Season 4 (2013-14) 

(READ THE FULL SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT HERE)



DETROIT 
By Lisa D’Amour
Directed by Josh Short
September 19-October 12, 2013 | NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE

From Chicago’s Steppenwolf theatre comes a new x-ray of the embattled American psyche. In a “first ring” suburb outside a mid-sized American city, Ben and Mary fire up the grill to welcome the new neighbors who’ve moved into the long-empty house next door. The fledgling friendship soon veers out of control, shattering the fragile hold Ben and Mary have on their way of life. Winner of the 2013 Obie Award for Best New American Play and a finalist for the 2012 Pulitizer Prize, DETROIT is a fresh, off-beat look at what happens when we dare to open ourselves up to something new. 

 “Disturbing and bracingly funny… a smart, tart critique of the country’s fraying social fabric, Ms. D’Amour’s dark comedy is as rich and addictively satisfying as a five-layer dip served up with a brimming bowl of tortilla chips.”(New York Times)

  
A VERY MERRY UNAUTHORIZED 
CHILDREN’S SCIENTOLOGY PAGEANT 
By Kyle Jarrow, based on a concept by Alex Timbers, 
Directed by David Tessier, music direction by Kerry Callery
December 5-21, 2013 | RHODE ISLAND PREMIERE

“Just don’t ask questions, and everything is clear.” So goes the chorus in this disarmingly poignant satire from the minds of the New York experimental group Les Freres Corbusier (BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON). Winner of the Obie Award for Best Musical, this musical telling of the life and times of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology has been a hit for discerning theatre audiences off-Broadway and in cities across the country including Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia, and has been called “equal parts adorable and creepy, hilarious and unsettling, making it way more compelling than your average holiday entertainment." (Variety).



AN ILIAD  
By Lisa Peterson & Denis O’Hare
Directed by Clara Weishahn
January 23-February 8, 2014 | RHODE ISLAND PREMIERE

An ancient tale comes roaring back to life in a compelling new telling filled with contemporary wit and wisdom. The clash of swords and shields, the broken hearts and broken oaths, the bonds of friendship and family--An Iliad arises on a bare stage, told by a lone poet who’s seen too much. From Obie Award-winner playwright and director Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare comes this stunning show that captures the grief and glory of the battle for Troy. Homer removes his armor on behalf of all humanity and reveals the truth within each of us. A hawk, a dove…An Iliad races through time to become breathtakingly relevant today.

 “Explosive, altogether breathtaking…Brilliantly meshes past and present calamity, with touches of the most caustic dark humor suddenly shifting into unimaginable pathos.” (Chicago Sun-Times)

  

BLASTED 
By Sarah Kane
Directed by Josh Short
March 13 - April 5, 2014 | NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE

A middle-aged man, Ian, and young woman, Cate, enter a hotel room. As private and public violations collide, and personal violations open doors to progressively greater violent acts, the world fragments around them. One of the greatest and most rarely produced plays of the modern canon due to its shocking content and sheer technical demands by  the most provocative and influential British playwright of her generation, Blasted forges a potent theatrical vision of destruction, collapse, and ultimately, redemption and love. 

 “Astounding" -The New York Times



CABARET 
By Joe Masteroff, Lyrics & Music by Fred Ebb & John Kander
Directed by Tom Gleadow, choreography by Shura Baryshnikov
May 15 -June 8, 2014 

The legendary 1966 musical smash with score by Kander and Ebb is set in pre-war Weimar Germany in the seedy world of a Berlin cabaret called The Kit Kat Klub. While tensions build outside with the rise of the Nazi party, the care-free abandon of the bohemian world of the club is interrupted. Battle lines are drawn and the world of the cabaret begins to parody the politics outside its doors.   

“A daring and great musical that combines unforgettable songs with genuinely gripping and disturbing drama.” (Daily Telegraph)


*plays and dates are subject to change.