2010-2011 30th Anniversary Season

Can music transform pain into beauty and unite two strangers? Susannah is about to find out in her quest to find authentic, pre-slavery, African-American music. When she encounters Texas prisoner Pearl Johnson, an unlikely partnership develops and it isn’t long before Pearl is belting out radiant, soul-baring songs with the strength and beauty of the unaccompanied human voice. [Learn More...]

Corporate greed and the politics of science collide in this biomedical thriller. When a cancer researcher is thrust into the high stakes world of science, he quickly discovers that he is in over his head when he and a young student researcher get swept up in the dangerous world of political maneuvering, corporate loyalty and scientific ethics. [Learn More...]

The remarkable life of legendary actress Ginger Rogers comes to life onstage! This intimate musical chronicles her journey from hometown to Hollywood and from one love affair to another. Ginger defied her overly-protective mother to become one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Backwards In High Heels is a toe-tapping account of her ambitious public and private life. [Learn More...]

It’s 1942 in Britain. The sirens howl, signaling another air raid, but inside the crumbling walls of a regional theatre the aging actor, Sir, prepares to give his 227th performance as King Lear. Norman, Sir’s devoted dresser, is barely able to take care of himself but faithfully assists Sir, massaging his ego and pampering his intellect. This touching and poignant tribute to theatre and the human spirit in the face of great strife proves that “the show must go on.” [Learn More...]

Two brilliant women, centuries apart, push the boundaries of science while grappling with motherhood. Physicist Émilie du Châtelet worries about her fate after she unexpectedly becomes pregnant. Driven by fear and ambition, she races to publish her theories based on Sir Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion. And Olivia, an astrophysicist who cannot conceive and so turns her attention to a planet she’s discovered. This touching and whimsical tale leaves us asking: Does the birth of a child ultimately mean as much to the world as the birth of an idea? [Learn More...]

Sparks aren’t the only things flying in this smart, sophisticated, romantic comedy. The tradition of matchmaking takes a contemporary twist when powerful businessman, Jack Heller, meets the accomplished and extremely attractive Scarlett Mori-Yang in a pre-arranged meeting. With a pre-nuptial that looks more like articles of incorporation, the deal is sealed. But it isn’t long before dysfunctional chaos breaks out when Jack’s family and soon to be ex-wife enter the picture. [Learn More...]

This ground-breaking blend of nouveau cirque, comedy, theatre, music, and, of course, juggling is nothing short of genius from The Flying Karamazov Brothers. Best known for bringing together the world of performance art, improvisation, word play, harmony and emotion for a stupendously entertaining evening like you've never experienced. [Learn More...]