Monday, October 12, 2026 – Ragtime

Opening the Speaker Series in 2026/27 will be an exploration of the early 20th-century American experience and how three families – one Black, one Jewish immigrant, and one white upper class – pursue the American Dream. A sweeping musical portrait that delves into the topics of racial injustice, immigration, and shifting gender roles, Ragtime focuses on the struggle for freedom and human dignity, while emphasizing the need for inclusion and perseverance to achieve a more equitable future.

Tuesday, December 8, 2026 – Annie Story Time & Sing-a-long: Register for Free!

Join us for an interactive Story Time and sing-a-long featuring our mainstage holiday production of Annie. This special presentation will allow children and their families to gather and celebrate what it means to be a family.

Tuesday, April 6, 2027 – A Streetcar Named Desire

The third Speaker Series event for 2026/27 will examine family dynamics and dysfunction as depicted in the Fulton’s Groff Studio Series production of Tennessee William’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play, A Streetcar Named Desire – specifically how the topics of gender roles, domestic violence, and mental health were addressed in the late 1940’s vs. how they are addressed today.

Tuesday, June 15, 2027 – Phantom

Participate in a discussion featuring the Fulton’s production of Phantom and how written works are taken “from page to stage”, in some cases, quite differently. With our theatre’s version of Phantom being the one written by playwrights Arthur Kopit & Maury Yeston vs. the better known Andrew Lloyd Webber piece, participants will learn how the exact same story can be told in notably different ways.

Thank you to our 2026-27 Fulton Speaker Series Sponsors:

For the past 173 years, the Fulton Theatre has served as our community’s meeting place and home for the performing arts. As such, the Fulton looks to engage as broad an audience as possible (currently totaling more than 170,000 individuals annually) through a spectrum of cultural programs and performances designed to entertain, educate, and enrich. It is in keeping with this mission that our historic theatre is proud to present the 2025/26 Fulton Speaker Series. Fulton Speaker Series will see professional theatre artists and community stakeholders participating in interactive, arts-centric conversations that will allow participants to tell their stories, exchange thoughts and ideas, examine their perspectives, and broaden their worldview.