Upcoming Events
DEAD POETS "BOUT" PERFORMANCE
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Poetry of famously deceased Taos poets Bill Gersh (1943-1994) & Peter Rabbit (1936-2012) will be performed in an 8-round “DEAD POETS’ POETRY BOUT PERFORMANCE at WILDFLOWER THEATRE, in Taos. at 7pm on APRIL 18, 2026. Part of the TAOSPOETIX! Poetry series, Taos poets Anne MacNaughton & Amalio Madueño will read from works of Gersh & Rabbit in the competitive “poetry bout’ boxing-match format (featuring a referee, judges & ring girls) made famous by the Taos Poetry Circus over a 20-year period from 1982 to 2002. The performance reprises events originating with the annual 1982 Poetry Circus with Allen Ginsberg, covered by AP & the New York Times. Numerous poetry bouts over the years included many NM poetry luminaries as well as nationally recognized poets.
SHOWTIME
Sat, April 18, 7pm - 9pm
PRESENTED BY
TaosPoetix
Reading Nancy Ryan (1932-2025)
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A celebration of her work by Taos poets
A reading of Nancy's poetry by Kat Duff, Kathy Goss, Sofia Greenberg, Rick Haltermann, Anne MacNaughton, SawnieMorris, and Magdalene Smith, with music by Lisa Carver. The event is a fundraiser for Cultural Energy/KCEI-FM.
Nancy Ryan, poet and radio personality, was a hidden treasure of Taos. For many years she hosted the radio show Womenspeakon KCEI-FM, interviewing women activists and workers in thearts. In 2010 she published The Scattering Depth, a collection of her poetry illustrated by Theresa Gray.
As her eyesight failed, she invited her poet friends to help edit her work and to read it at public gatherings. The present reading represents the fulfillment of Nancy's wish for one more performance of her work by her fellow poets. She also planned to help organize a fundraiser for Cultural Energy/KCEI-FM. Tonight's event brings these two purposes to fruition.
SHOWTIME
Mon, Aug 4, 6pm - 8pm
PRESENTED BY
Cultural Energy
Four Friends Read
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Susan Hayden, Susan Emshwiller, Chris Coulson, and Bruce McIntosh, who met over 30 years ago at an ongoing theatre workshop in Los Angeles, reunite to read from their published poetry, memoir, and fiction. There will be short "Q & A" session after, then refreshments and and time for book signing.
SHOWTIME
Sat, May 31, 5pm
PRESENTED BY
Metta Theatre
In the Words of Joe DePatta
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A celebration of Joe DePatta's stories, poetry and legacy. The evening will feature select readings of Joe's work and film clips honoring his life.
SHOWTIME
Thu, May 22, 6pm
Free
PRESENTED BY
John Biscello
Recent Past Events
Join John Biscello and Amber Vasquez for a two-week program filled with theater games, improv, pantomime, dance, and a dramatic journey into the world of pure imagination. Camp culminates with a performance.
June 22 - July 3 (Mon-Fri) @ Taos Mountain Dance Academy
July 20-31 (Mon-Fri) @ WildFlower Playhouse
Limited space; Advance Registration required.
Contact: johnbiscello@gmail.com
Adapted from William Shakespeare
Performed by Taos Children's Theatre
Prospero, Duke of Milan, also a skilled magician, is kidnapped by his scheming brother Antonio and set to sea in a boat with his little daughter Miranda. He washes ashore a magical isle inhabited by spirits of the air including Ariel, his special love, and lower spirits such as Caliban. He brings all under his power and dispells the witch Sycroax. As the play opens, years have passed, Miranda has grown into a beauty, and he longs to return to Milan. How Prospero conjures his return Shakespeare reveals in this: His final work, a fascinating, extraordinary play.
Taos Children's Theatre invokes the magic of the isle with bands of Fairies, joined by Goddesses, shadow puppetry, and shipwrecked royal beings.
SHOWTIMES
Fri, July 17, 7pm
Sat, July 18, 7pm
Sun, July 19, 2pm
PRESENTED BY
Taos Children’s Theatre
MEMORIAL
Fri, July 10, 5:30pm
Documentary screening of Successful Outlaw @ 6:30pm
Midsummer Magic: A Musical Celebration presents an evening of music fit for the season of heat and light. Anam Cara begins the concert with its spirited interpretation of Celtic dance tunes and original music drawing on many folk traditions, followed by the featured band, The Second Wind Endeavor, with its unique weave of folk and rock music, a moving tapestry of sound that engages body and soul.
