Redhouse Arts Center Announces 2018-19 Season

Redhouse Arts Center is pleased to announce its 2018-19 Main Stage Season packed with heart, humanity, and humor, and sure to delight audiences of all ages. The line up of music, dance, comedy and drama will feature several on-stage special guests including some who are brand new to Syracuse along with an abundance of longtime Redhouse favorites. The season celebrates friendship and its role in the resiliency of the human heart. This will be the first full season taking place in the new Redhouse located at 400 S. Salina Street.

Redhouse will kick off its season with Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, which runs from September 20-30, 2018. Steel Magnolias, the original stage version of the 1989 movie that you know and love, celebrates the close-knit Southern belles who frequent Truvy's Beauty Salon. Amid cuts, curls and quick wit, these loveable women bond together through laughter and tears to cope with good times and bad. With its mix of quirky humor and touching sentimentality, Steel Magnolias ultimately reveals the incredible healing power of love, friendship, and laughing until you cry.

It's bound to be a merry Christmas with this holiday classic! Redhouse brings to the stage a live action, musical version of the beloved animated masterpiece, A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schultz. Based on the television special, A Charlie Brown Christmas will run from December 6-16, 2018. Everyone is giddy with Christmas cheer, but Charlie Brown has the Yuletide blues. Will directing the gang in the Christmas play help him get in the spirit of the season? Join Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Snoopy, and the rest of the gang as they discover the true meaning of Christmas in this heartwarming musical adaptation featuring the iconic score by Vince Guaraldi. This is one holiday gift the entire family will adore!

Redhouse will kick off 2019 with critically acclaimed romantic comedy Almost, Maine by John Cariani running from January 24- February 3, 2019. As the northern lights flicker above them, the residents of Almost, Maine find themselves falling in and out of love in the most unexpected ways. Join this group of delightfully quirky friends, lovers, and strangers, played by six versatile actors, as they encounter a magical Midwinter's dream. This cozy comedy is sure to warm your heart even during a cold Syracuse winter!

Redhouse will start looking for spring with the Tony Award winning play I'm Not Rappaport by Herb Gardner, which will run March 14-24, 2019. Inspired by two elderly men the playwright met in New York City's Central Park, the play focuses on the unlikely friendship between Nat Moyer, a feisty Jewish man with leftist leanings and Midge Carter, a cantankerous, half-blind building superintendant. Their dialogue unfolds like a vaudeville act as they bond together to battle the realities of growing up, growing old and growing friends. I'm Not Rappaport will mark a very special professional reunion as Redhouse favorite Fred Grandy (Gopher on Love Boat) joins Ted Lange (Isaac on Love Boat) on stage as the two aging friends. I'm Not Rappaport will mark the first time Grandy and Lange have worked together since their iconic roles on Love Boat.

Redhouse will conclude its 2018-19 Season with The All Night Strut! conceived by Fran Charkas with music arranged by Tom Fitt and Dick Schermesser . The season finale will run May 30-June 9, 2019. This irresistible evening of dance and music features the tunes of legends like Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser, Duke Ellington, the Gershwins and more. The All Night Strut! takes us through the Depression, World War II, and the post-war boom in a two-act musical celebrating the unforgettable classics of 1930s and '40s. With hits like "In The Mood," "Crazy Rhythm," "Hit That Jive, Jack," I'll Be Seeing You," "It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing," and "As Time Goes By" there is a favorite tune and dance for everyone. Grab a friend and join us as we end our season with joyous music that will have you tapping your toes long after you leave the theatre.

2018-19 Season subscriptions go on sale to the general public July 1, 2018 with single tickets on sale August 1, 2018. Money saving Subscriptions range from $150 - $200 with single tickets remaining at last year's price of $32. For question or more information call the Redhouse Arts Center box office at (315) 362-2785 or visit www.theredhouse.org.

About Red House Arts Center:
Redhouse Arts Center is a nonprofit, multi-arts organization dedicated to the production and presentation of interdisciplinary works, new theatre, music, visual art, and is a regional provider of community based arts education. Redhouse supports the creative process by providing a unique platform for regional, national and international artistic expressions. Through our public programs and community engagement initiatives, Redhouse aims to stimulate cultural activities and contribute to community development throughout Central New York. For more information visit www.theredhouse.org.

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