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For everyone at Playhouse Merced, the annual Season Preview on May 29 appeared to be a reaffirmation of the importance of local theater as a cornerstone of this community, and a nod to those supporters who faced turmoil and doubt, but in no way were ever going to let it all go away.  Last season's canceled productions, budgetary…

The Playhouse Merced Conservatory is proud to present Oliver! Jr. a lively, family-friendly musical adaptation of the beloved Charles Dickens classic.…

The leadership of Playhouse Merced appears to be stuck in a bitter standstill one week after police officers responded to an attempted Board of…

“Steel Magnolias” opens this weekend at Playhouse Merced. The much-beloved Robert Harling play will be presented at 7:30 p.m on Fridays and at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays for three weekends from May 9-25. As the title suggests, “Steel Magnolias” showcases a group of southern women who are as “delicate as magnolias but as tough as…