THE LAST FIVE YEARS, NOISES OFF & More Set for Nashville Repertory Theatre's 2016-17 Season

Nashville Repertory Theatre is proud to announce its 2016-17 season, which includes a brilliant and powerful musical, a hysterically chaotic comedy, the regional premiere of a play from Nashville Rep's Ingram New Works Project, and a great American classic.

"What should Nashville expect from our 2016-17 season? Laughs and heartbreak and insights and music and pink bunny costumes," says Nashville Rep Producing Artistic Director René D. Copeland. "A season of shows is a special, unique creation, and I'm always looking for a combination of shows that is compelling and original, yet also provides the things that have made theatre exciting and irresistible for centuries. And those things are all about telling a great story while connecting people, actor to audience and audience member to audience member--the elements that provide the 'Ah-ha!' moments that can change a person. That's what good theatre does. Each play in our upcoming season has been chosen for its power to make you feel something, and maybe think about something in a new way. And best of all, the stories will be told by amazing Nashville theatre artists who rival any that might be seen on Broadway."

Nashville Rep's 2016-17 season will include:

The Last Five Years Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
September 8 - 24, 2016

Noises Off by Michael Frayn
October 13 - Nov 5, 2016

Posterity by Doug Wright
February 9 - 25, 2017

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
March 23 - April 15, 2016

Holiday Special:

A Christmas Story adapted by Phillip Grecian, based on the motion picture A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark
November 27 - December 21, 2016

The 2016-17 Season offers a fun and social option of Opening Night Drinks. Attendees of Opening Night Drinks enjoy an open bar, delicious appetizers, and free garage parking across the street from TPAC for only $35 per person per show or for $140 to make plans for the whole season right off the bat. Ticket holders for a play's opening night can join other audience members and Rep staff at Waller on the 27th floor of Nashville City Center immediately prior to the performance. Seriously - parking, drinks, appetizers, good company, and a stunning view of Nashville from high above the city for only $35 per person! Space is limited at Opening Night Drinks.

Also new this season is the Nashville Rep Student Pass. A student will spend $35 and attend as many performances as possible all season long for no additional price. (No physical card is involved.) Once purchased, the student is welcome to come to the box office 90 minutes prior to a performance, and if a ticket is available for that performance, the student will receive admission. The Student Pass can be used repeatedly for the same play, allowing her or him to enjoy the show repeatedly at no extra cost. Student Pass holders must bring their student ID with them when obtaining tickets. A Student Pass is not transferable.

2016-17 Standard and Flex Subscriptions go on sale on May 9, and range from $135 to $220 per person for four shows. Early-bird subscription discounts are available until May 31, 2016. Subscribers can save up to $105 off the full ticket value of single show tickets, and also have the option to purchase tickets to Nashville Rep's A Christmas Story at a discount.

Visit nashvillerep.org/season-tickets to subscribe, or to learn more about becoming a Subscriber. Subscriptions are also available by calling Subscriber Services at 615-782-6560, or by visiting the Box Office at 505 Deaderick Street in Nashville. Single tickets will go on sale July 1, 2016.

All Nashville Rep performances will be held in Andrew Johnson Theatre at Tennessee Performing Arts Center, located at 505 Deaderick Street in downtown Nashville.