The Theatre @ Boston Court Sets 2016 Season

The Theatre @ Boston Court announces its 2016 Main Stage Season. The season begins February 20, 2016 with the World Premiere of Colony Collapse by Stefanie Zadravek, directed by Jessica Kubzansky. The spring production is the Southern California Premiere of The Golden Dragon by Roland Schimmelpfennig, translated by David Tushingham, directed by Michael Michetti. The Main Stage season closes in the fall with a National New Play Network rolling world premiere of Bars and Measures, by Idris Goodwin, directed by Weyni Mengesha. All Main Stage productions will appear at Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 North Mentor Avenue.

Opening February 20, 2016
World Premiere
Colony Collapse by Stefanie Zadravek, directed by Jessica Kubzansky

Narrated by the ghost of a missing 15-year-old girl, and woven together by a chorus of parents of lost and missing children, Zadravek's lyrical, edgy poetry explores the cost one family is willing to pay for a second chance. In an effort to get their lives on track, recovering addicts Mark and Julia have taken over the day-to-day operations of an apple orchard in rural Oregon. With little experience, the couple quickly realizes they are in over their heads, yet they still believe if they produce a viable crop, a new beginning is possible. Set against the contemporary plagues of meth addiction, missing children, and a failing ecology, Colony Collapse is equal parts Greek tragedy and American drama, illuminating a search for humanity in the midst of a world with little shelter from harm.

Opening May 7, 2016
Southern California Premiere
The Golden Dragon by Roland Schimmelpfennig, translated by David Tushingham, directed by Michael Michetti

What starts out as a simple toothache evolves into a dizzying chain of events as a group of disparate people, played by a cast of five assuming many roles indiscriminate of age, gender, and race, who struggle to make connections in an increasingly isolated world. At the center of the story is a Thai/Chinese/Vietnamese restaurant, The Golden Dragon, where a young Chinese man suffering from an oversensitive incisor sparks a whacked and weird series of interconnected stories. A delicious mixture of epic theatre, bizarre comedy, poetry, and fable combine to create this fabulous ph?.

Opening September 25, 2016
NNPN Rolling World Premiere
Bars and Measures, by Idris Goodwin, directed by Weyni Mengesha

Two brothers, both musicians. The classical pianist is Christian. The jazz bassist is Muslim. When Bilal is accused of being a terrorist and jailed awaiting trial, Eric tries to stay connected by pushing aside his own classical aspirations in order to learn big brother's jazz style. Separated by prison bars and religious convictions, the brothers scat and be-bop through their shared language of music. As his brother's trial progresses, Eric becomes disillusioned and struggles to decide if he believes the charges levied against his beloved older brother, or if false accusations make him a beleaguered martyr to a prejudiced, paranoid nation.

November, 2016
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The Theatre @ Boston Court's Annual New Play Festival
Each year we give our patrons the opportunity to see free readings of plays that we're considering for production at Boston Court, and plays that are in various stages of development. Playwrights, directors and actors come together in a brief burst of creative collaboration to explore works that, in keeping with our mission, "challenge both artist and audience." Historically, this new play festival has been a fertile breeding ground for plays that end up in our season, allowing patrons be among the first to see plays that could appear as full productions.

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