Meeting Schedule
Luna Gale
- By Rebecca Gilman
- Gladys G. Davis Theatre
- Director: Lee Blair
- Tech: Sept 17-24
- Performances: Sept 25-Oct 2
- Stage Manager: Maddie Kimball
Synopsis: Caroline, a veteran social worker, thinks she has a typical case on her hands when she meets Peter and Karlie, two teenage drug addicts accused of neglecting their baby. But when she places their infant daughter in the care of Karlie's mother, Caroline sparks a family conflict that exposes a shadowy, secretive past—and forces her to make a risky decision with potentially disastrous consequences. Powerful and arresting, Luna Gale is a heartbreaking and unforgettable tale of love and betrayal.
Dracula, a feminist revenge fantasy, really.
- By Kate Hamill
- Based loosely on the novel by Bram Stoker
- Metropolitan Theatre
- Director: Radhica Ganapathy
- Tech: Oct 16-22
- Performances: Oct 23-26
- Stage Manager: Chai Webb
Synopsis: When your survival is at stake… will you be able to distinguish the monster from the man? Both terrifying and riotous, Kate Hamill’s imaginative, gender-bending “feminist revenge fantasy” is like no Dracula you’ve ever seen—exploring the nature of predators and reinventing the story as a smart, disquieting, darkly comic drama. Hamill’s signature style and postmodern wit upends this familiar tale of Victorian vampires—driving a stake through the heart of toxic masculinity.
Inclusivity Statement: Kate Hamill’s Dracula explores Victorian era power dynamics pertaining to gender roles and the nature of hierarchical violence. These themes remain relevant to current times. Hamill's feminist revisioning of traditional storytelling makes room for progressive cultural commentary. This retelling allows diverse and inclusive casting.
Celebration of Dance
- Falbo Theatre
- Tech: Oct 27-29
- Performances: Oct 30-Nov 1
Amour
- Music by Michel Legrand, Libretto by Didier van Cauwelaert
- Adapted from Le Passe-Muraille by Marcel Aymé
- Gladys G. Davis Theatre
- Director: Ryan Scoble
- Tech: Nov 12-19
- Performances: Nov 20-21 & Dec 3-7
- Stage Manager: Trevor Knight
Synopsis: In postwar Paris, an unassuming clerk – who secretly pines for his unhappily married neighbor – inexplicably develops the ability to walk through walls. Michel Legrand’s gorgeous melodies lend an authentically French flavor to this quirky and charming romance.
Inclusivity Statement: Though Amour historically takes place in 1950 Paris, France, it is also a story of whimsy and fantasy and therefore does not necessarily need to adhere to historically accurate depictions. Many of the characters in Amour are dealing with the walls/boundaries that surround them and the curiosities of what might happen if they were able to break through those barriers. This is a theme that can apply to all humans, and therefore Amour will be cast with the full human experience in mind.
Dance Now
- Tech: Jan 29-Feb 4
- Performances: Feb 5-7
Sueño
- Translated and adapted by José Rivera, from the play Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
- Gladys G. Davis Theatre
- Director: Shelby Garrett
- Tech: Feb 25-Mar 4
- Performances: Mar 5-13
- Stage Manager: Trevor Knight
Synopsis: Set in 1635, this metaphysical drama—renowned as one of the jewels of the Spanish Golden Age—Sueño follows the life of young Prince Segismundo, heir to the Spanish throne, who is imprisoned at birth when astrologers predicted his reign as king would result in the country's ruin. The brilliant, passionate prince is raised in isolation. His only companions are the nobleman Clotaldo and a God whose very existence he questions. When his father King Basilio finds his own life ending without a legitimate heir, he releases Segismundo and places him on the throne. If Segismundo is gentle and civilized, Basilio reasons, he will be allowed to reign. If he is as wild and barbaric as the stars predicted, he'll be sent back to his imprisonment and told that his brief moment of freedom and power was only a dream. When the tormented Segismundo demonstrates the worst of the astrologers' fears and he's sent back to the tower, he's forever unable to distinguish between real life and the world of dreams.
Sueño is written in sharp contemporary language but it nevertheless seeks to ask the eternal questions posed by Calderón: What is man—an angel or an animal? What is honor? What is freedom? If life is a dream, who is dreaming us? Could God Himself be the greatest dream of all?
Something Rotten
- Book by John O'Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick
- Music and lyrics by Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick
- Lyell B. Clay Theatre
- Director: Lee Blair
- Tech: Apr 15-22
- Performances: Apr 23-25
Synopsis: Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as "The Bard." When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.
Showcase of Dance
- Falbo Theatre
- Tech: Apr 27-29
- Performances: Apr 30-May 2
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