WaterTower Theatre Announces Details For The Remainder Of The 2017-2018 Main Stage Season
By: A.A. Cristi Dec. 12, 2017
WaterTower Theatre Artistic Director, Joanie Schultz, today announced casting and creative team details for the remainder of the 2017-2018 Main Stage Season, which includes the Regional Premiere of Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue by Quiara Alegría Hudes, Bread, a World Premiere by Regina Taylor, The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown, and the Regional Premiere of Hand to God by Robert Askins. The directors for the remainder of the Season include David Lozano, Leah C. Gardiner, Kelsey Leigh Ervi, and Joanie Schultz.
Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue will run January 26 - February 18, 2018 in the Canterbury Family Main Stage Theatre at the Addison Theatre Centre. The cast features Christopher Llewyn Ramirez as Elliot, David Lugo as Pop, Gloria Vivica Benavides as Ginny, and Rodney Garza as Grandpop.
Making their WaterTower Theatre debuts in Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue will be Gloria Vivica Benavides, Rodney Garza, and David Lugo.
The creative team, in addition to Director David Lozano, includes Scenic Design by Brian Clinnin, Costume Design by Niki Hernandez-Adams, Lighting Design by JoJo Percy, Sound Design by Trey Pendergrass, Properties Design by Matthew Duvall, with Matthew Rodriguez as Assistant Director, Caron Gitelman Grant as Production Stage Manager, and Joe Heike as Assistant Stage Manager.
Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue is sponsored, in part, by FASTSIGNS Carrollton, and Frost Bank.
Bread will run April 13 - May 6, 2018 in the Canterbury Family Main Stage Theatre at the Addison Theatre Centre. The cast features Djoré Nance as James Baker, Stormi Demerson as Ruth Baker, Elliot Sims as Jr. Baker, Bryan Pitts as Jebediah Baker, M. Denise Lee as Carol Mills, and Calvin Scott Roberts as Al Watkins.
Making their WaterTower Theatre debuts in Bread will be Djoré Nance and Elliot Sims.
The creative team, in addition to Director Leah C. Gardiner, includes Scenic Design by Clare DeVries, Costume Design by Ryan Schaap, Lighting Design by Adam Chamberlin, Sound Design by Brian McDonald, Properties Design by Hillary Collazo Abbott, with Caron Gitelman Grant as Production Stage Manager, and Joe Heike as Assistant Stage Manager.
Bread is sponsored, in part, by The Communities Foundation of Texas Racial Equity Grant, The Edgerton New Play Foundation, Whole Foods Market, and WaterTower Theatre FutureWorks Funders Karol Omlor, Stan Graner and Jim McBride, and Janiece and Jimmy Niemann.
The Last Five Years will run June 8 - July 1, 2018 in the Canterbury Family Main Stage Theatre at the Addison Theatre Centre. The cast features Monique Abry as Catherine Hiatt and Seth Womack as Jamie Wellerstein.
The creative team, in addition to Director Kelsey Leigh Ervi, includes Musical Director Adam C. Wright, Scenic and Properties Design by Bradley Gray, Costume Design by Sylvia Fuhrken Marrs, Lighting Design by Leann Burns, Sound Mixing and Design by Mark Howard, with Tiffany Navarro as Assistant Director, and Caron Gitelman Grant as Production Stage Manager.
The Last Five Years is sponsored, in part, by Liberty Capital Bank, Pinnacle Family of Companies, and WOW! (Women of WaterTower Theatre).
Hand to God will run August 3 - 26, 2018 in the Canterbury Family Main Stage Theatre at the Addison Theatre Centre. The cast features Parker Gray as Jason/Tyrone, Shannon McGrann as Margery, Debbie Crawford as Jessica, Garret Storms as Timothy, and Thomas Ward as Pastor Greg.
Making their WaterTower Theatre debuts in Hand to God will be Debbie Crawford and Parker Gray.
The creative team, in addition to Director Joanie Schultz, includes Assistant Director Mandy Rausch, with Caron Gitelman Grant as Production Stage Manager, and the remaining designers to be announced.
Hand to God is sponsored, in part, by the WaterTower Theatre Board of Directors.
Individual tickets to Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue, Bread, The Last Five Years, and Hand to God are on sale now, and are available by calling the WaterTower Theatre Box Office at 972.450.6232 or online at www.watertowertheatre.org
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Or In-person: WaterTower Theatre at the Addison Theatre Centre
15650 Addison Road, Addison, TX 75001
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