August 26 - 30, 2026 (Preview 8/25)

Produced in partnership with Circle of Fire Theatre

Art critic John Ruskin and his wife Effie invite the young artist John Everett Millais to join them on a trip to the Scottish Highlands, unwittingly setting the stage for what would become one of the greatest scandals of Victorian England. As painful secrets of the Ruskins’ marriage emerge, Effie finds refuge in her growing friendship with Millais. A gripping exploration of love, repression, betrayal, at the crossroads of art, morality, and personal freedom.

February 20 - 22, 2026 (Preview 2/21)

Produced in partnership with Bainbridge Island Theater Lab

World renowned scientist Dr. Kendra Swope is just days away from achieving her most cherished goal: escaping her own species to live in the underwater habitat she designed. But now, an ecoterrorist is threatening her, her co-worker is talking to fish, and the company she’s retiring from won’t cut her loose. How did such a simple desire get so complicated?

September 12-14
Preview Night September 11

Written by Lauren Gunderson and Directed by Tracy Dickerson.

When scandal threatens her career, Marie Curie retreats to the seaside home of her friend, physicist Hertha Ayrton. In this true story of friendship, resilience, and science, two brilliant women confront public scrutiny, personal loss, and the weight of history, finding strength in each other as they redefine what it means to live a life of purpose.

Bainbridge Performing Arts and our partners at Bainbridge Island Theater Lab (BitLab) bring you a staged reading of The Messenger, a new play in progress by Dinah Manoff and directed by Rachel Noll James.

A deeply moving and unapologetic piece of theatre, The Messenger is as much a political powder keg as it is an intimate portrait of two women trying to make sense of the world from two different ends of the conversational divide. Equally timely and empathetic, the play challenges audiences to consider whether real dialogue and shared understanding can bring us together.