Mercury Players Theater
Mercury Players specializes in new, unusual, and original plays with a leaning towards black comedy. We revel in surprise. Past published playwrights include Nicky Silver, Christopher Durang, Paula Vogel, Joe Pintauro, George F. Walker, Rebecca Gilman, and Jane Martin. We have also produced original, locally written plays by Doug Reed, Rob Matushita, Catherine Capellaro and Andrew Rohn, Marty Mulhern, plus countless others via our annual 24-hour play fest, the Blitz. Mercury performs at the Bartell Theatre downtown, at 113 E. Mifflin St., and at the MercLab, our very own warehouse at 930 Fair Oaks Ave.
Our Mission:
Mercury Players is a company of theatre artists. We are dedicated to creating exceptional productions of original, new and unusual plays. With our work, we challenge participants and audiences to see themselves and their world with a fresh perspective.
This Season
- Comedy Night at the Bartell - September 20-21, 2024
Past Productions
- Twilight Bowl - March 22 - April 6, 2024
- The Birds - October 13-28, 2023
- Comedy Night at the Bartell - September 8-16, 2023
- Escape from Happiness - March 24 - April 8, 2023
- Ball Drop Blitz 7 - December 31, 2022
- The Panto-lorian: Episode 1,751 of the Star Wars Franchise - December 16-28, 2022
- Shrek: The Musical! - September 23 - October 8, 2022
- Snow White and the Seven Superheroes - December 17-28, 2021
- Clue - September 17 - October 9, 2021
- Clue: The Play - Postponed - October 16-31, 2020
- Technology of Romance - Cancelled - May 22-30, 2020
- The Revolutionists - February 14-29, 2020
- Alice in Panto-Land - December 20-29, 2019
- A Glimmer of Hope - May 24 - June 8, 2019
- STAR WARS: The Panto Strikes Back - December 21-30, 2018
- No One Goes to HELL for the FOOD - October 5-20, 2018
- Temps!, the Musical - June 8-23, 2018
- A Place in the Woods - April 13-28, 2018
- Harry Potter and the Pet Rock - December 15-30, 2017
- Transition - June 27-28, 2017
- Of Dice and Men - May 19 - June 3, 2017
- August: Osage County - March 10-25, 2017
- The Wizard of Oz - December 16-30, 2016
- Tandem Acts of Wryness - September 23 - October 2, 2016
- Coyote Moon - April 8-23, 2016
- The Rocky Horror Show - February 12-27, 2016
- Gadzooks! Cinderella! (It Ain't Shakespeare!) - December 4-19, 2015
- Rapture, Blister, Burn - September 18 - October 3, 2015
- Scenes from an Execution - July 17-25, 2015
- Bare: A Pop Musical - March 20 - April 7, 2015
- The Beautiful Dark - January 23 - February 7, 2015
- Bartell Ball-Drop BLITZ! - December 31, 2014
- Widescreen - November 7-22, 2014
- Skin Tight - May 9-24, 2014
- Xanadu: The Broadway Musical - March 28 - April 12, 2014
- Thornton Wilder and Companions - November 8-23, 2013
- Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead - July 19-27, 2013
- Blitz XIII - June 29, 2013
- The Arsonists - May 10-25, 2013
- Circle Mirror Transformation - February 1-16, 2013
- The Opiate of the Missus - October 12-27, 2012
- Blitz: The Musical - June 23, 2012
- Becky Shaw - May 4-18, 2012
- As Bees in Honey Drown - March 16-31, 2012
- Talking Out of School: original short plays - January 6-28, 2012
- The Lamentable Tragedie of Scott Walker - November 11-19, 2011
- Peep - May 20 - June 4, 2011
- Mythical Proportions - A Benefit for Mercury Players - Starring Nora Dunn - May 13-14, 2011
- Dead Certain - April 1-16, 2011
- Waiting for Lefty - February 22, 2011
- The Last Supper - January 21 - February 12, 2011
- The Velvet Sky - October 8-23, 2010
- You’ve Ruined A Perfectly Good Mystery! A Choose Your Own Adventure Theatrical Tale - September 9-25, 2010
- Melting in Madras - July 31 - August 1, 2010
- Blitz XI - June 19, 2010
- Blitz Smackdown! Round 4 - June 18, 2010
- The Amazing Acro-Cats - June 13-15, 2010
- Poona the F^>k Dog and other plays for children - May 28 - June 12, 2010
- Mercury Rising: A New Play Competition - April 16 - May 1, 2010
- Fat Men in Skirts - January 22 - February 13, 2010
- 1 SW33T R1DE - November 20 - December 12, 2009
- Vin - October 9-24, 2009
- In the Beginning - September 4-26, 2009
- Tearoom Tango -- FringeNYC Preview - August 7-15, 2009
- Blitz 10th Anniversary! 8 plays in 24 hours - June 13, 2009
- Blitz Smackdown Round Three - June 12, 2009
- Well - May 15 - June 6, 2009
- Cloud 9 - March 6 - April 4, 2009
- Vamp - February 27 - March 28, 2009
- Tearoom Tango - November 21-29, 2008
- Exchange at Cafe Mimosa - October 31 - November 15, 2008
- The Full Monty! - September 4-27, 2008
- Blitz IX - July 11-12, 2008
- Celeste and Starla Save Todd and Win Back the Day - June 6-28, 2008
- Compleat Female Stage Beauty - April 11-26, 2008
- Blitz Smackdown - Round 2 - February 16, 2008
- The Pillowman - January 18 - February 2, 2008
- Reefer Madness: The Musical - September 13 - October 6, 2007
