OUR 2023-2024 SEASON
Arsenic and Old Lace
by Joseph Kesselring
September 8 - October 1, 2023
Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police—not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage—it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding. Arsenic and Old Lace is a classic black comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.
A Christmas Carol
by Romulus Linney
based on the novel by Charles Dickens
November 24 - December 17, 2023
An adaptation of the story of Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey from an embittered, ungenerous creature into a giving, caring human being at the hands of three spirits, who, one Christmas Eve, show him what life means. This richly textured play brings the full spirit of the book, as well as those of Christmases Past, Present and Yet To Come, to life on the stage.
Our Town
by Thornton Wilder
March 15 - 31, 2024
Described by Edward Albee as "the greatest American play ever written," Our Town presents the small town of Grover’s Corners in three acts: "Daily Life," "Love and Marriage" and "Death and Eternity." Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, the play depicts the simple daily lives of the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually – in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre – die.
Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical
by Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin
based on the novel by Roald Dahl
May 9 - 19, 2024
Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher Miss Honey. During her first term at school, the two forge a bond as Miss Honey begins to recognize and appreciate Matilda's extraordinary personality. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves to punish those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!
Second-stage shows
Constance & Sinestra and the Cabinet of Screams
by Alexandra-Spencer Jones and Patrick Gleeson
October 26 - 29, 2023
Constance and Sinestra live on the edge of a cliff with their mad taxidermist father who never comes upstairs. Three years ago their mother died and he stuffed her and mounted her in the hall. A heartbreaking and twisted tale of love, loss and baking perfect for lost children of all ages.
The Lifespan of a Fact
by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell
based on the book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal
co-produced by RKP Productions
January 12 - 28, 2024
Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy—an essay that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s essay, the two come head to head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
The Invisible Man
by John de Lancie from the script by Nat Segaloff and John de Lancie
based on the original story by H.G. Wells
A young scientist discovers the ability to make himself invisible, affording him a unique and exciting opportunity to study the people around him. But what will happen when the novelty wears off and the invisibility does not?
The Time Machine
by John de Lancie from the script by Nat Segaloff
based on the original story by H.G. Wells
A British inventor travels in his time machine to the future, where he finds that the human race has not progressed as expected. He encounters a race of people called Eloi who enjoy a life of "mindless abandon," but, as he soon discovers, that life comes with a price.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by John de Lancie from the script by Nat Segaloff
based on the original story by Jules Verne
Following their discovery of the 16th-century Icelandic alchemist's map detailing his journey to the center of the earth, a professor and his nephew set off to retrace the famed explorer's footsteps and make their mark on history.