BIRTHDAY CANDLES by Noah Haidle
Director: Jean Wilhelmi

Performances: Dec 5 - 21, 2025; Matinees Dec 7, 14, 21
Performances: Fri & Sat at 7:30 PM, Sun at 2 PM

Ernestine Ashworth spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon it’s her 18th. Then her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. In Birthday Candles, a century of life passes in a poetic instant—five generations, infinite dreams, and one birthday cake baked again and again in the same kitchen.

This poignant and funny Broadway hit invites audiences to witness the extraordinary in the everyday, tracing the highlights, heartbreaks, and quiet wonders that make up one woman’s ordinary life. It’s a story about how one moment—one ritual—can echo through time, shaping a family’s mythology for generations.

What begins as a simple birthday becomes a guiding star, illuminating each act of defiance, each heartbreak, and each quiet hope for something better. In just 90 minutes, Birthday Candles reminds us that ordinary lives become extraordinary through the choices we make—and the love we dare to hold on to.