ANNOUNCING THE 2026-2027 SEASON!

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Fairfield Footlighters is delighted to announce our 2026-2027 season!

Company
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth
September 2026
On the night of his 35th birthday, confirmed bachelor, Robert, contemplates his unmarried state. Over the course of a series of dinners, drinks and even a wedding, his friends – "those good and crazy people [his] married friends" – explain the pros and cons of taking on a spouse. The habitually single Robert is forced to question his adamant retention of bachelorhood during a hilarious array of interactions.
Directed by Anna Brown and Marco Colant
Produced by Abby Engel

12 Angry Jurors
Adapted for the stage by Sherman L. Sergel November 2026
A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. "He doesn't stand a chance," mutters the guard as the 12 jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. It looks like an open-and-shut case—until one of the jurors begins opening the others' eyes to the facts. "This is a remarkable thing about democracy," says the foreign-born juror, "that we are notified by mail to come down to this place—and decide on the guilt or innocence of a person; of a man or woman we have not known before. We have nothing to gain or lose by our verdict. We should not make it a personal thing." But personal it is, with each juror revealing his or her own character as the various testimonies are re-examined, the murder is re-enacted and a new murder threat is born before their eyes! Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and the jurors become 12 angry men and women.
Directed by Chase Engel
Produced by Nick and Anna Brown

The Iliad, The Odyssey, and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less
By Jay Hopkins and John Hunter with adaptations of Homer February 2027
On a simple stage, with the clock ticking in front of everyone's eyes, the cast speeds through all of Greek Mythology. The Gods walk the Red Carpet. The Creation of Mankind is a botched subcontractors job. Man and Pandora try settling down despite an ominous wedding gift. Love stories are a dating show and the Greek Tragedies are sports highlights! And don't forget the two greatest stories ever told, The Iliad and The Odyssey. Kidnap Helen of Troy and you've got a 10 year slap-fight of epic proportions with pouty Achilles, war-hungry Agamemnon, and clever Odysseus, destined to wander the seas for 10 more years fighting giants, seductresses, and the Gods themselves. All the silly decisions, the absurd destinies, and the goofy characters are presented lightning-bolt fast with hysterical results as the clock is stopped with only seconds to spare.
Directed by Shelby Carter Collins
Produced by Chase Engel

The Miss Magnolia Senior Citizen Beauty Pageant
By Leslie Kimbell May 2027
The Four Old Broads are back, with some wacky new friends, in an all-new comedy. Against her better judgement, Lurleen Dupree is throwing the seventh annual Miss Magnolia Senior Citizen Beauty Pageant. Martha Parcell is certain that it is finally her year to win. But Beatrice, Imogene and Eaddy have other plans. Throw in a tambourine-playing squirrel, dueling Elvises, and an unfortunate spray-tanning incident… and you’re in for a knee-slapping, side-splitting night of live theatre.
Directed by John Vanderplough
Produced by Dan Schindler and Debbie Johnson

Fairfield Footlighters is proud to be a former Grant Recipient of the Fairfield Community Foundation.