THEATRE ASPEN ANNOUNCES COMPLETE CREATIVE TEAM FOR 2026 SUMMER SEASON
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
THEATRE ASPEN
ANNOUNCES COMPLETE CREATIVE TEAM FOR
43RD SUMMER SEASON
2026 SUMMER SEASON INCLUDES
“SYLVIA”
“A CHORUS LINE”
AND
“GREASE”
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Aspen, CO (February 17, 2026) – Today, Theatre Aspen (Jed Bernstein, Producing Director) announced the complete creative teams for Theatre Aspen’s 43rd summer season including Sylvia (June 15-27); A Chorus Line (July 3-25); and Grease (July 31-August 29).
Returning for his sixth season with Theatre Aspen, Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster (Urinetown, Little Shop of Horrors) directs Sylvia with a full creative team including Riw Rakkulchon (scenic design), Wheeler Moon (lighting design) returning for a second season, and Jeff Sherwood (sound design) and Nikki Moody (costume design) both returning for a third season.
A Chorus Line features a creative team led by Paige Price (direction) celebrating her return to Theatre Aspen having served ten years as Executive Artistic Director. Alongside Price includes Eamon Foley (choreography), Beth G. Tankersley (music direction), Riw Rakkulchon (scenic design), Wheeler Moon (lighting design), and Jeff Sherwood (sound design).
Patrick O’Neill returns to direct Grease, after two years of directing Theatre Aspen’s holiday cabarets. Additional creative team includes Bryan Hunt (associate choreographer), Adam Beskind (music direction), Riw Rakkulchon (scenic design), Wheeler Moon (lighting design), Jeff Sherwood (sound design), Dustin Cross (costume design), and Jeff Knaggs (wig design) returning for a second season.
In-person single tickets will be available for purchase on Tuesday, May 12 at the Hurst Theatre Tent; online sales will begin on Wednesday, May 13. For more information, please visit TheatreAspen.org or call (970) 925-9313.
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A Chorus Line is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com
Sylvia is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service imprint. www.dramatists.com
Grease is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company. www.concordtheatricals.com
ABOUT THEATRE ASPEN
As Theatre Aspen enters its 43rd season in 2026, it continues to rekindle a sense of discovery in audiences who live in and visit the Roaring Fork Valley by producing big theatre in a small space with intimate storytelling. Each season, Theatre Aspen promises to bring world-class theatre dramatically closer, with innovative and imaginative productions of both plays and musicals. These productions are complemented by an assortment of community events, including cabarets, educational programs and performances, collaborations with other Aspen arts organizations, and new works presentations. Theatre Aspen also boasts an impressive Apprentice Program, one of the largest in the country, devoted to training the next generation of theatrical artists and administrators. For more information on Theatre Aspen, visit TheatreAspen.org or call (970) 925-9313.
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