Founded in 2024 by Artistic Director Mike De Pope, Hippocampus Theatrics is built on the belief that every play is a bridge. We connect history to the modern day and our stage to the St. Louis community through professional, captivating theatre.
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Hippocampus
/hip-ə-ˈkam-pəs/
a complex brain structure embedded deep into the temporal lobe
involved in memory, learning, and emotion
Hippocampus comes from the Greek words “hippo”, meaning horse, and “kampos”, meaning sea monster.
Theatrics
/THē-ˈa-triks/
dramatic performances.
excessively emotional and dramatic behavior
Hippocampus Theatrics – where audiences dive deep, emerge transformed, and carry the echoes of the stage long after the curtain falls.
What's next on stage
What's next on stage
Beautiful thing
Beautiful thing
February 5-14, 2027
In the sun-drenched housing projects of Thamesmead, neighbors Jamie and Ste find an unexpected refuge in one another. Though one is introverted and the other a popular athlete, they forge a deep bond over their complex home lives and awakening identities. Beautiful Thing is a tender "urban fairytale" that captures the raw, exhilarating rush of first love. It is a poignant celebration of the courage it takes to be oneself, proving that hope can blossom in the most unlikely of places.
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