1969 – 1971: The Lumbering Saga of Grace Slick, Chairman of the Board Visitors to Playhouse’s executive offices have occasionally commented on an ugly, yet…
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All is Sweet in Playhouse’s SOMETHING ROTTEN!
REVIEW: A romping musical about musicals, SOMETHING ROTTEN! is the perfect production to ring in the 54th season of Playhouse on the Square Welcome to…
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Borrowed Spaces: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 2
If you missed part 1 of the history of Playhouse on the Square, you can read it here. Spring 1969: First Brushes with Celebrity As…
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The Circuit Players: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 1
1963: First Steps As students at Overton High School, Walter Slaughter and Jackie Nichols frequently worked on school productions together. But in the summer of…
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Shanktown: World Premiere at Theatreworks
World Premiere Opens Professional Theatre’s 54th Season There’s a patriarch whose power is waning fast, a questionable friend, an estranged son, and a clinging daughter. Like an…
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Mary Jade Learned Wins Prize for Play Arm in Arm
Mary Jade “MJ” Learned, a rising senior at First Assembly Christian School, won Playhouse on the Square’s 4th annual Play Slam! 10-Minute Young Playwright’s Festival…
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MJ Learned Named Finalist in National Playwriting Competition
Playhouse on the Square Playwright Named Finalist in National Playwriting Competition Playhouse on the Square is pleased to announce the theatre’s 4th Annual Play Slam! Competition…
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Mississippi Goddamn at Circuit Playhouse
In 1963 Jackson, Mississippi, the stirring of Civil Rights was beginning to rally a nation of long oppressed people. But on a particular street, which…
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Playhouse on the Square Announces 2022-2023 Season
The Mid-South’s Professional Theatre Company Deals a Full House for the 2022-2023 Season of Productions and Programs Circuit Playhouse, Inc., the organization that includes The…
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Playhouse on the Square Revives a Beloved Musical for the Spring
Playhouse on the Square, in partnership with Art and Nancy Graesser, Playhouse on the Square season sponsor, Dorothy O. Kirsch, and super sponsor Dr. Thomas…
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