One Minute Playwriting Workshop
Come join us at Otter Chaos the 2nd Friday of August from 1-3 pm for a One Minute Playwriting workshop. One minute plays are challenging and fun to write. Playwrights will be invited to write TWO or THREE one minute plays (strictly one minute) on one relevant topic in the community. It can be: like how to protest in peace, how to deal with crime, social media issues and problems, bullying, why don't people read anymore, road rage, police brutality, why we hate other people, anything like that. Each play will need a beginning, middle and end. Genres can be comedy, satire, irony, tragedy, heartache, anger and/or rage. To reserve your spot just drop me a line by clicking this button.
El Movimiento Revisited
Community Conversations on Chicano/Mexican American Activism
The schedule for the Conversations is as follows:
Government - August 2025
Arts - November 2025
Mines - February 2026
Education - April 2026
Health - July 2026
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The first Conversation titled: A Seat at the Table: Chicano Involvement in Local Government will be August 16 at 2pm at the Bess Forward Global Resource Center on the WNMU campus.
Silver City Mayor Pro Tem Guadalupe Cano will moderate.
The panel for that Conversation will consist of:
Lt. Governor- Howie Morales
NM Commissioner of Public Lands - Stephanie Garcia Richard
Silver City Town Manager - Alex Brown
Executive Director of the Southwest NM Council of Governments - Priscilla Lucero
Former Grant County Assessor - Raul Turrieta
Calling all Directors and Actors
Auditions for the
Silver City/Grant County 2025-2026 Season
August 15, 6-8pm and August 16, 12-4pm
at Starlight Theater, 1915 N. Gold St. Silver City
If you've thought of directing, acting, designing, costuming or stage managing one of the plays our Silver City/ Grant County theatres have slated for the 2025-2026, then drop us a line by clicking this button.
The Boy Beneath the Stone
A Punk and Judy Production
Written by Claudia Porcelli
October 24 - November 2, 2025
It's a Killer Life
A TheActrix LLC Production
October 24, 2025
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​​An Original Devised Play
A Virus Theater Production
November 2025
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​​An Irreverent Holiday Improv
Director Hallie Harris
Late Night December 5-21, 2025
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A Christmas Carol
Director Joe Navan
December 5 - 21, 2025
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Mother Jones in Heaven
Brought to you by Silver City Theatre and Heliotrope Productions
January 9-10, 2026
​The Roommate
Written by Jen Silverman
Directed by Siobahn Piper
January 16 - February 1, 2026
Snapshots
Based on the poetry of Bonnie Buckley Maldonado
Virus Theater teen workshop & performance project
February 2026
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The Vagina Monologues
A TheActrix LLC Production
Feb 13 - 15, 2026
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​Doggone
A Far Fetched Production
Written by Brenda McFarlane
April 3 -19, 2026
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DitchSpeare
A TheActrix LLC Production
April/May 2026
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Painting Churches
Written by Tina Howe
Directed by Elliza Mollman
July 10 - 26, 2026
The Last Angry Brown Hat
by
Alfredo Ramos
Coming September 2026
Founded in Los Angeles in the late 1960s, the Brown Berets were an influential community-based social justice
organization which played a leading role in the Chicano Civil Rights Movement of the '60s and '70s, with history in Silver City.
Willie, JoJo, Louie, and Rude Boy all previously part of the movement, return to their hometown 25 years later for the funeral of a friend, and past member of The Brown Berets. Willie initiates a night of memories and conversations of the “old days”. As the night progresses, the different paths their lives have taken become obvious. It is a night that will reveal the realities of the present and speculation on a future that is yet to come. Will these personal revelations break them apart or only strengthen their bond further?
Sellout Run of
Woody Guthrie's
American Song
Woody Guthrie's American Song is an ensemble musical based on Guthrie's songs and writings. One of the most significant figures in American Folk Music, Guthrie's songs focus on themes of American Socialism and Anti-Fascism, inspiring several generations both politically and musically. We opened February 28 and sold out 6 consecutive shows. Thank you to all who attended. Our apologies to those who could not make it.
Table Read Series
Every second and fourth Sundays we will be reading plays that are in consideration for production in the upcoming years. Please join us and give us your feedback.
All reads at the Starlight Theatre, 1915 N Gold St. at 6pm.
Following is our schedule:
July 13, 2025 - A Christmas Carol
July 27, 2025 - The Roommate
August 10, 2025 - Arcadia
August 24, 2025 - The Last Angry Brown Hat
September 14, 2025 - Dog Gone
September 28, 2025 - The Miss Firecracker Contest
October 12, 2025 - The Girl who Dances with the Devil
October 26, 2025 - John by Annie Baker
November 9, 2025 - Buffalo Soldiers
November 23, 2025 - The Cemetery Club
December 14, 2025 - The Gin Game
December 28, 2025 - Scenes of the Barrios by Sylvia Wood
January 11, 2026 - Suessification of Romeo & Juliet
January 25, 2026 - Exit Laughing - Linda Bluestone directing
Melanie Hall & Gregg Jarrette
in Woody Guthrie.
Photo by Bruce Bloy
Wendy Spurgeon & Frecesca Regina
in Eleemosynary
Photo by Bruce Bloy