Distinguished Guest Series
Announcing our 81st Season of the Distinguished Guest Series
season tickets on sale
august 20th
individual tickets on sale
september 8th
4- Show Season Tickets
Please note this does not include Topsy Turvy
$165 Adult ($80 Student)
Add Topsy Turvy to your season package for $30 Adult ($15 Student)
Individual Tickets
Topsy Turvy
$35 Adult ($20 Student)
An Evening with Tim Robbins and Tonya Mosley
$40 Adult ($20 Student)
Jacob Collier - The Solo Show
$55 Adult ($25 Student)
Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group
$55 Adult ($25 Student)
Step Afrika!
$40 Adult ($20 Student)
An Evening with Tim Robbins and Tonya Mosley
Saturday, October 11, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
Join NPR Fresh Air co-host, Tonya Mosley, for an in-depth interview with Academy Award Winner, Tim Robbins.
Tim Robbins is an Academy Award-winning actor, director, and writer whose career spans film, television, and theater. Best known for his iconic role as Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption, Robbins has also delivered acclaimed performances in Mystic River, The Player, and Bull Durham. As a director, his credits include the Oscar-nominated Dead Man Walking. A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, Robbins is the founder of The Actors’ Gang, a Los Angeles-based theater company known for its bold, socially conscious productions.
Tonya Mosley is an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist, talk show host, and documentarian. She currently co-hosts NPR’s Fresh Air and is the creator of the Webby Award-winning podcast Truth Be Told. A Detroit native and University of Missouri graduate, Mosley has reported for outlets including Al Jazeera America, KUOW, and KQED, where she served as Silicon Valley bureau chief. Her work explores race, identity, and social justice. A 2015 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford, Mosley is also the creator of She Has A Name, an acclaimed audio documentary.
Topsy Turvy - ADD ON SHOW
Friday, October 10, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 11, 2025, 2:00 p.m.
Both performances are followed by a talk-back with Tim Robbins
Written and directed by Tim Robbins and performed by the L.A.-based The Actors’ Gang, Topsy Turvy is a bold, genre-blending theatrical experience that fuses classical Greek tragedy with the irreverent spirit of vaudeville. Set in a world upended by a mysterious plague, a once-unified Greek Chorus is forced into isolation, prompting a surreal journey through divine intervention, existential reckoning, and absurdist spectacle. Featuring appearances by gods like Dionysus, Aphrodite, and Bacchus—alongside magicians, hypnotists, and a mischievous monkey—this musical explores the human need for connection in the face of chaos. With original music, live performance, and biting humor, Topsy Turvy is a cathartic response to the disconnection of the pandemic era.
Director’s Note
When the world shut down, so did our stages. What was missing wasn’t just performance—it was community. Topsy Turvy was born from that absence, from the longing for connection in a time of isolation. I wanted to explore what happens when a chorus—once unified—can no longer sing together, and how that dissonance mirrors the divisions we’ve all felt in recent years.
By blending Greek mythology with vaudeville absurdity, we created a space where gods, mortals, and misfits collide in search of meaning, healing, and reunion. This play is a love letter to the resilience of theater and the human spirit. May it remind us that even in chaos, there’s a path back to harmony.
— Tim Robbins, Artistic Director
Jacob Collier – The Solo Show
Saturday, November 1, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
Beloved by audiences, musicians and critics the world over, and heralded as one of the most groundbreaking artists of the 21st century, singer-songwriter, producer, arranger & multi-instrumentalist and world-builder Jacob Collier has taken the music industry by storm. With a depth and imaginatory infinity that is beyond question, Jacob plays, writes and communicates with a human warmth, openness and drastic inclusivity that melts hearts, explodes minds, and inspires millions.
Described as “the colourful Mozart of Gen Z" by the New York Times, his radically joyous and genre-bridging discography has led to seven GRAMMY wins and 15 GRAMMY nominations, making him the first British artist in history to win at least one Grammy for each of his first 5 studio albums. His fearless approach to music has attracted a plethora of 100+ collaborators, including Coldplay, SZA, Shawn Mendes, John Mayer, Stormzy, Kirk Franklin, Tori Kelly, Anoushka Shankar, Quincy Jones, Oumou Sangaré, Hans Zimmer and Joni Mitchell.
Whether it's writing songs in keys that don't exist, breaking track-count limits in DAWs, or bringing 100,000 people together in improvised song - Jacob continues to push the boundaries of what's creatively possible, with the mission of uniting and inspiring human beings across every continent of the world in a language beyond words. All the while, he is brewing up his next adventure. Whatever next? Only time will tell...
Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
Lyle Lovett is a four-time GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, and storyteller whose career has spanned nearly four decades. A Texas native, Lovett blends country, jazz, folk, swing, blues, and gospel into a sound that is uniquely his own. Since his 1986 debut, he has released 14 albums and earned accolades including the Americana Music Association’s Trailblazer Award and the title of Texas State Musician. Known for his dry wit, poetic lyricism, and genre-defying artistry, Lovett remains one of America’s most distinctive and enduring musical voices.
Step Afrika!
Friday, April 24, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
Founded in 1994 by C. Brian Williams, Step Afrika! is the world’s premier professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping—a percussive, highly energetic art form rooted in African American fraternities and sororities. Blending traditional African dance, contemporary movement, and a wide range of performance styles, Step Afrika! creates a powerful, rhythmic experience that is both educational and electrifying.
Based in Washington, D.C., Step Afrika! tours globally as the city’s only cultural ambassador, performing in over 60 countries and across all 50 U.S. states. The company’s performances are more than dance—they are immersive experiences that incorporate storytelling, humor, and audience participation. Step Afrika! is also a leader in arts education, reaching tens of thousands of students annually with programs that emphasize teamwork, academic achievement, and cultural understanding.
