1976. An Ohio college town. The second wave of feminism is cresting. Two very different women are thrown together through a faculty babysitting co-op and an unlikely friendship forms between Diana, a fiercely iconoclastic artist, and Alice, a free-spirited yet naive young housewife. Written by Pulitzer winner David Auburn (Proof) with Paula Plum making her CST directorial debut, Alice and Diana bring us directly into their memories and the small moments that change the course of their lives in this funny and poignant play The New York Times praises as “sharply observant…subtly, insistently feminist.”

SUMMER, 1976
by David Auburn
directed by Paula Plum
November 6 – 30, 2025

Interested in bringing your school to see Summer, 1976? Student matinees are scheduled for Friday, November 14 and Thursday, November 20. Reserve your tickets for our student matinees today.