Production History
Peppercorn Theatre was founded in 2010 as a vehicle for the creation, development, and professional production of new plays for family audiences in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In 2014, Peppercorn joined the Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem, which later merged with SciWorks to become Kaleideum.
To date, Peppercorn has produced 28 original plays in collaboration with organizations such as the Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Krankies Coffee, Delta Arts Center, and Hanesbrands Theatre.
2019-2010 Season
Alice in Wonderland
Adapted from the stories by Lewis Carroll
April 4-26, 2020
Kaleideum Downtown
Desvelado
By Jose Casas
Directed by Becca Drew Ramsey
February 6-23, 2020
Kaleideum North
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A Workshop Performance
Adapted by Corinne Bass
From the story by Washington Irving
Directed by Kate Carson-Groner
October 18-20, 2019
Kaleideum Downtown & Kaleideum North
Stoo’s Famous Martian-American Gumbo
By Matt Barbot
Directed by Kaiser Ahmed
July 12-28, 2019
Arts Based School
2018-2019 Season
The Jungle Book
Adapted by John Bowhers
From the stories by Rudyard Kipling
Directed by Becca Drew Ramsey
April 2-18, 2019
Kaleideum Downtown
Música, Música, Máximo Música
By Christina Quintana
Music by Michelle J. Rodriguez
Directed by Rebecca Cunningham
December 27, 2018 – January 20, 2019
Kaleideum North
Pied Piper: A Workshop Performance
By Mike Chamis
Directed by Becca Drew Ramsey
November 17, 2018
Kaleideum Downtown
Learn to Speak Doll
By Angelica Chéri
Directed by Nathan Ross Freeman
Inspired by the legacy of Dr. Maya Angelou
July 7-15, 2018
Hanesbrands Theatre
2017-2018 Season
Lost & Found
By Harry Poster and John Bowhers
Music by Colin Allured
Directed by Harry Poster
April 10-22, 2018
Kaleideum Downtown
Raise The Moon
By Becca Drew Ramsey
Directed by Lina Chambers
January 19-28, 2018
Kaleideum North
Pied Piper in Workshop
By Mike Chamis
Directed by Becca Drew Ramsey
November 11, 2017
Kaleideum Downtown
The Sky Game
By Kimberly Bellflower
Directed by Hannah Wolf
June 16 – July 2, 2017
Delta Fine Arts Center
2016-2017 Season
Lost & Found
By Harry Poster and John Bowhers
Music by Colin Allured
Directed by Harry Poster
April 15-20, 2017
Kaleideum Downtown
The Tourist Trap in Concert
By John Bowhers
Music by Daniel Emond, Sarah Hund, and Ben Mackel
Directed by Harry Poster
March 25, 2017
Kaleideum Downtown
Peter and the Wolf
By Sergei Prokofiev
Choreographed by Helen Simoneau
Directed by Harry Poster
In collaboration with Music North Carolina
December 27-29, 2016
Old Salem Visitor’s Center
The Tourist Trap
By John Bowhers
Music by Daniel Emond, Sarah Hund, and Ben Mackel
Directed by Harry Poster
August 4-15, 2016
Hanesbrands Theatre
Flor to Somewhere
By Christina Quintana
Directed by Rebecca Cunningham
July 6-17, 2016
Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem
Proceed Moon: A Dream at Reynolda
By Harry Poster
Directed by Thomas Rowell
June 10-12, 2016
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
2015-2016 Season
Peter and the Wolf
by Sergei Prokofiev
Choreographed by Helen Simoneau
In collaboration with Music North Carolina
December 29, 2015
Old Salem Visitor’s Center
The New Teacher
By Harry Poster
Directed by Harry Poster
November 14, 2015
The Barn at Old Salem
The Servant of Two Masters
By John Bowhers
Directed by Harry Poster
August 7-16, 2015
Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem
Take One Step
By Gerald Freeman & John Morris
Adapted for Peppercorn by Jerzy Gwiazdowski
Directed by Matt Cowart
July 10-19, 2015
Hanesbrands Theatre
Maisy & Sprout
By Naomi Shafer
Directed by Hannah Wolf
June 12-21, 2015
Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem
2014-2015 Season
Field of Fears
October 16-31, 2014
BB&T Ballpark
The Jungle Book
Adapted by John Bowhers
Directed by Thomas Rowell
August 1-10, 2014
Hanesbrands Theatre
Billy & the Golden Pencil
By John Bowhers & Steven Kopp
Directed by Steven Kopp
July 11-13, 2014
SECCA
Five Row: Growing Up with Reynolda
By Harry Poster
Directed by Harry Poster
June 13-22, 2014
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Fantastic Endeavor
By John Bowhers
Directed by Robby Lutfy
Summer 2014
WS/FC Public Libraries
2013-2014 Season
The Viper
By Noah Kaplan
Directed by John Bowhers
October 2013
Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem
Way Down Yonder
By Adam Taylor
Directed by Harry Poster
July 12-21, 2013
The Gardens at Old Salem
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Adapted by John Bowhers
Directed by Wiley Gorn
June 21-30, 2013
The Children’s Home
The Last Magic Show
By Steven Kopp
Directed by Steven Kopp
May 31 – June 2, 2013
Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance
2012-2013 Season
Eureka!
By John Bowhers
Directed by John Bowhers
July 20-28, 2012
SciWorks
The Importance of Being Earnest
Adapted by Harry Poster
Directed by Harry Poster
July 7-15, 2012
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Lost & Found
By John Bowhers
Directed by Steven Kopp
June 15-23, 2012
Krankies Coffee
2011-2012 Season
The BFG: A Royal Reading
Adapted by Tim Thompson
Directed by Tim Thompson
July 30-August 7, 2011
Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Adapted by John Bowhers and Steven Kopp
Directed by John Bowhers and Steven Kopp
July 9-16, 2011
Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem
Tab’s Contraption
By John Bowhers
Directed by John Bowhers
June 18-26, 2011
Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem
Billy and the Golden Pencil
By John Bowhers
Directed by Steven Kopp
May 14, 2011
Clemmons First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall