St. Louis Shakespeare

05/09/2026

Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre
AUDITIONS
The Brady Bunch Parody
Saturday, May 9
10am - 1pm
Sts. Peter & Paul Church Parish Hall (across from the church)
816 Allen in Soulard; park in the fenced lot

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
Rehearsals run Mon - Thurs 7pm - 10pm, Sat from 10am - 2pm

Performances July 30 - August 2, 2026
Thurs, Fri, Sat at 8pm
Sat, Sun at 2pm
All personnel are paid a stipend

05/08/2026

The clock is ticking down, but there's still time to send your love to Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre for Give STL Day 2026!

Show your appreciation to the many actors, designers, and technicians who've lowered their standards, briefly abandoned their life goals, and disappointed their parents by working with MSMT! Don't let their sacrifice go unappreciated!

And if you are one of these judgement-impaired artists, please take a moment to donate to MSMT - the parody mothership - and maybe we can "forget" all those sordid instances that occurred backstage . . . Love your guts, Monkeys - and Monkey-fans! See you at the theatre!
https://www.givestlday.org/organization/stlouisshakespeare

02/03/2026

Hello Shakespeare Fans, Friends and Aficionados!

I received the message below from Kevin Doerr (son of Kathy Doerr, SLS's greatest supporter)

Remember a few years ago, when you and Kathy wanted to build a Lego model of the Globe Theater as part of a St. Louis Shakespeare fundraiser? Well, there is currently a Lego Ideas project that is very close to reaching enough fan support to be considered for judge review!

https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/42cb5beb-745b-4108-95fd-e6c118a98379

If this gets another 1,300 votes before June 7 2027, Lego will consider making it into an official product. Note that a lot of finalists do not make it past the judging panel (usually only the top 3 Lego Ideas are approved each year...) But I think this one has enough educational value to be a strong contender.

If you could please help spread the word to your subscribers, I think we could make this real! They will need to make a free Lego.com account to vote.

Whaddaya say, friends and Shakespeare fans - are you with us? Let's make this happen! And I will buy a Lego Globe model and create a tiny St. Louis Shakespeare paving stone to sit at its base.

Let's do this!!!

12/04/2025

A Magic Smoking Christmas Carol
Lee Theater in the Touhill Performing Arts Center
December 4 thru 7
1 WEEKEND ONLY!

Starring a Cast of Characters:
Kalani "I'd Rather Be Doing Shakespeare" Cing
Micheal "What Do You Mean This is a PUBLIC Performance?" Krownapple
Tom "Being Dignified Is Over-Rated" Moore
Devin Moses (No Relation)
Andrew "How Did I Get Mixed Up In This?" O'Hara
Jordan "Legacy" Ousley
John "Man of 1000 Voices" Rogan
"You're Turning" Violet Rosen
Imene "Still Perfecting My French Accent" Tabet
Dirk "I'm Just Here for the Glory" Wentz
Chris "Making Alan Hanson Proud" Winfrey

Get your tickets today - See you at the Theatre!

Magic Smoking Monkey Theater proudly butchers a holiday classic in the most festive way possible. Crutches will fly. Ghosts will groan. Accents will wander. It’s A Christmas Carol like you’ve never seen it—and maybe never wanted to. Scrooge’s journey from humbug to holiday hype man gets the ...

12/02/2025

Oh, the weather outside is frightful . . .
But live theatre is SO DELIGHTFUL!

And nothing will warm the cockles of your heart (wherever those are) as much as getting tickets for MSMT's brand new production of A MAGIC SMOKING CHRISTMAS CAROL! It's all the warm-hearted holiday spirit with only HALF the calories!

Be the first in your neighborhood (heck, this is a WORLD premiere!) to witness the birth of a new holiday classic.

December 4 - 7 ONE WEEKEND ONLY!
Thursday - Saturday at 8pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2pm
The Lee Theatre at the Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL
Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center - A Magic Smoking Christmas Carol

Magic Smoking Monkey Theater proudly butchers a holiday classic in the most festive way possible. Crutches will fly. Ghosts will groan. Accents will wander. It’s A Christmas Carol like you’ve never seen it—and maybe never wanted to. Scrooge’s journey from humbug to holiday hype man gets the ...

09/28/2025

08/28/2025

Rehearsals for Twelfth Night are underway - come see how things turn out! https://btpac.vbotickets.com/event/Twelfth_Night/170887

📸 Mary Mather

08/06/2025

08/06/2025

If you didn't see "A Hard Day's Night of the Living Dead", you missed a lot of fun!!

07/25/2025

We had a great audience last night at MSMT's A HARD DAY'S NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD! If you like Beatles-ish music (who doesn't?) and scary-esque zombie movies (more please!) and experiencing your entertainment in glorious black-and-white (the entertainment, not you - you can wear any colors you like), then get your ticket now! Only 4 more performances - don't wait!
(P.S. It's family friendly, so the only nightmare you only have to worry about is your children growing up and wanting a career in theatre). See you at the theater!

It’s going to be another sweltering weekend, but there’s lots of cool stuff to do. What if the Fab Four had to fight off zombies? A Hard Day’s Night of the Living Dead brings the question to comedic and musical light at the Touhill. Snark along with Dave Attell at Helium Comedy Club. I Try sin...