STAGE WEST ANNOUNCES 2019-2020 SEASON!
Stage West’s 41st season will offer six plays. Patrons purchasing season tickets before June 30 will be offered an extra pass. All six are regional premieres, and one is a Pulitzer winner. Here it is:
The Lifespan of a Fact Regional Premiere
by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell
and Gordon Farrell
November 7 – December 8, 2019
Based on a True-ish Story.
At a prestigious magazine publication, a determined, young employee is about to be given an opportunity. The demanding editor-in-chief is giving him a big assignment: she wants him to fact check a groundbreaking piece by an illustrious, albeit unorthodox author. As the deadline approaches and the lines between accuracy and artistic license blur, boundaries are crossed and the high-stakes world of publishing becomes personal in this brand new comedy of conflict.
âSmartâĤrib-bustingly funny!â – The Wall Street Journal
Ada and the Engine Regional Premiere
by Lauren Gunderson
January 9 – February 9, 2020
Meet the Woman Who Changed Techn01ogy.
Young and curious mathematician Ada Byron is caught between two worlds. Her mother is pushing for a prestigious marriage to Lord Lovelace, hoping to repair the damage Adaâs father, the late Lord Byron, imposed on the family name. But Ada sees the creative potential in the analytic engines created by her elder friend and scholar Charles Babbage. As pressures mount and feelings grow, these two form a partnership that will change the course of the future.
âIntriguingâĤthe story is pretty irresistible.â – San Francisco Chronicle
The Children Regional Premiere
by Lucy Kirkwood
March 12 – April 12, 2020
Tony Nominee for Best New Play
Where Do Your Loyalties Lie?
In a seaside cottage on the east coast of England, a pair of retired nuclear scientists are startled by the reappearance of a former colleague. As crackers and wine are trotted out, so are remembered stories, old jealousies, and haunting secrets, all leading to the true reason for this sudden visit: a chilling and dangerous plan. The evening will be revelatory and the fallout will be cataclysmic. Brave, humane, and beautifully written, this play confronts the responsibility each generation must face for the way it leaves the world.
âExcellentâĤboth human and humane, keeps you guessingâ – Chicago Tribune
Church & State Regional Premiere
by Jason Odell Williams
May 7 – June 7, 2020
The Separation of What Now?
Three days before his bid for re-election, in the wake of another school shooting, a Republican U.S. Senator has a life-altering crisis of faith, and makes an off-the-cuff comment that sends the entire campaign into a tailspin. His wife and campaign manager try to contain the damage, but in a country where religion influences politics and politics have become a religion, how do you reach the people and stay true to yourself? A timely and fast-paced story that is simultaneously funny, heartbreaking, and uplifting.
âCracklingâĤ enjoyable, thought-provoking, and humorous. I wish every member of Congress would see it!â âNPR
Into the Breeches! Regional Premiere
by George Brant
July 2 – August 2, 2020
The Show Must Go On!
Itâs 1942, and thereâs a problem at Oberon Playhouse – with the director and leading men all off at war, it looks like the season will be cancelled. That is until a determined and passionate group of ladies rally the troops at home and set out to put on an all-female production of Shakespeareâs Henry V. An increasingly unexpected team is assembled, with a hilariously desperate array of thoughts and ideas, but united in desire. This delightful and moving backstage comedy examines the power of art to bring us together, even in the hardest of times.
âBrilliantâĤfresh, witty and thoughtfulâĤa total triumph.” – Montgomery Advertiser
Between Riverside and Crazy Regional Premiere
by Stephen Adly-Guirgis
August 27 – September 27, 2020
Pulitzer Prize Winner
House of Black and Blue.
Irrepressible ex-cop and recent widower Walter Washington is under a lot of pressure. Heâs in an ongoing legal battle, clinging desperately to grievances from the past. Barely holding on to the palatial rent-controlled Manhattan apartment that he shares with his newly paroled son and a ragtag surrogate family who call him âPopsâ, he is not ready to accept payout or surrender. But as tensions come to a head in a swirl of demands from family and friends, a final ultimatum from former NYPD colleagues causes âPopsâ to draw the line and make some demands of his own.
âDizzyingâĤboth utterly believable and not to be believed for a second.â – The New York Times
Season tickets will go on sale May 31, and will range in price from $87 for a 3-show value pass to $180 for a premium 6-show pass.
For more information, call Stage West at (817) 784-9378. Tickets will be available by June 3 online at www.stagewest.org.
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