
Shows
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Perfect Arrangement
June 21-23, 28-29 2024
Inspired by the true story of the earliest stirrings of the American gay rights movement, madcap classic sitcom-style laughs give way to provocative drama as two “All-American” couples are forced to stare down the closet door.

No Exit and The Criminals
May 16-19 2024
Two women and one man are locked up together for eternity in one hideous room in Hell.

The Revolutionists
March 7-10 2024
This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world.

Ms. Watson & Miss Holmes — Apt. 2B
February 2-4 and 9-10, 2024
An irreverent, darkly comic, modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth and sidekick.

Around the World in 80 Days
November 10-12, 2023
Don’t miss this madcap staged reading adapted from the classic novel by Jules Verne.


Peter and the Starcatcher
July 14-16 and 21-23, 2023
Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan).

Treasure: a History of Mount Vernon, Iowa
March 3-5 and 10-12, 2023
Written by Joe Jennison and Amy White in celebration of the town’s 175th anniversary. Produced in partnership with the Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission and the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group.

Uptown Cabaret
February 17 and 18, 2023
Join us for an evening full of musical theater tunes, community, and surprises while we raise some funds for MVLCT.

Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays)
November 11-13 and 18-19, 2022
A murder-mystery by Ken Ludwig

As You Like It
September 8-10 and 15-17, 2022
Shakespeare’s comedy about the urban vs. bucolic, love vs. infatuation, and the witty vs. the daft.

The Drowsy Chaperone
July 15-17 and 22-23, 2022
A musical comedy by Bob Martin and Don McKellar

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
February 25-27 and March 4-6, 2022
Based on the children’s book by Kate diCamillo, this stage adaptation by Dwayne Hartford tells the story of Edward, a beautifully made toy rabbit with a trunkful of different outfits but no heart.

House of Blue Leaves
Written by John Guare
Directed by Kerry Covington
October 9-10 and 14-16, 2021

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Brian Markowski
September 10-11 and 17-18, 2022


These Shining Lives
Written by Melanie Marnich
Directed by Kami Zbanek Hill
March 6-8 and 13-14, 2020

The Hundred Dresses
Written by: Mary Hall Surface, based on the book by Eleanor Estes
Directed by: Braden JP RoodOctober 4-6 & 11-13, 2019

Love and Information
Written by Caryl Churchill
Directed by Grant Freeman
July 19-21 & 26-27, 2019
First Street Community Center Uptown Theatre