Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Thomas will star in a new production of Mark Twain Tonight!, coming to the ETSU Martin Center for the Arts on December 8, 2025.
Richard Thomas is the first and only actor authorized to perform the play, written and originally performed by Hal Holbrook.
Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, September 12, at 10 a.m., with a special presale opportunity for Friends of the Martin Center beginning Thursday, September 11, at 10 a.m.
To learn how to become a Friend and enjoy early ticket access, visit etsu.edu/martin-center/friends.php.
Tickets and additional show information are available at ETSUMartinCenter.org.
Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling the Martin Center Box Office at (423) 439-2787.
Mark Twain’s wry humor and irreverent observations led to his being called “the nation’s one true comic genius” (The New York Times). Millions have cheered for the legendary one-man show, bursting with Twain’s “uproariously funny” and “pungently wise” (Time Magazine) commentary.
Most recently seen on Broadway in Our Town, on tour as “Atticus Finch” in To Kill a Mockingbird, and on Netflix’s Ozark, and recently named as a 2025 Theater Hall of Fame Inductee, Richard Thomas is beloved to generations as John-Boy Walton. The creative team for Mark Twain Tonight! includes Michael Wilson, Creative Consultant; Brian Prather, Scenic Designer; Sam Fleming, Costume Designer; Anthony Pearson, Lighting Designer; Shannon Slaton, Sound Designer; Luc Verschueren for Campbell Young Associates, Hair & Wig Design.
The production team includes Erin Albrecht, Production Supervisor, and Ryan Parliament, Company Manager. Hannah Rosenthal is Executive Producer. The production will visit more than 45 cities in the 2025-26 season.
For more information, please visit www.TwainPlay.com.
