DTC Season Brochure 17-18

2017 REGIONAL TO N Y AWA R D ®

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THE MAINSTAGE SEASON HAIR • FRANKENSTEIN • THE GREAT SOCIETY • THE TRIALS OF SAM HOUSTON

Four exciting, entertaining plays and musicals that will bring classic stories and history to life in thrilling new productions performed in the Wyly and Kalita Humphreys Theater.

IN THE STUDI0 MILLER, MISSISSIPPI • FADE • WHITE RABBIT, RED RABBIT

Like to get upclose and personal? We get it. Snag this package Three cutting-edge new plays in high-impact productions performed in the intimate Wyly Studio Theatre.

THE SEVEN ALL OF THE ABOVE

Feel like three or four shows just isn’t enough? We’d love to have you at every show. Join us for a full season with seven extraordinary plays an musicals.

WARNING: THIS PRODUCTION WILL INCLUDE

HIPPIES CURSING SMOKING POT GETTING NAKED MOCKING SOCIETY MEDITATING TAKING LSD FLAUNTING SEXUALITY CELEBRATING RACE CREATING A HAPPENING SINGING AND DANCING ALSO THERE WILL BE AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION. CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED, AND COME TO THE BE-IN.

HAIR BOOK & LYRICS BY GEORGE RAGNI & JAMES RADO MUSIC BY GALT MACDERMOT DIRECTED BY KEVIN MORIARTY CHOREOGRAPHY BY ANN YEE MUSIC DIRECTION BY VONDA K. BOWLING

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SEVEN • THE • THE MAINSTAGE SEASON

DTC lets the sunshine in with a fully-immersive, only-at-the-Wyly production of the groundbreaking classic rock musical. 50 years after its premiere, Hair continues to assault the status quo, while shining a bright light on the power of love over hate, peace over war, freedom over repression, and hope over despair. At once emblematic of its era and relevant for a new generation of audiences today, the story follows a group of young people as they navigate their relationships with their country and with each other. Overflowing with free love, buzzing with youthful energy, and pulsing with iconic rock anthems, DTC’s Hair brings the Age of Aquarius into the twenty-first century.

FRANKENSTEIN

BY NICK DEAR ADAPTED FROM THE NOVEL BY MARY SHELLY DIRECTED BY JOEL FERRELL FEB 2–MARCH 4, 2018 KALITA HUMPHREYS THEATER

When Dr. Frankenstein’s experiment goes horribly awry, he resolves to destroy the terrifying creature he has unleashed upon the world. But can he kill his own creation without becoming a monster himself?

Mary Shelley’s 200-year-old horror story, widely regarded as the original science fiction novel, continues to challenge the modern imagination. And after its sell-out run at London’s National Theatre, Nick Dear’s electrifying new adaptation, full of shocking twists and turns, is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats as it brings Frankenstein (and his monster) to life.

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SEVEN • THE • THE MAINSTAGE SEASON

“BET YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BABY PICTURES LIKE THESE.” BEN BRANTLEY NEW YORK TIMES

“JOHNSON, BY DINT OF THEATRICAL MAGIC, LIVES AGAIN.” CHARLES MCNULTY LA TIMES

ALL THE WAY (PART 2)

THE GREAT SOCIETY

BY ROBERT SCHENKKAN DIRECTED BY KEVIN MORIARTY MARCH 9–APRIL 1, 2018 WYLY THEATRE

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SEVEN • THE • THE MAINSTAGE SEASON

Following the success of DTC’s 2016 production of All the Way, The Great Society continues the story of Lyndon B. Johnson’s turbulent presidency in the second part of Robert Schenkkan’s epic theatrical event. While the president fights a “war on poverty” at home, his war in Viet Nam begins to spiral out of control. Besieged by political enemies, Johnson desperately fights to pass civil rights legislation and some of the most important social programs in American history, even as the country turns against him and descends into chaos. Filled with a cast of legendary characters— from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Bobby Kennedy and Richard Nixon—The Great Society is an exhilarating examination of power, morality and change.

THE TRAILS OF

SAM HOUSTON

BY AARON LOEB DIRECTED BY KEVIN MORIARTY APRIL 20-MAY 13, 2018 KALITA HUMPHREYS THEATER

On the eve of the state’s secession in 1861, Governor Sam Houston is torn between loyalty to Texas and loyalty to the United States. As he weighs the terrible choice he must make, certain of the devastating cost of either path, Houston tells Jeff Hamilton (his office clerk and slave) of a time when he, and the Union itself, stood trial. This searing, world-premiere drama presents the true story of some of America’s most famous leaders—Andrew Jackson, Francis Scott Key, and John Quincy Adams, among others—and one man’s struggle with what it means to be brave in the land of the free.

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SEVEN • THE • THE MAINSTAGE SEASON

“IN THE NAME OF THE CONSTITUTION OF TEXAS, WHICH HAS BEEN TRAMPLED UPON, I REFUSE TO TAKE THIS OATH.” SAM HOUSTON

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EARLY ACCESS

Subscribers get early access to buy add-ons (such as A Christmas Carol) and additional tickets before they go on sale to the general public, as well as early access to register for classes.

