January 13th, 2026
Happy New Year from JSTT! Join us at the Story City Community Center on January 31st, at 7:00 p.m., for our 2026 Variety Show, Tradition, featuring performances from our Scandinavian Days musicals from the 80’s, 90’s, 2000’s, and today!
The doors will be open at 6:30 p.m., and tickets will be $10 and available at the door only.
November 21st, 2025
Want to help us celebrate over 40 years of JSTT history? Join us at the Bertha Bartlett Public Library on December 8th, at 6:30 p.m., to learn how to get involved in our 2026 Variety Show, Tradition!
The performance will be January 31st, featuring performances from our Scandinavian Days musicals from the 80’s, 90’s, 2000’s, and today! At this meeting we will discuss the rehearsal schedule, get ideas for what songs you may be interested in, or find a group or duet to perform with!
Click below for a list of our past musicals to get ideas for songs! We hope to see you there!
November 19th, 2025
Join us December 6th and 7th for our Children’s Theatre production of Madhouse! This hilarious show will be playing at 1:30 p.m. at the Roland-Story High School Auditorium. Tickets are $5 and are available at the door, which open at 1:00 p.m. for seating!
There’s mayhem in the mansion! When the greedy family of the recently deceased mystery author Byron Pembroke gathers on a dark and stormy evening (of course!) for the reading of his will, each family member can practically taste the dough! But his four adult children soon find out that the rich and famous author isn’t done creating mysteries. Instead of naming an heir, Byron instead condensed his fortune into one mysterious object and left it to…whoever finds it first!
November 3rd, 2025
Thank you so much to the Iowa Community Theatre Association for including JSTT in their L.K. Boutin Grant! With this award, we are working toward a new accessibility ramp to help us include everyone in our productions!
If you would like to help us reach our goal, you can learn about becoming a Patron, or supporting us directly at Venmo!
October 28th, 2025
“For all, our thanks!”
We deeply appreciate everyone who was involved in and supported our fall production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet! 💀
It was an honor and privilege to perform for our fantastic community at the Bertha Bartlett Public Library for the first time in their new space this past weekend! This show was a dream come true to create, and now, “the rest is silence!”
October 6th, 2025
Join us at the newly-renovated Bertha Bartlett Public Library Performance Hall for our fall production of Hamlet! Shakespeare’s most famous tale of revenge and political intrigue will be given a modern setting and voice, showing how timeless this over 400-year-old play truly is.
Please note: This play deals with sensitive topics, such as self-harm and familial death, and includes staged combat. Please use your best discretion when deciding attend this production.
Tickets are general admission, and are available at the link below for $15 each. Doors will open 30 minutes before showtime.
August 30th, 2025
Congratulations to the cast of our children’s theatre production of Madhouse! we’re so excited to get started on this hilarious show with such a great group!
August 7th, 2025
Congratulations to the cast for our fall production of Hamlet! We are so excited to get started on this show, so keep an eye out for updates throughout the process!
July 25th, 2025
Join us August 23rd and 24th to audition for our children’s theatre production of Madhouse!
There’s mayhem in the mansion! When the greedy family of the recently deceased mystery author Byron Pembroke gathers on a dark and stormy evening (of course!) for the reading of his will, each family member can practically taste the dough! But his four adult children soon find out that the rich and famous author isn’t done creating mysteries. Instead of naming an heir, Byron instead condensed his fortune into one mysterious object and left it to…whoever finds it first!
July 3rd, 2025
Ready to brush up on your Early Modern English and fencing skills? Join us August 2nd-3rd at the Bertha Bartlett Public Library to audition for JSTT’s fall production of Hamlet!
Auditions are open from 12-3 pm in the front room of the library, so come prepared with a 1-2 minute speech from another Shakespeare play besides Hamlet. It does not need to be memorized, you can have a copy with you!
Please note: This play deals with sensitive topics, such as self-harm and familial death, and includes stage combat. Please use your best discretion when deciding to audition!
June 17th, 2025
Looking for an activity for your young performers this summer? Join us for our 2025 Short Story Theatre Workshop Summer Day Camp! From July 7th to 11th, kids going into 1st through 9th grade in the fall will learn all about creating theatre with an original one-act play!
We have room for 20 participants, and registration is now open!
June 9th, 2025
Thank you to everyone who came to see The SpongeBob Musical! We truly couldn’t do all this without your support. Thanks for helping to make these the Best Days Ever! 💛🍍
Photo by Benjamin Gruwell Photography
May 12th, 2025
Our annual Scratch Cupcakes sale is back! Support JSTT and The SpongeBob Musical by ordering some tasty cupcakes and other treats from our cast members!
This sale ends May 30th, and then your orders will be delivered starting June 18th. Simply choose the cast/crew member you want to support, and get yourself a sweet treat!
May 9th, 2025
Congratulations to Luccas Hart, the winner of the JSTT Annual Scholarship! Luccas is incredibly talented and dedicated, whether on or off the stage, and we wish him well on his next adventure!
Thank you to all our amazing applicants, and we look forward to 2026!
April 28th, 2025
Tickets are now on sale for The SpongeBob Musical! We are so excited for this hilarious show, and we hope to see you there!
Performances will be May 30th – June 1th, and June 5th – 8th. Evening shows will start at 7 pm, and Sunday matinees at 1:30 pm. Doors to the auditorium will open 30 mintues prior to showtimes, and all seating is reserved.
April 21st, 2025
Craving a Krabby Patty? Join us and the Story City Greater Chamber Connection, on Wednesday, May 14, from 5–7pm for Business After Hours at Grant Clips, 607 Broad St, Story City! We’ll have Krabby Patty sliders and other fun food and drinks. Be there or be square(pants)!
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