Firehouse’s 2026-27 Mainstage season is composed of four compelling, contemporary plays that weave together our nation’s history with urgent contemporary themes:

• Confederates by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates
  Two Black American women are having parallel experiences of institutional racism, though they live over a century apart. Tony-nominated playwright Dominique Morisseau's exacting new play explores the reins that racial and gender bias still hold over American educational systems today.

• Floyd Collins Book by Tina Landau; Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel, directed by Katrinah Carol Lewis
  This haunting musical, featuring a glorious folk and bluegrass-inspired score, tells the transcendent tale of a true American dreamer. In 1925, while chasing fame and fortune by turning a Kentucky cave into a tourist attraction, Floyd Collins himself becomes the attraction when he is trapped 200 feet underground.

• What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck, directed by Chelsea Burke
  This hilarious, hopeful and achingly human play breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans.

• Press by Kristen Adele Calhoun, directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene
  Witness the true story of John Mitchell, Jr., the “Fighting Editor” of the groundbreaking Richmond Planet newspaper, as he fights tooth and nail to save an extraordinary man’s life. Set in the heart of Jackson Ward, America's original Black Wall Street, PRESS asks: How do we demand justice under impossible circumstances? And when everything is at risk - what do you dare put in print?

PRESS is the culmination of the John Mitchell, Jr. Project - a multi-year research and development collaboration conducted in partnership with the Virginia Museum of History and Culture and the Richmond Planet Foundation. 

Use discount code ‘EARLYBIRD’, between now and July 12th, for 10% off your 2026-27 season membership and secure your seats now before single tickets go on sale.