Old Courthouse Theatre is currently seeking DIRECTORS, MUSIC DIRECTORS & CHOREOGRAPHERS for our 2024-2025 season.

Old Courthouse Theatre is currently seeking DIRECTORS, MUSIC DIRECTORS & CHOREOGRAPHERS for our 2024-2025 season.

Our 49th Season will consist of the following shows, which are "Classy, Sassy, and occasionally Smart-a$$ey."

  • Steel Magnolias will kick off the season August 8-18, 2024.
  • Arsenic and Old Lace will run October 10-20, 2024.
  • Miracle on 34th Street The Musical will bring the holiday cheer December 5-15, 2024.
  • The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] will be the first main stage show of the new year February 13-23, 2025.
  • Cabaret will be the Season Special on stage May 1-11, 2025.

Applicants interested in being a Director, Music Director, or Choreographer must submit a resume with references and specify which productions they are interested in for the upcoming season.  If an applicant is interested in more than one show, they should submit separate emails and applications for each production.

Directors must also submit a detailed proposal outlining their vision for the production. The proposal should include:
      a. Their directorial approach for the show
            i. What is this play about (the central dramatic question)?
            ii. What are some of the challenges of staging this production and how do you anticipate meeting those challenges?
      b. Some concepts/ideas for the spectacle or look of the show

The Old Courthouse Theatre Board of Directors will review all applicants for the different productions and make a list of Directors, Music Directors, and Choreographers for the Executive Committee to contact to set up interviews. The Executive Board, as well as a representative from the Programming Committee, will conduct the interviews.

Submissions are due by 3/8/2024 at 5pm to info@octconcord.com

Jackie and the Beanstalk

Old Courthouse Theatre's Main Stage Youth production of Jackie and the Beanstalk takes the stage March 21-24, 2024. This production is set in the Appalachian Mountains and includes "Mountain Songs" that will have you tapping your toes!

Old Courthouse Theatre is excited to share the shows selected for the 2023-2024 season: SEASON 48

Old Courthouse Theatre is excited to share the shows selected for the 2023-2024 season: SEASON 48

THE GODS OF COMEDY by Ken Ludwig
Production Dates: Aug. 17-27, 2023
Rated: PG-13

"What do you do when you’re a Classics professor at one of the greatest universities in America and find a long-lost manuscript by Euripides that will make you famous throughout the world? You lose it, of course. And then you call on the Ancient Greek Gods of Comedy to get you out of the mess. For young professor Daphne Rain, the first surprise is that the gods show up. And the second surprise is that any two people – even if they are gods – can wreak so much havoc on one university. The Ivy League will never be the same as a pair of screwball deities encounters the carnal complexity of college coeds, campus capers, and conspicuous consumption."

NIGHT WATCH by Lucille Fletcher
Production Dates: October 12-22, 2023
Rated: PG-13

"Unable to sleep, Elaine Wheeler paces the living room of her Manhattan townhouse, troubled by unsettling memories and vague fears. Her husband tries to comfort her, but when he steps away for a moment, Elaine screams as she sees (or believes she sees) the body of a dead man in the window across the way. The police find nothing except an empty chair. Elaine's terror grows as, shortly thereafter, she sees another body—this time a woman's—but by now the police are skeptical and pay no heed to her frantic pleas. Her husband, claiming that Elaine may be on the verge of a breakdown, calls in a psychiatrist, who agrees with his suggestion that Elaine should commit herself to a sanitarium for treatment. The plot moves quickly and grippingly as those involved—Elaine's old friend and house guest Blanche; the inquisitive and rather sinister man who lives next door; and the nosy German maid Helga—all contribute to the deepening suspense as the play draws towards its riveting and chilling climax."

CHRISTMAS KUMBAYA by Andy Rassler
Production Dates: November 30 – December 10, 2023
Rated: G

"The time of Christmas pageants and nativity performance is upon us! Narrowly avoiding a near-catastrophe at The Church of God, Holy One, the nativity performers have found themselves a new venue. All seems fine until it is discovered that the Little Miss Merry Christmas pageant has also been booked in the same space—at the same time. The adults dig in to find a solution, but their inflexible leaders and short-sightedness cause them to fall short. In the end, the children find a way to solve the problem and blend the two performances together for something akin to a Christmas miracle. This play will bring joy to your holiday hearts and warm your Christmas stockings."

THE LAST FIVE YEARS - Book, Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Production Dates: February 15-25, 2024
Rated: PG-13

"An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show’s unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show."

THE WEDDING SINGER - Book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy, Music by Matthew Sklar & Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Production Dates: April 25-May 5, 2024
Rated: PG-13

"The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room. Based on the hit Adam Sandler movie, The Wedding Singer's sparkling new score does for the '80s what Hairspray did for the '60s. Just say yes to the most romantic musical in twenty years.

It's 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. He's the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection. As luck would have it, Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and, unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever."

*The Wedding Singer is a Special Production. Tickets are not included in the regular season. Tickets will be on sale at a later date closer to production.

2023-2024 Ticket Prices

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS:

Adult: $23.00
Senior (60+) and Student: $21.00
Child (-12): $18.00
Taxes & Fees Included

About Us

​Old Courthouse Theatre was founded in 1976 and originally performed in the historic Cabarrus County Courthouse in downtown Concord. We are the area's only all volunteer community theatre, and we are always in need of more help. 
Please contact us to let us know if you can volunteer.

Each season consists of 4 plays, that typically run over the course of 2 weekends. We are located in the heart of Concord's historic districts and downtown's restaurants and shops. We encourage our patrons to head downtown for a meal before a show or drinks after.