Clague Playhouse is excited to announce our 2025-2026 season. This is our 98th season and our 58th season “in the barn.” We hope you will join us for another year and thank you for supporting live theater! The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie Directed by Ron Newell Show Dates: 9/12/2025 - 10/5/2025, with talk backs with director and cast on 9/13/2025 & 9/21/2025 Agatha Christie’s iconic murder mystery is the world’s most successful and longest-running play. After a local woman is murdered, the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It soon becomes clear that the killer is among them and the seven strangers grow increasingly suspicious of one another. A police detective, arriving on skis, interrogates the suspects: the newlyweds running the house; a spinster with a curious background; an architect who seems better equipped to be a chef; a retired Army major; a strange little man who claims his car has overturned in a drift; and a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone. When a second murder takes place, tensions and fears escalate, culminating in a brilliant surprise finish. The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon Directed by Curt Arnold Show Dates: 11/14/2025 - 12/14/2025, with talk backs with director and cast on 11/15/2025 & 11/23/2025 A companion play to last year’s Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, this year’s The Wickhams takes audiences to the downstairs servants’ quarters during the same Christmas celebration. The no-nonsense housekeeper Mrs. Reynolds, eager new maid Cassie, and lovesick footman Brian are busy with holiday preparations. But their work is interrupted by the clandestine midnight arrival of Mr. Wickham – Lydia’s rogue of a husband and Mr. Darcy’s sworn enemy (who definitely was not invited). The Wickhams is a charming holiday tale that explores the confines of class and the generosity of forgiveness. Maytag Virgin by Audrey Cefaly Directed by Rose Leininger Show Dates: 1/30/2026 - 2/22/2026, with talk backs with director and cast on 1/31/2026 & 2/8/2026 A classic love story by southern regionalist Audrey Cefaly, Maytag Virgin follows Alabama school teacher Lizzy Nash and her new neighbor, Jack Key, over the year following the tragic death of Lizzy’s husband. The play explores the ideas of inertia and self-enlightenment, and the bridge between the two. Lettice and Lovage by Peter Shaffer Directed by David Vegh Show Dates: 3/27/2026 - 4/19/2026, with talk backs with director and cast on 3/28/2026 & 4/5/2026 Lettice Duffet is an indefatigable but daffy enthusiast of history and the theatre. As a tour guide at Fustian House, she theatrically embellishes its historical past, ultimately coming up on the radar of Lotte Schon, an inspector from the Preservation Trust. The two start a curious friendship, resulting in an epic battle of historical theatrics, quirky make-believe, and possible criminal charges. A show that proves that opposites do attract — or, at least, agree to reenact some history together. Ordinary Days Music and Lyrics by Adam Gwon Directed by Anne McEvoy Show Dates: 5/22/2026 - 6/14/2026, with talk backs with director and cast on 5/23/2026 & 5/31/2026 Ordinary Days tells the story of four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love, and cabs. Through a score of vibrant and memorable songs, their experiences ring startlingly true to life. Ordinary Days is an original musical for anyone who's ever struggled to appreciate the simple things in a complex place. With equal doses of humor and poignancy, it celebrates how 8.3 million individual stories combine in unexpected ways to make New York City such a unique and extraordinary home. - - - - - - - - - Clague Playhouse, Inc. 1371 Clague Road Westlake, OH 44145 info@ClaguePlayhouse.org <info@clagueplayhouse.org> 440-331-0403 www.ClaguePlayhouse.org <http://www.clagueplayhouse.org/> *Follow us on **Facebook* <https://www.facebook.com/ClaguePlayhouse/>*!*