- Mercury Potluck Picnic - August 19, 2007
- Blitz VIII - July 13-14, 2007
- Short Shorts/Hot Pants - June 26, 2007
- the long christmas ride home - June 8-23, 2007
- A Number - June 1-23, 2007
- Revenge of the Mini Musicals II - April 20 - May 5, 2007
- Short Shorts 2.0 - February 27, 2007
- Sweet/Psychosis - July 20 - 29, 2006
- Short Shorts - September 26, 2006
- The Faculty Room - September 28 - October 28, 2006
- Brides of the Moon - October 6 - 22, 2006
- Short Shorts - October 31, 2006
- Blitz Smackdown! - January 6, 2007
- Bug - January 12 - February 3, 2007
- Blitz VII - July 14 - 15, 2006
- Brides of the Moon (a reading) - July 12, 2006
- Ballots - July 9, 2006
- Short Shorts - June 27, 2006
- Mercury Rising - May 5-20, 2006
- Circle - February 17 - March 3, 2006
- Never the Sinner - February 10 - March 4, 2006
- Walmartopia, a Musical - December 9, 2005 - January 14, 2006
- Chesapeake - September 17 - October 1, 2005
- The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia - September 9 - October 1, 2005
- Sixth Annual Blitz Mania - May 27-28, 2005
- Cementville - March 25 - April 16, 2005
- Homeland - January 28 - February 11, 2005
- We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay! - January 28 - February 12, 2005
- Wanton Joy - December 3-17, 2004
- The Glory of Living - December 3-18, 2004
- 10th Anniversary Festival of Plays -
September 9-25, 2004
- Comedia - September 9-11
- Politik - September 16-18
- Pathos - September 23-25
- The Glory of Living - a reading - August 16, 2004
- Fifth Annual Blitz - July 10 and 17, 2004
- Gotterdrama-rama - February 6-21, 2004
- True Confessions of a Go-Go Girl - December 5-19, 2003
- Loving More - December 5-20, 2003
- Balm in Gilead - September 27 - October 11, 2003
- The Blitz Plays - April 25-26, 2003
- Bash: Latterday Plays - April 3-19, 2003
- Killer Joe - February 6-23, 2003
- Attack of the Mini-Musicals - December 2002
- Short Stacks - October 11-26, 2002
- Fuddy Meers - October 4-26, 2002
- On the Open Road - March 14-30, 2002
- Blitzkrieg 3-D - March 2, 2002
- The Mercury Players' Computer Love Fest - January 10-26, 2002
- Betty's Summer Vacation - October 25 - November 17, 2001
- Debris - September 6-22, 2001
- Temp Slave - July 17, 2001
- Stop Kiss - March 15-31, 2001
- The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told - January 31 - February 17, 2001
- Blitzkrieg 2: Electric Boogaloo - January 27, 2001
- Stonewall Jackson's House - October 5-21, 2000
- Project: Blitzkrieg - July 15, 2000
- The Good Person of Setzuan - May 6-27, 2000
- 5:45 - March 9-26, 2000
- The Mercury Players Holiday Blast-Off - December 2-29, 1999
- Little Sister - October 7-21, 1999
- Jeffrey - July 1-18, 1999
- The Oldest Profession - May 7-23, 1999
- Motel Destiny - April 22 - May 8, 1999
- Bent - March 11-28, 1999
- Temp Slave, The Musical - January 7-31, 1999
- Hot 'n' Throbbing - October 1-18, 1998
- Welcome to the Moon - June 4-20, 1998
- Temp Slave, The Musical - March 26-28, 1998
- The Mercury Players' Love Fest - February 6-28, 1998
- Temp Slave, The Musical - December 5-20, 1997
- White People - September 5-21, 1997
- Escape from Happiness - May 16-31, 1997
- Savior of the Universe by Gip Hoppe - December 1996
- The Mercury Players Night of Horror - October 1996
- December Skies by Barry Teicher - September 1996
- The Mercury Players Night of Horror - October 1996
- Tap by John Sable
- History Giants Theater 3000 by Callen Harty
- Portrait of Catherine by Mark Peters
- Meet the Folks by Buck Hakes
- The Kitchen Fantasies - July 1996
- Poof! by Lynn Nottage
- A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking by John Ford Noonan
- Italian American Reconciliation by John Patrick Shanley - May 1996
- Raised in Captivity by Nicky Silver - March 1996
- The Mercury Players Holiday Pageant: Eight original plays about the
holiday season - December 1995
- Colorado Springs by Rick Vorndran
- Deck the Malls by Mark Peters
- Christmas Spirits by Jennifer Howard
- My Own Private Santa by Marcy Weiland
- Christmas with the Rosenbaums by Rick Vorndran
- Season for Giving by Paul Wells
- Louie Learns a Lesson by Ray Olderman
- A Barry Manilow New Year's Eve by Lisa Peschel
- Beirut by Alan Bowne - August 1995
- Desire: Three Plays of Freedom by Robert Peters - May 1995
- Daisy and Violet
- Ann Lee of the Shakers
- Snapshots of a Serial Killer
- Little Slices: Thirteen plays by Joe Pintauro - March 1995
- Rules of Love
- Two Eclairs
- Rosen's Son
- Lenten Pudding
- Men Without Wives
- Swans Flying
- Birds in Church
- Lightning
- Fiat
- Fur Hat
- Rex
- Bird of Ill Omen
- Uncle Chick
- Family Life: Three Brutal Comedies by Wendy Hammond - November
1994
- The Transmogrification
- Minna and the Space People
- Mom and the Razor Blades