Firehouse Theater Company
2026-2027 Season of Shows
The Hatmaker’s Wife
by Lauren Yee
Directed by Colby Bleicher
This whimsical and surreal play is a Colorado premiere
September 26, 2026 – October 25, 2026
A young woman moves in with her boyfriend expecting domestic bliss but instead has trouble getting comfortable. Her strange new home seems determined to help out, and soon the walls are talking. They reveal a magical tale of an old hatmaker and his long- suffering wife, who runs away with his favorite hat. He vows to find them, if he can ever muster the strength to leave the comforts of his armchair. Inspired by Yiddish folklore and infused with Klezmer music, The Hatmaker’s Wife is a whimsical and poignant story about family, home, and how we treat the people we love.
Chicken & Biscuits
by Douglas Lyons
Directed by Adrienne Martin-Fullwood
This warm-hearted dramedy is a regional premiere
November 21- December 20, 2026
Full of Black joy, grief and healing, Chicken & Biscuits contains an extended family who is brought back to St. Luke’s Church to inter their patriarch, Bernard. Told with warmth and delicacy, the play is a touching and hilarious ode to the people in our lives we don’t choose.
Hollywood Nebraska
by Kenneth Jones
Directed by Jeremy Elman
This bittersweet comedy is a Colorado premiere
February 6 – March 7, 2027
Two fortysomething actresses have returned to their once-thriving hometown in rural Nebraska. Jane is in from Los Angeles to check on her ailing mom, Alma. Andrea’s back from New York City to bury her father. Distracted by two charismatic local men – a handsome widower and a rough-and-ready laborer – the old friends navigate complicated feelings about their careers, love and loss. Hollywood, Nebraska is a hope-filled, tears-and-laughter comedy about small towns and big dreams, parents and children, the urge to be creative, and the ache – and joy – of coming home.
Alabaster
by Audrey Cefaly
Directed by Madison Kuebler
This poetic drama is a Colorado Premier
April 3 – May 2, 2027
In the aftermath of a catastrophic tornado that reduces a town to ruin, only a reclusive artist, June, and her devoted companion, Weezy, remain to bear witness. When a renowned photographer arrives to capture the indelible marks of June’s ordeal, together, they navigate the delicate interplay of grief and healing, finding in each other not only a mirror for their own pain but also a muse for artistic rebirth. This all-female, darkly comic Southern drama offers a profound exploration of art’s elusive nature.
Spirit Level
by Pam Valentine
Directed by Jeff Jesmer
A light-hearted supernatural comedy
May 29 -June 27, 2027
After drowning in a boating accident, famous crime writer Jack Cameron and his wife Susie return as ghosts to haunt their former cottage after being denied entry to heaven. Bored with the afterlife, they delight in scaring away prospective tenants until a young couple—aspiring novelist Simon and his pregnant wife Flic—move in. As Jack and Susie become entangled in their lives, they must contend with Simon’s writer’s block, Flic’s overbearing mother, and a most unconventional guardian angel. Amid Christmas chaos, a snowstorm, and the arrival of a baby, Jack faces a crisis that may force even a committed atheist to reconsider what he believes.