DINGBAT THEATRE PROJECT
  • GIVING CHALLENGE
  • EVENTS
    • TICKETS & CALENDAR >
      • TICKETS
      • SUBSCRIPTIONS
      • CALENDAR
    • NOW PLAYING: SEUSSICAL
    • BOX OFFICE INFO & POLICIES
  • AFTER DARK
  • ABOUT
    • ABOUT DINGBAT
    • WORK WITH US
    • DINGBAT WORLDS
    • PRODUCTION HISTORY
  • DONATE
  • NEWS

2026 MAINSTAGE SEASON
GLITTER. CHAOS. DRAMA.

JUNE-DECEMBER 2026
Picture

COMING SUMMER 2026!

"In the clerb, we all fam" - William Shakespeare

The Club will transform Dingbat’s MainStage into frenetic, high energy club atmosphere. Stomp down the runway or dance the night away under the light of the mirror balls. The Club will be home to all of Dingbat's 2026 MainStage Productions and Immersive Parties. Throughout the year, there will be periodic re-theming of The Club to fit the productions.

Picture
Serenna Jones in The Wizard of Oz (2024) Picture by Amanda Iglesias

FRIENDS OF DOROTHY LIVE AT THE DISCO RODEO

JUNE 5-28, 2026

A Dingbat Original
​Conceived and Directed by Luke Manual
​Inspired by the works of L. Frank Baum
Friends of Dorothy Live at the Disco Rodeo is an immersive and interactive variety show experience that puts the audience in Dorothy Gale's shoes. Audiences will be transported to Oz, re-imagined as a disco rodeo complete with variety acts, live music, and more. Put on your cowboy hats and gogo boots, and get ready to party, laugh, and dance the night away.

Rated PG-13
Picture
Dakota Del Rey in BakYard Bash (2026) Photo by Adrian Van Stee

ROMEO AND JULIET

JUNE 19-JULY 12, 2026

A Dingbat Original
Adapted and Directed by Luke Manual
​Based on the play by William Shakespeare
D​ingbat re-imagines Shakespeare's romantic tragedy of star-crossed lovers with dueling drag hauses, The Haus of Montague and The Haus of Capulet. Shakespearean text is woven in and amongst club music, burlesque performance, and drag artistry in this stirring, emotional, and high energy production.

​Rated R
Picture
Elisha Kittinger in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2024) Photo by Amanda Iglesias

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!

JULY 24-AUGUST 23, 2026

Book by Scott Ferguson, George Keating, Kyle Hall
Music and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, George Newall, Kathy Mandry, and Tom Yohe
Based on an idea by David McCall and a television series created by George Newall and Tom Yohe
​Produced by Special Arrangement with Music Theatre International
​Directed by Luke Manual

"A pop culture phenomenon comes to the musical stage in Schoolhouse Rock Live! The Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math, and more through clever, tuneful songs. Perfect for the whole family."

​Rated G
Picture
Miss Selena Soleil in BakYard Bash (2026) Photo by Adrian Van Stee

NATASHA, PIERRE, AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812

AUGUST 7-SEPTEMBER 6, 2026

By Dave Molloy
Adapted from War and Peace ​by Leo Tolstoy
​Produced by Special Arrangement with Concord Theatricals Inc.
Directed by Gretchen Beaumier, Austin Howeth, & Luke Manual
"From the celebrated and award-winning composer Dave Malloy comes Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, an electropop opera based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Following a critically exalted premiere at Ars Nova in New York City, a subsequent off-Broadway transfer and an acclaimed run on Broadway, this award-winning musical expands the possibilities for the genre with its daring score and bold storytelling."

​Rated PG-13

Picture
Jamie Saunders in I'm Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire (2025) Photo by Adrian Van Stee

MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL

OCTOBER 2-NOVEMBER 1, 2026

Book by Tina Fey
Music by Jeff Richmond
Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
Based on the Paramount Pictures film Mean Girls
Produced by Special Arrangement with Music Theatre International
​Directed by Luke Manual
Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady and her friends devise a "Revenge Party" to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a queen bee without getting stung.
Picture
Gretchen Beaumier in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! ​(2026) Photo by Adrian Van Stee

THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS

HOLIDAYS 2026

Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson
Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall
​Based on a story by Larry L. King
Produced by Special Arrangement with Concord Theatricals Inc.

"This happy-go-lucky view of small-town vice and statewide political side-stepping recounts the good times and the demise of the Chicken Ranch, known since the 1850s as one of the better pleasure palaces in all of Texas. Governors, senators, mayors, and even victorious college football teams frequent Miss Mona’s cozy bordello, until that Puritan nemesis Watchdog focuses his television cameras and his righteous indignation on the institution."

Find Us!
​7288 S Tamiami Trail
​Sarasota, FL 34231

Follow Us!

PHONE: (941) 451-7706
EMAIL: [email protected]
CLICK FOR TICKETS
JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
Speakeasy Alice, Pippin, Hercules, I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, Hercules, and Heathers photos by Adrian Van Stee
The Wizard of Oz, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Urinetown, and Lysistrata Photos by Amanda Iglesias
Illustrations by Elle Marie Design
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The SpongeBob Musical, and ​Chicago photos by Goddess Imagery Studios
Shrek the Musical photos by Tanner Fults
  • GIVING CHALLENGE
  • EVENTS
    • TICKETS & CALENDAR >
      • TICKETS
      • SUBSCRIPTIONS
      • CALENDAR
    • NOW PLAYING: SEUSSICAL
    • BOX OFFICE INFO & POLICIES
  • AFTER DARK
  • ABOUT
    • ABOUT DINGBAT
    • WORK WITH US
    • DINGBAT WORLDS
    • PRODUCTION HISTORY
  • DONATE
  • NEWS