October 2022
The fall continue with theatre offerings all around the country.
California
Soul Train
By: Dominique Morisseau
Directed by: Kamilah Forbes
American Conservatory Theater
San Francisco
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 16 - Sun Oct 23
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Geary Theater
Price: $25–130
Reference Link: https://www.act-sf.org
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Description:
Get ready for “the hippest trip in America” with the world premiere of Soul Train, the Broadway-bound musical based on the iconic TV show that brought Black music, dance, and style into every living room in America.
The Zip Code Plays, Season Three
By: Peppur Chambers, Diana Burbano, Daniel Hirsch, Ann Noble, Alex Goldberg, and Steve Apostolina
Directed by: Rondrell McCormick, Cameron Watson, Sara Lyons, Jonathan Muñoz-Proulx, Lisa Sanaye Dring, and Gregg T Daniel
Antaeus Theatre Company
Los Angeles
Event Date(s): Thu Dec 02 - Fri Dec 02
Type of Event: Audio Play Series
Venue: Zipcodeplays.info or wherever you get your podcasts
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://antaeus.org/plays-events/the-zip-code-plays-season-three/
Description:
Celebrate the diverse culture and history of Los Angeles neighborhoods from the safety of your home with The Zip Code Plays, Season Three, a new series of six original audio plays written by Playwrights Lab members and recorded by Antaeus Actors.
Oklahoma!
By: Music by Richard Rodgers; Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein; Based on the play “Green Grow the Lilacs” by Lynn Riggs
Directed by: Daniel Fish
Center Theatre Group
Los Angeles
Event Date(s): Tue Sep 13 - Sun Oct 16
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Ahmanson
Price: $subject to change
Reference Link: https://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/ahmanson-theatre/2021/oklahoma/
Description:
“How is it that the coolest new show on Broadway is a 1943 musical?” says The New York Times. This is Oklahoma! as you’ve never seen or heard it before—reimagined for the 21st century, and now the Tony Award Winner for Best Revival of a Musical. Funny and sexy, dark and jolting.
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
By: Kristoffer Diaz
Directed by: Jeremy Aluma
Chance Theater
Anaheim
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 23 - Sun Oct 23
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken Theater Arts Center
Price: $20-39
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com
Description:
Experience pro wrestling in a whole new light in Kristoffer Diaz’s Pulitzer-nominated play following wrestling “jobber” Macedonio, who is finally saying what needs to be said. Unspoken racism, politics, and courage are all woven into this play that leaves it all on the mat.
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
By: Kristoffer Diaz
Directed by: Jeremy Aluma
Chance Theater
Anaheim
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 23 - Sun Oct 23
Type of Event: Live Theater
Venue: Chance Theater
Price: $29-39
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com/production/chad-deity/
Description:
Experience pro wrestling in a whole new light—or perhaps for the first time—in Kristoffer Diaz’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated play.
Isaac Asimov Grand Master Funk
By: Herbert Siguenza
Directed by: Thomas W. Jones II
San Diego Repertory Theatre
San Diego
Event Date(s): Thu Sep 08 - Sun Oct 02
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: San Diego Repertory Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://www.sdrep.org/show-detail.php?id=661
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Description:
In 1992, just as the prolific sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov is embarking on his final chapter, surprise visitors from outer space intercede to help him re-envision what is possible. Together they hope to rewrite a better future for our planet and beyond.
Colorado
Until the Flood
By: Dael Orlandersmith
Directed by: Neel Keller
Denver Center Theatre Company
Denver
Event Date(s): Sat Aug 07 - Thu Nov 30
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Online
Price: Free
Reference Link: https://https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/until-the-flood/
Description:
After the death of Michael Brown, the Ferguson Unrest shook the nation to its core and put a spotlight on the police brutality and discrimination that plague our institutions. Dael Orlandersmith created eight fictional characters to represent the broad spectrum of perspectives.
Kentucky
When I Read My Daughter Rudyard Kipling
By: Adapted by Manik Choksi from Rudyard Kipling
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 03 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Animated play
Venue: Virtual
Price: $Free with Membership
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/when-i-read-my-daughter-rudyard-kipling/
Description:
In this brief animated series reminiscent of Charlie Brown, a daughter’s perceptive questions prompt her father to see Kipling’s tales in a new light. With humor and warmth, When I Read My Daughter Rudyard Kipling illuminates how a child’s curiosity can catalyze fresh insight.
Finding Black Boy Joy
By: Lance G. Newman II
Directed by: Featuring Isiah Fish, Nipsey Green, David Moore, Lance G. Newman II, and DeepSea Rice
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 03 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Streaming Performance
Venue: Virtual
Price: $Free with Membership
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/finding-black-boy-joy/
Description:
Finding Black Boy Joy is an exploration of the nature of existing in this nation as a Black man. It spans politics to love to introspections on race, class, and masculinity. These selections were written at various stages of Newman’s 16-year career writing and performing poetry.
