Cherokee Street Theater Company

02/04/2026

Congratulations to our writing team for John Hughes Your Own Adventure for their Theater Circle nomination for Best New Show!

Also, a huge thank you to STL Fringe for partnering with us on the premiere of that show!

https://www.stlpr.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2026-02-03/nominations-2025-st-louis-theater-circle?fbclid=IwdGRjcAPwJmhjbGNrA_AmY2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHkrCv97nt0Hq9EtYmljUtNAm_NaWUITxmigyWMuw2BDj31kj1p6jcJa3NVy9_aem_SyFvkQOaxGegrq4Lm7i1Vg

Nominations for St. Louis’ best theater performances and productions of 2025 are out from the St. Louis Theater Circle. Winners will be announced in March.

12/27/2025

Thank you, STL Fringe and our patrons, for joining us on the wild ride that was John Hughes Your Own Adventure! Every performance was unique and unlocked different story tracks in our Hughesniverse. We’ve had folx inquiring about which choices were the most popular and what the other tracks were, so we are stoked to share those results below (big thanks to Nicole for keeping track of this chaos!). These results are for both runs of the show combined, plus our test audience previews. Enjoy, and thank you for supporting local independent theatre in STL!

Happy holidays from Cherokee Street Theater Company

OPENING
Bender leaves the screw in: 4
Bender pulls it out: 8

MOLLY RINGWALD DETENTION TRACK
Sixteen Candles track: 5
a. Stay with Jake: 2
b. Go to reception: 3

Pretty in Pink track: 7
a. Duckie ending: 6
b. Blaine ending: 1

ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL DETENTION TRACK
Vacation intro/Cousin Eddie’s: 2
Weird Science intro/ creating Lisa: 10

Vacation Dead Edna: 6
Weird Science bar: 6

Euro Wally World: 7
a. AMH takes the wheel: 7
b. Let Clark drive: 0

Weird Science Party: 5
a. Party AMH hero: 2
b. Party AMH loser: 3

JOHN CANDY DETENTION TRACK
Home Alone/Uncle Buck: 7
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: 5
a. PTA Gus’s Son ending: 1
b. PTA Lambert ending: 4

LUNCH
Old 96er steak: 4
Pizza from Little Nero’s: 8

GETAWAY CAR
Cameron’s car: 8
PTA rental car: 4

PARTIES
Holiday party (1st run): 0
Parade (1st run): 7
Christmas Vaca (2nd run): 3
Home Alone 2 (2nd run): 2

12/13/2025

Only 2 performances remain for John Hughes Your Own Adventure - LIVE! Tonight at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:00pm.

Thank you, Alex Johnmeyer, for this awesome photo!

12/12/2025

It's happening again!

Last night was a great opening night audience, and we are approaching being sold out this evening with only a few seats left. Get your tickets before they're gone: https://www.stlfringe.org/john-hughes-your-own-adventure

12/11/2025

We open tonight!

For the most Hughes-tastic experience possible, here are a few helpful tips:

1) Showtimes Thurs – Sat are 7:30pm, Sunday is at 2:00pm

2) We are just down the street from the Fox, so make a night of it and grab dinner before the show. You’ll get the best parking spots if you do!

3) The Grand exit off of HWY 40, as well as that strip of Grand from the exit up to the Fox, can become pretty congested the closer you get to showtime. If possible, come in the back way using Lindel, Olive, Spring, Vandeventer, etc.

4) If you are using Google Maps, they list our theater as The Kranzberg Arts Center (501 N Grand, on the corner of Olive and Grand)

5) Because Cherokee Street Theater Co. appreciates you, there will be John Hughes trivia before each performance, and you’ll be eligible to win fabulous prizes!

6) It's looking like we will have sold out houses again, so get your tickets now: https://www.stlfringe.org/john-hughes-your-own-adventure

See you in the Hughes-niverse soon!

11/28/2025

A special Black Friday deal for all of our patrons who've supported our company over the years. From Gremlins to Goonies, thank you for always spending your holidays with us!

🎬✨ BLACK FRIDAY THROUGH CYBER MONDAY SALE! ✨🎬
The SOLD-OUT sensation is BACK!

📺 John Hughes Your Own Adventure returns Dec. 11–14 with STL Fringe Presents — and this time, YOU hold the remote. Will Andie pick Duckie? Will Ferris finally get caught? Will James Spader ever button up his shirt? The choice is yours…

💥 From Pretty in Pink to The Breakfast Club, Home Alone, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Weird Science, Uncle Buck, Vacation, She’s Having a Baby… and MORE — every performance is a brand-new adventure shaped by the audience.

📚 If you loved those Choose-Your-Own-Adventure books from the 80s and 90s, you’ll be obsessed with this live parody love letter to Gen X classics.

🎟️ Special Offer: Get 10% OFF tickets when you use discount code "KEVIN!" to buy between Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of the story — because once again, this show WILL sell out!
👉 https://www.stlfringe.org/john-hughes-your-own-adventure

11/28/2025

Ahh, Thanksgiving. A time to be with family members who make inappropriate comments while crowded around a table with no escape in sight. Cherokee Street Theater Company invites you to be a part of our chosen family this December 11th - 14th at our encore production of John Hughes Your Own Adventure - LIVE!

Don't be left Home Alone; get your tickets now! https://www.stlfringe.org/john-hughes-your-own-adventure

Photo credit: Robert Crowe

11/26/2025

Holiday travel got ya down? Too much traffic on the highway? Long flight delays at the airport? Polka van overcrowded? Give yourself some holiday joy and purchase your tickets to the encore production of John Hughes Your Own Adventure - LIVE! running December 11th - 14th @ The Kranzberg Black Box. Get your tickets now before they sell out (again!)

https://www.stlfringe.org/john-hughes-your-own-adventure

Photo credit: Robert Crowe

06/14/2025

Get ready, St. Louis! Cherokee Street Theatre Company is bringing the most RAD show to !
🌟 The John Hughes Choose Your Own Adventure Live 🌟
YOU decide the story. YOU make the choices. Will it be detention with the Breakfast Club or crashing prom with a new wave twist? Every show is different because every audience is different!
📅 August 11-17, 2025 Play August 14-17,
🎟️ Link in bio or stlfringe.org
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