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SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE Click here to learn more about the American Premiere of The Witches of Eastwick. To buy single tickets, click here.
CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR THE FINAL CABARET OF THE SEASON With only four performances, this final Cabaret of the 2006-07 season is not to be missed. Click here to purchase tickets now. NEST IS “MESMERIZING”: WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING: “Veal delivers a wonderful turn as Cox.” “A gripping 90-minute work.” “A highly theatrical exploration of an interesting historical event.” “… a compelling new drama…” Click here to purchase tickets to this world premiere play. For more information on Nest, click here to read Signature's recent e-newsletter. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO SIGNATURE’S 2007/2008 SEASON ARE NOW ON SALE Download an order form now or call Signature’s Box Office at (703) 820-9771 to order or renew your subscription today. MAINSTAGE Sondheim: Signature’s Signature Beginning in the present and moving backwards, Merrily We Roll Along takes a tuneful trip through the personal and professional lives of three friends as they discover how did we get there from here? Featuring such classics as “Not A Day Goes By,” “Old Friends,” “Good Thing Going”and, of course, “Merrily We Roll Along,” this reinvented production “could be one of America’s musical classics” (New York Times). Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer tackles his thirteenth Sondheim show to kick off the Signature season. THE WORD BEGINS The Word Begins is a unique show that celebrates the spoken word, the human heart, and the challenges facing the world today. Written and performed by acclaimed spoken word artists Steve Connell and Sekou (tha Misfit), The Word Begins is an exciting journey with two young men as they take on race relations, religion, sexuality, love, and the power of mass communication. And they do it in an extraordinarily refreshing, exhilarating combination of drama meets sketch comedy meets modern minstrel show meets hip hop culture. Workshopped at Signature in December, 2006, The Word Begins won rave reviews from legendary television producer Norman Lear, declaring “they’re a touch of genius!” *Contains mature subject matter and strong language East Coast Premiere The world of dance leaps to the stage in this East Coast premiere. In a bare, mirrored studio high above Broadway, Emil, a well-known choreographer with an unknown private life, creates a new ballet for two dancers—a veteran who has seen it all, and a newcomer who wants it all. Secrets are exposed and the stakes become increasingly personal when they reveal just how far they will go to achieve success. Combining dance, music, and text, The Studio throws open the doors of the rehearsal hall and reveals the passionate and sexy world where the dancer and choreographer come together to create art and discover themselves. World Premiere Musical January 15 – February 17, 2008 KANDER & EBB CELEBRATION KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Winner of the Tony® Award for Best Musical, Kiss of the Spider Woman weaves a distressing tale of persecution into a “dazzling” (Newsweek),theatrical web. Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer brings to life the “thrilling”(New York Times) tale of two Argentine men, a window dresser and a socialist rebel, forced to share a jail cell in Argentina. Imprisoned for their beliefs and their lifestyles, each man comes to find comfort in the other’s company, as the line between the reality and fantasy begins to blur. *Contains mature subject matter Classic Musical The lost Kander and Ebb musical The Happy Time tells the story of Jacques Bonnard, a world-traveling photographer, who returns home to French-Canadian St. Pierre in search of his happy youth. Along the way, Bonnard fires up the romantic spirit of his hometown’s inhabitants and tempts his godson, Bibi, with dreams of escape. This classic tale of the prodigal son features a “lilting score” (New York Times) that is A New Musical Two-time Tony® winner Chita Rivera stars in this new musical based on one of the great plays of the 20th century. The Visit centers on Claire Zachanassian, who was driven from her hometown in disgrace when she was 17, betrayed by her lover Anton Schell. Several decades and seven husbands later, Zachanassian has become the richest woman in the world, yet her hometown has fallen on hard times. When Zachanassian returns to her hometown with an offer to save them, salvation comes with an outrageous price tag. CABARET THE LOST SONGS OF BROADWAY DECEMBER DIVAS KAREN AKERS’ FIRST YOU DREAM: KANDER AND EBB OVERTURES SPECIAL EVENT Washington Premiere A true story of sexuality, spirituality, and the mystery of the human experience, The Tricky Part is “a translucent memoir of a play... shattering” (New York Times). Between the ages of 12 and 15, the author had a sexual relationship with an older man, a counselor he met at a Catholic boys’ camp. Now 42 and an established New York actor, Moran has transformed his story into a riveting, often funny, and always surprising journey through the complexities of Catholicism, desire, and human trespass. Winner of the 2004 Obie Award. FREE EVENT: BROWN BAG THURSDAY WITH JOHN DEMPSEY
