2018-19 Season Brochure

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We know that when it truly works, when the magic of our artists aligns with the excitement of you, our audience, it can be transformational.

At Long Wharf Theatre, we know how to make theatre that works.

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a comedy

Roommate

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By Jen Silverman Directed by Mike Donahue

OCT 10 – NOV 4

Sharon, in her mid-fifties, is recently divorced and needs a roommate to share her Iowa home. Robyn, also in her mid-fifties, needs a place to hide and a chance to start over.

Sharon begins to uncover Robyn’s secrets, encouraging her own deep-seated desire to transform her life completely. A comedy about what it takes to re-route your life—and what happens when the wheels come off.

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a music-infused drama

By Dominique Morisseau Directed by Awoye Timpo

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NOV 21 – DEC 16

When Blue needs to just get things out, he picks up his trumpet and lets it sing. His jazz club, Paradise, was once the place in Detroit’s Blackbottom neighborhood—until the day Silver, a mysterious woman with a walk that drives men crazy, shows up with her own ideas for Paradise and turns everyone’s world upside down. Dynamic, sultry, and spiced with humor, Paradise Blue is a new American classic you’ll want to experience.

a tale about a family

MILLER, MISSISSIPPI

By Boo Killebrew Directed by Lee Sunday Evans

JAN 9 – FEB 3

Every family has its secrets. The Miller family has more than most, wrestling with the radical changes of the volatile Civil Rights era. Can they adapt or will they suffer a devastating descent into ruin?

A highlight of LWT’s 2016 Contemporary American Voices Festival, Boo Killebrew’s play is a Southern Gothic tale that confirms the old adage that the past is never really past.

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a reminder of our need for connection

Based on the BEST-SELLING Book by Cheryl Strayed Adapted for the Stage by Nia Vardalos Co-Conceived by Marshall Heyman, Thomas Kail & Nia Vardalos Directed by Ken Rus Schmoll

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Thousands of people reach out to Sugar, an anonymous online advice columnist, seeking words of wisdom, honesty, and hope. It’s a lot to ask of one person. But little did she realize that for all her efforts, they just might be healing her as well. Deeply funny, empathetic, and uplifting, Tiny Beautiful Things shows that in spite of our differences, we are all in this together.

an exciting riff on Homer’s epic

ADAPTED FROM HOMER

BY LISA PETERSON & DENIS O’HARE TRANSLATION BY ROBERT FAGLES DIRECTED BY WHITNEY WHITE

Mar 20 – Apr 14

Gods and goddesses. Undying love. Heroes. Endless battles.

The Poet shares a sprawling yarn based on Homer’s epic poem. Contemporary and immediate, An Iliad tells the story of humanity’s unshakable attraction to conflict with heart, humor and compassion. Has anything really changed since the time of the Trojans?

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How do you walk back into a life?

a fresh take on a classic

By Lucas Hnath Nora made the shocking decision to leave her husband and children and begin a life of her own. Many years have passed since she decided to slam the door on everything. Now, Nora has returned. But why?

And what will it mean for those she left behind?

Hnath’s ingenious take on Nora’s story delivers explosive laughs and a thoughtful meditation on marriage.

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3 Pick your shows THE ROOMMATE* Oct 10 - Nov 4, 2018

PARADISE BLUE* Nov 21 - Dec 16, 2018

MILLER, MISSISSIPPI** Jan 9 - Feb 3, 2019

AN ILIAD** Mar 20 - Apr 14, 2019

TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS* Feb 13 - Mar 10, 2019

A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2* May 1 - 26, 2019

*Claire Tow Stage in the C. Newton Schenck III Theatre

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2018-19 SEASON

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