
2026 PARKWAY PASSES
2026 PARKWAY PASS
This pass is the equivalent of 5 tickets to any mainstage show in our 2026 season. Our mainstage shows for 2026 are Sister Act, Annie, Peter and the Starcatcher, Carswell Holler, and Her Name Was Frankie: A Frankie Silver Story.
2026 PARKWAY PASS PLUS
This pass is the equivalent of 5 tickets to any mainstage show in our 2026 season and 2 tickets to any junior show in our 2026 season. Our mainstage shows for 2026 are Sister Act, Annie, Peter and the Starcatcher, Carswell Holler, and Her Name Was Frankie: A Frankie Silver Story. Our junior shows are Hadestown Teen Edition, Alice in Wonderland JR, Mean Girls JR, Finding Nemo KIDS, Into the Woods JR, and Elf JR.
2026 PARKWAY PASSES

This pass is the equivalent of 5 tickets to any mainstage show in our 2026 season. Our mainstage shows for 2026 are Sister Act, Annie, Peter and the Starcatcher, Carswell Holler, and Her Name Was Frankie: A Frankie Silver Story.
This pass is the equivalent of 5 tickets to any mainstage show in our 2026 season and 2 tickets to any junior show in our 2026 season. Our mainstage shows for 2026 are Sister Act, Annie, Peter and the Starcatcher, Carswell Holler, and Her Name Was Frankie: A Frankie Silver Story. Our junior shows are Hadestown Teen Edition, Alice in Wonderland JR, Mean Girls JR, Finding Nemo KIDS, Into the Woods JR, and Elf JR.
MAINSTAGE SEASON
SISTER ACT
Showing May 29-June 7, 2026
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Book by Cheri Steinkellner Bill Steinkellner
Additional Book Material by Douglas Carter Beane
Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture, Sister Act, written by Joseph Howard
Directed by Reed Atherton
Music Direction by Brett McCulskey
Choreography by Kelli Hall
A divine comedy based on the film, where disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder and goes into hiding in a convent, transforming its struggling choir into a sensation while evading her danger and finding the power of sisterhood.
ANNIE
Showing June 26-July 12, 2026
Book by Thomas Meehan
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Based on Little Orphan Annie by permission of The Media Tribune Services, Inc.
Directed by Daniel Moore
Music Direction by Rachel O’Reilly
Choreography by Jillian Adams
Based on the popular comic strip Little Orphan Annie, the musical Annie follows a spirited young orphan who escapes her life in a Depression-era New York City orphanage and finds a new home with billionaire Oliver Warbucks.
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
Showing July 31-August 9, 2026
By Rick Elice
Based on the Novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Music by Wayne Barker
Originally produced on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes, and Disney Theatrical Productions
Directed by Jenny Martin
Music Direction by Rachel O’Reilly
A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure.
Carswell Holler
Showing August 20-23, 2026
Written By Travis Lowe
Directed by Dakota Mann
When a traveling EPA agent stops in for a bite at a greasy spoon café in southern West Virginia’s coal country, it sets off a series of dangerous events and menacing stories, both real and imagined, natural and supernatural. A comedically elegant and broodingly dark celebration of Appalachia and its ghosts. The 2025 Appalachian Playwriting Festival Winner.
HER NAME WAS FRANKIE: A FRANKIE SILVER STORY
Showing October 2-11, 2026
By Cheyenne Dancy
Directed by Daniel Moore & Jenny Martin
There are many stories out there about Frankie Silver, but what makes a story the truth and who gets to tell it? In this show, an author takes a trip to the south to write a book about the historic North Carolina Murderess. When she gets there she finds the stories people tell have a whole lot more to do with the people telling them than the people they’re about.
JUNIOR SEASON
HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION
Showing April 17-25, 2026
MUSIC, LYRICS, & BOOK BY Anaïs Mitchell
Hadestown Teen Edition is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by Concord.
Directed by Jenny Martin
Music Direction by Melanie Veazey
Choreography by Kelli Hall
This award-winning Broadway musical is a reimagining of ancient Greek Myths, focusing on the love stories of Orpheus and Eurydice, and Hades and Persephone. It follows the musician Orpheus’s quest to rescue his love, Eurydice, from the underworld after she’s lured there by Hades. Intertwined is the story of Hades and his wife, Persephone, as they rule this other realm. The story is told by narrator Hermes, chorused by The Fates, and is brought into modern times in this jazzy retelling of these classic stories.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND JR
Showing May 8-9, 2026
Music and Lyrics by Danny Elfman, Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard, Oliver Wallace, Cy Coben, Michael Abbott, Sarah Weeks, Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston
Music Adapted and Arranged and Additional Music and Lyrics by Bryan Louiselle
Additional Arrangements and Orchestrations by Patrick Sulken
Book and Additional Lyrics by David Simpatico
Based on the 1951 Disney film Alice in Wonderland and the novels The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Directed by Logan Bryant
Music Direction by Roberta Whiteside
Choreography by Morgen Joplin
When young Alice finds herself in a strange world where everything seems upside down, she must find her way home…and find herself along the way. As she travels through Wonderland, she encounters all of the iconic characters that audiences have come to love: including the ever-tardy White Rabbit, the grinning Cheshire Cat, a cool Caterpillar, the wacky Mad Hatter, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts.

