Dobama Theatre 26/27 Season Reveal

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26/27 SEASON

DAPHNE’S DIVE
By Quiara Alegría Hudes
Directed by Juliana Frey-Méndez
September 24 - October 18, 2026
REGIONAL PREMIERE
*Roe Green Award Winner
*from the book writer of “In the Heights”
A moving comedy about creating community and finding family. From the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright of In the Heights comes a touching comedy set in a local bar where everyone knows your name - and your business. The regulars at Daphne’s Dive are a band of outsiders; among them an offbeat artist, eccentric activist, ambitious businessman, retired biker, abandoned teenager, and Daphne’s vivacious sister. Over the course of nearly twenty years, they drink, dance, grieve, and rejoice together.
“Daphne’s Dive…feels at times like a throwback to television comedies of an earlier era…. And like the characters on ‘Cheers,’... the regulars at Daphne’s make up an informal family whose triumphs and troubles we come to sympathize with.”
The New York Times

A SHERLOCK CAROL
by Mark Shanahan
Directed by Erin E. Dolan
December 3, 2026 - January 3, 2027
REGIONAL PREMIERE
*New York Times Critics’ Pick
This wildly inventive holiday mashup of Dickens and Doyle blends mystery, music, humor, and heart in a witty and wondrous theatrical event. When a grown-up Tiny Tim calls on Sherlock Holmes to investigate the mysterious death of Ebenezer Scrooge, two literary legends collide and the game’s afoot! A hit in New York and an international sensation, this holiday adventure blends carols and comedy to warm even the coldest heart and delight audiences of all ages.
“A clever, crowd-pleasing holiday comedy!”
— The New York Times (Critic’s Pick).
“Joyful, playful, and clever—and that joy transfers to the audience.”
—TheaterMania.

WALDEN
By Amy Berryman
Directed by Nathan Motta
January 28 – February 21, 2027
REGIONAL PREMIERE
*2025 Outer Critics’ Circle Best New American play - nominee
2025 Drama League Best Play - nominee
In the near future, Stella has created a new life with her fiancé Bryan in a remote cabin in the woods. When her sister Cassie comes to visit after a year-long Moon mission, the reunited siblings must find a way to heal old family wounds. But as the sisters reconnect, humanity’s fate hangs in the balance and they ultimately must choose between life on a volatile Earth or pursuing an uncertain future in space. This engrossing new play wrestles with the gravitational pulls of duty and desire.
"Perfectly executed with memorable characters and rife with emotion… WALDEN is the best kind of speculative fiction, balancing the most crucial questions about humanity’s future with the problems of three little people… This is one I’ll be thinking about for a long time, and WALDEN's life on the stage should be just as lengthy… a remarkable experience that shouldn’t be missed." - TheaterMania

MARY JANE
By Amy Herzog
Directed by Leighann Delorenzo
March 11 - April 4, 2027
CLEVELAND PREMIERE
*WINNER! 2018 Obie Award for Best Play
*WINNER! New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play
*4x Tony Award Nominee
Captivating, affecting and compassionate, this is the story of a single mother in an impossible situation. Faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, Mary Jane relies on unflagging optimism, a sense of humor, and the wisdom of the women around her to take on each new day. But will inner strength and her makeshift family be enough to see her through? This four-time Tony nominee and Obie Award winner for playwriting is a moving theatrical experience about finding hope in even the most difficult circumstances.
“...[a] carefully constructed and deeply affecting drama… MARY JANE is clear-eyed, compassionate, and leavened with humor… fine-tuned, lived-in dialogue… [a] poignant slice-of-life play.”
New York Theatre Guide

NETTA & RU
By Lisa Langford
Directed by Chennelle Bryant-Harris
April 22 – May 16, 2027
WORLD PREMIERE
*2026 Stanley Drama Award - 1st Runner Up
Montgomery, Alabama, 1955. Ruby is a sensual hoodoo practitioner who has lost her magic. Netta is her devout, newly engaged play-sister with aspirations of climbing the social ladder. As the historic bus boycott ignites around them, these sisters have their bond tested by infidelities, grief, and crises of faith. But when a murder brings a mysterious stranger to town, Netta and Ru find themselves caught between personal discovery and the urgency of the Civil Rights Movement.

Memberships for the 26/27 Season will be available beginning April 7, 2026. Memberships are $198 ($168 for Young Professionals under 40) and can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 216.932.3396 or by visiting dobama.org. Single tickets will go on sale on August 4th. Dobama Members may reserve seats prior to single tickets going on sale.

For more information on season and programs, visit dobama.org