Theater

from Free Times Cultural Season Calendar 2022

Art & Exhibitions

Broadway in Columbia

broadwayincolumbia.com, 803-251-2222. Presenting Broadway-caliber touring theater productions in Columbia. All shows at the Koger Center. Nov. 8-9: “ELF The Broadway Musical” Nov. 25: “Mannheim Steamroller Christmas” Feb. 15-16: “Hairspray” Feb. 22-23: “Riverdance” March 7-8: “Jesus Christ Superstar” March 28-29: “Legally Blonde the Musical” April 14-15: “Annie” June 28-July 2: “Dear Evan Hansen”

Chapin Theatre

803-404-0015, chapintheatre.org. Sept. 29-Oct. 9: “Farce of Nature” Oct. 1-11: “Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Feb. 23-March 12: “Death by Design” April 27-March 14: “37 Postcards” July 27-Aug. 6: “Descendants”

Columbia College

1301 Columbia College Dr., columbiasc.edu. Performances held at Cottingham Theatre. Hosts a few on-campus productions each year. Nov. 4-13: “Death of a Salesman” Jan. 20-29: “Torch Song” March 17- April 1 : “A Chorus Line” May 5-20: “Hundred Days”

Columbia Music Festival Association

914 Pulaski Street, 803-7716303, cmfaonline.com.

Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County

810 Lyttleton St., 803-425-7676, fineartscenter.org.

Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College

7300 College St., 803-407-5011, harbisontheatre.org. Dec. 3: “Columbia Children’s Theatre presents ‘A Christmas Carol’” Jan. 29: “World of Musicals” March 11: “Fairytales on Ice featuring Beauty and the Beast” April 22: “Columbia Children’s Theatre presents ‘Pinkalicious’”

Town Theatre’s 2022 production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”

Koger Center for the Arts

1051 Greene St, 803-251-2222, kogercenterforthearts.com. Nov. 4: “Mummenschanz: 50 Years” Dec. 6: “Cirque Dreams Holidaze” May 9-10: “Bluey’s Big Play”

Newberry Opera House

1201 McKibben St., 803-2766264, newberryoperahouse.com Oct. 20: “Romeo & Juliet” Dec. 4: “The Nutcracker Ballet”

On Stage Productions

680 Cherokee Lane, West Columbia, 803-351-6751, onstagesc.com. Sept. 30-Oct. 8: “Little Shop of Horrors”

Sumter Opera House

21 N Main St. (Sumter), 803-2462500, sumteroperahouse.com. Oct. 14: “The Adventures of Tortoise & Hare: The Next Generation” Oct. 28: “Warehouse Theatre presents Romeo & Juliet” Nov. 18: “An Evening of Comedy with the Karens” Dec. 14: “Pete the Cat’s Big Hollywood Adventure” Jan. 27: “The Lightning Thief”

Town Theatre

1012 Sumter St., 803-799-2510, towntheatre.com. Nov. 25-Dec. 18: “A Christmas Story: The Musical” Jan. 27-Feb. 12: “The Play That Goes Wrong” March 10-26: “The All Night Strut” May 12-28: “Grease”

Trustus Theatre

520 Lady St., 803-254-9732, trustus.org Sept. 30-Oct. 29: “The Rocky Horror Show” Dec. 2-17: “Hurricane Diane” Jan. 20-Feb. 4: “Mr. Burns, A Post Electric Play” Feb. 24-March 18: “The Mad Ones” April 28-May 13: “Fairview” June 9-July 8: “Little Shop of Horrors” Aug. 18-26: “Down in the Holler”

University of South Carolina — Main Stage Theatre

artsandsciences.sc.edu/thea. Oct. 2, 8-9: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Shakespeare Stage) Nov. 11-18: “Small Mouth Sounds”(Longstreet Theatre) March 16-19: “The Light” (707 Catawba Studio) April 7-14: “Spring Awakening” (Drayton Hall Theatre)

USC — Lab Theatre

artsandsciences.sc.edu/thea. Located in the former Booker T. Washington High School, 1400 Wheat St., between Sumter and Pickens streets, across from the Blatt PE Center. Feb. 23-26: “10 Minute Play Festival”

Village Square Theatre

105 Caughman Rd., 803-3591436, villagesquaretheatre.com. Sept. 16-18, 23-25: “Clue” Oct. 28-30, Nov. 4-6, 11-13: “Beauty and the Beast” Feb. 3-5, 10-12, 17-19: “Matilda Jr.” March 17-19, 24-16: “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” May 5-7, 12-14, 19-21: “Young Frankenstein the Musical”

Workshop Theatre of South Carolina

1301 Columbia College Dr., 803-799-6551, workshoptheatre.com. Sept. 23-Oct. 8: “Kinky Boots” Nov. 4-13: “Death of a Salesman” Jan. 20-29: “Torch Song” March 17-April 1: “A Chorus Line” May 12-27: “Hundred Days”

WOW Productions

5816 Shakespeare Rd., 803807-2969, wowproduction.org. Produces original and thoughtprovoking projects and events that impact today’s culture. Acting classes available.