FINDING NEMO KIDS
Showing June 19-20, 2026
Directed by Amy Fitzgerald Buchanan
Assistant Directed by Lydia Smith
Music Direction by Roberta Whiteside
Choreography by Ariana Lawrence
Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their anemone home. But when Nemo is captured and taken to Sydney, Marlin faces his fears and sets off on an epic adventure across the ocean. With the help of lovable characters such as optimistic Dory, laid-back sea turtle Crush, and the supportive Tank Gang, Marlin and Nemo both overcome challenges on their journey to find each other and themselves.
MEAN GIRLS JR
Showing July 17-19, 2026
Book by Tina Fey
Music by Jeff Richmond
Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
Based on the Paramount Pictures film Mean Girls
Directed by Erika Tyner
Music Direction by Rachel O’Reilly
Choreography by Collin Eten
Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. Cady and her friends devise a “Revenge Party” to end Regina’s reign with Cady going undercover as an aspiring Plastic. When the lines between the real Cady and her Plastic self get blurred, she must find her way back to herself and her true friends.
TICKET PRICING
Mainstage Productions
Adults: $20
Children (under 17): $15
Junior Productions
Adults: $15
Children (under 17): $12

ACCESSIBLE SEATING
Parkway Playhouse is committed to offering accessibility to all our patrons. We have seating on both sides of our theater that is accessible by an outside ramp (Row F; odd seats 1-11 and even seats 2-12), accessible restrooms, as well as a hearing assistance system, generously donated by Dr. Daniel Schumaier and Associates Audiology. If you have questions about additional accessibility, please call our Box Office at (828) 682-4285.
DISCOUNTS
Group Discount
Groups of 10 or more receive 10% off full-priced tickets. Contact [email protected] or call 828-682-4285 for more information on group tickets.
Military Discount
Parkway Playhouse is a “Blue Star Theatre“ recognizing the dedication and sacrifice of the men, women, and families in our military with discounts to our productions. Since 2004, we have offered a discount to veterans and active military personnel. Military personnel and their immediate families receive a 10% discount off the face value of a full-priced admission. Use code MILITARY2026 to redeem. All tickets and seating are subject to availability. We thank you for your dedication.
Stay & Play at The NuWray Hotel
We’re proud to partner with our friends at The NuWray Hotel to offer a great deal this season! STAY at the NuWray and see a PLAY here at Parkway Playhouse to get a 10% discount on both a room and a ticket. To start, enter code “S&P2026” when you book a room at The NuWray for any night a show is happening here at The Playhouse. Once the reservation is received, they’ll send you a discount code to get 10% off your ticket with us. This offer is valid for all upcoming shows here at The Playhouse! Book your room today at www.nuwray.com.
GIFT CERTIFICATES
Give the gift of theatre! Parkway Playhouse gift certificates are available. Call us at 828-682-4285 or email us at [email protected] to purchase a gift certificate today.
MAINSTAGE SEASON
SISTER ACT
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Book by Cheri Steinkellner Bill Steinkellner
Additional Book Material by Douglas Carter Beane
Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture, Sister Act, written by Joseph Howard
Directed by Reed Atherton
Music Direction by Brett McCulskey
Choreography by Kelli Hall
A divine comedy based on the film, where disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder and goes into hiding in a convent, transforming its struggling choir into a sensation while evading her danger and finding the power of sisterhood.
Showing May 29-June 7, 2026
ANNIE
Book by Thomas Meehan
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Based on Little Orphan Annie by permission of The Media Tribune Services, Inc.
Directed by Daniel Moore
Music Direction by Rachel O’Reilly
Choreography by Jillian Adams
Based on the popular comic strip Little Orphan Annie, the musical Annie follows a spirited young orphan who escapes her life in a Depression-era New York City orphanage and finds a new home with billionaire Oliver Warbucks.
Showing June 26-July 12, 2026
Peter and the Starcatcher
By Rick Elice
Based on the Novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Music by Wayne Barker
Originally produced on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes, and Disney Theatrical Productions
Directed by Jenny Martin
Music Direction by Rachel O’Reilly
A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure.
Showing July 31-August 9, 2026
Carswell Holler
Written By Travis Lowe
Directed by Dakota Mann
When a traveling EPA agent stops in for a bite at a greasy spoon café in southern West Virginia’s coal country, it sets off a series of dangerous events and menacing stories, both real and imagined, natural and supernatural. A comedically elegant and broodingly dark celebration of Appalachia and its ghosts. The 2025 Appalachian Playwriting Festival Winner.
