Trinity Rep's 2015-16 Season to Feature THE HEIDI CHRONICLES, 'MOCKINGBIRD' & More

Tony Award-winning Trinity Repertory Company, under the leadership of Richard L. Bready Artistic Director Curt Columbus announces their 2015-2016 season.

"When we plan a season, we ask ourselves the same question about every work: 'Why is this play relevant today?' The 2015-2016 season reflects what is going on in our society right now," states artistic director Curt Columbus. "Through a series of classic and modern adventures, we dissect, understand and honor the Rebels, Renegades and Pioneers among us. From children to heads of state, Western settlers to first-wave feminists-the brave ones, the unique ones, the different ones help us understand what it's like to be in someone else's skin, even just for a minute."

The season kicks off with a modern and explosive version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, directed by Trinity Rep's associate artistic director Tyler Dobrowsky. This classic tale of politics and revenge takes on a new relevance with a female Caesar. Next up in the Dowling Theater is Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Heidi Chronicles, directed by Vivienne Benesch. The Heidi Chronicles is a witty and poignant portrait of a woman coming of age during the 1960s through the 1980s.

Back again after a sold-out run last season is the holiday classic - Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol - now available to subscribers for purchase. A Christmas Carol will start performances in November and will extend through New Year's Eve[MS1] .

Kicking off the new year will be Charise Castro Smith's The Hunchback of Seville. Taibi Magar, director of last year's beloved production of A Christmas Carol returns to direct. A wild take on Spanish history, packed with contemporary language and madcap laughs, Capitol Hill Times calls The Hunchback of Seville a "provocative and relevant play [that] marries hilarity with the horrors of colonialism that sculpted present-day America."

The dramatic highlight of the season will be Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning story To Kill a Mockingbird, adapted by Christopher Sergel and directed by Brian McEleney in direct response to the events in Ferguson, New York City and elsewhere this past year. Columbus adds, "It's a remarkable, incisive look at the problems of race and justice that America is still dealing with in a public way right now."

Honoring a commitment to bringing new work to New England, the fifth play of the season will be a world premiere. Play title will be revealed this summer, so stay tuned!

Rounding out the season will be the Rogers and Hammerstein favorite, Oklahoma!. Richard and Sharon Jenkins direct and choreograph the classic musical, following their acclaimed 2014 production of Oliver!.

The company is pleased to offer exciting new subscription packages for the 2015-2016 season, including an opening night package, and a completely flexible package of up to 10 tickets to be used throughout the season, in addition to popular full season options.

All subscriptions are now on sale by calling the box office at (401) 351-4242. Subscribing now also gives you immediate access to pre-sale tickets for A Christmas Carol. Subscriber benefits include free ticket exchanges, parking and dining discounts, and invitations to special backstage events. The Trinity Rep box office is located at 201 Washington Street, Providence, RI, 02903, and can be reached by calling (401) 351-4242.

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