American Theatre Company Announces 2021-2022 Season

American Theatre Company will return to production for the 2021-2022, the company's 52nd, season. Learn more and purchase tickets here.

The season includes:

An Enemy of the People

by David Blakely

Directed by Kathryn Hartney

October 8-16 Doenges Theatre

The 1,200-mile Keystone XL Pipeline was designed to provide a direct route from Canada and send 830,000 barrels of oil a day passing through a pipeline hub in Cushing, Oklahoma. An Enemy of the People, a darkly comic drama, incorporates Oklahoma's oil industry, fracking, wastewater wells and earthquakes, making the play supremely relevant to the world we now live in. This World Premiere play is written by Tulsa playwright David Blakely. Besides the fracking and freedom of the press issues the play is about family. An Enemy of the People is recommended for Mature Audiences.

A Christmas Carol

by Richard Averill and Robert Odle

Directed by Laurie Carlson

December 10-23 Williams Theatre

Three spirits visit the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, and take him on a fantastic journey through Christmases past, present, and future that has delighted Tulsa audiences for 44 years. A Christmas Carol is the timeless tale of hope and redemption that comes to life in ATC's enchanting production. Brimming with joyful songs, holiday spirits, and holiday cheer, American Theatre Company's magical musical boldly imagines Dickens' classic tale of joy, redemption, and the spirit of Christmas. Celebrate the season with the ones you love. Revisit or start you family tradition this year. ATC's A Christmas Carol the Movie returns for two showings at the Admiral Twin Drive-In.

Laughing Wild

by Christopher Durang

Directed by David Allen-Lawrence

March 18-26 Doenges Theatre

Laughing Wild, by the legendary observer of human nature, Christopher Durang, is a provocative, inventive, and very funny study of the perils of modern life in urban America. Unique in form, the play consists of two monologues (one for each performer) plus a hilarious playlet which brings the two together and explores more fully the converging dreams and themes set forth in their solo expositions. When Christopher Durang wrote his absurdist nervous breakdown of a play 30 plus years ago, the play reflected the anxiety of AIDS, and, as now in this time of Covid-19, in a world gone mad. Recommended for Mature Audiences.

The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance

Directed by Lisa Wilson

May 6 - 14 Doenges Theatre

John Merrick, a horribly deformed young man - victim of rare skin and bone diseases - becomes the star freak attraction in traveling sideshows. Found abandoned and helpless, he is admitted to London's prestigious Whitechapel Hospital. Merrick is introduced to London society and slowly evolves from an object of pity to an urbane and witty favorite of the aristocracy and literati, only to be denied his ultimate dream - to become a man like any other. The audience will see, through the eyes of Dr. Frederick Treves, the intellect, emotional depth, and pure humanity that is John Merrick. The Elephant Man received four Drama Desk Awards, three Tony Awards "Best Play." Recommended for Mature Audiences.

Dead Ringer

by Gino Dilorio

Directed by Timothy Hunter

July 15 - 23 East Village Downtown Tulsa

The mystery thriller Dead Ringer, by Gino Dilorio, is set in the Wild West of the 19th Century in Sunset Valley, Texas. There are not a lot of film noir westerns, but that genre turns out to be a winning combination in this case. Tyrus Cole, a horse trainer, lives on a ranch with his invalid sister Mary. Because he can't watch her during the day, Tyrus has Mary confined to a root cellar. When Dwight Foley arrives at the ranch seeking help with his horse, the play takes a turn. The three find themselves trapped in a complex web of greed and secrets. Dead Ringer is recommended for mature audiences.

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