The 2012 – 2013 Season
Hedda Gabler
August 30 – September 23, 2012
By Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Jennifer Tarver
The role of Hedda Gabler is considered the Hamlet of women’s roles. The character has been referred to as the original desperate housewife. Ibsen’s ellusive, sardonic, and self-destructive heroine has captivated generations of theatregoers. A victim? A villain? Both? Renowned Canadian director Jennifer Tarver helms the revival of this Ibsen masterpiece.
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
October 11 – November 11, 2012
Book by Robert L. Freedman
Music by Steven Lutvak
Lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak
Directed by Darko Tresnjak
Join us for a delightful evening of music, merriment… and murder. Set in the elegant Edwardian era, A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder traces the brilliant trajectory of Monty Navarro—a charmer, seducer and avenger—on his quest for recognition and family fortune. Tony Award-winner Jefferson Mays stars in the world premiere musical comedy.
Breath & Imagination—The Story of Roland Hayes
January 11 – February 3, 2013
By Daniel Beaty
Directed by Darko Tresnjak
Before Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson, there was Roland Hayes—the first world-renowned African-American classical vocalist. Born the son of a slave, Roland discovered his voice as a young boy singing spirituals in church. This play chronicles his amazing journey from a plantation in Georgia, to singing before kings and queens in Europe. Breath & Imagination explores the life of an American pioneer through words, movement, spirituals and classical music.
Man in a Case
February 21 – March 24, 2013
Adapted from the story by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Paul Lazar & Annie-B Parson
Choreography by Annie-B Parson
Featuring Mikhail Baryshnikov
Running time: 1 hour, 25 minutes with no intermission
Recommended ages: 14 and up
In a tale both witty and haunting, a reclusive man’s courtship of a carefree young woman forces him to stare down his own rigid nature. Another man looks back at the love of his life, and wonders if he should have pursued her despite her marriage to another. Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar, the team behind the internationally acclaimed Big Dance Theater, bring their signature style – fusing theater, movement, music, and video – to their world premiere adaptation of two Anton Chekhov short stories, “Man in a Case” and “About Love.”
Mikhail Baryshnikov with Jess Barbagallo, Tymberly Canale, Chris Giarmo, and Aaron Mattocks.
Abundance
April 4 – April 28, 2013
By Beth Henley
Directed by Jenn Thompson
From the singular, uniquely American voice of Beth Henley, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Crimes of the Heart, comes Abundance. This wickedly funny and deeply touching tall tale follows the fortunes and misfortunes of Bess and Macon, two mail-order brides, on their twenty-five year journey across the American frontier. An epic tale about bygone America, both strange and strangely familiar.
Twelfth Night
May 18 – June 16, 2013
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Darko Tresnjak
The bard’s finest comedy is a paean to the restorative power of love. Viola, the shipwrecked heroine, lands on the shore of Illyria, and disguised as a page, Cesario, searches for her lost brother. Countess Olivia mourns the loss of her own brother. When the lovely Countess meets the handsome young page, desire banishes grief in this intoxicating comedy.