Plague Doctor: Contagion 430 BCE–2020 AD
By: Robert Barry Fleming and Jenni Page-White
Directed by: Game design by Alex Bezuska
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Oct 15 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Video Game
Venue: Virtual
Price: $5
Reference Link: https://bit.ly/PlagueDoctorGame
Description:
Athens, 430 BCE. Marseille, 1720. Philadelphia, 1918. Louisville, 2020. In this first-person narrative game, explore four deadly epidemics and the choices that save—or cost—the lives of countless people. A gripping story of greed, compassion, and courage in times of crisis.
Unscripted
Directed by: curated by Erica Denise
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 03 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Conversation Series
Venue: Virtual
Price: $Free with Membership
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/unscripted/
Description:
Launched in 2020 as a series of live broadcasts, this responsive discussion series brings together panelists across the community to investigate an array of topics—from the protests and reckoning with systemic racism in Louisville to questions of equity in the American theatre.
Still Ready: Originals
By: Created and performed by Christina Acosta Robinson and Ken Robinson
Directed by: Robert Barry Fleming
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Mon Sep 27 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Musical Celebration of Black Artistry
Venue: Virtual
Price: Pay what you choose, starting at $10
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/still-ready/
Description:
Still Ready shares the creative partnership between the Robinsons, together for more than a decade. Blending Ken’s gorgeous musical compositions and Christina’s stunning artwork and poetry, this production celebrates love, joy, and expansive Black artistry.
Romeo & Juliet: Louisville 2020
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Robert Barry Fleming
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Wed Sep 01 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Digital play
Venue: Virtual
Price: Pay what you choose, starting at $10
Reference Link: https://https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/romeo-juliet-louisville-2020/
Description:
A global pandemic and social unrest embroil the nation in conflict as the children of sworn enemies dare to imagine a world where hearts are not ruled by hatred. This interpretation explores the divisions that animate contemporary culture — and the tragic costs of intolerance.
Ali Summit
By: Idris Goodwin
Directed by: Robert Barry Fleming in collaboration with Crux Cooperative, with graphic art by Andy Perez
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Thu Sep 02 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Play and virtual reality experience
Venue: Virtual
Price: Pay what you choose, starting at $10
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/ali-summit/
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Description:
Inspired by the 1967 summit of prominent Black athletes who met to question Muhammad Ali about his conscientious objection to military service, this project is a collaboration between Idris Goodwin, Robert Barry Fleming, and the extended reality storytellers of Crux Cooperative.
COVID Classics: One-Act Plays for the Age of Quarantine
By: Guillaume Apollinaire, Anton Chekhov, Luigi Pirandello, August Strindberg, and Thucydides
Directed by: Robert Barry Fleming
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Thu Sep 02 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Streaming Short Plays
Venue: Virtual
Price: $Pay What You Choose Starting at $10
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/covid-classics/
Description:
Reimagining works by master dramatists—and the first surrealist—this vibrant assortment of short plays brings together tales from trailblazing writers whose creative experiments redefined the possibilities of theatre in moments of seismic change.
The Yellow Wallpaper
By: Adapted from Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Directed by: Cinematography and editing by Christopher Gerson, with associate producing by Tarah Flanagan and costume coordinator by Margaret E Weedon
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Thu Sep 02 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Animated play
Venue: Virtual
Price: Pay What You Choose Starting at $10
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/the-yellow-wallpaper/
Description:
Cut off from intellectual stimulation and coddled by her doctor husband, a woman with a “nervous condition” begins to notice troubling things hiding in the bedroom wallpaper. This animated suspense-thriller breathes new life into Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s feminist masterpiece.
Okolona Habla (okolona speaks)
By: Marcos Morales
Directed by: performed by Alexa Echeverria, Marcos Morales, and Sassa Rivera
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 03 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Streaming Spoken Word Performance
Venue: Virtual
Price: $Free with Membership
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/okolona-habla/
Description:
It’s political. It’s hopeful. Written by poet Marcos Morales, Okolona Habla (okolona speaks) is a bilingual exploration of being a child of immigrants in Louisville, Ky. This event celebrates remembering where you came from and claiming space where you are.
Fix It, Black Girl
By: Hannah L. Drake
Directed by: Performed by Erica Denise, Hannah L. Drake, Janelle Renee Dunn, Robin G, Sujotta Pace, and Kala Ross
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 03 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Performance
Venue: Virtual
Price: Free with Membership
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2020-2021/fix-it-black-girl/
Description:
Hannah L. Drake, nationally recognized poet and author, presents an original curation of spoken word poetry, essay, and song. Performed by Drake and other Louisville artists, this virtual event celebrates resilience and the power generated by collective action.
