The 2016-17 Season at The Playhouse San Antonio Announced
By: A.A. Cristi Sep. 02, 2016
The Playhouse San Antonio is pleased and excited to present the 2016-17 Season.
Some alterations have been made to the previously announced schedule. For each of the shows in the Russell Hill Rogers Theater, the company will have a #FoodTruckFriday on the second Friday of every run of a show in the RHR theater in addition to an ASL Night in which an ASL interpreter will help share the beauty of live theater with the San Antonio deaf community.
The dates of three of the productions in the Cellar Theater have been altered to better the patron experience. By removing conflicting dates with the musicals upstairs in the Russell Hill Rogers Theater, upcoming season purchasing options will be more flexible and sound distractions overheard from the big musical numbers taking place above will be reduced. Furthermore, this will allow production staff and the front of house team to better focus on the goals needed per production, further improving the patron experience.
The company will also be replacing a production of 'Nine' with 'Urinetown: The Musical'. If you're a fan of musical theater, you'll love the show and its high-energy parody of many Broadway hits.
Additionally, the company will be replacing 'A Christmas Carol' with 'All is Calm', a stunningly beautiful piece of theater that honors the efforts of the soldiers that fought for their countries and, in the face of humanity's darkest days, found a way to capture the essence of the peace and love for mankind. For this powerful show, the group is proud and honored to be partnering with The Marcsmen , San Antonio's premier men's a cappella group.
In the coming weeks, the community will see a few more of the fun and exciting changes happening with the company's web and social media presence.
Full season schedule below:
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Sep 30 - Oct 30
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton
Russell Hill Rogers Theater
Disney's beloved classic grandly opens our 2016 -17 season. Watch as Belle turns the heart of a cruel and selfish beast of a prince, capturing his enchanted household with her kindness and returning them to their human form through her love.The Glass Menagerie Nov 4 -30
Drama Cellar Theater
"Truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion," this memory play colors the turning point of life for Tom, the sole breadwinner for his sister Laura, a fragile soul held captive by her own insecurities and tragedies, and his mother, Amanda, a bitter woman who longs intensely for times past and youth squandered.
All is Calm
Dec 2 - 18
Musical Arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach
Russell Hill Rogers Theater
In 1914, at the Western Front, out of the violence comes a silence, then a song. A German soldier steps into No Man's Land singing "Stille Nacht." Thus begins an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music, and peace. A remarkable true experience told in the words and songs of the men who lived it. The Playhouse San Antonio is proud to present the Texas premiere of this beautiful piece of theater that highlights and honors the men and women that have served their nation.
Fool for Love
Jan 13 - Feb 5
By Sam Shepard
Cellar Theater
The lines of love and scandal blur in this passionate story of on-again-off-again lovers helplessly branded to one another and hopelessly repeating their destructive past. When May's attempt at a new life is interrupted by the return of Eddie, her innocent date, Martin, is caught in the fallout, and sparks fly.The Secret Garden
Feb - 10 Mar 12
Book and Lyrics by MarSha Norman
Music by Lucy Simon
Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Russell Hill Rogers Theater
When the sour young Mary is orphaned and sent to live with her tormented Uncle, she is surprised to find what a little kindness and a bit of earth can do to transform not only her own heart but the haunted lives of all those at Misselthwaite Manor.Disgraced
Mar 17 - Apr 9
By Ayad Akhtar
Drama Cellar
Nothing is off the table in this fast-paced, high-tension sociopolitical drama as race, religion, law, and art collide. Truths are revealed, tempers erupt, and lives are poised to shatter as everyone gets caught up in the conversation.Urinetown
May 5 - 28
Music by Mark Hollmann
Lyrics by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis
Book by Greg Kotis
Russell Hill Rogers Theater
If you liked Evita, Big River, Les Miserables and West Side Story, then you're going to love Urinetown. It's all those and more rolled into one. Don't get fooled by the title, this musical parody is pure fun!A hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. A terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single, malevolent company. Amid the people, a hero decides he's had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!
Crimes of the Heart
Jun 2 - Jun 25
By Beth Henley
Passion is served cold-blooded when Babe Botrelle shoots her husband in the gut. But what secret is keeping her from cooperating for trial? Babe's sisters, a sassy cousin, and a fresh-faced lawyer dig up more than just clues to the case as the bonds of sisterhood and family are tried in this comically tragic piece.
Hairspray the Broadway Musical
Jul 7 - Aug 6
Book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman
Russell Hill Rogers Theater
You can't stop the beat when Tracy Turnblad shakes up her hometown of Baltimore in this fabulous 60s musical! Tracy's innocent desire to dance on The Corny Collins Show catches her in a whirlwind of fame as she challenges the social prejudices of race and beauty.For tickets and more information regarding any of these productions, call The
Playhouse Box Office at 210.733.7258 or visit the website at www.theplayhousesa.org .
Seating for patrons with mobility issues and their companions is available.
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