Next Stage Theater

It is a very cute intimate theater. Very romantic for date nights depending on the Play of course. My roommates and I bought our tickets from Groupon and had no issues during arrival. Seats are limited so buy tickets fast if you want a particular date. Get there early if you want the best seats in the middle. Though it is a small setting the side seats only gets view of the perfomers majority of the time from the side (the perfomers do a fairly good job of compensating for it though) Seats are tight so go to the restroom before and during breaks you would not be able to slip away un-​noticed if you do want to go during. We went to starbucks down the next block and brought it in with us without any issues but they do provide some refreshments and snacks. I would definitely come back again :)

Very small, intimate theater setting. There are 3 sections of sitting, around the stage, all providing a good view of the cast /​play.
Went to see M. Butterfly. The cast did a great job, and captured everyone’s attention. Simple set /​production, but with great story telling.
Soft drinks, wine and cookies are available for sale there.

Saw Cottonpatch Gospel here in November. The play/​musical was a little on the preachy side but entertaining nonetheless.
The theater itself was on the smaller side with seating around 3 sides of the «stage». One thing to note, they don’t seem to have heating — it was frickin freezing in there. (OK — so it’s attached to an old stone church which might explain it, but still)
If you ever go to a production here — bring your beanie, gloves and a blanket!

saw vagina monologues here. it is actually inside a church so it was a bit awkward the topic being vaginas and all. a guy behind us was snoring.

Just went to see a production of Anatomy by Bob Lane (which is running through the 16^th) and it was great. The theater is in a section of Trinity Church and is small but decent. The play was great, especially the ladies’ scenes – and I tend toward not liking live theater.

Went to see Vagina Monologues here by

Last review is on the mark about consistency, but if you look at the show reviews first you could see live theater for the price of a movie ticket. Cool huh!

I have performed at this theater several times. In fact, this was the place where I made my stage debut in Soldadera, a play about Mexican Revels during the Mexican Civil War.
This place, it’s not glamorous. It’s not even pretty. But what it is, is a place that allows theater goers and actors to experience and experiment with something different. They get little to no funding and it’s basically volunteer run. Meaning, they answer to no one. They are absolutely free to put on what ever they want, however they want. And I’ll be the first to admit, sometimes it works out beautifully, and sometimes… well, it don’t. But how do you know and how do you learn if you don’t try.
So, if you’re looking to support local actors and directors or just want to experience something different (even more so than The Magic), look up The Next Stage Theater on Ticket Web, or contact Multi-​Ethnic Theater at
to see what’s playing next.