Two River Theater announces 2025/2026 Season

If you’re in New Jersey or traveling to the state and are looking something to do, Two River Theater in Red Bank has announced its 2025/2026 Season.

The 2025/2026 season will begin in September.

“This is going to be big!” says Artistic Director of Two River Theater Justin Waldman.

“The 2025/2026 Season is a shining example of the amazing artistry and exciting theater that Two River is known for both across the country and right here in Red Bank! Three World Premieres, two co-productions with major American theaters, a homegrown Two River commission, a thrilling reinvention of a world classic, and the 13th year of our beloved Little Shakes education program. What’s more, our World Premiere Musical, Elephant Shoes, will not only bring unprecedented access to theater through our co-production with Deaf West Theatre, but will be by far the largest and most ambitious production in Two River’s 31-year history. Big things are happening indeed, and it is our joy to make such a massive impact in our community.”

Two River Theater 2025/2026 Season

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Links

A World Premiere
Adapted and Directed by Darko Tresnjak
September 13 – October 5/2025

Take a swing at cracking the case! When Agatha Christie’s famed detective Hercule Poirot is summoned to a country chateau in France, he discovers a body on the golf course with a knife in its back – a hole in one indeed! New clues dredge up old intrigue in Murder on the Links, stylishly reimagined by Tony Award®-winning director Darko Tresnjak (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder).

THE MONSTERS: A Sibling Love Story

Written and Directed by Ngozi Anyanwu
Co-produced by Two River Theater and Manhattan Theatre Club
November 1 – 23/2025

For a long time, LIL has been obsessed with fighting, and one fighter in particular: her older brother BIG, an aging but successful figure in the local Mixed Martial Arts circuit. But she’s been doing it all from afar… until one day when she decides to show up on his doorstep. Written and directed by Ngozi Anyanwu (Good Grief, The Homecoming Queen, The Last of the Love Letters) and co-produced by Two River Theater and Manhattan Theatre Club, The Monsters is a sibling love story about reunions, resentment, reconnection, and wrestling with demons.

A Little Shakespeare: As You Like It

By William Shakespeare
Adapted and Directed by Noelle Marion
January 17 – 25/2026

The Forest of Arden is full of possibilities! Banished by her uncle and disguised as a boy, Rosalind and her beloved cousin Celia journey into the woods and discover new friends, love letters, music, and ultimately, themselves. Director Noelle Marion (last season’s A Little Shakespeare: The Tempest) returns to helm this lively frolic through the forest. Now in its 13th year, A Little Shakespeare engages young artists with the work of the Bard in an adaptation directed and designed by professional artists, and performed and supported backstage by high school students.

A Doll’s House

Written by Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Justin Emeka
February 21 – March 15/2026

Nora should be happy. She has a doting husband, beautiful children, and is preparing their gorgeous home for the holidays. She also has a secret – and if it gets out, she will lose everything. Now Nora must ask, “What is worth saving?” Critically acclaimed director Justin Emeka (Sweat, Romeo and Juliet) envisions A Doll’s House through a contemporary lens creatively incorporating black culture into the world of one of the greatest plays ever written.

Elephant Shoes

A World Premiere Musical
Book by Ivan Menchell
Music and Lyrics by Caroline Kay
Directed and Choreographed by Jeff Calhoun
Co-produced by Two River Theater and Deaf West Theatre
June 4 – 28/2026

Cy is on the verge of revolutionizing communication! His brilliant invention instantly translates spoken English into American Sign Language (ASL), and vice versa. But his breakthrough means nothing if he cannot connect with the one person he longs for — Roxy, a whip-smart coder, and an integral part of turning their tech dream into reality. As they work side by side, Cy finds himself falling in love, only to watch his best friend, Chris, sweep Roxy off her feet. A modern-day ‘Cyrano’ tale, Elephant Shoes asks: Can love transcend language or will it forever be lost in translation?

With a soaring contemporary score and an immersive blend of spoken English, ASL, and groundbreaking stage technology, this World Premiere co-production between Two River Theater and Deaf West will ignite your senses and change the way you experience musical theatre. Elephant Shoes is produced in special arrangement with Deaf West Theatre (DJ Kurs and Jeff Perri), Kevin Ryan and Diane Scott Carter.

TICKET INFORMATION

2025/26 subscriptions are now on sale! Renew or purchase at https://tworivertheater.org/season-subscriptions/ or by calling the Box Office at 732.345.1400.

Single tickets for Murder on the Links and The Monsters will go on sale in June 2025.

A Doll’s House and Elephant Shoes single tickets will go on sale in Fall 2025.

Ticket on sale dates for A Little Shakespeare: As You Like It will be announced at a later date.