CIRCLE THEATRE
Destroying David
World Premiere
Circle Theatre
January 30- February 22, 2025
Destroying David is a thrilling, emotionally charged journey where art and personal tragedy collide. What begins as an intriguing exploration of Michelangelo’s masterpiece soon takes a dramatic turn as an enigmatic Art Restorer intertwines the statue’s fascinating history with their own deeply personal story.
As the play progresses, the audience is drawn into a gripping revelation: the Restorer is grappling with a profound heartache, and they have orchestrated a private tour for our audiences with a shocking intention—to confront their own pain by targeting the most celebrated symbol of artistic perfection: Michelangelo’s David - and destroying it.
Destroying David is a high-stakes narrative about the lengths one will go to heal, the raw power of grief, and the transformative impact of both destruction and creation. This riveting story kicks off Circle Theatre’s 44th Season by examining perceptions of beauty, resilience, and the quest for redemption, leaving audiences on the edge of their seats as they witness firsthand the confrontation between artistry and anguish.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT ARLINGTON
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
University of Texas at Arlington
February 26- March 2, 2025
Directed by Dr. Anne Healy
Asst. Director: Elizabeth Hawkins
Music Direction: Vicky Nooe
Choreography: Sarah Fagan
Scenic Design: Gabrielle Malbrough
Costume Design: Margaret Crowley
Lighting Design: L. Mazur
Two-time Tony Award Winner Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, is an innovative electropop opera, based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace.
This immersive performance tells the story of beautiful Natasha who falls for the charming rebel Anatole while her betrothed Andrey is off at war, while the introspective Pierre grapples with his existential crises. The thrilling, ground-breaking score melds rock, pop, soul, and folk, unlike anything you’ve heard. Join us for this Tony Award-winning spectacle that The New York Times hailed as “the most innovative and best new musical to open since Hamilton!”. Nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score.
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com
CIRCLE
THEATRE
Ain't Misbehavin' | The Fats Waller Musical Show
Music: Fats Waller | Book: Murray Horwitz & Richard Maltby, Jr.
Circle Theatre
March 6- 22 2025
Directed by Khira Hailey
Music Direction: Cherish Love Robinson
Scenic Curation: L. Mazur
Circle’s newly renovated lobby (coined “The Velvet Lounge”) serves as the backdrop for a fully immersive experience audiences won’t forget. Travel back in time all the way to 1929, with a lively production of Ain’t Misbehavin’, a vibrant revue celebrating the music of Fats Waller and the exuberance of the Harlem Renaissance.
This high-energy show captures the spirit of the era with its infectious jazz and ragtime rhythms, transporting its audiences to another time and place entirely. With only eight performances and 40 seats available each night, this exclusive event is not to be missed. Come experience the unforgettable melodies that defined a generation and made Harlem the epicenter of musical innovation and forever changed the landscape of American music.
*contains adult language and situations*
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.)
In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing.
About the dark times. -Bertolt Brecht