Theater in the Round is proud to celebrate the ways in which theatre has been a welcoming space for Queer people and in their 74th season 3 shows featuring Queer stories are running in succession from 1/16/26 - 4/19/26. This “Queer mini-season" is a testament to the theaters commitment to highlighting marginalized voices, especially during a time of great political and cultural attacks on Queer rights in America. These shows represent a range of expressions for what it means to tell a Queer story- from Queerness being part of an essential narrative to Queerness simply being 1 part of the complex identities of the humanity of a character.
Margaret Chase Smith was a woman of firsts: In 1940, she was the first woman elected by the state of Maine to serve in Congress; nine years later she was the first woman the state elected to the Senate. And in 1950, she became the first senator to stand on the Senate floor and publicly rebuke Senator Joseph McCarthy…despite the costs. Through a powerful subplot exploring the Lavender Scare—McCarthy's ruthless persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals in government—the story follows a queer character navigating the dangerous reality faced by LGBTQ+ politicians during this dark chapter of American history. An inspirational true story about a remarkable woman and the queer voices that risked everything during an era of fear and repression
Tickets Available 2/10/26