The best of the best, stunning classics, modern masterpieces and proven hits.
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen adapted for the stage by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan directed by Kyle Donnelly September 9 - October 9, 2011
One of the most popular novels in English literature comes to the stage in a lavish production centered on a bustling, enthusiastic—and discombobulated—family. They're the Bennets—the terribly silly but determined Mrs. Bennet, her bemused but doting husband and their five daughters, all of marriageable age. So imagine the stir when a wealthy young man and his handsome friend turn up in the neighborhood. The daughters are agog, with one exception. The beautiful (and independent) Elizabeth has no interest in the handsome (and enigmatic) Mr. Darcy, who is equally aloof. And that's what captures our imagination as we hope for love to triumph. It's so much fun!
THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL by Horton Foote directed by Martin Benson October 21 - November 20, 2011
"Lyrical!" (Variety) "Inspirational!" (CurtainUp) "A masterpiece!" (TalkinBroadway). Critics across the breadth of America have lauded this gem of a play about Carrie Watts, an aging widow who wants to go home. Trapped in a tiny apartment in Houston, she yearns for Bountiful, the Gulf Coast town where she grew up and spent the best years of her life. And—latest pension check in hand—she's determined to get there, come hell or high water. The journey is filled with frequent humor and a tenderness that's both heartbreaking and life-affirming. Travel with her in this delicately beautiful play by the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, whose work has enriched SCR's stages—and mesmerized its audiences.
ELEMENO PEA by Molly Smith Metzler directed by Marc Masterson January 27 - February 26, 2012
It's just after Labor Day, and Martha's Vineyard has started emptying out, but you can still smell the suntan lotion (the expensive kind). And the expensive life is just what Simone is living these days, as personal assistant to Michaela Kell, trophy wife of an absurdly rich (and often absent) New York ad man. When Simone's older sister, a social worker from blue collar Buffalo, comes to visit, lifestyles—and worlds—collide. This keenly-observed comedy about class, family and the choices that shape who we are unfolds in real time, fast, furious and funny.
THE PRINCE OF ATLANTIS by Steven Drukman directed by Warner Shook March 30 - April 29, 2012
Things aren't going so well for Joey Colletti, one of the biggest seafood importers in the East. He got into a little trouble with his company and landed in a minimum security prison. To add to his woes, after 30 years, the son Joey never knew wants to meet him. In prison? Maybe his brother Kevin can put the kid off for nine months—until Joey gets out. But Kevin has a couple of problems of his own. Set in the Down the Lake section of Boston, where the jargon is all their own, and so is the bombast, this tender—and funny—play is all about family, loyalty and love.
JITNEY by August Wilson directed by Ron OJ Parson May 11 - June 10, 2012
Cheering audiences rose to their feet and critics throughout the Southland spun superlatives as the curtain fell on Fences, but that was only the beginning for SCR and August Wilson. Now it's the 1970s, and urban renewal threatens a storefront station, where the drivers of gypsy cabs (known as jitneys) share their funny stories about the day's fares and meddle in each other's lives. Cronies drop in, fights break out, a son faces his father after 20 years in prison, lovers make up, and just as we get to know them, Wilson asks us to look again.
Segerstrom Stage seating chart.
