Directed by Em German
Studio Series
TheaterSpace
February 27, 28, & 29 at 8pm
February 29 & March 1 at 2pm
Set in the rolling green hills of Lockerbie, Scotland seven years after the terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103 rained carnage on the town, a mother and father arrive from New Jersey to search for their son’s remains and belongings. Presented in the style of Greek tragedy, with the women of the town serving as the Greek Chorus, the play looks at the horror of tragedy and the blurred line between grief and acceptance, giving rise to the capacity for hope.
Directed by Mimsi Janis
Mainstage
Harris Theatre
March 26, 27, & 28, April 2, 3, & 4 at 8pm;
March 28, April 4 & 5 at 2pm
Ten Men. Four Boats. One Grand Canyon. Flipping gender, historical, and theatrical conventions on their heads, follow the true(ish) history of the 1869 expedition when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. Get ready to explore uncharted waters!
From Jacklyn Backhaus, playwright of MEN ON BOATS
NOTE ON CASTING
The characters in MEN ON BOATS were historically cisgender white males. The cast should be made up entirely of people who are not. I’m talking about racially diverse actors who are female identifying, trans-identifying, genderfluid, and/or non-gender-conforming.
It is my strong preference that Tsauwait and The Bishop (so thusly OG and Seneca Howland) be played by Native cast members. If there are no Native actors in your production, the Howlands/Utes must at least be cast as non-white.
Directed by Tyler Shores
Mason Fringe
TheaterSpace
April 22 & 24 at 8pm; April 25 at 2pm
How do you forgive a man who was unable to forgive himself? Guirgis’ play poses questions that are debated to this day. Does the truth really set us free? What is justice, and is it a fair system? Do our past mistakes define who we are? Do they set us up to become better people?
Directed by David Gaines
Mason Fringe
TheaterSpace
April 23 & 25 at 8pm; April 26 at 2pm
A lowly servant tries to do the job of two men while working desperately to conceal that fact from both employers. A classic Italian comedy from the 18th century, this is a casual, comical, and colloquial rendition, with liberties taken, steeped in the Commedia dell’Arte tradition, with a zany plot featuring lost love, mistaken identity, and lots of mix-ups. Under the direction of David Gaines, known by our audiences for his one-man versions of 7 (x 1 Samurai (based on The Seven Samurai) and his circus extravaganza A Little Business At the Big Top, Goldoni’s classic will be fast-paced, funny, and is sure to make a wonderful addition to our season.
Blood at the Root
By Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Samuel Dunn III
Presented in Collaboration with Collections for the Culture
Inspired by real events, Morisseau’s play scrutinizes the intrinsic links between justice, bias, and identity, while probing the complexities of race vs individual freedoms
March 20 at 3pm
Gruesome Playground Injuries
By Rajiv Joseph
Directed by Allison Gryder
Over the course of 30 years, the lives of two childhood friends intersect at the most bizarre intervals, leading them to compare scars and physical calamities that keep drawing them together.
April 17 at 3pm
