Theatrical Shows
Lady Day at the Emerson Bar and Grill
by Lanie Robertson
When other theaters present a musical revue, you spend most of the show tapping your shoe. Sure, there may be a mournful ballad or two, but for the most part, it's a feel-good affair.
But Stage 3 is not other theaters and "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill" is not your standard revue. It imagines Billie Holiday giving one of her last concerts in a small nightclub in Philadelphia, circa 1959.
Accomplice
by Rupert Holmes
This twisted murder-mystery tops your expectations and then tops them some more. Smart, funny, sexy and creative, the play takes you places you never imagined you would go.
The experience is like thinking you're going to the county fair but heading to Disneyland instead.
But you have to be patient — the best parts don't come until the second act.
Lester’s Breakdown Suite
by Eric Appleton
In “Lester’s Breakdown Suite” a world premiere comedy-drama written by Eric Appleton and directed by Artistic Director Don Bilotti, we are reminded that sometimes the simplest things contain the mightiest truths - and those truths can be discovered in the unlikeliest of places. Appleton fearlessly attacks the big subjects of redemption, forgiveness and rebirth, all on a porch in De Kalb, Illinois.
A Man for all Seasons
by Robert Bolt
Winner of multiple Tony Awards including Best Play, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Author, the play has been called “ageless and inspiring” and “a masterpiece” by the New York Journal American. The New York Times deemed it “Luminous” and the Herald Tribune added “It makes the human mind shine. The glare is dazzling. the experience exhilarating”.
Over the Tavern
by Tom Dudzick
Eisenhower was president, the superpowers were neck and neck in the Space Race, Ed Sullivan owned Sunday night and the Pazinski family of Buffalo, New York was totally unaware of the events that would change them forever. Stage 3’s “Over the Tavern” is their hilarious, heartbreaking and heartwarming story.