Welcome to the Theatre Institute at Russell Sage!

Thank to you, our dedicated audience of teachers, students, and community members, 2024 was our most attended year EVER in our 15 year history! We can not wait to see what the rest of 2025 has in store as we prepare for our upcoming 2025-2026 season!

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2025-2026 Season

The world is getting hotter, there’s unrest overseas—the seas themselves aren’t very calm—and one couple is thinking about having a child. LUNGS is a smart and funny drama that follows a couple through the surprising lifecycle of their relationship, as they grapple with questions of family and change, hope, betrayal, happenstance, and the terrible pain that you can only cause the people you love.

Recommended for ages 14+

Dates/Times:

• Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 1 p.m.
• Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 7:30.m.
• Friday, September 26, 2025 at 7:30pm
• Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 7:30pm
• Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 2pm

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The Little Sisters of Hoboken, residents of Mt. St. Helens Convent and teachers at the school, have a problem. It seems Sister Julia (Child of God) has accidentally killed off 52 sisters with a botulism-laced vichyssoise. But even worse, the remaining nuns only had enough cash to bury 48 of the dearly departed; the other four are in the freezer. Nunsense is a benefit concert staged by the Little Sisters to raise money for a proper burial (before the health inspector comes). Mother Superior Mary Regina is determined to put on a good show and raise some money with the help of her faithful followers Sister Robert Anne, Sister Mary Amnesia, Sister Mary Leo, and Sister Mary Hubert.

Recommended for ages 10+

Touring Dates, Times, and Locations to be Announced

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Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen. Wannabe. These are the labels that can last a lifetime. With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer, Jason Robert Brown, (Parade, The Last Five Years, Bridges of Madison County) 13 is a musical about fitting in – and standing out! Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast-paced, preteen New York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parents’ divorce. Surrounded by an array of simpleminded middle school students, he needs to establish his place in the popularity pecking order. Can he situate himself on a comfortable link of the food chain… or will he dangle at the end with the outcasts?!?

Recommended for ages 8+

Dates/Times:

• Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 2pm
• Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 7pm
• Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 12pm
• Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 5pm

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The Greek gods are real, and they’re ruining Percy Jackson’s life. Twelve-year-old Percy is on the most dangerous quest of his life. As a son of Poseidon, Percy has newly discovered powers he can’t control, monsters on his trail, and he is on an epic quest to find Zeus’s lightning bolt and prevent a war between the gods. With the help of a satyr and a daughter of Athena, Percy must journey across the United States to catch a thief who has stolen the original; weapon of mass destruction – Zeus’ master bolt. Normal is a myth when you’re a demigod.

Recommended for all ages

Dates/Times

• Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 10 a.m.
• Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 10 a.m.
• Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10 a.m. & 7:30pm
• Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 7:30pm
• Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 2pm
• Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10am
• Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10 a.m.
• Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 10 a.m.
• Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10 a.m.

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A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure.

Recommended for ages 10+

Dates/Times

• Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 10 a.m.
• Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 10 a.m.
• Friday, February 27, 2026 at 10 a.m. & 7:30pm
• Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 7:30pm
• Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 2pm
• Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 10am
• Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 10am
• Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 10 a.m.

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Whatever you do, don’t let the Pigeon star in his own musical production! With a script written by Mo Willems, the creator of the #1 New York Times best-selling, Caldecott Honor award-winning “Pigeon” picture books, and featuring music by Deborah Wicks La Puma (Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in a Play!), Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is even more fun than staying up late and having a hot dog party! It’s not easy being the Pigeon-you never get to do ANYTHING! But when the Bus Driver has a crisis that threatens to make her passengers (gasp!) late, maybe that wily bird CAN do something.

Recommended for all ages

Dates/Times

• Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 10 a.m.
• Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 10 a.m.
• Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10 a.m. & 7:30pm
• Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 7:30pm
• Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 2pm
• Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 10am
• Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 10am
• Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 10 a.m.
• Friday, May 15, 2026 at 10 a.m.

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