The Threepenny Opera
Book & Lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, Music by Kurt Weill, Directed by Sam Woodhouse

This radical re-imagining of The Beggars Opera in 1928 was an immediate, scandalous hit, and is now universally-acclaimed as a musical theater masterpiece of the 20th century. Brecht, one of the most controversial and influential revolutionaries of his time, weaves a cunning and glorious story of love, greed, deception and capitalism run wild. Weill creates the perfect match with a legendary score that is jazzy, gusty and as colorful as a Berlin cabaret.

Doubt: A Parable
By John Patrick Shanley, Directed by Todd Salovey

One of the most lauded American drama in years and winner of all the major awards, including The Pulitzer Prize, four Tony awards, and the NY Drama Critics Award for Best Play. Doubt is all about “our culture of extreme advocacy, of confrontation, of judgment and of verdict.” The audience is invited to examine the available evidence — to deduce what is known, what is unknown, what is likely. And finally to decide who is telling the truth? But what is the TRUTH?

The PrIncess and the Black-Eyed Pea
Book and Lyrics by Karole Foreman, Music & Lyrics by Andrew Chukerman

Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea” is transformed into a soulful musical comedy set in two exotic African kingdoms. This intimate story speaks directly to the parent and the child in all of us. With a charming sense of fun and play, the authors spin a compelling tug of war between destiny, and the destiny-changing power of the individual spirit. Winner of the Richard Rodgers Award for Most Promising New Musical, this Princess is ready and eager for its world premier.
 

AMONG THE STRIKING WORKS OF THEATRE UNDER CONSIDERATION:

November
By David Mamet

Six days before the election, a widely disliked Commander-in-Chief is about to be voted out of office and is trying to get a grip on “issues” such as gambling casinos, preposterous pardons, lesbian marriage, presidential libraries and questionable campaign contributions — without losing his grip on the Oval Office! A sneaky, irreverent and very, very funny comedy by one of America’s master, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights.

Water and Power
By Richard Montoya for Culture Clash, Featuring Culture Clash

The story ranges from the hilarious to the chilling. It follows the careers of two highly successful twin brothers caught in a maze of collusion and corruption. Their hard-working Chicano father nicknames them Water and Power, underscoring the family motto: there is not one without the other. Together they make up two different but connected parts of the emerging Latino psyche and its reaction to the many temptations of sudden and immense new power. Acclaimed nationwide as sharp theatrical pundits, Culture Clash has been called “The Marx Brothers meet the Rolling Stones.”

Emergency
Written and Performed by Daniel Beaty

A rare and unique artist, Beaty is a distinguished classical and jazz singer, a supple dancer, a spellbinding master of the spoken word and a writer with a prodigious imagination. Witness: A phantom slave ship rises out of the Hudson River in front of the Statue of Liberty, sending the nation into a whirlwind of emotion and exploration. In his award-winning solo tour de force, Beaty portrays a cast of 40 characters (young, old, male, female) who all respond to this stunning phenomenon and guides us through a 400-year journey, painting a brilliant mural of who we are in the 21st century.