For its newly announced 2025/2026 season, St. Paul’s Park Square Theatre will celebrate its 50th year with four new productions, three of which “explore the magic and mayhem of life in the theater, onstage, backstage and everywhere in between.”
Tickets for the full season are priced from $257 to $165, with three-show packages priced from $194 to $125. Discounts are available for seniors. See parksquaretheatre.org for details.
The lineup includes:
“It’s Only a Play” (Sep. 24-Oct. 19): This comedy by Terrence McNally follows the opening night of a new theater. Wealthy producer Julia Budder hosts a lavish Manhattan party. Downstairs, celebrities are arriving, but upstairs, the playwright, director, leading lady and other insiders anxiously await the first reviews.
“R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium” (Nov. 21-Dec. 14): Based on the popular spooky book series, this musical tells the story of Brooke and her best friend Zeke, who land the leads in their middle school’s new musical. They’re thrilled, until strange things start happening around the theater. Whispers of an old legend resurface, warning that the play might be cursed.
“A Chorus Line” (May 15-June 14): With music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Kleban, “A Chorus Line” captures the spirit, energy and raw tension of a Broadway ensemble audition. As hopeful dancers compete for a coveted spot in the chorus, they reveal the personal stories, ambitions and struggles that have shaped their lives.
“The Butler Did It” (July 17-Aug. 16, 2026): This world premiere by Jefferey Hatcher follows a school for butlers that caters to the fabulously rich. There’s a perfectly planned murder, a perfectly pulled off theft and the butler did it. But which one and how and why?
Park Square started in 1975 with 70 seats and has grown to a multi-stage, 550-seat professional theater. In August 2020, Park Square and SteppingStone Theatre for Youth announced they were becoming partners due to pre-pandemic debt issues. SteppingStone later moved into Park Square’s home in the historic Hamm Building in downtown St. Paul.
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