SHOWTIME
Sun, July 5, 7pm -9pm
Cost of admission: $20
PRESENTED BY
Fairy Jazz Productions
Join us for First Edition, an evening of dance, art, collaboration, and community at the Wildflower Playhouse celebrating the culmination of the first annual Rio Hondo Artists' Residency (RHAR) and showcasing the choreographic works-in-progress developed by our artists over the last eleven days. The purpose of RHAR is to dive deeply into creating something truly based in this place. We do not expect our artists to produce a finished product, but to engage with the process, local artists, the community, and the land in & around Taos, ultimately creating something real and meaningful. We invite you to join us as we celebrate RHAR’s first contribution towards a more interconnected arts community and look forward to what comes next.
SHOWTIME
Fri, Jul 3, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
$10 suggested donation
PRESENTED BY
Rio Hondo Artists' Residency
Interactive rehearsals are an open invitation for community members and artists to observe dancers in rehearsal.
Much as a painter would have an open studio where the public could walk in and watch them paint, we invite you into the studio to watch dancers create new movement, and to respond to what you observe with your own art.
We will provide art supplies for community members to use. No prior art experience is necessary and participation is art-making is completely optional.
Professional artists are invited to bring pencils and sketchbooks ONLY into the theater at the Wildflower. If you have other mediums you'd like to work with during the rehearsal time, we invite you to attend our interactive rehearsals at the Harwood Museum on June 23rd & 24th. More information can be found here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/rhar-interactive-rehearsals
REHEARSALS
Mon, Jun 29, 3:30pm - 5pm
Wed, Jul 1, 3:30pm - 5pm
Free, please click link to RSVP
PRESENTED BY
Rio Hondo Artists' Residency
Join us for the New Mexico winners of the Don Keefe Memorial Playwriting Contest who wrote five dynamite one-act plays directed by Taos locals. A wonderful community theater event that supports local playwrights and their dream to see their work onstage!
SHOWTIMES
WEEK 1
Thu, June 11, 7:30pm
Fri, June 12, 7:30pm
Sat, June 13, 7:30pm
Sun, June 14, 2pm
WEEK 2
Thu, June 18, 7:30pm
Fri, June 19, 7:30pm
Sat, June 20, 7:30pm
Sun, June 21, 2pm
PRESENTED BY
Taos Onstage
A Confluence of Voices
An Evening of Masterworks with TOI Young Artists, Faculty, and Members of the Taos Chamber Music Group
This first of its kind event will feature all 22 TOI Young Artists as well as members of the Taos Chamber Music Group, performing masterworks by some of the most inspirational composers of all time: Mozart, Bach, Rutter, and many more. The special concert will be led by Maestro Luke Frazier, conductor of the American Pops Orchestra and Symphony of the Americas.
SHOWTIME
Mon, Jun 15, 7pm - 8:30pm
Ticket Cost: Free, $10 Suggested Donation
PRESENTED BY
Taos Opera Institute
Join us for the New Mexico winners of the Don Keefe Memorial Playwriting Contest who wrote five dynamite one-act plays directed by Taos locals. A wonderful community theater event that supports local playwrights and their dream to see their work onstage!
SHOWTIMES
WEEK 1
Thu, June 11, 7:30pm
Fri, June 12, 7:30pm
Sat, June 13, 7:30pm
Sun, June 14, 2pm
WEEK 2
Thu, June 18, 7:30pm
Fri, June 19, 7:30pm
Sat, June 20, 7:30pm
Sun, June 21, 2pm
PRESENTED BY
Taos Onstage
Join us for an evening of beautiful music and dance presented by resident company ReVoZo, under the artistic direction of Vicente Griego.
SHOWTIME
Sat, June 6, 7pm
PRESENTED BY
WildFlower Playhouse
Rah performs the 1840’s punk essay about trusting the self, acting with honor of the heart, and being a badass for badass’ sake.
SHOWTIME
Fri, Jun 5, 7pm
PRESENTED BY
Rah Farris
Open to all sprites, mermaids, jesters and pirates ages 7-17.
SCHEDULE
Auditions run April 24 - June 5 on zoom.
Text 575-758-0027 to make an appointment.
PRESENTED BY
Taos Children’s Theater
TOI is proud to present Michael Ching’s thought-provoking and powerful opera, Remove Shoes Before Entering, on June 4. The piece will be semi-staged and performed by all 22 of TOI’s Young Artists, with Ching on the piano. Michael has served as TOI’s Composer-In-Residence for 8 years and has been commissioned by TOI to create a brand new opera to be premiered during their 20th Anniversary Festival Season in 2028.
