The 2019-20 Season Lineup
The Book Club Play
By Karen Zacarias
Directed by Jessica Headington
August 23-September 15, 2019
Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Book by Arthur Laurents, Music & Lyrics by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Jared Sakren
September 20-October 20, 2019
Wait Until Dark
by Frederick Knott
Directed by Meghan Hakes
October 18-November 10, 2019
Oliver!
by Lionel Bart
Directed by Patrick Nims
November 15-December 15, 2019
Fully Committed
by Becky Mode
Directed by Lennie Dean
December 13, 2019-January 5, 2020
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
by Alan Janes
Directed by Greg Santos
January 10-February 9, 2020
A View From the Bridge
by Arthur Miller
Directed by Jared Sakren
January 31-February 23, 2020
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Book by Hugh Wheeler, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Patrick Nims
March 6-April 5, 2020
The Legend of Georgia McBride
by Matthew Lopez
Directed by Carl Jordan
May 15-June 14, 2020
Hair
Book by Gerome Ragni & James Rado, Music & Lyrics by Gerome Ragni, James Rado & Galt MacDermot
Director TBD
May 29-June 28, 2020
The 2019-20 Lineup marks
Jared Sakren
's first Season as Producing Artistic Director. Mr. Sakren has previously directed the Playhouse productions
West Side Story
,
The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)
, and
The Comedy of Errors
, among others. This season he will direct
Gypsy
and
A View From the Bridge.
*New this Season! Announcing the 'Monroe Stage'!
The Playhouse received a very, very generous gift from a local philanthropist to upgrade the Studio Theatre, add parking and make numerous facility improvements over a number of years. We are humbled and exceedingly grateful! To honor the family making the gift the Studio Theatre will now be known as the ‘Monroe Stage'.