UP NEXT…
December 11 - 14
The Liberty Theater, Hailey, ID
cage of dreams
Premiering as a staged reading, this brand-new bilingual (Spanish and English) play by National Latino Playwriting Award Winner Marisela Treviño Orta draws on Mexican, Peruvian, and Central American folklore to tell a magical realist tale of family, identity, and resistance.
Commissioned by The Liberty Theatre Company and developed with the support of the Sun Valley Playwrights Residency, this new play is made possible thanks to a grant from the Spur Community Foundation.
Discover our
2025/26 Season playing at
The Liberty Theater!
Waitress: The Musical
JUNE 26 - JULY 12
Book by Jessie Nelson
Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Directed by Naomi McDougall Jones
Music Directed by James McQuillen
TLTC launches its 2025/26 season with the Broadway sensation Waitress: The Musical! Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker, is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna fears she may have to abandon the dream of opening her own pie shop… until a baking contest in a nearby county, along with the town's handsome new doctor, offer her a tempting recipe for happiness. Supported by her quirky crew of fellow waitresses and loyal customers, Jenna summons the secret ingredient she's been missing all along — hope. With music by Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles and cherished by audiences and critics alike, Waitress offers a special recipe for finding happiness in unexpected places.
*Waitress contains strong language and content with sexual situations/dialogue. The show explores themes including reproductive health, abusive relationships, alcoholism, and domestic violence.
Where Did We Sit
on the Bus?
OCTOBER 2-18
By Brian Quijada
During a third-grade lesson on the civil rights movement and Rosa Parks, a Latino eight-year-old raises their hand to ask, “Where did we sit on the bus?” and the teacher can’t answer the question. This electric one-person-show bursts with comedy, wit, and thoughtful self-examination, Latin rhythms, rap, hip-hop, spoken word, and live looping. Where Did We Sit On The Bus? is a coming-of-age story that examines finding identity in art, family, and culture, and what being Latino means through the eyes of a child, turned teenager, turned adult.
Cage of dreams
DECEMBER 11-14
Premiering as a staged reading, this brand-new bilingual (Spanish and English) play by National Latino Playwriting Award Winner Marisela Treviño Orta draws on Mexican, Peruvian, and Central American folklore to tell a magical realist tale of family, identity, and resistance.
Commissioned by The Liberty Theatre Company and developed with the support of the Sun Valley Playwrights Residency, this new play is made possible thanks to a grant from the Spur Community Foundation.
Tickets coming soon!
The Importance of
Being Earnest
FEBRUARY 5-21
By Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde’s timeless comedy finally comes to the Liberty Theater, with more Victorian satire and witty repartee than you can shake a monocle at! In The Importance of Being Earnest, healthy bachelors Jack and Algernon create alter egos named Ernest to escape their tiresome lives and to win the hearts of two women who, conveniently, claim to only love men called Ernest. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in an uproarious web of lies and mistaken identities they must carefully navigate to prove that they’re both earnestly Ernest.
24 Hour Theatre Festival
APRIL 5
Written by you!
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… a velociraptor riding a chinchilla while tap dancing to Tchaikovsky? It’s WHATEVER YOU WANT! The 24 Hour Theatre Festival is the one-night-only-event-of-the-season when TLTC invites members from the community to create their own theatrical masterpieces alongside professional artists… all in just 24 HOURS!! Anyone of any age and with any level of experience can strut their stuff on the Liberty stage in a joyous, outrageous, zany celebration of what makes theatre in the Wood River Valley so special.
After an extensive national search, TLTC’s board and leadership have unanimously selected Emily Meister as TLTC's New Executive/Artistic Director!
A multidisciplinary artist and seasoned program director, Emily brings over 14 years of experience from AMDA College of the Performing Arts in Los Angeles, where she currently serves as the Director of The Artists’ Lab and the BFA Performing Arts Content Creation Program.
Her tenure at AMDA has been marked by innovation and excellence, most notably through the creation and leadership of their groundbreaking BFA Content Creation Program — a first-of-its-kind initiative that has redefined how performing artists are trained for the evolving demands of the industry.
“I’m honored and so excited to join The Liberty Theatre Company,” said Meister. “This company has already made a bold and inspiring mark, and I’m deeply moved by the opportunity to help shape its future. My family and I are eager to become part of this vibrant community, and I look forward to building on the incredible foundation that the TLTC team has already laid.”
Emily will relocate to Hailey from Los Angeles in mid-June with her husband and son, and she will officially step into the ED/AD role on July 1, 2025, following a transitional onboarding period alongside current ED/AD, Naomi McDougall Jones, who will continue with the company in a new role as Executive/Artistic Advisor. Emily's arrival marks a new era for TLTC as it continues to grow as a presence in American regional theatre, committed to innovation, diversity, and community engagement.
TLTC Announces Emily Meister as New Executive/Artistic Director!
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