Temple Theater's 2026-2027 Season
Temple Theaters is excited to announce our 2026-27 Season, our last full season in the Tomlinson and Randall Theaters!
The 2026-2027 Temple Theaters Season includes:
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Directed by Marcus Giamatti
Thursday, September 24–Sunday, October 4, 2026
Something wicked this way comes...
After receiving a supernatural premonition; one couple risks everything to seize control of the Scottish crown. As comrades fall and paranoia sets in, the Macbeth’s ambition brings them to the height of power and over the edge of their reason. One of Shakespeare’s finest tragedies, Macbeth is a timeless story of greed, fate, tyranny, and the cost of unbridled hubris.
Supported by Temple General Activities Fund.
Alice by Heart by Steven Sater, Jessie Nelson, and Duncan Sheik
Directed by Peter Reynolds
Wednesday, October 21–Sunday, November 1, 2026
With unforgettable music from the team that created the musical Spring Awakening - Alice By Heart is set under the heavy threat of the London Blitz during World War II. Alice Spencer and her friend Alfred take shelter in an underground tube station, but when Alfred is quarantined with tuberculosis, Alice recounts the novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to him from memory in hopes of using imagination to escape their circumstances. As reality and fiction blur, Alice and Alfred must find the strength to finish the story together, even as they face an uncertain future.
Supported by Temple General Activities Fund.
Triangle by Laurie Brooks
Directed by Lynne Innerst
Wednesday, December 2–Monday, December 7, 2026
A story that burns to be told. The ghostly memory of Sophie, a 16-year-old seamstress from the early 1900s, reaches across time to Malena, a young Hispanic girl from a modern-day immigrant family. Set against the backdrop of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911, the phantom of Sophie unravels a tale to Malena relaying a narrative about sisterhood, class struggle, labor justice, family dynamics, and how past tragedies continue to reverberate.
Supported by Temple General Activities Fund.
The Imaginary Invalid by Moliere
Directed by David Ingram
Monday, February 11–Thursday, February 21, 2027
Who wouldn’t want a doctor in the family? When long-suffering hypochondriac Argan sets up his daughter, Angelique, to marry a doctor in a quest for free medical care, she must work with sly servants and clever relatives to show her father that his obsession with remedies isn’t healthy for anyone. Molière's classic comedy is a timeless satire of vanity, hypocrisy, and medical misinformation.
Supported by Temple General Activities Fund.
New Voices Festival in collaboration with Philadelphia Young Playwrights
April 2027
Tickets available through Philadelphia Young Playwrights in 2027!
Our annual 30+ year collaboration with PYP, performing unique, original new plays gathered through outreach with local young playwrights. These exciting pieces come to life performed by Temple actors under the direction of Philadelphia professionals.
Supported by Temple General Activities Fund.
Urinetown by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann
Directed by Amina Robinson
Friday, April 16–April 25, 2027
Urinetown? What kind of musical is this, anyway? When a water shortage leads a corrupt corporation to charge people to use public toilets (or else!), one daring young hero finds the courage to insist on the privilege to pee freely! Inspired by Brecht, Broadway, and everything in between, this sharp satire takes aim at capitalism, social justice, environmental collapse, and musical theater itself. With wickedly clever songs and a delightfully self-aware book, this Tony Award-winning outrageous musical is a hilarious and biting look at inequality and the price of change.
Supported by Temple General Activities Fund.
We look forward to welcoming audiences throughout the academic year to our productions -- you can buy your tickets here starting August 1st!