Thursday, June 7, 2007 Playwright and lyricist John Dempsey is a name all musical theater lovers should know. With a gift for words and a turn of phrase, Dempsey is already well on his way to becoming one of the best in the biz. Dempsey first partnered with composer Dana P. Rowe to write the musical Zombie Prom that opened Off-Broadway in 1996, followed by a film adaptation that played at a number of film festivals in 2006. A pastiche of 1950s musicals and films, Zombie Prom turns the stereotypical plot of a rebellious bad-boy and the good-girl who loves him on its ear. The film was well-reviewed and received the Best Short Film at the Palm Beach International Film Festival. Dempsey and Rowe next collaborated on The Fix (Helen Hayes Award nomination). Described by Lloyd Rose in a review of Signature’s production in 1998, The Fix is “a grotesque political cartoon scrawled in primary colors. A pop paranoid version of our worst nightmares about American politics, the show is something like the offspring that might result from a night of passion between The Manchurian Candidate and a Busby Berkeley musical. Director Eric Schaeffer has reconceived the tone of the show—which was played for doomy seriousness in its London premiere (received an Olivier nomination)—and it’s his wildest, and in some ways most exciting, stage work yet.” After The Fix’s hit opening at Signature, Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer joined Dempsey and Rowe, and the three traveled to London, where Cameron Mackintosh produced their musical The Witches of Eastwick in 2000. Dempsey received an Olivier Award nomination for his work.” Recently, Dempsey co-authored the lyrics for Broadway’s The Pirate Queen written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, best known for their adaptation of Les Misérables and the musical Miss Saigon. In addition to writing musicals, his plays include One Miracle in A Lifetime (Ohio Arts Council Award), The World Today,and The Greater Goode. Eric Schaeffer will join John Dempsey in the lobby on Thursday, June 7, to discuss their collaboration on the upcoming Signature production of The Witches of Eastwick. Bring your brown bag lunch and be part of the lively discussion. FREE EVENT: FROM PAGE TO STAGE WITH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS Monday, June 4, 2007 The advanced Wakefield drama students have been busy writing plays. After a 10-week playwriting intensive, students are preparing to share their work with an audience on June 18 at 7:00pm in The ARK Theater at Signature. This will be the third annual Playwrights on Stage public reading. The student playwrights engage in the same process as professional playwrights do when preparing for a public reading of a new work. The draft script is sent to a professional director for their response and comments on the play. The playwright and director meet and discuss possible changes to the script before beginning rehearsals with the actors. During the rehearsal process, the playwright has a chance to hear the play and work with the director and actors to strengthen the script and shape it for the reading. These public readings allow the playwright and director to experience the script in front of an audience; it’s a valuable tool that enables them to discover just how a play performs, what works, and what doesn’t, and what needs to be done to finish the script.
From Page to Stage offers a preview reading of some of the work produced by these young voices. One of the scripts that will be read was written by graduating senior Maggie Colella and directed by Gregg Henry, the director of The Kennedy Center’s American College Theater Festival. Following the readings, you’ll have an opportunity to question the playwrights about their experience and their insights into the process of writing for the stage. Come and learn more about the process of developing new works for the stage, the process of playwriting, and the experience of hearing works read before an audience. A play is not complete until it has an audience. We hope you will join us. A collaborative series with Arlington County Public Library, Signature’s From Page to Stage conversation series is free for the community. No reservations required. From Page to Stage, the informative and entertaining discussion series held in conjunction with Signature Theatre and The Arlington Central Library, has expanded to include additional discussions at the new Shirlington Library. Click here for the remaining 2006-07 Free Events.
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