AMPHIBIAN
STAGE
Rift, or White Lies
By Gabriel Jason Dean
Amphibian Stage
April 18- May 11, 2025
Directed by Lily Wolff
Scenic Design: L. Mazur
Costume Design: Katelyn Jackson
Lighting Design: Adam Chamberlin
“…a nuanced look at the current situation hounding American society and psyche…a taut, funny, and ferocious exploration of brotherly love…a parable for our time…”
— NJ Arts Maven
Two Brothers: lives divided, bound by blood.
One is a progressive writer, the other a convicted murderer and member of an alt-right prison gang. As estranged brothers, they face their deep differences and uncover a shared painful past. Can they heal their bond, or will their clashing beliefs keep them apart?
In this unique production, the actors switch roles throughout the run. Come twice for a uniquely riveting experience. Inspired by playwright Gabriel Jason Dean’s own life, Rift, or White Lies explores family conflict in a bold, visceral way.
Content warning: strong language, references to white nationalism, racism, and domestic trauma and abuse.
Instructions for a Seance director Lily Wolff returns to Amphibian Stage to direct this regional premiere. RIFT, or White Lies is produced at Amphibian Stage as part of a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. Other Partner Theaters are InterAct Theatre Company (Philadelphia, PA) and Luna Stage (West Orange, NJ). For more information, please visit nnpn.org.
Runtime: 2 hours with one intermission
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT ARLINGTON
in/e motion
University of Texas at Arlington
April 25-27, 2025
Spatial Design: L. Mazur
Choreography: Laurie M. Taylor
Lighting Design: Martha Carter
Engineering Collaborators: Dr. Shawn Gieser & Senior Design I & II cohorts, spring 2024, summer 2024, fall, 2024, spring 2025
in/e motion is an immersive/interactive performance installation which blurs the lines between experiencing and becoming. Utilizing video mapping and motion-responsive projections, audience members will experience video, sound, movement, and interaction during performance.
During its installation, audience members will also interact with the same video and sound content outside of the presence of choreographed movement, further immersing them in the experience of becoming performance.
in/e motion requests audience members to experience space, its contents, and inhabitants. in/e motion requests audience members to become space, its contents, and its inhabitants.
UNDERMAIN
THEATRE
H*LLO K*ITTY SYNDROME
Written by Brian Dang
Undermain Theatre
May 1- 25, 2025
Directed by Garrett Storms
Scenic Design: L. Mazur
HK is a little lost. They just quit their job as a police officer, broke up with their cowboy-partner, and made a vendetta with their brother-in-law. In Brian Dang’s absurd comedy, they find themselves caught in the throes of a family drama, noir, and romance. And worst of all, nobody will stop commenting on the fact that they are wearing a Hello Kitty™ mascot costume (but it’s slightly off because of copyright laws.)
DALLAS THEATER
CENTER
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre
June 13-July 13, 2025
Directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene
Music Direction: Cody Dry
Scenic Design: L. Mazur
Costume Design: Cole McCarty
CIRCLE
THEATRE
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The Last Five Years
Book, Music, Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown
Circle Theatre
August 14- September 6, 2025
Directed by Ashley White
Music Direction: Cody Dry
Scenic Design: L. Mazur
We round out the Summer with a contemporary classic, one of the most beloved musicals about a tumultuous heartbreak to ever have been written. Fresh off its first-ever Broadway Run, starring Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas, Circle Theatre will be the first to bring The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown back to the area!
The Last Five Years captivates its audiences with its innovative storytelling and beloved score. A powerful piece that speaks to the universal experience of love and loss, this critically acclaimed musical delves into the five-year romance between Cathy and Jamie, two aspiring artists, through a unique narrative structure: Cathy’s story unfolds from the end of their relationship moving backward, while Jamie’s perspective moves forward from the start.
Memorable melodies soar throughout the piece, which leave audiences considering all that can go wrong when two people collide - and all that could have gone right, had they ever truly seen one another.
In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing.
About the dark times. -Bertolt Brecht