San Diego REP's 2016-17 Season to Feature World Premieres & More
By: Tyler Peterson Feb. 23, 2016
Tonight, San Diego REP hosted their Season 41 announcement party, where company leadership announced the 2016-2017 lineup featuring two world premiere plays with music, with books by Hershey Felder and by Todd Salovey, respectively; two world premiere plays by Herbert Siguenza and Karen Zacarías, respectively; the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winner for drama; one of the most produced plays in America; and the plans for a newly renovated lobby and seating area of the Stage theatre.
The schedule, which Sam Woodhouse calls "...a lineup of dream projects featuring stellar artists offering a huge range of entertainment and provocation," is as follows:
"Manifest Destinitis"
An early California adaptation of Moliere's "The Imaginary Invalid"
Sept. 15 - Oct. 9 (Opening Night, Sept. 21)
World Premiere Play
Directed by Sam Woodhouse
"Disgraced"
Oct. 20 - Nov. 13, 2016 (Opening Night, Oct. 26)
Pulitzer Prize Winner
By Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Michael Arabian
"The Dybbuk for Hannah and Sam's Wedding"
Nov. 23 - Dec. 18, 2016 (Opening Night, Nov. 29)
World Premiere Play
Written and Directed by Todd Salovey
Based on the play by S. Ansky
Original Music Written and Performed by Yale Strom
Starring Ron Campbell
"Tchaikovsky"
Jan. 12 - Feb. 12, 2017 (Opening Night, Jan. 18)
World Premiere Play with Music
Written and Performed by Hershey Felder
Directed by Trevor Hay
"Sex with Strangers"
Feb. 23 - March 19, 2017 (Opening Night, March 1)
The Highly Acclaimed Play
By Laura Eason
Directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg
"Into the Beautiful North"
March 30 - April 23, 2017 (Opening Night, April 5)
National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
By Karen Zacarías
Based on the novel by Luis Alberto Urrea
Directed by Sam Woodhouse
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