The Laramie Project
By Moises Kaufman and the Members of Tectonic Theatre Project
September 26 - September 29
The Laramie Project is a documentary-style play that tells the story of how the residents of Laramie, Wyoming responded to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man who was kidnapped, beaten, and left tied to a fence. The play is told through the words of the people of Laramie, including faith leaders, and is based on interviews conducted by members of the Tectonic Theater Project, who developed the play with Moises Kaufman. The play is part of the Lincoln Legacy Project, which aims to promote dialogue about equality, tolerance, and acceptance.
Head Over Heels
Songs by The Go-Go's
Based on 'The Arcadia' by Sir Philip Sidney
Conceived and Original Book by Jeff Whitty
Adapted by James Magruder
November 15 - November 22
HEAD OVER HEELS is a bold new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q and Spring Awakening. This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the music of the iconic 1980’s all-female rock band the Go-Go’s, including the hit songs, “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Vacation,” Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth,” and “Mad About You.”
A hilarious, exuberant celebration of love, HEAD OVER HEELS follows the escapades of a royal family on an outrageous journey to save their beloved kingdom from extinction—only to discover the key to their realm’s survival lies within each of their own hearts.
The Importance of Being Earnest
By Oscar Wilde
October 6 – October 13
In Oscar Wilde’s brilliant romantic comedy, two bachelor buddies, Jack and Algie, have crafted complicated double-lives to escape the doldrums of Victorian London. Hilarity ensues when these friends both become “Ernest” in their quests for love and truth.
The Threepenny Opera
- A Play with Music Based on John Gay’s THE BEGGAR’S OPERA
By Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill
In Collaboration with Elisabeth Hauptmann
English translation by Simon Stephens
November 10 – 18
This landmark musical theatre piece, recently adapted by Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), The Threepenny Opera inhabits a dark underworld the line between vice and virtue is always shifting. Featuring a sumptuous score with songs such as “Mack the Knife” and vividly drawn anti-heroes, this satirical slap at the hypocrisy of capitalism remains eerily timely nearly 100 years after its debut.
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A Lie of the Mind
By Sam Shepard
November 30 – December 2
General Admission
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Pulitzer-winning Playwright Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind is a raw, unfiltered look at the American family. This heartbreaking story examines two desperate families connected by marriage and separated by jealousy, violence, and haunted pasts.
The Wolves
By Sarah DeLappe
March 1 - 8
In this gripping coming-of-age story, nine soccer team members, "The Wolves," test their endurance in passing drills while navigating the dynamics of ambition, identity, loss, and female friendships. Pulitzer Prize finalist; Lortel, Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Play/Emerging Playwright; Relentless Award, Sky Cooper New American Play Prize; Susan Smith Blackburn and Yale Prize finalist.
Urinetown, The Musical
Music & Lyrics by Mark HollmannBook & Lyrics by Greg Kotis
April 19 - 27
Join the revolt in a dystopian future where water is worth its weight in gold and one of the most basic human needs is under the control of an evil bureaucracy. Wickedly witty, this Tony award- winning musical satire pokes fun at politics, social irresponsibility, capitalism, and musical theatre itself.