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SPECIAL DISCOUNTS

Your season subscription comes with a 15% discount on subscription add-ons and additional single tickets in Areas 1-3, as well as discounted registration fees for classes.

FULL-SEASON SUBSCRIBERS GET ONE SHOW FREE!

Subscribe to the full season in Areas 1-3 and get 7 productions for the price of 6.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS 2017-18 SEASON, CHRISTMAS CAROL 2017, PUBLIC WORKS DALLAS 2018, OR OUR SUMMER MUSICAL: FREAKY FRIDAY, CONTACT US VIA OUR INFO BELOW.

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“KILLEBREW’S PERSPECTIVE AS A WRITER CAN BE TRACED TO THE TENSION BETWEEN HER GENTEEL SOUTHERN UPBRINGING AND HER FREE-SPIRITED SOUL.” CHRISTOPHER WALLENBURG THE BOSTON GLOBE

MILLER, MISSISSIPPI

BY BOO KILLEBREW DIRECTED BY LEE SUNDAY EVANS AUGUST 30–OCTOBER 1, 2017 WYLY THEATRE

In the South, tradition is sacred and change is slow. So when the Civil Rights movement comes to Jackson, Mississippi, it’s in for a brutal fight. Spanning the

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SEVEN • THE • IN THE STUDIO

1960s and 70s, Miller, Mississippi tells the story of a family that falls apart as the country attempts to come together. In the classic Southern Gothic tradition, the world premiere of this tragic new play will stun minds and break hearts, as the personal and political combine to bring about the Miller family’s undoing.

FADE

BY TANYA SARACHO DIRECTED BY CHRISTIE VELA DECEMBER 6, 2017 - JANUARY 7, 2018 WYLY STUDIO THEATER

When Lucia, a young Mexican born novelist, begins her dream career as a television writer in L.A., she finds herself much more comfortable with the only other Latino around, one of the Janitors, than with anyone in the writers’ room. This new comic-drama by Tanya Saracho, a write for HBO’s Girls and ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder, poses tricky questions about identity and community, as Lucia stuggles to bridge the gap between where came from and where she’s going.

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“SARACHO’S DIALOGUE IS WITTY” ALEXIS SOLOSKI THE NEW YORK TIMES

“A DAZZLING, TRANSCENDENT PIECE OF ALIVE-AND-KICKING THEATER... I EXPERIENCED A PLAY THAT NO ONE IN THE WORLD WILL EVER EXPERIENCE AGAIN... THE WHOLE BUILDING FELT LIKE IT WAS LIVING AND BREATHING.” ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, CRITICS GRADE: A

WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT

BY NASSIM SOLEIMANPOUR MAY 30–JULY 1, 2018 WYLY STUDIO THEATER

The play you will see is sealed inside an envelope. The actor who will perform this play has never seen it.

In fact, there is a new actor every performance, and they’ve only been told what is absolutely necessary: “Do not Google this play. Prepare to impersonate a XXX. Once you start, you must finish... NO MATTER WHAT!”

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SEVEN • THE • IN THE STUDIO

White Rabbit Red Rabbit has been called a play.

But it’s a lively, global sensation that no one is allowed to talk about. Its award-winning playwright is Iranian. His words have escaped censorship and are awaiting you, the audience.

Slyly humorous and audaciously pointed, this ‘theater entertainment meets social experiment’ is unline anything, and will make you question everything.

Have fun!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

BY CHARLES DICKENS ADAPTED BY KEVIN MORIARTY DIRECTED BY LEE TRULL NOVEMBER 22 - DECEMBER 28, 2017 WYLY THEATRE

‘Tis the season to be jolly, when the family-favorite, holiday production of A Christmas Carol returns to the Wyly Theatre. In this delightfully re-imagined take on Dickens’ enduring classic the audience is surrounded by the actors, with magical ghosts ying above, scary ghosts bursting out of the oor, and snow falling on everyone.

Full of traditional Christmas hymns and songs in fresh, toe-tapping musical arrangements, joyful bursts of choreography, and eye-popping special effects, A Christmas Carol is Dallas’ favorite “must-see” holiday tradition.

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• HOLIDAY ADD-ON

FEATURING BRAD LELAND FROM FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS AS EBENEZER SCROOGE

“SERVES UP THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON WITH GENUINE HEART” JESSICA FRITSCHE D MAGAZINE

EARN YOUR STRIPES THIS MOCK-BROCHURE WAS DESIGNED BY ACE ANDERSON

Since I can remember, I’ve been passionate about art and creating. I’ve made it The Striped Heart’s mission to cultivate and inspire artistry throughout the world by utilizing both my theatrical and design experience together to help create a fresh perspective for the theater. the heart is a mark of passion and love for the arts (specifically theatre) and the stripes represent the hard work and dedication to the artistic process (earning your stripes). My company’s focus is about creating beautiful and enticing aesthetics for clients in need of reaching an artistically inclined demographic.

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2017 REGIONAL TO N Y AWA R D ®

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