Showing August 20-23, 2026
Her Name Was Frankie: A Frankie Silver Story
By Cheyenne Dancy
Directed by Daniel Moore & Jenny Martin
There are many stories out there about Frankie Silver, but what makes a story the truth and who gets to tell it? In this show, an author takes a trip to the south to write a book about the historic North Carolina Murderess. When she gets there she finds the stories people tell have a whole lot more to do with the people telling them than the people they’re about.
Showing October 2-11, 2026
JUNIOR SEASON
HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION
MUSIC, LYRICS, & BOOK BY Anaïs Mitchell
Hadestown Teen Edition is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by Concord.
Directed by Jenny Martin
Music Direction by Melanie Veazey
Choreography by Kelli Hall
This award-winning Broadway musical is a reimagining of ancient Greek Myths, focusing on the love stories of Orpheus and Eurydice, and Hades and Persephone. It follows the musician Orpheus’s quest to rescue his love, Eurydice, from the underworld after she’s lured there by Hades. Intertwined is the story of Hades and his wife, Persephone, as they rule this other realm. The story is told by narrator Hermes, chorused by The Fates, and is brought into modern times in this jazzy retelling of these classic stories.
Showing April 17-25, 2026
ALICE IN WONDERLAND JR
Music and Lyrics by Danny Elfman, Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard, Oliver Wallace, Cy Coben, Michael Abbott, Sarah Weeks, Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston
Music Adapted and Arranged and Additional Music and Lyrics by Bryan Louiselle
Additional Arrangements and Orchestrations by Patrick Sulken
Book and Additional Lyrics by David Simpatico
Based on the 1951 Disney film Alice in Wonderland and the novels The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Directed by Logan Bryant
Music Direction by Roberta Whiteside
Choreography by Morgen Joplin
When young Alice finds herself in a strange world where everything seems upside down, she must find her way home…and find herself along the way. As she travels through Wonderland, she encounters all of the iconic characters that audiences have come to love: including the ever-tardy White Rabbit, the grinning Cheshire Cat, a cool Caterpillar, the wacky Mad Hatter, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts.
Showing May 8-9, 2026
DISNEY'S FINDING NEMO KIDS
Directed by Amy Fitzgerald Buchanan
Assistant Directed by Lydia Smith
Music Direction by Roberta Whiteside
Choreography by Ariana Lawrence
Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their anemone home. But when Nemo is captured and taken to Sydney, Marlin faces his fears and sets off on an epic adventure across the ocean. With the help of lovable characters such as optimistic Dory, laid-back sea turtle Crush, and the supportive Tank Gang, Marlin and Nemo both overcome challenges on their journey to find each other and themselves.
Showing June 19-20, 2026
MEAN GIRLS JR
Book by Tina Fey
Music by Jeff Richmond
Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
Based on the Paramount Pictures film Mean Girls
Directed by Erika Tyner
Music Direction by Rachel O’Reilly
Choreography by Collin Eten
Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. Cady and her friends devise a “Revenge Party” to end Regina’s reign with Cady going undercover as an aspiring Plastic. When the lines between the real Cady and her Plastic self get blurred, she must find her way back to herself and her true friends.
Showing July 17-19, 2026
TICKET PRICING
Mainstage Productions
Adults: $20
Children (under 17): $15
Junior Productions
Adults: $15
Children (under 17): $12

ACCESSIBLE SEATING
Parkway Playhouse is committed to offering accessibility to all our patrons. We have seating on both sides of our theater that is accessible by an outside ramp (Row F; odd seats 1-11 and even seats 2-12), accessible restrooms, as well as a hearing assistance system, generously donated by Dr. Daniel Schumaier and Associates Audiology. If you have questions about additional accessibility, please call our Box Office at (828) 682-4285.
DISCOUNTS
Group Discount
Groups of 10 or more receive 10% off full-priced tickets. Contact [email protected] or call 828-682-4285 for more information on group tickets.
Military Discount
Parkway Playhouse is a “Blue Star Theatre“ recognizing the dedication and sacrifice of the men, women, and families in our military with discounts to our productions. Since 2004, we have offered a discount to veterans and active military personnel. Military personnel and their immediate families receive a 10% discount off the face value of a full-priced admission. Use code MILITARY2026 to redeem. All tickets and seating are subject to availability. We thank you for your dedication.
Stay & Play at The NuWray Hotel
We’re proud to partner with our friends at The NuWray Hotel to offer a great deal this season! STAY at the NuWray and see a PLAY here at Parkway Playhouse to get a 10% discount on both a room and a ticket. To start, enter code “S&P2026” when you book a room at The NuWray for any night a show is happening here at The Playhouse. Once the reservation is received, they’ll send you a discount code to get 10% off your ticket with us. This offer is valid for all upcoming shows here at The Playhouse! Book your room today at www.nuwray.com.
GIFT CERTIFICATES
Give the gift of theatre! Parkway Playhouse gift certificates are available. Call us at 828-682-4285 or email us at [email protected] to purchase a gift certificate today.









