2025/2026 Season

November 13 – December 28, 2025
Previews November 13 – November 20
Open November 21
Mertz Theatre

Music and Lyrics by Billy Joel  
Conceived, Directed, and Choreographed by Twyla Tharp 

For more information, please read the full press release by clicking here.

December 3 – December 19, 2025
Previews December 3 – December 4
Open December 5
Historic Asolo Theatre

By Peter Rothstein

Vocal Arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach

Directed by Peter Rothstein

Music Direction by Erick Lichte

The Western Front. Christmas. A German soldier sets down his rifle and steps into No Man’s Land, singing “Silent Night”. Thus begins an extraordinary night of fellowship, music, and peace, told in the words and the songs of the men who lived it. Peter Rothstein’s salute to unsung heroes of The Great War returns to the Historic Asolo Theatre after a sell-out run last season. 

“A heartbreaking tribute to the men, who, in defiance of their commanders had the courage to affirm their common humanity.”   - The New Yorker 

January 7 – February 11, 2026
Previews January 7 – 8
Open January 9
Mertz Theatre

By Eboni Booth

Directed by Chari Arespacochaga

One of the most awarded off-Broadway premieres of 2024, Eboni Booth’s absorbing, funny, and ultimately profound new play is about a middle-aged man scraping by in small town America. Kenneth spends his days working in a quiet bookstore and his evenings sipping Mai Tais at the local tiki bar, but when he loses his job, he’s forced to confront a world he’s long avoided. A deceptively ordinary story about the extraordinary possibility inside each of us.

“Eboni Booth’s tender 2024 Pulitzer winner, finds value in every life.”   – Los Angeles Times

January 21 – March 14, 2026
Previews January 21 - 22
Open January 23
Mertz Theatre

By Agatha Christie

Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff

Directed by Michael Donald Edwards

A Hollywood film star and her entourage descend upon a quaint English village to film an epic period drama. But when the glamorous opening reception ends in a chilling murder, everyone becomes a suspect. Leaving Agatha Christie’s beloved sleuth, Miss Marple to untangle a web of ambition, deceit, and stage fright. One of the Queen of Mystery’s most celebrated novels finally makes it to the stage in this new adaptation by Rachel Wagstaff.

“A roller coaster ride of emotions, thrills and quite a lot of spills.” – Stage Side UK

February 18 – March 22, 2026
Previews February 18 - 29
Open February 20
Mertz Theatre

By Steven Moffat

Directed by Peter Rothstein

  
From the writer of television’s Dr. Who, Sherlock, and Dracula comes a hilarious new play about an unwanted house guest. After twenty years of marriage, Peter and Debbie are enjoying a cruise and a break from their annoying teenagers, when they meet an eagerly friendly, but perhaps dangerous, fellow passenger named Elsa. Before you know it, she’s taken up residence in their suburban home. Asolo Rep stages the US premiere of this hugely entertaining and satirical look at the terrifying lengths we go just to be nice.   

"One of the funniest plays to be seen on stage in a very long time... a killer comedy to die for."   – What’s on Stage 

April 14 – May 24, 2026
Previews April 14 - 16
Open April 17
Mertz Theatre

Book by Joseph Stein

Music by Jerry Bock

Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

Original Production Directed & Choreographed by Jerome Robbins

Based on Sholem Aleichem’s stories, by special permission of Arnold Perl

Directed by Peter Rothstein

Choreography by Danny Pelzig

  
This beloved classic has delighted audiences across the globe for over six decades. Tevye, the village milkman, is trying to provide his wife and their five daughters with a life filled with prosperity, faith, and tradition. But a revolution is on the horizon and everything they have come to cherish hangs in the balance. One of the most beloved musicals of all time makes its long-awaited debut on the Asolo Rep stage. 

 “One of the great works of the American musical theatre. It is daring, touching, beautiful, warm, funny, and inspiring. It is a work of art.”  - New York Sunday News

May 6 – May 31, 2026
Previews May 6 - 7
Open May 8
Cook Theatre

By George Brant

Featuring the Music of Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight

Directed by E. Faye Butler

Music Direction by Abdul-Hamid Royal-Garrett Johnson Esq.

A huge influence on Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash and Jimi Hendrix, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a legend in her time, adding fierce guitar and swing to traditional gospel music, becoming the Mother of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Marie and Rosetta chronicle her first rehearsal with a young protégée, Marie Knight, as they prepare to embark on a tour that would establish them as one of the great duos in music history.

“Marie Knight and Rosetta Tharpe provided the foundation for Rock ‘n’ Roll. They also gifted the world with the foundation for this can’t-miss show.”   - Chicago Sun-Times

June 6 – June 27, 2026
Previews June 6 – June 11
Open June 12
Mertz Theatre

By Lauren Gunderson

Directed by Sean Daniels

There’s much ado about something in this whip-smart, laugh-out-loud new romantic comedy from Lauren Gunderson. Lady Disdain is a fast-paced, razor-sharp riff on the deliciously dramatic world of Fantasy Romance novels (yes, those ones—you know them, you love them). Beatrice and Benedict, rival audiobook narrators with voices made for swooning and tempers made for sparring, are locked in a battle of wits, words, and wildly inconvenient attraction. Asolo Rep proudly presents this rolling world premiere from one of America’s most celebrated and funny playwrights. 

“Shakespeare always reminds me to raise the stakes in my plays – bigger risks, bolder actions, grander scenarios, characters at the edge.”  - Lauren Gunderson