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PEOPLE PLACES AND THINGS to be Presented at Trustus Theatre

Trustus Theatre will present PEOPLE PLACES AND THINGS, a play exploring addiction and recovery. Learn how to purchase tickets.
THE PROM Comes to Trustus Theatre This Month

Trustus Theatre will present its upcoming production of the Broadway hit musical The Prom, set to captivate audiences with its infectious energy and heartfelt storytelling.
POTUS Comes to Trustus Theatre in May

Trustus Theatre will take a trip to the capitol for POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. Selina Fillinger's brilliant, all-female farce is running May 3-18 on the Thigpen Mainstage.
DOWN IN THE HOLLER Comes to Trustus Theatre in August

Trustus Theatre, the home for relevant, innovative, and inclusive theatrical works in Columbia, South Carolina, will present Down in the Holler as the finale to their 38th Season.
Trustus Theatre Reveals 2023/24 Season Lineup

Trustus Theatre, the home for relevant, innovative, and inclusive theatrical works in Columbia, South Carolina, has announced its much-anticipated 39th season, aptly titled 'Elsewhere.' Learn more about the full season lineup here!
HURRICANE DIANE Opens at Trustus Theatre This Week

Hurricane Diane opens at Trustus Theatre on Friday, December 2nd and runs for ten shows through December 17th. In this Obie-winning comedy with a twist, Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeline George pens a hilarious evisceration of the blind eye we all turn to climate change and the bacchanalian catharsis that awaits us, even in our own backyards.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Returns To Trustus Theatre

The Rocky Horror Show returns to the Thigpen Main Stage just in time for Halloween. Running September 30th through October 29th, this spooky, sensual fan-favorite is directed and choreographed by Trustus Company member Terrance Henderson and musically directed by Company Emeritus Chris Cockrell with company member Walter Graham returning to the role of Frank'N'Furter.
FIRST DATE Comes to Trustus Theatre This Month

The perfect date night show comes to Trustus Theatre this summer. First Date, Broadway’s musical comedy, opens on the Thigpen Main Stage on Friday, June 17th and runs through July 16th. The show features an ensemble cast led by Trustus Company members Michael Hazin and Brittany Hammock, and includes Company members Kevin Bush, Robin Gottlieb, and Jonathan Monk, as well as Rachael Mitchum and Jacob Wilson.
Trustus Theatre Presents DANCE NATION

Trustus Theatre's 37th season continues with the regional premiere of Dance Nation, Clare Barron's award-winning play about pre-teen competetive dancers and the burden of adolescence. Trustus staff member Abigail McNeely directs the show with choreography by Brailey Johnson, assisted by Shaundra Moreland.
Trustus Theatre Announces Two Special Events For This Weekend

Trustus Theatre will hold two special events the weekend of April 8 through April 10, 2022.  Following the Friday, April 8th performance of Terry Guest’s At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen, Trustus will hold a late night Drag Show Extravaganza featuring performances by Alexia Bonet, Paris Lefaris, Anaya DeVore, Dorae Saunders, Samantha Hunter, and Nicole Roberts. 
Trustus Theatre TICK, TICK... BOOM! Delayed to February 4

Trustus Theatre brings back the rock musical tick, tick… BOOM! to the Thigpen Main Stage for the first time since 2007. The autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning composer of RENT, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre.
Trustus Theatre Presents Lynn Nottage's INTIMATE APPAREL

Trustus Theatre brings back a beloved show this November: Intimate Apparel, written by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage. Intimate Apparel offers both a historical exploration into the black experience in America in the beginning of the 20th century, as well as a personal exploration into how societal constructs directly affect an individual's opportunities and choices.
Trustus Theatre Presents I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE

Trustus Theatre is reviving their runaway hit I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change for four weeks this October. The show saw great success in 2001 and was brought back again for the following season in 2002.
“Down In The Holler” By Val Dunn Is Named Winner Of The 2020 Trustus Playwrights' Festival

a?oeStill Standing,a?? a unique sale representing the diverse personal work and artistry of 80 still photographers employed in the motion picture/television/streaming world, debuts online on September 4, 2020 (https://600stillstanding.com).
Trustus Theatre Opens 35th Anniversary Season With COMPANY

Trustus Theatre opens their 35th Anniversary Season with the 1971 Tony Award-Winning musical, Company. Originally set in the '70s, this production has been reimagined to a modern landscape where swiping right, liking, and sharing are all part of starting a relationship and will leave us pondering how true human connections begin these days. Company will open up on The Thigpen Main Stage on Friday September 27, and will run through Saturday, October 26, 2019. Shows will run Thursday through Sunday for five packed weekends. Tickets may be purchased at www.trustus.org, or by calling the Trustus Theatre Box Office at 803-254-9732.
Coming To Trustus Theatre: SWEAT By Lynn Nottage

Trustus Theatre brings its second Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Sweat by Lynn Nottage, to its stage this season. Sweat, the second most produced play in the United States this season, brings to light the harsh realities of what it's like to survive on minimum wage in one of the poorest cities in the country and the dissolution of the American dream. This play speaks to Columbia's history-once a regional textile manufacturing center with six mills in operation and 3,400 millworkers-and to how easily the American dream can be lost when the country's economy struggles.
BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE ROUNDUP in Columbia, SC - 9/6 - The South Carolina Shakespeare Company presents The Liar!

MISERY IS OPTIONAL rolls through Trustus and SC Shakespeare is back with THE LIAR!
BWW Interview: Jon Tuttle of BOY ABOUT TEN at Trustus Theatre

Director Patrick Michael Kelly sits down with Playwright Jon Tuttle to talk about Jon's new play BOY ABOUT TEN!

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