Stage West's 2026-2027 season, titled "Beneath the Surface," will feature six productions, including a world premiere, three regional premieres, and a co-production with Second Thought Theatre in Dallas.

The company's with 48th season will start with Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector, running October 22-November 8, 2026.

Making its regional premiere, the play details what happens when a virus hits the elite Eureka Day elementary school. The school board must meet with the pack of parents to find an ethical solution. But when the ultra-progressive Eureka community cannot agree, this beacon of open-minded ideals quickly spirals into chaos.

Next up will be an add-on show that is not a part of the season ticket, All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 by Peter Rothstein, running December 2-20 in an encore to its original, smash-hit 2025 production.

Taking place on Christmas Eve during World War I, a lone soldier steps into no man’s land to sing. At war with each other, would-be enemies come together to share a holiday of camaraderie and peace. The a cappella musical is told in the words and songs of those who lived it.

Leading off 2027 will be Camp Siegfried by Bess Wohl, a co-production with Second Thought Theatre and a special collaboration with Watering Hole Collective, running January 9-24.

In the golden summer of 1938, two teenagers meet at a real-life Long Island camp. She is lonely and unassuming, he is energetic and bright-eyed. As their innocent attraction deepens, it’s gradually poisoned by the camp’s ideology. Intrigue turns to indoctrination as the youths find themselves on a collision course towards unbridled extremism.

That will be immediately followed on January 28-February 14 by I, Will: A Late Romance by Scott Carter, a production supported by Broadway Dallas through its Texas Born & Raised initiative.

The rolling world premiere is about William Shakespeare, who is stuck with his theater shut down, a plague looming, his love life in a mess, and cursed with the worst case of writer’s block. Enter a sleazy brothel-owner with a proposition. As plans take motion and lovers plot, the idea for a new kind of play reveals itself.

Inspired by real events, this comic-fantasy imagines the origin of Shakespeare’s final plays and proves that it’s never too late to start again.

The Tony Award-winning musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch comes next, running March 10-27 and featuring a book by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask.

From East Berlin to Junction City comes an electric tale of glitter, grit, and gnosis. On a revenge tour across the nation, punk icon Hedwig Robinson - backed by her band, the Angry Inch - recounts her high-octane journey in search of her other half.

Stage West will welcome summer with another regional premiere, Godspeed by Terence Anthony, running June 9-27.

It’s 1865 and slavery has been abolished. Godspeed is now free to return to Texas - with a revolver, one bullet, and vengeance on her mind. Joined by a Mexican gunslinger and her drunk former enslaver, she sets off on a perilous frontier journey. But a new discovery makes her question if the vendetta she desires is the justice she seeks.

Wrapping up the season will be one last regional premiere, An Old-Fashioned Family Murder by Joe DiPietro, running August 11-29.

On a dark and stormy night, there’s been a murder at the Claythorne estate. The family all have alibis, but someone is lying. When a (junior) detective arrives on the scene it’s clear that everyone is a suspect. Between jealous sisters, a dim fiancé, a pompous author, and a sharp-eyed widow, motives abound and the culprit could be anyone.

“With 'Beneath the Surface,' we’ve built a season that rewards curiosity," said executive producer Dana Schultes in a statement. "These are plays with humor, heart, provocation, and style. They entertain beautifully on the surface while inviting audiences into deeper questions underneath.”

Season tickets are on sale now, with options including the Premium Season Ticket (which has several additional perks) at $354 and the Standard Season Ticket at $234.

For more information, call Stage West at (817) 784-9378 or go to stagewest.org.