For its 2025-26 season, Stage West is truly playing all corners of the board. From Sherlock Holmes to a World War I a capella musical, a spicy infidelity romp to a musical about Canadian teenagers caught in the afterlife, the company's 47th season — comprised of six regional premieres, two of which are co-productions — is anything but predictable.
"More than just a lineup of shows, this season is about creating space: for reflection, for fun, for connection," says executive producer Dana Schultes. "At Stage West, we don’t just want you to see a play — we want you to feel at home."
First up is Ride the Cyclone, a co-pro with Theatre TCU.
In this critically acclaimed cult musical by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, a freak roller coaster accident derails the lives of the entire St. Cassian High School chamber choir. Now dead and trapped in carnival limbo, they’re greeted by a mechanical fortune teller who proposes a talent show. The prize? One lucky winner will return to life. It runs October 16-November 2, 2025.
Next is All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914by Peter Rothstein, with vocal arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach.
On Christmas Eve, 1914, in the cold trenches of World War I, something miraculous happened. A lone soldier stepped into no man’s land, lifted his voice in song, and began this remarkable true story. In that no-longer-silent night, troops from both sides laid down their weapons for an extraordinary holiday celebration of music, feasting, and camaraderie.
In this powerful musical recounting of shared humanity in dark times, a 10-man a cappella chorus weaves together soldiers’ letters, poetry, and period songs — ranging from trench tunes to holiday carols — into an extraordinary holiday gift that is not to be missed. It runs December 3-21, 2025.
The New Year brings a co-production with Dallas Theater Center: Where We Standby Donnetta Lavinia Grays.
Your town stands at a crossroads. A neighbor — desperate and out of options — has struck a dangerous bargain. Now, their fate lies in your hands. In this interactive play presented as a town hall gathering, the audience must choose: mercy or justice? Broadway actor and Dallas legend Liz Mikel plays a lone storyteller who weaves a world through music and magic — part fable, part call-and-response. It runs January 29-February 15, 2026.
In A Case for the Existence of Godby Samuel D. Hunter (who also wrote The Whale), they came to talk money, but they found something priceless.
In a small office cubicle in an Idaho town, Keith is helping Ryan navigate one of the routine convolutions of modern life: a mortgage loan application. What begins in awkward exchange deepens into something profound, as these two very different men, both fathers of young daughters, open up to one another about their struggles to secure a future. The men discover a shared sadness, and in the quiet strength it takes to keep showing up, answer a transcendent question: What kind of love do we leave behind? It runs March 12-29, 2026.
The third and final installment in Stage West's Baker Street trilogy is Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machineby David MacGregor.
Sherlock Holmes has retired, trading mysteries for domestic bliss with Irene Adler, much to the dismay of Dr. Watson. Meanwhile, bitter rivals Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison have arrived in London with their latest inventions, only to have them promptly stolen. The world-changing implications of the missing “Ghost Machine” and “Death Ray” pull the world’s greatest detective back into action. It’s clear something paranormal is afoot. And at the center of it all? Professor Moriarty’s formidable daughter. It runs June 3-28, 2026.
The season closes with Sandy Rustin's The Cottage, which premiered on Broadway in 2023.
It’s 1923, and Sylvia Van Kipness is done being discreet. She’s tired of being secretly whisked away to this English countryside cottage for her annual tryst. So she’s decided to expose her affair to both her husband and her lover’s wife with a series of scandalous telegrams, turning this tranquil cottage into a hotbed of hilarity. It runs August 12-30, 2026.
"Whether you're coming alone, with a date, with friends, or bringing the whole family, our space is built to be your third space — a welcoming, creative hub where great stories and good company come together," says Schultes. "That spirit extends beyond the stage. Our popular First Tuesdays series returns with lively, one-night-only events that surprise and delight, and our growing education program offers classes for kids, teens, and adults alike."
Season tickets are on sale now, with single tickets available at a later date. Tickets and information are available online at www.stagewest.org or by calling 817-784-9378.
