A comic fable by legendary American playwright Neil Simon set in a small village in Ukraine during the late 19th century.

Leon Tolchinsky is ecstatic. He’s landed a terrific teaching job in an idyllic Russian hamlet. When he arrives, he finds people sweeping dust from the stoops back into their houses and people milking upside down to get more cream. The town has been cursed with Chronic Stupidity for two hundred years, and Leon’s job is to break the curse. No one tells him that if he stays over twenty-four hours and fails to break the curse, he too becomes stupid. But he has fallen in love with a girl so stupid, she has only recently learned how to sit down. 

When:

Friday, November 14, 2025: 7:30 pm

Saturday, November 15, 2025: 7:30 pm

Sunday, November 16, 2025: 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm

Where: 

STAGEtwo@321

321 N Congress Ave.

Evansville, IN 47715

“Fools” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

The Rented Christmas

by Norman C. Ahren and Yvonne Ahern

How do you have that good, old-fashioned Christmas if you don’t have a family?

John Dale hasn’t enjoyed a ’real Christmas’ for years. So, on the spur of the moment, he decides to ’rent’ a Christmas from Anne Weston, who owns the local rent shop. Anne is at first flustered with the requirements: a tree with presents, Christmas carols and also a wife and five children. Anne feels she has solved the problem of a Christmas family by calling the actors’ guild. But the young actors come down with the measles, so she turns to the local orphanage. When the guild can’t locate a ’mother,’ Anne steps in to play the role herself. Based on the short story by J. Lillian Vandervere, the story of how John Dale’s rented Christmas turns into a new life for all concerned makes this a warm story for the holiday season. 

When:

Friday, December 5, 2025: 7:30 pm

Saturday, December 6, 2025: 7:30 pm

Sunday, December 7, 2025: 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm

Where: 

STAGEtwo@321

321 N Congress Ave.

Evansville, IN 47715

STAGEtwo’s FIRST ORIGINAL MUSICAL!!

Ida and the End was part of the hugely successful 2024 Summer Playwriting Workshop, and STAGEtwo is thrilled to produce this second work from it. Written by USI student Pandora Wells with development and mentoring from Dr. Joshua Robinson, Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre. 

When:

Friday, February 27, 2026: 7:30 pm

Saturday, February 28, 2026: 7:30 pm

Sunday, March 1, 2025: 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm

Where: 

STAGEtwo@321

321 N Congress Ave.

Evansville, IN 47715

Tickets will go on sale approximately 8 weeks prior to opening.

A collection of short plays, each directed by a different director!

Following the success of our vignette production of Love/Sick last February, we will be putting together a collection of short plays for a fantastic night of stories. Once again, we will give multiple directors a chance to shine on our stage and offering an abbreviated rehearsal schedule for artists who may not be able to commit to a full production schedule. 

When:

Friday, March 13, 2026: 7:30 pm

Saturday, March 14, 2026: 7:30 pm

Sunday, March 15, 2026: 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm

Where: 

STAGEtwo@321

321 N Congress Ave.

Evansville, IN 47715

Tickets will go on sale approximately 8 weeks prior to opening.

Let your hair down and the sunshine in!!!

Book and Lyrics by Gerome Ragni & James Rado

Music by Galt MacDermot

FIND YOUR FAM! This groundbreaking Grammy and Tony Award-winning hit musical celebrates community, identity, politics, peace, and what it means to be a young person in a changing world. More than 50 years old and more relevant than ever, it celebrates the 60s counterculture in all its barefoot, long-haired, bell-bottomed, beaded and fringed glory. To an infectiously energetic rock beat, the show wows audiences with songs like “Aquarius,” “Good Morning, Starshine,” “Hair,” “I Got Life” and “Let The Sunshine In.” 

When:

Friday, April 24, 2026: 7:30 pm

Saturday, April 25, 2026: 7:30 pm

Sunday, April 26, 2026: 2:00 pm

Friday, May 1, 2026: 7:30 pm

Saturday, May 2, 2026: 7:30 pm

Sunday, May 3, 2:00 pm

Where: 

STAGEtwo@321

321 N Congress Ave.

Evansville, IN 47715

HAIR is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com

Tickets will go on sale approximately 8 weeks prior to opening.

2025 Summer Playwriting Winner

by… HELP US DECIDE!

What do you want to WRITE? What do you want to SEE?

Based on the 2025 Summer Playwriting Workshop voting results, STAGEtwo Productions continues our commitment to original works with a new play to be staged as the final show of our season. 

When:

Friday, June 12, 2026: 7:30 pm

Saturday, June 13, 2026: 7:30 pm

Sunday, June 14, 2026: 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm

Where: 

STAGEtwo@321

321 N Congress Ave.

Evansville, IN 47715

Tickets will go on sale approximately 8 weeks prior to opening.