THE RETRIBUTIONISTS August 21 - September 27, 2009 Mainstage Theater
The World Premiere of a play by Daniel Goldfarb. Featuring Hamilton Clancy, Adam Driver,
Rebecca Henderson,
Margarita Levieva,
Cristin Milioti,
Adam Rothenberg, and Lusia Strus. Scenic Design by Derek McLane. Costume design by Susan Hilferty. Lighting Design by Peter Kaczorowski. Original Music by Tom Kitt. Sound Design by Jill BC DuBoff. Production Stage Manager Bess Marie Glorioso. Directed by Leigh Silverman.
“My love, this is more than retribution. This is idealism.”
Spring 1946. The plan was simple – a German for every Jew. Its execution would be swift, clean, its impact undeniable. In this daring, new romantic thriller inspired by actual events, a band of young Jewish freedom fighters attempts to avenge a society’s wrongs – if they can keep from tearing each other apart in the process.
CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION EXTENDED thru January 31, 2010 Peter Jay Sharp Theater
The World Premiere of a play by Annie Baker. Featuring Reed Birney, Tracee Chimo, Peter Friedman, Deirdre O'Connell, and Heidi Schreck. Scenic and Costume Design by David Zinn. Lighting Design by Mark Barton. Sound Design by Leah Gelpe. Production Stage Manage Alaina Taylor. Directed by Sam Gold.
“If. I. Wanted. To. Become. An. Actress. I. Would. Just. Go. Home.”
When four lost New Englanders enrolled in Marty’s community center drama class experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won. Annie Baker’s new comedy is a beautifully crafted diorama, a petri dish in which we see, with hilarious detail and clarity, the antic sadness of a motley quintet.
THIS EXTENDED thru January 3, 2010 Mainstage Theater
The World Premiere of a play by Melissa James Gibson. Featuring Louis Cancelmi, Eisa Davis, Glenn Fitzgerald, Julianne Nicholson, and Darren Pettie. Scenic Design Louisa Thompson. Costume design Maiko Matsushima. Lighting Design Matt Frey. Sound Design Matt Tierney. Original Music Peter Eldridge. Production Stage Manager Kasey Ostupchuck. Directed by Daniel Aukin.
Jane is not okay. She’s a promising poet without a muse, a single mother without lessons to pass along. Her dating life’s a shambles, and her helpful friends are only helping make things more complicated. This bright, witty, un-romantic comedy captures the uncertain steps of a circle of friends backing their way into middle age.
CLYBOURNE PARK EXTENDED: Now - March 21, 2010 Mainstage Theater
The World Premiere of a play by Bruce Norris. Featuring Crystal A. Dickinson, Brendan Griffin, Damon Gupton, Christina Kirk, Jeremy Shamos, Annie Parisse, and Frank Wood. Scenic Design Dan Ostling. Costume Design Ilona Somogyi. Lighting Design Allen Lee Hughes. Sound Design John Gromada. Production Stage Manager C. A. Clark. Directed by Pam MacKinnon.
Who are the people in your neighborhood? In 1959, a white family moves out. In 2009, a white family moves in. In the intervening years, change overtakes a neighborhood, along with attitudes, inhabitants, and property values. Loosely inspired by Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, Bruce Norris's pitch-black comedy takes on the specter of gentrification in our communities, leaving no stone unturned in the process.
The World Premiere of a play by Kia Corthron. Featuring Keith Eric Chappelle, William Jackson Harper, Joshua King, Kianné Muschett, and Myra Lucretia Taylor. Scenic Design Kris Stone. Costume Design Anita Yavich. Lighting Design Ben Stanton. Soundscape by Darron L West. Production Stage Manager Kasey Ostopchuck. Directed by Chay Yew.
An African preacher-in-training arrives in drought-stricken rural America intending to further his studies in religion and water conservation. Hosted by a family that is haunted by tragedy, he takes an interest in a young orphan starved for guidance—all the while maintaining an infectious optimism in the face of his obstacles. Undaunted, the preacher determines to battle—by any means necessary—the personal and political forces that threaten the ecology of his new home.
PRODUCTION BLOG: Read about the show, its progress and related topics HERE.
THE BURNT PART BOYS: a new musical May - June 2010 Mainstage Theater
The New York City Premiere of a musical by Mariana Elder, Chris Miller, and Nathan Tysen. Directed by Joe Calarco.
“There’s gonna be fire / There’s gonna be noise /
There’s gonna be hell to pay.”
Rural West Virginia, 1962. Fourteen year-old Pete’s fighting to claim his past. His older brother Jake’s hoping to forge a future. With its soaring, elegiac score and eclectic band of youngsters teetering on the brink of adulthood, this inspirational new musical from an acclaimed new team finds both the streaks of light and the heart of darkness within us all.
Co-produced with the Vineyard Theatre.