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Jacob G. Padrón is
“one to watch” – American Theatre magazine
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Marc J. Franklin.
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PREMIERE
A breathtaking new story of forbidden love in 1950s Jim Crow Texas
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#OnTheGroundsLWT
By Ricardo Pérez González Directed by David Mendizábal Timeless in its telling, this stirring, universal story of star-crossed lovers will sweep you away. In Houston at the height of Jim Crow, segregation pervades society in every way, including the underground and illegal gay bar scene. One night a chance encounter between Russell, a local at the Blacks-only Gold Room, and Tom, from the whites-only Red Room, leads to a forbidden romance that could destroy them both. The spellbinding On the Grounds of Belonging signals the arrival of a bold new voice in the American theatre. OPENING NIGHT SPONSOR
Wojtek Borowski, Ray Baldelli - Edgehill Realtors
OCT 9 >NOV 3 2019
A rousingly theatrical twist on one of the most popular novels of all time
By Kate Hamill Directed by Jess McLeod Adapted from the novel by Jane Austen A feminist farce—a screwball twist on a beloved classic! While their mother is determined to find suitable marriages for her daughters, the Bennet sisters find themselves caught up in the politics of love set on the greens of Hertfordshire, England. When news spreads that a mysterious, handsome and wealthy bachelor has come to town, the world the Bennet sisters thought they knew turns upside down, especially for the rebellious Lizzy. Kate Hamill’s adaptation is an ingenious and saucy take on Austen’s novel. COLLABORATING SPONSORS
NOV 27 >DEC 22 2019
#PrideAndPrejudiceLWT
The timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning play about survival and identity under the cloak of World War II Germany
By Doug Wright Directed by Rebecca MartÍnez A tour de force performance, in the vein of Long Wharf favorites An Iliad and Satchmo at the Waldorf, I Am My Own Wife tells the inspiring true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. As an openly transgender Jewish woman, she bravely survives both the Nazi and Communist regimes of East Germany with her unique mix of strength, savvy and grace. This powerful and life-affirming masterpiece—in the first major revival in a decade—will leave you speechless. COMMUNITY PARTNER SPONSOR
#IAmMyOwnWifeLWT
FEB 5 >MAR 1 2020
i n c onv ersation with o n e a n o t h e r :
TWO NEW works about the
Chinese-American
experience Inspired by the true story of America’s first female Chinese “immigrant”
By Lloyd Suh Directed by Ralph B. Peña Meet Afong Moy, a 14-year-old girl who traveled the United States, first with the Carne Brothers and then with P.T. Barnum. Her “performance?” Educate others about life in her native China. To Afong, she is an ambassador; to her owners, a sideshow. As these dual truths become irreconcilable, Afong must reckon with herself and the history of her new home with startling discoveries in Lloyd Suh’s deeply poetic and subversively comedic tale. COLLABORATING SPONSOR
MAR 18 >APR 12 2020
#TheChineseLadyLWT
A thrilling underdog story set in turbulent 1980s China
P A E L
By Lauren Yee Directed by Madeline Sayet
Manford Lum is a San Francisco teen basketball sensation who fast-talks himself from the courts of Chinatown to post-Cultural Revolution China. While taking center stage in an international exhibition game between China and America, Manford finds himself at the intersection of personal, cultural and international rivalries. From one of the most insightful and funny writers of her generation, Lauren Yee’s The Great Leap will keep you enthralled until the final buzzer. Opening Night Sponsor
#TheGreatLeapLWT
MAY 6 >MAY 31
2020
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