Louisville Sessions
By: sessions by Bridge 19, Chanson Calhoun, Coyia, JONJOHN, Rob Lee, Sasha Renee, Kiana & the Sun Kings, Tez of 2Deep, Tiny Tiny, and Unusual Heat
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 03 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Music Series
Venue: Virtual
Price: $Free with Membership
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/louisville-sessions/
Description:
This series celebrates the vast sound, feel, and artistry of Kentucky’s dynamic music scene. Each session features a local band or solo artist responding to the moment through an original song and video. The first 10 sessions are available to watch in our Member Library.
Borrowed Wisdom With Robert Barry Fleming
By: featuring guests from many different disciplines
Directed by: Robert Barry Fleming
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Louisville
Event Date(s): Fri Sep 03 - Sat Dec 31
Type of Event: Podcast
Venue: Virtual
Price: $Free with Membership
Reference Link: https://www.actorstheatre.org/borrowed-wisdom/
Description:
Theatre is an inherently interdisciplinary craft, and Robert Barry Fleming, Actors Theatre’s executive artistic director, finds inspiration everywhere. In each episode, he talks with an unrivaled expert in their field, full of ideas, strategies, and challenges around their work.
Minnesota
The North Star
By: Peter H. Reynolds
Directed by: Sandy Boren-Barrett and Ann Marie Omeish
Stages Theatre Company
Hopkins
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 14 - Mon Feb 13
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Stages Theatre Company
Price: $14-16
Reference Link: https://www.stagestheatre.org/north-star/
Description:
From the award-winning author of The Dot and Ish comes an encouraging tale of self-determination, creativity, and hope. Chart a meaningful path through constellations, in collaboration with Escalate Dance.
New-York
Until the Flood
By: Dael Orlandersmith
Directed by: Neel Keller
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
New York
Event Date(s): Sun Nov 15 - Sun Oct 15
Type of Event: Virtual Screening of Recorded Live Performance
Venue: All Arts TV
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://allarts.org/programs/all-arts-performance-selects/until-the-flood-wtcesv/
Description:
Writer-performer Dael Orlandersmith’s one-woman show explores Ferguson following the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown. Based on extensive interviews, this theatrical event gives voice to a community grappling with injustice and yearning for change.
Utah
The Sound of Music
By: Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Utah Shakespeare Festival
Cedar City
Event Date(s): Thu Jun 23 - Sat Oct 08
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Randall L. Jones Theatre
Price: $31-86
Reference Link: https://www.bard.org
Description:
Known and loved the world over, The Sound of Music reminds us that with high-spirited hope, heartfelt compassion, and unwavering determination, life’s mountains can always be climbed.
Clue
By: Sandy Rustin from Jonathan Lynn, with additional material by Hunter Foster and Eric Price
Utah Shakespeare Festival
Cedar City
Event Date(s): Sat Jun 25 - Sat Oct 08
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Randall L. Jones Theatre
Price: $25-80
Reference Link: https://www.bard.org
Description:
It’s a dark and stormy night, and you’ve been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well. . .dead. So whodunnit?
The Tempest
By: William Shakespeare
Utah Shakespeare Festival
Cedar City
Event Date(s): Tue Jul 12 - Sat Oct 08
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Eileen and Allen Anes Studio Theatre
Price: $45-55
Reference Link: https://www.bard.org
Description:
The deposed Duke, Prospero, and his lovely daughter, Miranda, are shipwrecked on a small island where nothing is quite as it seems. But as they separate fantasy from authenticity, they eventually discover a brave new world of love, harmony, and redemption.
Thurgood
By: George Stevens Jr.
Utah Shakespeare Festival
Cedar City
Event Date(s): Wed Sep 14 - Sat Oct 08
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Eileen and Allen Anes Studio Theatre
Price: $45-55
Reference Link: https://www.bard.org
Description:
Meet Thurgood Marshall: Lawyer. Civil rights activist. The first African American Supreme Court justice. In this acclaimed play, you witness as Marshall tells stories from his life and his transformation from a young and spirited dissenter to a pensive justice full of wisdom.
Virginia
The Diary of Anne Frank
By: Based on the Diary of Anne Frank adapted by Wendy Kesselman
Directed by: TBA
Mill Mountain Theatre
Roanoke
Event Date(s): Wed Sep 21 - Sun Oct 09
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Trinkle MainStage
Price: $
Reference Link: https://millmountain.org/production/the-diary-of-anne-frank-2/
Description:
“I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.” Thirteen-year-old Anne Frank wrote in her diary to better understand herself and the horrors of being Jewish in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.
Washington
Fun Home
By: Lisa Kron, Jeanine Tesori, and Alison Bechdel
Directed by: Michael Jenkinson
Harlequin Productions
Olympia
Event Date(s): Fri Oct 07 - Sat Nov 05
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: The State Theater
Price: $25-$42
Reference Link: https://harlequinproductions.org/show/fun-home-2/
Description:
An honest and original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. Moving between past and present, Alison relives her childhood playing at the Bechdel Funeral Home, her growing understanding of her own sexuality, and the questions about her father’s hidden desires.
