• Trinity Rep’s 2025-2026 season will feature a diverse range of productions, from contemporary plays to Shakespeare and Dickens.
• “A Christmas Carol” will return to Trinity Rep in 2025 after being staged at the Providence Performing Arts Center in 2024.
• Five-play subscription packages are currently on sale for renewing and recently lapsed subscribers, with public sales beginning May 29, 2025.

After staging its annual “A Christmas Carol” production at the Providence Performing Arts Center in 2024, Trinity Repertory Company will bring its holiday tradition back home in 2025.

The return of “A Christmas Carol” and the entire 62nd season of performances was announced on Thursday, April 24.

“I am particularly excited about next season because it feels like a homecoming for some of our long-time artistic collaborators,” the Laura H. Harris Artistic Director Curt Columbus said in a statement. “Directors like Richard and Sharon Jenkins, Amanda Dehnert, and Ben Steinfeld have a long history with our company, but their work hasn’t been on our stages for a while. Newer directors like Tatyana-Marie Carlo and Aileen Wen McGroddy share a vision and passion that falls in that same Trinity Rep tradition. With works from contemporary playwrights and classics such as Shakespeare and Dickens, this season is not to be missed!”

While all shows are returning to Trinity Rep’s home at 201 Washington St., they will be performed in the downstairs Dowling Theater as renovations of the Chace Theater continue.

The 2025-2026 Trinity Repertory schedule

‘Cold War Choir Practice’

By Ro ReddickDirected by Aileen Wen McGroddySept. 4 to Oct. 5, 2025A co-production with Clubbed Thumb and Page 73

It’s twilight in Ronald Reagan’s America and the specter of nuclear war hangs over the country – but rent is still due on the 1st. When a prominent Black conservative brings his mysteriously ill wife home for the holidays, the unplanned reunion brings long-simmering tensions within the family to a boil – and throws each member into a bizarre maze of Reaganomics, Cold War espionage, capitalist cult predation, and … choir practice. Featuring original music and set in the mesmerizing ambiance of a retro roller-skating rink, “Cold War Choir Practice” celebrates the lengths we go to for those we love.

‘A Christmas Carol’

Adapted from the original novella by Charles DickensOriginal music by Richard CummingDirected and adapted by Richard and Sharon JenkinsNov. 6 to Dec. 31, 2025

Trinity Rep’s 49th annual production of “A Christmas Carol” is back at home for the holidays. Co-directed by former Trinity Rep artistic director and Emmy Award-winner Richard Jenkins and esteemed choreographer Sharon Jenkins, this will be the first time the beloved tale of redemption and joy plays in the intimate Dowling Theater. As the clock strikes midnight one fateful Christmas Eve, the curmudgeon Scrooge finds himself face to face with the ghost of his old friend Marley. Through a supernatural journey, Scrooge must confront the past, acknowledge the present, and define the future for the good of the community – and his very soul.

‘The Roommate’

By Jen SilvermanDirected by Curt ColumbusRunning in rotating repertory with “The Winter’s Tale”Jan. 28 to Feb. 5 and Feb. 19 to March 19, 2026

Sharon is recently divorced and needs a roommate to share her home. Robyn needs a place to hide and a chance to start over. As Sharon begins to uncover Robyn’s secrets, her own deep-seated desires to transform her life begin to emerge. Uproariously funny and unexpectedly poignant, “The Roommate” is a story about a life-changing friendship between two very different women as they navigate the complexities of identity, morality and second acts.

‘The Winter’s Tale’

By William ShakespeareDirected by Ben SteinfeldRunning in rotating repertory with “The Roommate”Feb. 12 to March 22, 2026

A freewheeling blend of comedy and tragedy, Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” is a journey through jealousy, redemption and second chances. In a fit of unfounded jealousy, King Leontes accuses his wife, Hermione, of infidelity, leading to heart-wrenching consequences. Sixteen years later, a kismet romance blossoms, sparking reconciliation in the most magical of circumstances. The Bard’s dynamic play is directed by the co-artistic director of Fiasco Theater. The New York Times dubbed this acclaimed Off-Broadway company, created by Brown/Trinity Rep alumni, as “a force to reckon with in the American Theater.”

‘Primary Trust’

By Eboni BoothDirected by Tatyana-Marie CarloApril 9 to May 10, 2026

Kenneth has lived his entire life in the same sleepy town. Every day he works at the bookstore, then shares happy hour mai tais with his best friend. When a sudden layoff rockets Kenneth out of his comfort zone, he is forced to find the courage to face his biggest fear: change. This 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner is an intimate, offbeat new comedy and a heartwarming story about one man’s leap of faith and the friends he makes along the way.

‘Next to Normal’

Book and lyrics by Brian YorkeyMusic by Tom KittDirected by Amanda DehnertMay 28 to June 28, 2026

This Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical is a cathartic masterpiece of modern musical theater. Directed by the award-winning Amanda Dehnert, “Next to Normal” features a soaring rock score and unforgettable characters. Diana is a suburban mom struggling with bipolar disorder. Her daughter, Natalie, is a stressed-out overachiever about to snap, and her exhausted architect husband, Dan, is determined to keep everything “normal.” As Diana’s symptoms worsen, the Goodmans must learn to see each other for who they truly are and discover what it means to be family.

Ticket subscriptions available

According to Trinity Rep, five-play subscription packages are now on sale for renewing and recently lapsed subscribers. The public can purchase subscriptions beginning May 29, 2025. Visit trinityrep.com/subscriptions for more information. 

Upon purchasing a subscription package, subscribers can immediately purchase tickets to “A Christmas Carol” at a special subscriber price. “A Christmas Carol” tickets will go on sale to the public beginning Sept. 2, 2025. Single-ticket on-sale dates for the season’s five other shows will be announced later this year.