SHOWTIME
Thu, Jun 4, 7pm
PRESENTED BY
Taos Opera Institute
The mountain has called many to gaze upon her glory, but have you ever thought of calling the mountain? From evil elite organizations to time traveling etymologists, threshold species and herds of wild toilets, this sketch comedy show has it all.
SHOWTIMES
Fri, May 29, 7:30pm - 9pm
Sat, May 30, 7:30pm - 9pm
Sun, May 31, 2:30pm - 4pm
$15, Adults Only
PRESENTED BY
The Raw Milk Agenda
The TOI Faculty, featuring 6 singers and 6 pianists, will perform a concert of opera arias, art song and musical theatre favorites for their generous donors at the Wildflower Playhouse in Taos.
PRIVATE EVENT - Taos Opera Institute Donors Only
Concert 1pm - 2:30pm
Meet & Greet 2:30pm - 3:30pm
PRESENTED BY
Taos Opera Institute
New Recording release Jenny Bird " Uplift the World"
SHOWTIME
Fri, May 15, 7pm - 9pm
PRESENTED BY
Earthlight Records
El Sueñito presents A Night at the Movies, a fun, family-friendly showcase where our dancers bring favorite film-inspired moments to life on stage. This performance highlights creativity, teamwork, and growth through a variety of high-energy routines, celebrating the hard work our students have put in throughout the season.
SHOWTIMES
Wed, May 13, 7pm - 7:45pm
Thu, May 14, 5pm - 5:45pm
Thu, May 14, 7pm - 7:45pm
PRESENTED BY
El Sueñito Performing Arts
The Fantasticks is a musical that premiered in 1960. It tells the story of two young lovers, Matt and Luisa, whose relationship is complicated by their fathers' meddling, ultimately exploring themes of love and growing up.
SHOWTIMES
WEEK 1
Thu, Apr 30, 7:30pm
Fri, May 1, 7:30pm
Sat, May 2, 7:30pm
Sun, May 3, 2pm
WEEK 2
Thu, May 7, 7:30pm
Fri, May 8, 7:30pm
Sat, May 9, 7:30pm
Sun, May 10, 2pm
PRESENTED BY
Taos Onstage
ON VIEW IN THE GALLERY APRIL 14 - MAY 25
ARTIST RECEPTION
Fri, May 1, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
The Fantasticks is a musical that premiered in 1960. It tells the story of two young lovers, Matt and Luisa, whose relationship is complicated by their fathers' meddling, ultimately exploring themes of love and growing up.
SHOWTIMES
WEEK 1
Thu, Apr 30, 7:30pm
Fri, May 1, 7:30pm
Sat, May 2, 7:30pm
Sun, May 3, 2pm
WEEK 2
Thu, May 7, 7:30pm
Fri, May 8, 7:30pm
Sat, May 9, 7:30pm
Sun, May 10, 2pm
PRESENTED BY
Taos Onstage
April 23–26, 2026, the inaugural Taos Film Festival shares over 100 independent filmmaking voices from New Mexico and around the world. TaosFF presents narrative, documentary and experimental works in feature length and short-form. In addition to screenings, TaosFF connects artists and audiences through Q&As, talks, events and parties.
WildFlower Playhouse is one of the three primary locations to host official selections, the others including Taos Center for the Arts (TCA) and Harwood Museum of Art.
68 FILMS SHOWING AT WILDFLOWER PLAYHOUSE
PRESENTED BY
TCA, Wildflower Playhouse, Harwood Museum of Art, 7K Studios, Atelier 111 and more
Poetry of famously deceased Taos poets Bill Gersh (1943-1994) & Peter Rabbit (1936-2012) will be performed in an 8-round “DEAD POETS’ POETRY BOUT PERFORMANCE at WILDFLOWER THEATRE, in Taos. at 7pm on APRIL 18, 2026. Part of the TAOSPOETIX! Poetry series, Taos poets Anne MacNaughton & Amalio Madueño will read from works of Gersh & Rabbit in the competitive “poetry bout’ boxing-match format (featuring a referee, judges & ring girls) made famous by the Taos Poetry Circus over a 20-year period from 1982 to 2002. The performance reprises events originating with the annual 1982 Poetry Circus with Allen Ginsberg, covered by AP & the New York Times. Numerous poetry bouts over the years included many NM poetry luminaries as well as nationally recognized poets.
