Archbishop Curley Blackfriars Theatre

03/03/2026

The Archbishop Curley High School Alumni Association will be hosting an alumni reception for all former Blackfriars' cast and crew on Friday, March 13th at 6 PM prior to the performance of "Godspell" at 7:30 PM. Lite fare and beverages will be provided. There is no cost for the event.
After the show, Blackfriars' Director, Ed Lawrence, will be providing a tour of the backstage areas if interested.
Alumni families are welcome to attend as well.
If you cannot make the event, there will also be a show on Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2:00 PM.
To RSVP for the reception, please contact Brian Petr '94 bpetr1204@gmail,com or Brian Dempsey '88 [email protected].
To purchase tickets for "Godspell" online: https://payit.neinet.net/form/GEruY8su
Tickets are $10 online but will be $15 at the door. If you purchase in advance, we will have your tickets available at the reception.
Hope to see you there!

02/18/2026

Tickets to the Dinner Theatre for this spring's musical Godspell are now on sale through Sunday, March 8. Tickets are $45 each or a table of eight can be purchased for only $325. Your ticket includes your sit-down dinner, open bar, special intermission desserts and reserved seats in the theatre. Doors open at 5:00 PM.
The link to purchase tickets is https://payit.nelnet.net/form/MY8yJG42

02/18/2026

The advance sale tickets are now on sale for the 2026 spring musical, Godspell. The dates are March 13, 14, and 15. Friday and Saturday night the curtain is at 7:30 PM and on Sunday afternoon the curtain is at 2:00 PM. The link to purchase them for only $10 is https://payit.nelnet.net/form/GEruY8su
Tickets are available until Thursday, March 12 at 3:00 PM.

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11/03/2025

Advance sale tickets for Blackfriars' Theatre presentation of "It's A Wonderful Life - A LIVE Radio Play. are now on sale until Thursday afternoon, November 20. All tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at https://payit.nelnet.net/form/JWvwNgqk
Performances are Friday, November 21 and Saturday, November 22 at 7:30 PM. The show is at 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 23. Join us as we go back to Christmas Eve 1946 and watch a LIVE radio broadcast performed live on stage by 14 actors portraying over 40 characters.

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09/29/2025

Archbishop Curley High School
Blackfriars’ Theatre

Auditions for Curley’s fall play,
A Radio Play – “It’s A Wonderful Life”
will be held on Tuesday, October 7th
beginning at 3:15 PM.
The performance dates are November 21, 22, and 23.
All auditioning will be asked to do a reading
from the script which will be provided.

Those individuals who receive parts may be asked to provide the voice for more than one character in the radio play.

Once you have completed your reading you are free to leave or remain to observe other auditions.

If there are any questions or concerns please contact
Ed Lawrence, Blackfriars’ Theatre Director [email protected]

09/25/2025

Make your plans now to take a trip back in time to 1946 to be part of the live audience at the WBFR radio studio in New York City for their Christmas Eve holiday broadcast. With the help of a Blackfriars’ Theatre ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to life on stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.
It's a first in the history of Blackfriars’ Theatre – a radio play. Telling a story that we are all so familiar with but in a unique way, as it would have been heard over the radio even before the release of the movie "It’s A Wonderful Life" nationwide in early 1947.
The dates for this fall production are November 21, 22, and 23. The radio broadcast will begin at 7:30 PM on Friday and Saturday evenings and at 2:00 PM on Sunday afternoon. Tickets will go on sale in early November. All advance sale tickets are $10. The weekend of the show the prices are $15 for adults, and $10 for students and seniors. Curley students have free admission with their school ID.

03/03/2025

The Archbishop Curley High School Blackfriars' Theatre is hosting a reunion for all former cast and crew on Friday, March 14th at 6:00 PM prior to the performance of "Damn Yankees". Lite fare and drinks will be provided. There will also be a tour of the backstage areas provided by theatre director, Ed Lawrence, at the end of the show. "Damn Yankees" was previously performed by Blackfriars' in Spring 1998.
We hope to see you there!! Please email Brian at [email protected] if you are interested in attending the reception.

02/26/2025

Archbishop Curley's spring musical, Damn Yankees, is now just days away. The show is the weekend of March 14-16. Friday and Saturday curtain is at 7:30 PM and Sunday it's at 2:00 PM. There are still tickets available for the Dinner Theatre on Saturday night (March 15) beginning at 5 PM. Tickets are $45 per person but a table of eight can be purchased for just $325. Here's the link for Dinner Theatre https://payit.nelnet.net/form/U1YM8b99
The advance general admission tickets are also on sale now at only $10 each and the link to purchase them is https://payit.nelnet.net/form/I43CPNJP

12/23/2024

Blackfriars' Theatre will hold the auditions for their spring musical Damn Yankees on Sunday, January 5th & Monday, January 6th. Everyone desiring to be in the show is required to do a vocal and dance audition. These will be held at the Sunday audition beginning at 1:00 PM. For those desiring a character role in the show, a script reading will be done on Monday beginning at 3:00 PM. Once you have completed your audition (on either Sunday or Monday) you are free to leave. The first full cast rehearsal will be held on Sunday, January 12th beginning at 1:00 PM. The normal rehearsal schedule is Sundays (1-4 PM) and Mondays through Thursdays (3:30-5:00 or 5:30 PM). You are only required to attend rehearsals that are scheduled for your specific role in the production. Obviously, all the boys are required to be current Curley students. Girls can be from any high school (Catholic, private, or public). If there are any questions, please contact Ed Lawrence, the director, at [email protected]

12/19/2024

Blackfriars' Theatre will present the classic Broadway show Dawn Yankees for their 2025 Spring Musical the weekend of March 14-16. The performance times for Friday and Saturday are 7:30 PM and the Sunday matinee will be at 2:00 PM. Dinner Theatre will be held prior to the Saturday evening performance beginning at 5:00 PM. Tickets for the Dinner Theatre will go on sale January 13. Regular advance sale tickets will be available online beginning February 17.
Auditions for the show will be held in early January after the Christmas break. Details to be announced soon.