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Waitress: The Musical

Waitress: The Musical Playing at the Liberty Theater, Hailey June 27 – July 12 *$20 Preview Night on June 26! Tickets at LibertyTheatreCompany.org TLTC launches its 2025/26 season with the Broadway sensation Waitress: The Musical! Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker, is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna fears she may have to abandon the dream of opening her own pie shop… until a baking contest in a nearby county, along with the town’s handsome new doctor, offer her a tempting recipe for happiness. Supported by her quirky crew of fellow waitresses and loyal customers, Jenna summons the secret ingredient she’s been missing all along — hope. With music by Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles and cherished by audiences and critics alike, Waitress offers a special recipe for finding happiness in unexpected places. Book by Jessie Nelson Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Directed / Choreographed by Naomi McDougall Jones Music Directed by James McQuillen *Waitress contains strong language and content with sexual situations/dialogue. The show explores themes including reproductive health, abusive relationships, alcoholism, and domestic violence. See it with a season pass! Pay-What-You-Feel and Premium season passes available now through July 15! Pay anything …

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The Spot’s Fearless Fundraiser

Celebrate The Spot’s 11th Season and help fund Fearless Theater and Arts Education at this free, invitation-only event! Sunday, July 6th from 5:00-7:30pm Entertainment, Hors D’oeuvres, Drinks, Silent+Live Auction & Paddle Up 25/26 Spot Season Announcement Email development@spotsunvalley.com for an invitation. CAN’T ATTEND BUT WANT TO DONATE? Every dollar counts at The Spot and goes directly towards our tuition-free educational programs, MainStage productions, and operational costs. Gifts are tax deductible to the full extent provided by the law. Visit spotsunvalley.com/giving.

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Youth Auditions for Waitress: The Musical!

The Liberty Theatre Company is holding auditions on May 3rd for one child actress and two high school performers! TLTC’s high school apprenticeship program is expanding to include onstage contracts for 2 actors to perform in the ensemble in Waitress this June/July! Must be strong dancers and singers (must be able to sing harmonies) as they will appear throughout the show in various song/dance numbers. Must be available for all rehearsals and performances (June 2 – July 12). Actors will receive experience in a professional theatrical rehearsal and performance process, along with a $500 stipend! Also seeking: Young actress to play Lulu, a 4-5 year old little girl in Waitress. Any ethnicity. Daughter of Jenna and Earl. A sweet, carefree child who appears in the last scene of the show. Should be confident and be able to engage in a small amount of dialogue and movement on stage. Will be needed for just a few rehearsals, plus all performances (performance dates are June 27 – July 12). All auditions for both high school and child performers will be held May 3rd. To sign up for an audition, please email us at info@libertytheatrecompany.org, or call 208-582-8388 – please let us know …

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24 Hour Theatre Festival

The Liberty Theatre Company presents The 24 Hour Theatre Festival & 2025/26 Season Announcement! April 6 at the Liberty Theater, Hailey Back by wildly popular demand, TLTC’s 24 Hour Theatre Festival once again invites community members of all ages and levels of experience to join us for a mad, thrilling, delightful opportunity to create and perform a brand new play… all in 24 hours. Get your tickets before they’re gone and enjoy an incredible night of professional artists working alongside community members to bring their own masterpieces to life on the Liberty stage! As if that weren’t enough, the climax of this year’s festival will be the announcement of our 2025/26 season of plays and musicals! Tickets at LibertyTheatreCompany.org!

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Come see a movie at The Liberty Theater in Hailey! KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he’s been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike. Nominated for 2025 Oscar – Best Visual Affects

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Super Helpful Guest

A one man show about how getting kicked off an overbooked flight led to a five-day-long blind date to Belize, six weeks in NYC, 17 first dates, witches, clowns, firemen, broadway stars, erotic poets, and more, on an unhinged quest for love. Written and Performed by Noah Koski

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A Doll’s House, Part 2

A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 Presented by The Liberty Theatre Company Feb 6-22 at The Liberty Theater Written by Lucas Hnath Directed by David Janeski In A Doll’s House, Part 2, the infamous Nora returns to face her former husband and the children she abandoned 15 years ago. She, and we, are forced to reckon with the rules of society, the nuances of marriage, and questions of gender. Audiences unfamiliar with Ibsen’s classic A Doll’s House needn’t worry, however – A Doll’s House, Part 2 stands completely on its own as a triumphant work of theater, and can be seen by anyone without prior knowledge of its predecessor. *As a special offering, TLTC will ALSO provide two readings of the original A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen! Click below for tickets to A Doll’s House, Part 2, and also for readings of the original A Doll’s House! Tickets at LibertyTheatreCompany.org! $30 General Admission / $15 Student A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 – DATES/TIMES *Feb 1st (Reading of the original A Doll’s House at Wylde Beet in Hailey – $65 includes dinner, drink, and show!) Feb 6th at 7pm Feb 7th at 7pm *Feb 8th at 2pm (Reading of the original …

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Arts & Culture, What We're Made Of

What We’re Made Of: Company of Fools

The Company of Fools (CoF) theater group has been putting on world-class stage productions in the Wood River Valley since the group relocated to Hailey in 1996. Founded in Rusty Wilson’s unheated garage in Richmond, Virginia in May 1992, Wilson and original CoF members Vicki Bodin, John Glenn, Denise Simone, Robert Throckmorton and Joel Vilinsky took inspiration for their name from an essay by visual artist Cecil Collins, “The Vision of the Fool”. Collins describes the fool as embodying truth, joy, creativity and a childlike wonder of all that is magical and mysterious. The CoF went on to launch three productions in their four years in the garage before Wilson and Simone relocated to Hailey to continue their work on the stage of Hailey’s Liberty Theatre, the Fools’ home.  In November 2012, the CoF merged with the Sun Valley Center for the Arts, becoming part of what is now the largest arts institution in the state of Idaho. And now, over 20 years later, the CoF is recognized for its award-winning theatre and arts education programming it has brought to the community. The group and the individuals who make it up have been consistently recognized for their contributions to the arts; …