April 5, 16, and 17, 2026
7:30pm

Deadheading

A Staged Reading

Written by Miranda Mars
Directed by Lillie Wirth

Gelsie is desperate to find her two older sisters after they disappear under mysterious circumstances, but the more she looks for answers, the less she understands about the world and her place in it.

Sliding-scale tickets starting at $5

Season 39

  • Next Exit poster. Illustration of a street sign that says 'Next Exit' and an arrow pointing up and right, with a dead possum underneath it, crossed out eyes.

    Next Exit

    February 6 – February 21, 2026

  • Wife of Headless Man Investigates Her Own Disappearance by Annex Theatre. Features silhouettes of a woman and a man holding hands against a black background with teal spotlight beams. Written by Yussef El Guindi and directed by Lucien Oberleitner.

    Wife of Headless Man Investigates Her Own Disappearance

    March 27 – April 11, 2026

  • Disappearance at the Rocky Mountain Leatherdyke Snowpicnic poster, features a stylized mountain landscape with pink peaks and a black cabin. Written by Monty Rozema, and directed by Adrian Prendergast.

    Disappearance at the Rocky Mountain Leatherdyke Snowpicnic

    June 5 – June 20, 2026

  • FIGURE DRAWING FOR DUMMIES poster, featuring titles of 2025 Work-In-Progress logos like: ' 'The Game Show,' and 'Dirty,' with a spotlight effect highlighting the text.

    FIGURE DRAWING FOR DUMMIES

    August 14 – August 29, 2026

  • Rat Cage poster. Features stylized graphics of a rat cage with a rat and chairs inside, and the text indicates the play is written by Coco Justino and directed by Em Majewski.

    Rat Cage

    October 9 – October 24, 2026

Disappearance at the

Rocky Mountain

Leatherdyke Snowpicnic

Written by Monty Rozema
Directed by Adrian Prendergast

June 5 – June 20, 2026 7:30pm

Preview: June 4th

When neurotic first-timer Lois is invited to attend the “Rocky Mountain Leatherdyke Snowpicnic,” a highly-mythologized getaway for sapphic kinksters, her friends are determined to stop the guerilla-gumshoe from investigating any potential mysteries… But when another picnicker goes missing on the ski slopes, Lois is the only one fully convinced that things aren’t as they seem. This sexy, spooky, screwball lesbian ensemble comedy would leave even Nancy Drew herself asking “whodunnit?”

Sliding-scale tickets starting at $5

APRIL 27, 29, & 30, 2026
7:30pm

Waiting For

Mushrooms

A Staged Reading

Written by hk goldstein
Directed by Lucien Oberleitner

CJ and Mac are in love. They’re in love AND they’re best friends. They’re in love and they’re best friends AND creative partners. As a life-changing deadline looms, the pair embark on their first magic mushrooms trip hoping to smash through the writer’s block that’s threatening their dreams. But as the clock ticks, they discover those dreams may not be as entwined as they thought.

Sliding-scale tickets starting at $5

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