Playhouse Merced

Playhouse Merced will be back with its 2021-22 “The Story is Us” season of live, on stage productions starting this September! Its previous live season was unfortunately interrupted by the pandemic. Anthony Braxton, Playhouse Interim Managing Director, announced the new season’s five musicals and two plays during an online Season Preview…

Merced has a diverse, bustling and rich arts scene. And not only downtown on Main Street, but also at Merced College, the UC Campus, high school auditoriums and…

Theatre lovers have less than a month to wait until they find out what Playhouse Merced, located at 452 W. Main Street in Merced, has in store for its…

Playhouse Merced’s production of “Matilda, the Musical” is based on a well-loved novel by British author Roald Dahl, published in 1988. “Matilda,” adapted by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, will run from Feb. 14 through March 8 at the theater located at 452 W. Main Street in Merced. Rachel Rodrigues, Playhouse Merced’s…

Based on the success of the radio show format of “It’s A Wonderful Life” performed last year, Playhouse Merced decided to do another live radio play, this…

From Jan. 10 through Jan. 19, Playhouse Merced will present Jaclyn Backhaus’ “Men On Boats,” a dramatization of the exploration of the upper portion of the…

It’s a Yuletide axiom that no holiday season is complete without at least one viewing of “A Christmas Carol.” Playhouse Merced’s holiday offering, “A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play,” will make that resolution as smooth and satisfying as egg nog this year. After receiving accolades for last year’s radio play format of “It’s a…

Actors elaborately and stunningly dressed as cats, strutting, leaping and singing, and otherwise moving and meowing just like the animals they…

Playhouse Merced’s production of “Disney’s Frozen, Jr.,” featuring a cast of 72 talented young artists, is a must-see. The majority of the cast…

Playhouse Merced’s production of “Heathers:  The Musical”, directed and choreographed by Artistic Director Alyse Neubert, presents the out of control aspect of the dynamics of student relationships at the high school level in an authentic way, leaving the audience with a lot to think about regarding current issues such as teen suicide and…