Community theater in Waukesha, WI

2 theaters in Waukesha, Wisconsin. 10 shows playing or coming up, 4 open auditions.

Now playing in Waukesha

  1. Clyde's

    Lynn Nottage

    Waukesha Civic Theatre

    Play

    A comedy-drama about a truck-stop sandwich shop whose formerly incarcerated kitchen crew chases a second chance.

    Dates
    Oct 16 to Nov 1. Check the theater for exact dates and times.
    Where
    Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI 53186
    Tickets
    Mainstage: adult $36, senior (60+) or military $33, subscriber or group $30, under 18 $27; one Pay What You Choose matinee per run

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  2. Scenes From Metamorphoses

    Mary Zimmerman

    Waukesha Civic Theatre

    Play

    WCT Academy teens perform Zimmerman's staging of Ovid's tales of transformation in the black box.

    Dates
    Nov 6 to Nov 15. Check the theater for exact dates and times.
    Where
    Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI 53186
    Tickets
    Academy Black Box productions $15

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  3. ACAP FilmMakers Present: Sherlock Holmes and the Meltdown at the Wax Museum

    Waukesha Civic Theatre

    Play

    An ACAP PlayMakers show in which famous detectives chase a diamond heist and vanishing wax figures.

    Dates
    Nov 20 to Nov 21. Check the theater for exact dates and times.
    Where
    Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI 53186
    Tickets
    See the box office

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  4. Mary Poppins

    Waukesha Civic Theatre

    Musical

    The stage musical of the practically perfect nanny arriving at the Banks family home in 1910 London.

    Dates
    Dec 4 to Dec 20. Check the theater for exact dates and times.
    Where
    Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI 53186
    Tickets
    Mainstage: adult $36, senior (60+) or military $33, subscriber or group $30, under 18 $27; one Pay What You Choose matinee per run

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  5. Fun Home

    Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori

    Outskirts Theatre Co.

    MusicalNot for kids

    The Tony-winning musical about Alison Bechdel's childhood in a family funeral home and her search for connection, produced by Outskirts at Waukesha Civic Theatre.

    Dates
    Fri Jan 8, 7:30pm
    Sat Jan 9, 7:30pm
    Sun Jan 10, 2pm
    Fri Jan 15, 7:30pm
    2 more datesSat Jan 16, 7:30pm
    Sun Jan 17, 2pm
    Where
    Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI 53186
    Tickets
    Adult $36 (see the WCT ticket page for senior, youth and group rates)

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  6. Blind Dating at Happy Hour

    Shaun Kempf

    Waukesha Civic Theatre

    Play

    A comedy by a local playwright about a man whose online first date at a West Bend tavern goes sideways.

    Dates
    Jan 29 to Feb 14. Check the theater for exact dates and times.
    Where
    Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI 53186
    Tickets
    Mainstage: adult $36, senior (60+) or military $33, subscriber or group $30, under 18 $27; one Pay What You Choose matinee per run

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  7. Something Rotten!

    Karey Kirkpatrick, John O'Farrell and Wayne Kirkpatrick

    Waukesha Civic Theatre

    Musical

    Two brothers in 1590s England invent the first musical in a comedy that spoofs the theatre.

    Dates
    Mar 5 to Mar 21. Check the theater for exact dates and times.
    Where
    Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI 53186
    Tickets
    Mainstage: adult $36, senior (60+) or military $33, subscriber or group $30, under 18 $27; one Pay What You Choose matinee per run

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  8. ACAP PlayMakers Present: Show of Shows

    ACAP PlayMakers

    Waukesha Civic Theatre

    Revue

    A 20th-anniversary variety show of songs and scenes from two decades of ACAP PlayMakers productions.

    Dates
    Apr 9 to Apr 11. Check the theater for exact dates and times.
    Where
    Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI 53186
    Tickets
    See the box office

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  9. Steel Magnolias

    Robert Harling

    Waukesha Civic Theatre

    Play

    The comedy-drama set in a Louisiana beauty salon where six women face love and loss together.

