Professional companies / Downtown Kalamazoo
Farmers Alley Theatre
Kalamazoo's professional theatre since 2008: musicals, dramas and new comedies. Season 19 plays temporarily at Kalamazoo College's Festival Playhouse, with Come From Away in November.
Next up: Come From Away at Farmers Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo · Thu, Nov 5 · 7:30 PM
Quick facts
- Opened
- 2008
- Resident companies
- Farmers Alley Theatre
01 / Playbill
Now on stage
From the venue’s own calendar, updated automatically. Tap a title for details and tickets.
- Nov 57:30 PMCome From Away at Farmers Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo15 performances · Nov 5 – Nov 22
- Jan 287:30 PMAccomplice at the Farmers Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo10 performances · Jan 28 – Feb 7
- Mar 187:30 PMLost In Yonkers: a 15-show run at Farmers Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo15 performances · Mar 18 – Apr 4
- May 207:30 PMKimberly Akimbo: a 15-show run at Farmers Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo15 performances · May 20 – Jun 6
- Jul 157:30 PMWaitress: a 15-show run at Farmers Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo5 performances · Jul 15 – Jul 18
02 / The story of this place
Make time for these
Farmers Alley Theatre takes its name from the downtown alley where its intimate house sits, and it has been producing shows since 2008. Expect musicals, dramas and new comedies with Michigan and national artists. The 2026-27 season, its 19th, is playing temporarily at Kalamazoo College's Festival Playhouse while the company is away from its Farmers Alley home. It opens with Paul Stroili's My Mother and the Michigan/Ohio War, first staged at the Purple Rose Theatre, on September 17 to October 4. Then come Come From Away (November 5-22), Accomplice, Lost in Yonkers, Kimberly Akimbo and Waitress.
- Kalamazoo's professional theatre since 2008
- Come From Away: November 5-22
- This season at the Festival Playhouse
Plan your visit
For the 2026-27 season, shows are at Kalamazoo College's Festival Playhouse, not on Farmers Alley. For tickets call (269) 343-2727 or visit farmersalleytheatre.com.
Box office
Box office Monday-Friday, noon to 3 p.m.; reopens one hour before curtain on performance days.
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