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All performances held at HHPS Main Street Theatre, 3000 Main Street There are so many questions that must be considered when we plan a season at Lean Ensemble Theater, but here are a few that are constant:
• What should our community experience?
• What does our community want to experience?
• Is there balance, diversity, a through line? And are there laughs?
The 2022/23 season, Crossing Generations, speaks to these questions with aplomb.
In October, just in time for the election, we have The Taming by Lauren Gunderson, a hilarious, farcical take on politics, history and beauty queens (yes, beauty queens) by one of America’s most prolific playwrights.
December brings Willy Russell’s Educating Rita, a contemporary Pygmalion of sorts, where the mentor/mentee relationship is turned on its ear over many drinks, several literary debates, and maybe even an epiphany or two.
The new year has The Lifespan of a Fact by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell & Gordon Farrell, a gripping tale about a battle between old-school journalism and new age media as it evolves to a battle between fact vs. truth.
March is the long awaited world premiere of Mitchelville by Aurin Squire. When a young man tries to save his Gullah family home, he dives into the history of his family lineage, the Civil War, and the first town of Black freedmen in America.
Closing the season is Ripcord by David Lindsay-Abaire. Lindsay-Abaire has somehow managed to combine wit and sensitivity in this comedy. Set in a nursing home, Ripcord has characters funny enough to make the “Golden Girls” jealous.
We look forward to sharing these stories with you. Thank you for being the community that makes great theater and great music possible.
