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TheatreFEST 2025

Raleigh's Hub for Summer Theatre

This summer, May 29-June 22, TheatreFEST 2025 is Raleigh’s hub for summer theatre. Connecting theatre-makers, companies, educators, and patrons alike — all in the celebration and advancement of live theatre.

With a varied script of theatrically-centered experiences on tap, TheatreFEST has something for everyone!

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June 12-22
Titmus Theatre

Written by NOËL COWARD
Directed by Danica Jenelle Jackson

Novelist Charles Condomine invites the eccentric medium Madame Arcati to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his temperamental first wife, Elvira, after the séance. Elvira makes continual attempts to disrupt Charles’s marriage to his second wife, Ruth, who cannot see or hear the ghost.

Performed by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

About Blithe Spirit
A mystic's eyes in a circle outlined by their hands casting a spell.

Saturday, June 21
Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre

QuickSCRIPTS is a night of 10-minute plays written, directed, and presented by theatre makers in record time. University Theatre invites you to be a part of the process as playwright, director, performer and audience.

8:00pm
Admission only $5.00 (includes tax and fees)

About QuickSCRIPTS

June 20-21
Thompson Hall

Provided by TRIANGLE WALKING TOURS

Why do NC State University students whisper of creepy entities in the university’s underground tunnels? Who is the ghost of a long-dead nurse who still desperately tries to heal the infirm? And why does the university’s official history claim that the school was supernaturally cursed from its very foundation? Join us for these haunting true stories and more on the NC State Ghost and Urban Legends Walk.

Available for a limited time Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, June 12-21.

10:15pm-11:15pm
Commences directly following the production of BLITHE SPIRIT.

May 29 – June 15
Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre

Written by JEFFREY HATCHER
Directed by MIA SELF

A new adaptation of the celebrated murder mystery that inspired Hitchcock’s masterpiece! 

Tony is convinced that his wife Margot has been cheating on him. While the affair may be over, his jealousy is not. Tony spins a web of deception that will tighten around them and ensnare them both in danger, recrimination and murder.

Performed by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

ABOUT DIAL M
A rotary telephone dial with a silhouette of a man in the center and the number 5 replaced with the letter M, for murder.

Monday, June 2
Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre

The Sips & Scripts platform supports and promotes original works written by North Carolina playwrights. Open to the general public, hear your new play read, lend your voice to read as a character, or simply come hear the new stories playwrights are creating and provide your feedback.

6:00pm
Participation is free on a first-come basis. No ticket is required.

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June, Friday the 13th
Titmus Theatre


In this live podcast event, join hosts Danica Jackson and Jill Horne, as they talk about the ghostly presences in and around NC State, including those of Frank Thompson Hall and its theatres! Then, venture into the Greater Raleigh area to discuss some of the area’s other ghouls!

In conjunction with TheatreFEST, this special “live” episode will take place in Titmus Theatre, on the set of Blithe Spirit, in Frank Thompson Hall, on Friday, the 13th. All are welcome to attend, live!

6:00pm-7:00pm
Free admission/registration Required

Image of a green ghost on stage with a microphone. There's a spooky feel of the theatre with purple smoke.

June 14
Thompson Hall

Putting the ‘festival’ in TheatreFEST! Join us for this free, community-wide open house full of theatre-making events.

1:00pm-4:00pm
Free Admission
Registration Required

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Friday, June 20
Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre

 If you game out the collapse of civilization, is it even possible to win? Four eccentric multi-millionaires compete in a role-playing game to see who will win the ultimate apocalypse hideout. How much are they willing to sacrifice to “win” the fallen world?

7:30pm
Free admission/registration required

Image of three dice stacked surrounded by scattered dice. The title of the show "Successful Exit" is shown.
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TheatreFEST is funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission.