The stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird is a truly special experience. Performed in the Old Courthouse Museum, it allows attendees an opportunity to transport themselves back to the time of the book's setting. Keeping the tradition of the era, any white male over the age of 18 can be called for jury duty. If selected, he will be asked to sit with the jury during the courtroom scene.
Details About the Play
The first adult performance of the Spring 2025 production of Dramatic Publishing’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird will be Friday, March 28th, 2025. The play lasts approximately 2 hours and has two acts, one outside and one inside. In the event of inclement weather, Act I will be performed inside, and then Act II will begin.
2025 PERFORMANCE TICKETS:
Tickets: (Buy Tickets Here: Coming Soon!)
Birthday Celebration Tickets: (Buy Tickets Here: Coming Soon!)
General Admission ($72.00) - All seating is unassigned. The number of performance tickets available for each performance will be 180
Reserved Seating/Early Admission ($97.00) - Early admission with Reserved seating. Only 20 tickets per performance.
Birthday Performance ($135.00) - Includes a celebration in honor of Nelle Harper’s birthday after the performance. Enjoy a wonderful afternoon with live music, performed by The University of Alabama’s own Jazz Ensemble, complimentary hors d'oeuvres & drinks, plus a meet and greet with the cast! All seating is unassigned. The number of performance tickets available for each performance will be 200
If you have questions about tickets, please call 251-575-7767
2025 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Friday, March 28, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Friday, April 4, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. nd 6:30 p.m.
Friday, April 25, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. (Harper Lee Birthday Celebration)
Friday, May 2, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.
YOUNG AUDIENCE / STUDENT TICKETS:
To purchase young audience/student performance tickets, please call 251-575–7767
2025 YOUNG AUDIENCE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Monday, March 31st at 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, April 1st at 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, April 2nd at 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, April 8th at 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, April 9th at 9:00 a.m.
Address of Play:
Monroe County Heritage Museum
31 N Alabama Ave
Monroeville, AL 36460
Visitors come from far and away to enjoy this special adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird. Monroeville is more than happy to have you! For accommodations or restaurant suggestions, we encourage visitors to call the Monroe County Chamber of Commerce at 251-743-2879 or visit the Monroe County Chamber of Commerce website.
Special Ticket Information:
No refunds.
Tickets may be turned in for a donation to the Mockingbird Company if not used.
No cameras or filming of any kind.
No large handbags, please, as seating is tight.
Any white male over the age of 18 may be selected for jury duty and will be seated in the jury section.
Seating begins at 6:00 p.m. for evening performances and 1:30 for Matinee performances.
History of the Play:
Monroeville, Alabama, presented the first stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird in 1991 as Monroe County Heritage Museum Director Kathy McCoy searched for a way to raise money to renovate the old courthouse. The first one-act performance happened on a freezing night in November in the old courtroom, but was met with excitement from the audience.
The next year, the production was set in May.
By 1994, the local production added a community choir and the spiritual hymns that captivate audiences around the world.
In 1996, the Mockingbird Players, a group of amateur actors dedicated to the production, were invited to bring the play to the Israel International Cultural Festival in Jerusalem to perform the play to sold out audiences.
Two years later, the production traveled to Kingston Upon Hull, England to perform and lead an Alabama Cultural Symposium.
In 2000, the production traveled to Washington, D.C., to perform at the Kennedy Center before Congress and other dignitaries as well as sold-out crowds.
A return trip to Kingston Upon Hull happened in 2004, followed by performances at the Museum of Cultural Arts in Chicago, Illinois, in 2005.
Hong Kong's Asia Center hosted the production in 2012.