Chicago

by By John Kander and Fred Ebb
Directed by Valerie Rachelle

June 19th – August 30, 2026

In roaring twenties Chicago, Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband Amos to take the rap… until he finds out he’s been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another “Merry Murderess” Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the “American Dream”: fame, fortune and acquittal. This Kander and Ebb classic is one of the longest-ever running musicals on Broadway.

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Come From Away

Directed by Valerie Rachelle

September 18-October 11, 2026

“It does what all the best musicals do. Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” —Newsweek

Nominated for seven Tony Awards, including “Best Musical,” this inspiring true story proves that everyday acts of kindness are heroic in themselves. On the morning of September 11, 2001, 7,000 travelers suddenly find their flights rerouted to Gander—off the coast of Newfoundland—doubling the tiny town’s populated overnight. A moment of fear and uncertainty soon becomes an extraordinary story of generosity, hospitality, and human connection. As the townsfolk open their hearts and homes to the stranded passengers from all over the world, once-strangers become friends that shine light even through the darkest moments. The lively, uplifting musical that took Broadway by storm comes to town for its Houston-produced debut in signature Stages style.

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Mouth of the South

A new play by Valerie Rachelle

January 30-31, 2026

Martha Mitchell, flamboyant, outspoken Arkansas socialite, wife of Attorney General John Mitchell, best known for her candid leaks to the press that lead to her infamous kidnapping by Republican operatives during the first days of the Watergate Scandal. Nixon dubbed her “Mouth of the South” and went to task to discredit her before her truth-telling was validated exposing Nixon’s White House corruption. Mouth of the South explores Martha’s larger than life character, her unfiltered opinions, and the heavy price she paid for becoming a symbol of courage and victimhood.

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"Utah Shakespeare Festival’s “The Taming of the Shrew” is Sharp and Energetic at the Engelstad Shakespeare Theater"

by Elise White

“Director and Choreographer Valerie Rachelle gives a fresh look at this classic comedy, offering an interpretation that resonates with a more modern audience, taking some of the more problematic elements of Shakespeare’s storyline and twisting them simply with onstage physical gestures from the actors while the play’s core elements remain.”

“Instead of only leaving the audience to grapple with gender roles and societal expectations, we are left pondering the definition of selfless love and what it means to truly care for each other.”

“The actors’ physical dramatics and broad gestures, much of which is designed by the director/choreographer Rachelle and fight director Stefan Espinosa effectively complements the director’s vision and adds another layer of depth to the story.”

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The ’80s music and choreography that bed the performance are some of the best parts of “Merry Wives,” thanks to Williams’ collaboration with Composer and Sound Designer Paul James Prendergast and Choreographer Valerie Rachelle.

Maureen Flanagan Battistella

Mail Tribune, Grants Pass Daily Courier

[a] vibrant, five-person show… What emerges from all this is an expansive portrait of Cash’s America, a place of poverty and chance, humor and pathos, sin and redemption… It’s a poet’s vision and Cash was the poet, an American original.

Bill Varble

Medford Mail Tribune