The Midnight Company announces two shows for its 2025 Season. In July at The Chapel, Midnight will present the World Premiere of PRIDE AND JOY, co-produced with playwright Colin McLaughlin. And October at Greenfinch will bring a revival of Conor McPherson’s ST. NICHOLAS.
McLaughlin’s PRIDE AND JOY, which was seen in a one performance reading at the 2024 St. Louis Fringe Festival, reveals a family gathering for an intervention for one of its members. But confusion reigns as the family tries to figure out just who this intervention is meant for.
Carl Overly Jr. will direct. Carl won a Theatre Critics Circle award for Outstanding Supporting Actor/Comedy for Midnight’s 2021 show IT IS MAGIC.
The cast includes Summer Baer, who’s performed in Midnight shows RODNEY’S WIFE and THE YEARS; Lavonne Byers, who last year won a Critics Circle award for Outstanding Actress for Midnight’s THE LION IN WINTER; Lize Lewy, who as a playwright is nominated this year for a Critics Circle award for Outstanding New Play for her script LONGING; Jacob Schmidt, who this year is nominated as Outstanding Supporting Actor/Comedy for his role in TRAYF at New Jewish Theatre; and Joe Hanrahan, Midnight’s Artistic Director.
PRIDE AND JOY will run July 10-26 at The Chapel.
And kicking off the Halloween season will be ST. NICHOLAS, the eerie story of a Dublin theatre critic (portrayed by Joe Hanrahan) who, on a wayward trip to London, encounters a band of vampires and faces a turning point in his life. Midnight has presented this show before, with performances at McGurks Irish pub, the late great Herbie’s Wine Room, and at Carrie Houk’s HH Studio. For these, critics cited the production’s “terrifying realism”, and called Hanrahan’s performance “stunning” and “brilliant.” (Hanrahan shared that Outstanding Actor award with Overly in a tie for IT IS MAGIC, and this year will receive a Lifetime Achievement award at the Critics Circle ceremony.)
ST. NICHOLAS will be directed by Bradley Rohlf, who previously won an Outstanding Director award for his direction of the musical ASSASSINS from Fly North.
The show will run October 2-5 at Greenfinch.
More details, including when tickets will go on sale, and invitations to these will be forthcoming.
For more information on the Company, visit MidnightCompany.com.
(These shows will follow Midnight Cabaret Theatre productions at The Blue Strawberry:
March 22 (with more to be announced) will be JUST ONE LOOK, Midnight’s Linda Ronstadt show, entering its third year of sold out performances.
And April 11 & 18 will be the Premiere of IT WILL BE, The Spirit and Soul of Natalie Cole.
Tickets for these shows are on sale now at BlueStrawberrySTL.com)
Lynn (Zipfel) Venhaus has had a continuous byline in St. Louis metro region publications since 1978. She writes features and news for Belleville News-Democrat and contributes to St. Louis magazine and other publications.
She is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic, currently reviews films for Webster-Kirkwood Times and KTRS Radio, covers entertainment for PopLifeSTL.com and co-hosts podcast PopLifeSTL.com…Presents.
She is a member of Critics Choice Association, where she serves on the women’s and marketing committees; Alliance of Women Film Journalists; and on the board of the St. Louis Film Critics Association. She is a founding and board member of the St. Louis Theater Circle.
She is retired from teaching journalism/media as an adjunct college instructor.