    Dates
    Apr 30 to May 16. Check the theater for exact dates and times.
    Where
    Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI 53186
    Tickets
    Mainstage: adult $36, senior (60+) or military $33, subscriber or group $30, under 18 $27; one Pay What You Choose matinee per run

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  10. Little Shop of Horrors

    Howard Ashman and Alan Menken

    Waukesha Civic Theatre

    Musical

    A florist's assistant raises a man-eating plant in the darkly comic rock musical.

    Dates
    Jun 4 to Jun 20. Check the theater for exact dates and times.
    Where
    Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI 53186
    Tickets
    Mainstage: adult $36, senior (60+) or military $33, subscriber or group $30, under 18 $27; one Pay What You Choose matinee per run

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    Get tickets ↗ About the show ↗

    Checked against the theater's site on Sun Oct 4

Auditions in Waukesha

  1. Blind Dating at Happy Hour

    Shaun Kempf

    Waukesha Civic Theatre

    PlayAdults 18+
    When
    Tue Nov 17
    Wed Nov 18
    Where
    Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI 53186
    Roles
    Corwin Landcaster and the tavern regulars (character descriptions on the page).
    Prepare
    Cold readings from the script (sides on the page); sign up on the page.
    Callbacks
    Callbacks November 19, 2026.
    Rehearsals
    Tentative first read December 2026. Director Tom Aldridge.
    Performs
    January 29 to February 14, 2027

    Note: No start times given.

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  2. Into the Woods JR.

    Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine

    Waukesha Civic Theatre

    MusicalYouth
    When
    Sun Nov 22
    Mon Nov 23
    Where
    Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI 53186
    Roles
    Audition-based, tuition-based Academy production: Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack, Rapunzel, the Baker and his Wife, the Witch.
    Ages
    8-18
    Prepare
    Check back for the audition signup link (not yet posted).
    Callbacks
    Callbacks November 24, 2026.
    Rehearsals
    First class late December 2026.
    Performs
    February 19 to 28, 2027

    Note: Tuition-based. No start times given; signup link not yet posted.

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    Checked against the theater's notice on Sun Oct 4

  3. Something Rotten!

    Karey Kirkpatrick, John O'Farrell and Wayne Kirkpatrick

    Waukesha Civic Theatre

    MusicalAdults 18+
    When
    Tue Dec 8
    Wed Dec 9
    Where
    Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI 53186
    Roles
    Musical comedy roles (Nick and Nigel Bottom, Shakespeare and ensemble).
    Prepare
    See the audition page.
    Callbacks
    Callbacks December 10, 2026.
    Rehearsals
    Tentative first read January 11, 2027. Director Matt Matysik-Pryzbylski.
    Performs
    March 5 to 21, 2027

    Note: No start times given.

    Full notice ↗

    Checked against the theater's notice on Sun Oct 4

  4. Steel Magnolias

    Robert Harling

    Waukesha Civic Theatre

    PlayAdults 18+
    When
    Tue Mar 9
    Wed Mar 10
    Where
    Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI 53186
    Roles
    Truvy, Annelle, Ouiser, Miss Clairee, M'Lynn and Shelby.
    Prepare
    See the audition page.
    Callbacks
    Callbacks March 11, 2027.
    Rehearsals
    Tentative first read March 22, 2027. Director Erin Shaughnessy.
    Performs
    April 30 to May 16, 2027

    Note: No start times given.

    Full notice ↗

    Checked against the theater's notice on Sun Oct 4

Theaters in Waukesha

Outskirts Theatre Co.

An LGBTQ+-owned nonprofit founded in 2014 that stages three to five shows a season, mostly as the resident company of Waukesha Civic Theatre. Its mission includes opportunities for emerging artists and a GAP internship program.

Fun Home opens Jan 8

Website
outskirtstheatre.org ↗
Auditions
outskirtstheatre.org/shows-and-events ↗
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Waukesha Civic Theatre

A nonprofit community theater in downtown Waukesha with a mainstage season, a youth Academy of classes and teen and kids productions, ACAP PlayMakers and the Civic Broadway Singers. Auditions are open for all roles, and Outskirts Theatre Co. is its resident company.

Now playing: Clyde's through Nov 1 · 8 more shows coming up · 4 open auditions

Website
waukeshacivictheatre.org ↗
Auditions
waukeshacivictheatre.org/… ↗
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