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2025 Season

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FALL

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AUGUST 31ST – NOVEMBER 2ND ON GILLIAM STAGE

Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew are determined to adopt an orphan boy to help them run Green Gables, their farm on beautiful Prince Edward Island. But their well-ordered lives take a surprising and hilarious twist when the boy they hoped for turns out to be a redheaded slip-of-a-girl named Anne Shirley, whose wild imagination leads her into countless scrapes, as well as a place in our hearts forever. Anne of Green Gables: The Musical is the perfect way for you and your family to celebrate the “kindred spirits” in your life!

SEPTEMBER 5TH – NOVEMBER 2ND AT BARTER’S SMITH THEATRE

The perfect blend of music, mayhem and murder! In this hilarious 90-minute show, 2 performers play 13 roles — not to mention the piano — in a witty and winking homage to old-fashioned murder mysteries. Called “ingenious” by The New York Times, Murder for Two is definitely a must-see!

SEPTEMBER 19TH – NOVEMBER 1ST ON GILLIAM STAGE

Comfortably nestled into his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful playwright, is struggling to overcome a recent string of failures that have left him flat broke. Then Sidney receives a script from one of his writing students– a thriller that Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway smash. What lengths will Sidney go to make that play his own? Deathtrap promises an evening of twists and turns that will leave you spellbound until the very last moment!

HOLIDAY

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NOVEMBER 15TH – DECEMBER 28TH ON GILLIAM STAGE

The Grinch despises the annual Christmas Festivities of Whoville, so he carries out a plan to stop them once and for all. That is until his heart, two sizes too small, grows by learning the real meaning of Christmas. Featuring Barter’s resident company and for the first time on Gilliam Stage join the Grinch, Cindy Lou Who, and citizens of Whoville for this timeless story based on the iconic film and adored classic to life. Celebrate the holidays in true Barter style- full of joy, music and just the right amount of mischief!

NOVEMBER 22ND – DECEMBER 28TH AT BARTER’S SMITH THEATRE

It’s the time of the Census, y’all! That usually means things are really hopping in the little town of Bethlehem, and nobody’s feeling the heat more than Leah’s husband Saul, the town’s sole innkeeper. While Leah would typically be lending a hand, her failing health prevents her from leaving her bed. But when a young man and his pregnant wife knock on the door, Leah is given a gift that will change her world – and ours – forever. Join us this holiday season for The Innkeeper’s Wife!

Premier Sponsors

Season Sponsors

Abingdon Virginia
cary street partners
ECU
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jim and barbara street
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Additional Supporters

Barter Theatre is supported, in part, by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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