2025-26 Season

2025-26 Season

2025 Manhattan Short Film Festival

September 26 @ 7:00 pm | September 27 @ 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm
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Attention all film lovers and film makers:

The Public Theatre will be hosting the GLOBAL MANHATTAN SHORT film festival. Film lovers will unite in over 500 venues worldwide to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world.

Tickets: General Admission – All tickets $15

Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes with one 15 minute intermission.

Misery

by William Goldman adapted from the novel by Stephen King

Oct 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, Nov 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 ,9 – 2025

Thurs & Fri @ 7:00 pm / Sat @ 3:00 pm / Sun @ 2pm / *Sat, Nov 1 @ 3:00 pm & 7:30 pm

Stephen King’s best-selling psychological thriller and Oscar-winning film is now a spine-chilling Broadway play! Truth is stranger than fiction when a famous romance novelist veers off the road in a winter storm and wakes up incapacitated in the home of his “number-one fan”.
Public Theatre policy requires you to pay for your entire seat – even though you’ll only be using the edge.

A Christmas Carol

adapted by Christopher Schario

December 12, 13, 14 – 2025
Fri @ 7:00 pm / Sat @ 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm / Sun @ 2:00 pm
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Six actors and a fiddler perform the Dickens out of this beloved holiday story told in a way you’ve never imagined and will never forget! Don’t miss this unique and acclaimed adaptation originally created at The Public Theatre, now published and performed all over the world!. Children 18 and under only $15!

Still

by Lia Romeo

Jan 30, 31, Feb 1, 5, 6, 7*, 8 – 2026
Thurs & Fri @ 7:00 pm / Sat @ 3:00 pm / Sun @ 2pm, Sat, Feb 7 @ 3:00 pm & 7:30 pm

Lost love is rekindled in this funny, heartbreaking, sexy and smart play, when a couple who broke up in their 30s reunite in their 60s.

Whit’s End

by Norm Foster

Mar 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28*, 29 – 2026
Thurs & Fri @ 7:00 pm / Sat @ 3:00 pm / Sun @ 2pm, *Sat, Mar 28 @ 3:00 pm & 7:30 pm

From the author of last season’s hit Halfway There, comes the US premiere of a hilarious and heartwarming new comedy about love, family and getting married.

Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk

by Catherine Bush

May 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16*, 17 – 2026
Thurs & Fri @ 7:00 pm / Sat @ 3:00 pm / Sun @ 2pm, *Sat, May 16 @ 3:00 pm & 7:30 pm

At the age of 67, “Grandma” Gatewood set out with her duffel bag and a pair of Keds sneakers to become the first woman to solo hike the Appalachian Trail.

Hansel and Gretel

by Tanglewood Marionettes

All Tickets $15!

Sat, May 30, 2026
Student Matinees: May 26-29 Read more about Student Matinees >>

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Based on the classic fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, this beloved story comes to life with dazzling marionettes, music and a colorful set in the shape of a giant storybook. 

From the award-winning Tanglewood Marionettes.

Running time: 45 minutes

Appropriate for Children 5 and up; best for Children 6 – 12

The Irish . . . and How They Got That Way

by Frank McCourt

August 27, 28, 29, 30*, 31, September 3, 4, 5, 6*, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13*, 14 – 2025
Wednesdays & Fridays at 7 PM / Thursdays & Sundays at 2 PM / *Saturdays at 2 PM & 7 PM

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The Irish… And How They Got That Way is an irreverent history of the Irish through the tumultuous 20th and 21st centuries through the eyes of Pulitzer Prize winning author, Frank McCourt (Angela’s Ashes, ‘Tis, Teacher Man).

Presented by Maine State Music Theatre and The Public Theatre