2026 SEASON
Community | Connection | Conversation
2026 promises to be a year of gathering at Crescent City Stage. Our programming is designed to bring people together through storytelling — from intimate evenings in the CCS Studio to outdoor performances along the Mississippi River. Whether you’re a longtime theatre lover or joining us for the first time, we hope you’ll find moments of connection, beauty, and shared experience throughout the season.
One Night Only
A new CCS series
We’re thrilled to officially launch ONE NIGHT ONLY, a series of intimate, accessible events designed to create easy entry points into theatre and community. These evenings are less formal, more relaxed — moments to step out of the noise of daily life and gather around great storytelling.
Love Letters
by A. R. Gurney
ONE NIGHT ONLY
February 27, 2026
CCS Studio | Magazine Street
Love Letters traces a relationship built through decades of written correspondence, revealing how affection, distance, humor, and regret accumulate over a lifetime. With simplicity and restraint, the play captures the intimacy of what is said — and unsaid — between two people.
Performed by Nell Nolan and Michael A. Newcomer, this one-night-only reading offers a quiet, reflective evening centered on memory, longing, and the enduring power of words.
Bard at the Batture
Excerpts from the works of William Shakespeare
ONE NIGHT ONLY
April 2, 2026
The Batture | Mississippi Riverfront
Bard at the Batture is Crescent City Stage’s take on Shakespeare in the Park, reimagined for the riverfront. Featuring a curated selection of monologues and scenes from across the canon, this evening pairs timeless language with one of New Orleans’ most striking natural settings.
Designed as a relaxed, family-friendly gathering, audiences are invited to listen, linger, and experience Shakespeare’s words as the sun sets along the Mississippi.
[TICKETS COMING SOON]
Primary Trust
by Eboni Booth
Regional Premiere
May 7 - 24, 2026
Contemporary Arts Center | Black Box Theatre
Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize, Primary Trust is an intimate and quietly affecting play that explores isolation, routine, and the fragile ways we learn to connect with others.
The story follows Kenneth, a reserved bookstore employee whose carefully ordered life is disrupted, pushing him toward unexpected encounters and emotional risk. With warmth and subtle humor, the play reflects CCS’s commitment to work that is grounded, compassionate, and deeply human.
[TICKETS COMING SOON]
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