2022

Ennis Public Theatre is proud to bring some of the best productions to Ellis County.

We love your children and have two shows a year that are suitable for children under 5 and lap babies to attend – our Summer Musical and our Christmas show. Please check the individual show ratings below for content and age-appropriateness.

Dec 2 - Dec 11, 2022

Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town

Thursday, Friday and Saturday @ 7:30 pm
Sunday @ 2:30 pm

Book & Lyrics by Catherine Bush Music by Dax Dupuy Pepper McGee can sing like an angel, which means her second grade class is sure to win the coveted Santa Sing-Off. But Pepper’s having a tough holiday season. It’s hard to hang on to your Christmas spirit when a...

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Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town

Oct 13 - Oct 23, 2022

Clue On Stage

Thursday, Friday and Saturday @ 7:30 pm
Sunday @ 2:30 pm

Based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn Written by Sandy Rustin Additional Material by Hunter Foster and Eric Price Based on the Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Based on the Hasbro board game CLUE Original Music by Michael Holland It’s a dark and stormy night, and...

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Clue On Stage

Aug 11 - Aug 21, 2022

The Book Club Play

Thursday, Friday and Saturday @ 7:30 pm
Sunday @ 2:30 pm

By Karen Zacarías Loads of laughter and literature collide in this smart hit play about books and the people who love them. When the members of a devoted book club become the subjects of a documentary film and accept a provocative new member, their long-standing group...

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The Book Club Play

Jun 23 - Jun 28, 2022

Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical JR.

Thursday and Friday @ 7:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday @ 2:00 pm
Monday and Tuesday @ 7:00 pm

Book by Dennis Kelly Music & Lyrics by Tim Minchin Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence… and special powers! She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda’s school life isn’t completely...

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Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical JR.

May 14 - May 30, 2022

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Adapted for the stage by Todd Kreidler From the Oscar-winning screenplay by William Rose In this fresh stage adaptation of the iconic film, it’s 1967 and a progressive white couple’s proud liberal sensibilities are tested when their daughter brings her black fiance...

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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Mar 24 - Apr 3, 2022

Weekend Comedy

Thursday, Friday and Saturday @ 7:30 pm
Sunday @ 2:30 pm

By Sam Bobrick Hilarity ensues when middle-aged married couple Peggy and Frank, who have plans to rekindle their fizzling connection with a weekend away, are interrupted by 20-somethings Jill and Tony. Finding they’ve all been wrongfully promised the same cabin and...

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Weekend Comedy