SHOWTIME
Sat, April 18, 7pm - 9pm
PRESENTED BY
TaosPoetix
A celebration of Baby Boomers’ “listening years” from 1960-1985. Live DJ with DroAudio and Concessions by The Social Club.
DANCE PARTY IN THEATER
Sat, Apr 11, 5-9pm
PRESENTED BY
WildFlower Playhouse
The Lost Sunshine Cinema Collective is proud to present The Evolutionary Jump: An Absurdist Bird Opera. It’s an abstract absurd opera that addresses the progression of today’s housing crisis as it merges into a future housing dystopia. The Opera features local artists, singers, and musicians performing all original pieces. The event is meant to entertain and inspire conversation on housing.
SHOWTIME
Fri, April 10, 7pm - 8:30pm
PRESENTED BY
The Lost Sunshine Cinema Collective
It’s impossible to ignore the pervasiveness of phones in today’s culture. Whether or not this is a good or bad thing is a very personal question to answer. In this 1-hour presentation Mike Murphy helps the audience answer it, guiding the listener through the realities of what it means to live with a smartphone, the choices we get to make, and how the phone fits into the bigger picture of our lives. Mike’s style is entertaining and humorous as he helps us all laugh at ourselves and the world of phones we live in.
SHOWTIME
Mon, April 6, 6:30pm - 8pm
PRESENTED BY
Hands on the Wheel productions
Come, hear a rollicking tale of a man and his donkey! Join them on their high desert quest---meet colorful characters along the way, in the town we love (Taos) and the mountains beyond---open your ears and hearts to masterful music, dazzling theatre, high and low comedy---you will be delighted by the magic of our local rustic-operatic-troupe, the band beyond compare, that legendary ensemble known far and wide as---The MILKING PARLOR. We present our newest, finest offering of musical theatre: The HONKY DONK SPECTACULAR.
SHOWTIMES
Fri, Apr 3, 7pm - 9pm
Sat, Apr 4, 7pm - 9pm
PRESENTED BY
The Milking Parlor
ON VIEW IN THE GALLERY MARCH 2 - APRIL 12
ARTIST RECEPTION
Fri, Mar 27, 4pm - 6:30pm
An exhibition on neurodiversity as a community asset exploring the edges between logic and instinct. Pairing Emily Harper’s hard-lined geometrics with M. Lind’s abstract chaos, they contemplate the inner workings of the artist's mind and how it presents itself in the form of similarly colorful process-oriented abstractions.
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" explores a family in crises. This intricate drama, set in the Mississippi Delta in 1955, unfolds on the evening of the patriarch Big Daddy's last birthday celebration. A web of secrets, repressions, desire and greed, and a struggle to secure an inheritance comes unraveled. This is not the Hollywood version, but Tennessee William's authentic voice and favorite play.
SHOWTIMES
WEEK 1
Thu, Mar 19, 7pm
Fri, Mar 20, 7pm
Sat, Mar 21, 7pm
Sun, Mar 22, 2pm
WEEK 2
Thu, Mar 26, 7pm
Fri, Mar 27, 7pm
Sat, Mar 28, 7pm
Sun, Mar 29, 2pm
PRESENTED BY
Taos Players
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" explores a family in crises. This intricate drama, set in the Mississippi Delta in 1955, unfolds on the evening of the patriarch Big Daddy's last birthday celebration. A web of secrets, repressions, desire and greed, and a struggle to secure an inheritance comes unraveled. This is not the Hollywood version, but Tennessee William's authentic voice and favorite play.
SHOWTIMES
WEEK 1
Thu, Mar 19, 7pm
Fri, Mar 20, 7pm
Sat, Mar 21, 7pm
Sun, Mar 22, 2pm
WEEK 2
Thu, Mar 26, 7pm
Fri, Mar 27, 7pm
Sat, Mar 28, 7pm
Sun, Mar 29, 2pm
PRESENTED BY
Taos Players
35-minute, one-man show based on Samuel Beckett’s piece about a 90-year old man reflecting on life and death.
SHOWTIMES
WEEK 1
Thu, Mar 5, 7pm
Fri, Mar 6, 7pm
Sat, Mar 7, 7pm
Sun, Mar 8, 2pm
WEEK 2
Thu, Mar 12, 7pm
Fri, Mar 13, 7pm
Sat, Mar 14, 7pm
Sun, Mar 15, 2pm
PRESENTED BY
Last Ditch Productions