2026-2027 Season: “Footprints”
CofC Stages presents a thought-provoking season that invites audiences to consider the footprints we leave behind. How will they impact those around us, our community and the world?
From the high-stakes ambitions of young artists to the timeless reflection of life, the 2026-2027 season offers a series of powerful performances that map the boundaries of human experience, exploring the beginnings that define us, the endings that shape us and the lasting legacy we leave in the spaces between.
Tickets go on sale August 25 through the George Street Box Office. Learn more about each production below, as well as details on the box office, ticketing and season subscription packages.
Productions
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macbitches
When freshman acting major Hailey unexpectedly scores the coveted role of Lady Macbeth, her upperclassmen rivals immediately invite her over to “celebrate.” As the drinks flow, the young women interrogate their own ambitions as well as the power structures that have shaped their education—and when the night spirals into violent and shocking acts of betrayal, they come to learn that what’s done cannot be undone. Recommended for audiences aged 16 and up (alcohol use, strong language and adult themes)
By Sophie McIntosh
Directed by Nakeisha Daniel -
MOJA Arts Festival Events
ASASE YAA - African Dance Troupe
Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation and the Asase Yaa African American Dance Theater (based in Brooklyn, New York) is a renowned company, founded in 2001 by Yao Ababio and Kofi Osei Williams, that specializes in traditional West African dance, music, and drumming, with a focus on education and performance. Join the Obie Award-winning company for an exciting and moving performance as they celebrate their 25th anniversary. Presented by Dark Blue Mondaze and CofC Stages, part of the MOJA Arts Festival. Recommended for audiences of all ages.
- September 25, 2026
- Chapel Theatre
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The Promise
The Promise is a new play that tells the story of six Black Continental Army soldiers captured by the British during and post American Revolutionary War as they are forced to explore what the promises of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness truly mean. Presented in partnership with Claflin University. Recommended for audiences aged 14 and up (adult themes).
- September 26-27, 2026
- Chapel Theatre
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Masterpiece in Progress
Written and performed by Gary DeWitt Marshall
Featuring the fierce and unforgettable solo performer Gary DeWitt Marshall, Masterpiece in Progress is a searing tour de force that cuts through myth, memory, and manufactured truth with wit, wisdom, and raw theatrical power. The piece returns in its 2026 incarnation with renewed urgency, resonating deeply in a world where trauma wears a thousand faces and justice remains elusive. Recommended for audiences aged 16 and up (strong language and adult themes).
- October 1-2, 2026
- Chapel Theatre
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Palmetto Pulitzer Poets - Rapper’s In the Round
The Lowcountry’s finest hip hop lyricists share their inspiration and influences while performing select hits from their extensive musical catalogs. Recommended for audiences of all ages.
- October 3, 2026
- Chapel Theatre
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Divine Strength
Join us for a classically trained chamber ensemble composed of women of color, consisting of Burke High School alumna under the tutelage of legendary music director David N. Ezell. This string quintet will play familiar tunes with a spiritual, soulful twist. Recommended for audiences of all ages.
- October 4, 2026
- Chapel Theatre
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Between the Lines
Our annual fall dance concert features dynamic choreography by faculty and guest artists. Between the Lines investigates the overlooked and easily missed, uncovering the subtext of language, rhythm and movement. This thought-provoking concert is an exploration of nuance and ambiguity as well as an invitation to look closer, listen deeper and find meaning in the liminal spaces around us. Recommended for audiences of all ages.
Directed by Gretchen McLaine
- October 17-18, 2026
- Sottile Theatre
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HAIR
Let the sunshine in! HAIR is a perfect time capsule that resonates today. This groundbreaking Grammy and Tony Award-winning American tribal love rock musical celebrates the sixties counterculture and the waves of change that followed. Set to an infectiously energetic rock beat, HAIR wows audiences and remains relevant as ever as it explores ideas of identity, community, politics, global responsibility, peace and what it means to be a young person in a changing world. Recommended for audiences aged 16 and up (alcohol and drug use, violence, sexual content, strong language and adult themes)
By Gerome Ragni and James Rado, Music by Galt MacDermot
Directed by Evan Parry- November 12-18, 2026
- Emmett Robinson Theatre, Simons Center for the Arts
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Passage
By Christopher Chen
Directed by Susan Kattwinkel
A meditation on how power imbalances affect personal and interpersonal dynamics across a spectrum of situations, Passage is set in the fictional Country X, a neocolonial client of Country Y. Characters B, a local doctor, and F, an expat teacher, begin to forge a friendship that is challenged after a fateful trip to a local attraction. Exploring dynamics of people from opposing countries, this provocative and thoughtful play examines colonization past and present. Recommended for audiences aged 16 and up (mature themes, discussions of colonialism, power imbalance, violence and implied sexual violence)- January 28-February 2, 2027
- Black Box Theatre, Simons Center for the Arts
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Cendrillon
Jules Massenet's Cendrillon is a four-act opera, a "fairy tale," based on Charles Perrault's Cinderella story. Following the classic tale of mistreated Cinderella (Cendrillon) and her stepfamily, this opera introduces the significant role of Pandolfe, her father. Complete with the appearance of her Fairy Godmother to help her attend a ball, her love-at-first-sight connection with Prince Charmant, and her hasty departure at midnight, leaving behind a glass slipper, the score blends wit, elegance and sensuality. Suitable for audiences of all ages.
Composed by Jules Massenet and libretto by Henri Cain
Directed by Nakeisha Daniel
Music Director/Conductor Wojciech Milewski
In collaboration with CofC Opera and Charleston Symphony- February 19-21, 2027
- Sottile Theatre
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Threshold
Threshold is our student-choreographed dance concert exploring the space between beginnings and endings. Featuring works across multiple genres, the concert centers on moments of transition, where change occurs, identities shift and meaning is formed. Created by college artists standing at their own threshold, these dances invite audiences to reflect on the power of the in-between. Recommended for audiences of all ages.
Artistic Director: Kristin Alexander
- March 19-24, 2027
- Simons Center Black Box Theatre
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Our Town
Described by Edward Albee as “the greatest American play ever written,” Our Town presents the small town of Grover’s Corners in three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage” and “Death and Eternity.” Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, the play depicts the simple daily lives of the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry and eventually – in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre – die. Thornton Wilder's final word on how he wanted his play performed is an invaluable addition to the American stage and to the libraries of theatre lovers internationally. Recommended for audiences aged 14 and up (mature themes including substance use, death and suicide)
By Thornton Wilder
Directed by Todd McNerney- April 8-14, 2027
- Emmett Robinson Theatre
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Box Office
Season Subscriptions available beginning August 25
Available for a limited time, a subscription saves you money while offering flex-ticketing, easy ticket exchanges, preferred seating and personalized box office service.
Discounts are available for seniors, veterans, military, youth under 18, and College of Charleston students, faculty and staff.
Season subscriptions will be available via the George Street Box Office. Or, purchase in person at 44 George St., or by phone at (843) 953-4726. The George Street Box Office is open Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Tickets available beginning August 25
Ticket pricing varies according to performance. Discounts are available for seniors, veterans, military, youth under 18, and College of Charleston students, faculty and staff.
Purchase tickets through the George Street Box Office online, in person at 44 George St., or by phone at (843) 953-4726. The George Street Box Office is open Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.