A season about freedom, connection, and community at theREP

At Capital Repertory Theatre, the 2026–27 season comes into focus not as a collection of individual titles, but as a unified exploration of how people live, choose, and connect. For Artistic Director Miriam Weisfeld, the shape of a season doesn’t always reveal itself right away.

“You know it’s so funny. I almost never set out to find a theme that kind of runs throughout the season,” she said. Instead, those connections emerge later, as the full slate of productions come into focus.

Weisfeld explains, the lineup offers “a really interesting take on liberty and freedom of many, many different kinds,” from constitutional rights to personal independence, from community responsibility to self-discovery.

“The Last American Newspaper,” “The Magi,” “Eureka Day,” “Clyde’s,” and “Young Frankenstein,” each approach freedom from a distinct angle. Together, they create a conversation about what it means to live in relationship with others while holding onto individual identity. But at its simplest, the idea comes down to identity and belonging. “Find your people, find who you are and how you want to live in the world,” she says.

That theme runs strongly through “The Last American Newspaper,” kicking off the season in September. Weisfeld describes it as “a hyper local story with national significance,” rooted in the experiences of journalists working within a changing industry. “This is a story about a group of people who believe that they’re doing their community a service,” she explains. “They got into this business to make the world a better place.”

But the story does not shy away from conflict. “This is a story about an idealist whose heart is broken by the compromises that the world demands,” said Weisfeld, pointing to the tension between mission and reality.

“It’s for everybody who cares about how we function as a society and who worries about what happens to our ability to solve problems as a community,” especially “when we can’t first agree on a basic set of facts,” she added.

The season also turns toward more intimate themes, particularly in its holiday programming. “The Magi” examines the balance between love and independence through a couple who don’t have a lot but are deeply in love.

“I love a holiday story that’s a nice balance of sweet and salty. And ‘The Magi’ is a perfect example of this,” said Weisfeld. “I think it’s going to be surprising and charming and refreshing. And deeply original, deeply funny and really, really lovely.”

The productions in 2027 explore freedom on a more personal level. “Eureka Day” looks at parental choice and the freedom to make health decisions for your children and your family, set against a broader responsibility to community. In “Clyde’s,” freedom is literal, as formerly incarcerated individuals navigate reentry into society. And “Young Frankenstein” brings “the most hilarious, audacious, theatrical approach to sexual liberation and the freedom to really find yourself.”

While the themes are wide-ranging, Weisfeld emphasizes that the season is meant to be experienced as a whole. “Subscribing is such a special thing,” she says, describing it as both a commitment and a belief.

That belief extends beyond the stage to the audience itself. “This is such a welcoming, enriching community and there are so many different ways that you can participate,” she says, pointing to theREP’s role as a gathering place as much as a producing theatre.

Taken together, the 2026–27 season at theREP invites audiences into a series of stories that are distinct in tone and style, but united in purpose — each asking what it means to live freely, responsibly, and in connection with others.

Sampler Subscriptions and single tickets are on sale now. Visit the Box Office at Proctors in-person or via phone at (518) 346-6204 Tuesday-Saturday 12 -6 p.m. or visit online attherep.org.