Raleigh Little Theatre is thrilled to announce a brand new initiative for the 2025-2026 season: the Second Stage Series. This exciting new series will be dedicated to exploring narratives and themes that are not often part of our mainstage programming. We hope these staged readings will offer an opportunity to engage with bold, often challenging, material that pushes boundaries, explores new perspectives, and broadens the horizons of both our artists and audiences. Coming up: Gloria By Branden Jacob-Jenkins Directed by Emma Clements Performances: June 13 & 14, 2026 Ticket reservations open: TBA Earlier this season: Exit, Pursued by a Bear By Lauren Gunderson Directed by Mikki Marvel Nan has decided to teach her abusive husband Kyle a lesson. With the help of her friend Simon (acting as her emotional-and actual-cheerleader), a sex worker named Sweetheart, and the words of William Shakespeare, she tapes Kyle to a chair and forces him to watch as they reenact scenes from their painful past. In the piece de resistance, they plan to cover the room in meat and honey so Kyle will be mauled by a bear. Through this night of emotional trials and ridiculous theatrics, Nan and Kyle are both freed from their past in this smart, wonderfully dark yet hopeful revenge comedy. For mature audiences Performances: Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 7pm and Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 3pm Location: Green Room SOLD OUT The White Chip By Sean Daniels Directed by Phillip Solano Despite spending more time drunk than sober, Steven McAlister has managed to graduate from college, create an extremely successful theater group, get married, and thrive in a dream job at one of the most prestigious regional theaters in the United States. Sure, it’s gratifying to go to an AA meeting where they reward you with a white chip just for showing up, but does he really have a problem? Even with an ailing father, a marriage on the rocks, and his professional life careening out of control, Steven has a carefully constructed balancing act that keeps it all together-until it all falls apart. Told with humor, honesty, and compassion, The White Chip is about living with addiction and coming alive through recovery. For mature audiences Performances: Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 6pm and Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3pm Location: Green Room SOLD OUT Ticket Information Free ticket reservations will open the week of the readings, and quantities are extremely limited. Please check the information under each show listing for exact dates and times.