CAST adds matinees to 2026 season
‘Grapes of Wrath,’ ‘Sunset Boulevard’ among productions this year
The Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre Inc., 112 E. Locust St., Clearfield, has announced its schedule for 2026.
New this year, CAST will offer Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. on the first weekend of each production, providing more opportunities to enjoy the shows. With this change, each production will now open on a Friday. Those who previously purchased First Thursday season tickets will need to choose a different performance.
The CAST office is open from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursdays. The box office opens 30 minutes before each performance.
Season tickets are now available at ClearfieldArts.org/tickets, while individual tickets are available online or at the CAST office four weeks before each show’s opening night.
On tap for 2026 are the following productions:
• “Newsies Jr.,” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6-7 and Feb. 12-14, with the 3 p.m. matinee on Feb. 8. Individual tickets are $17.
Disney’s Newsies JR. is a 60-minute version of the 2012 Broadway musical, based on the 1992 film. When powerful newspaper publishers raise prices at the newsboys’ expense, the charismatic Jack Kelly rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions. Together, the newsies learn that they are stronger united and create a movement to fight for what is right. “Newsies Jr.” is directed by Mason and Kellie Strouse.
• “The Grapes of Wrath,” 7:30 p.m. April 17-18 and April 23-25, with the matinee on April 19. Tickets are $14.
The Joad family leaves the dust bowl of Oklahoma in search of a better life. Despite the anguish and suffering along the way, “The Grapes of Wrath” is a moving affirmation of the indomitable human spirit, and the essential goodness and strength that — then as now — reside in the hearts and minds of the common man. The production is directed by Gayle Gearhart.
• “Sunset Boulevard,” 7:30 p.m. June 19-20 and June 25-27, with the matinee on June 21. Tickets are $17.
Impoverished screenwriter Joe Gillis, on the run from debt collectors, stumbles into the mansion of the reclusive silent movie star, Norma Desmond. He is persuaded to work on a script that she believes will return her to the limelight. Joe is seduced by her and her luxurious lifestyle, becoming entrapped in a claustrophobic existence until his love for another woman leads him to try and break free with dramatic consequences. The show is directed by Brandi Billotte.
• “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21-22 and Aug. 27-29, with the matinee on Aug. 23. Tickets are $14.
Einstein and Picasso walk into a bar… Steve Martin plays fast and loose with fact, fame, and fortune as two geniuses muse on the coming century and other fanciful topics with infectious dizziness. Bystanders, including Picasso’s agent, the bartender and his mistress, Picasso’s date, an elderly philosopher, Charles Dabernow Schmendiman, and an idiot inventor introduce further flourishes of humor. A final surprise patron joins the merriment at the Lapin Agile–a charismatic time traveler in blue suede shoes. This production is directed by Robert Roxby.
• “The Woman in Black,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23-24 and Oct. 29-31; matinee on Oct. 25. Tickets are $14.
Lawyer, Arthur Kipps, hires an actor to help him recount his terrifying experiences with a vengeful specter, the desolate Eel Marsh House, hoping to exorcise the fear that grips his soul. As the actor and Kipps reenact the story, their performance blurs the line between reality and nightmare, drawing the audience into a suspenseful tale of dread and horror, revealing the Woman in Black’s tragic past and her vengeful curse. The show is directed by Matt Hertlein.