subscription, and be the first in the know about the next 525,600 minutes at PLT.
For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs, who also happened to be there. A fast paced romp through the Seven Increasingly Eventful Years giving you a new look at a familiar adventure from the perspective of three potential heroes just trying to make it through a magic school that proves to be very dangerous for children. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal outsiders with a thing for badgers.
A dramedy written by one of our own, this story of a family in Georgia is chock full of southernisms and great characters. When a wayward daughter comes home for a funeral, her chilly reception by her family has nothing to do with the sweltering house and everything to do with the family secret that comes to light.
Pensacola Little Theatre's annual celebration of art is back – unfiltered, off-kilter, and a little unhinged. Cabaret's playhouse theme is set for May 6th and transforms the theatre and surrounding block into an indoor/outdoor entertainment complex, seamlessly fusing local talent and celebration to showcase art as the life of the party.
Take a trip to an enchanted forest, where mortal and magical beings deliver loads of laughs while looking for love! Artistic Director Darren McIntyre presents Williams Shakespeare’s tale of premarital mix-ups in a playful ballet that’s perfect for all ages!
Join us and Marvel Make-up artists for a special Make-up workshop!
A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.
Ever wanted to get involved at Pensacola Little Theatre but weren't sure how? Join us for our open house event to learn how to get involved and what areas are available for new volunteers. At this event, you will meet members of our artistic committee and staff as they guide you through our historical building while going over all the different art that we make here at PLT and how you can get involved.
Enjoy a light snack and an informative tour with us!
Tours will run every 30 minutes beginning at 10:00 Am.
Artists at Play, in collaboration with The Clark Family Cultural Center, present DISSONANCE, a poignant look at relationships and race set in Pensacola’s Historic Belmont-DeVilliers community, affectionately known as “The Blocks.” DISSONANCE is a new work written by Florida-born Alabama-based playwright/actress Marci J. Duncan in collaboration with Pensacola-based playwright/actress Kerry Sandell.
Join Ballet Pensacola in honoring the dedication and bravery of the United States Military! This performance will feature Artistic Director Darren McIntyre’s original choreography, “Lights Will Guide You Home,” along with other creations such as “Fleet Week,” “Spartacus,” and more to celebrate our men and women in uniform!
Mindgame is a puzzle box of a play. A dazzling thriller and a jet-black comedy that twists its way toward a shocking conclusion.
