26/27 Theater Series
"This season we bring you stories that explore human nature with depth, courage, and joy; works that spark empathy, curiosity, and connection."
-Sarah Rasmussen, Artistic Director
Join us for a Shakespearean tour-de-force performance by the “villain of Broadway”, a joyous new musical (the largest in McCarter history); the 2025 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® for Best Play and an electric reimagining of a Hitchcock thriller - plus an exciting new comedy yet to be announced.
All The Devils Are Here
How Shakespeare Invented the Villain
McCarter Theater presents
the Octopus Theatricals Production of
Created & Performed by Patrick Page
Directed by Simon Godwin
August 19-30, 2026
In a tour-de-force performance, “one of America’s finest classical actors”(The Wall Street Journal) turns to the twisted motivations and hidden humanity at the heart of Shakespeare’s greatest villains.
A Beat of Our Own
A New Musical
Book by Rehana Lew Mirza and Mike Lew
Music and Lyrics by Sam Willmott
Choreography by Rujuta Vaidya
Directed by Stafford Arima
October 7-25, 2026
From the Tony Award-winning producers of Hadestown comes A Beat Of Our Own — a brand-new musical comedy that pulls you straight into the pulsating rhythms, kaleidoscopic colors and raw energy of competitive bhangra dance.
Purpose
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
A co-production with Alliance Theatre
January 21-February 13, 2027
An electrifying, intimate and intriguing behind-the-scenes look at the influential Jasper family. And like all families, there are cracks beneath the surface. When the son returns home with an uninvited friend, the family is forced into a reckoning with itself, its faith, and its legacy.
Alfred Hitchcock’s
North By Northwest
Adapted and Directed by Emma Rice
Based on the Turner Entertainment Co. film
An Emma Rice Company, Kay & McLean Productions, and Jonathan Church Theatre Productions co-production
Produced by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Kay & McLean Productions
March 10–21, 2027
When ad man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a Cold War spy, he goes on the run dodging airplanes, bad guys and a femme fatale who may not be what she seems.
One More To Be Announced!
Spring 2027. Stay tuned for the exciting announcement! McCarter will stage a headline production to close out the 2026/27 Season.
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