HFAC's 10th Season to Include INTO THE WOODS, FOOTLOOSE & More

"What's wrong with this picture?" is the playful theme and question attached to each show in Houston Family Arts Center's (HFAC) 2015-2016 season. Entering its 10th mainstage season, HFAC orchestrated a line-up of all-encompassing shows that highlight the theatre's award-winning musical expertise, all while enveloping theatre experiences full of odd, zany, mystical and dramatic turmoil audiences love.

The HFAC 2015-2016 season opens in hysterical chaos with Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Tenor followed by Stephen Sondheim's musical mixture of fairy tale treasures in Into the Woods. HFAC brings the classics to the holiday season with It's a Wonderful Life, then starts the new year in the 1950s with Forever Plaid. Soon after, and just in time for spring, a six-foot-tall invisible rabbit named Harvey will have audiences hopping, while the comedy Damn Yankees will bring out the inner baseball fan in us all. An incredible story of tragedy, deceit and the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart starts the summer season with Peter Shaffer's Amadeus. An audience favorite, Footloose, then closes the season with a classic tale of rock 'n' roll and teenage rebellion.

"Theatre teaches us a lot about human motivation," said Lisa Garza, Artistic Director for Houston Family Arts Center. "This season, we want to look at how one responds to unusual situations. Do you panic? Initiate evasive action? Or dig down deep and find the part of yourself that is willing to overcome obstacles at any cost?"

Houston Family Arts Center's 2015-2016 Mainstage Season

Lend Me a Tenor, Sept. 4 - 27

Set in the 1930s, hysterical chaos on a truly operatic level ensues when a world-famous tenor presumably goes missing on the biggest night in the Cleveland Grand Opera's history. What follows is a series of slapstick fun sure to leave any audience teary-eyed with laughter. HFAC's rendition of Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Tenor runs Sept. 4 - Sept. 27.

Into the Woods, Oct. 16 - Nov. 8

The fairy tale classics of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood are weaved into an original, charming, musical tale of a couple's journey to break a wicked witch's curse. Will the baker and his wife be able to break the witch's spell? Bring the entire family and find out during the enchanted tale of Into the Woods, Oct. 16 - Nov. 8.

It's a Wonderful Life, Nov. 27 - Dec. 20

George Bailey spends his life giving up big dreams on behalf of his community. Overwhelmed by family obligations, George uncovers an opportunity to save his town but a mistake finds himself in a disparaging situation. Through his family and community's prayers, George's guardian angel, Clarence, who hasn't earned his wings, takes George on a journey to discover his "wonderful life." Discover if Clarence earns his wings when this treasured, heart-warming holiday classic, It's a Wonderful Life, is brought to life on HFAC's Garza Mainstage from Nov. 27 - Dec. 20.

Forever Plaid, Jan. 29 - Feb. 21

On their way to see the Beatles' American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, a quartet of high school friends' musical dreams begin and quickly end after a car crash involving a busload of Catholic schoolgirls. HFAC audiences will watch in musical amusement, Jan. 29 - Feb. 21, when "The Plaids" return from the afterlife for one final concert in Forever Plaid.

Harvey, March 11 - April 3

What do you get when you mix a polite and friendly man with a strange, six-foot-tall, invisible rabbit named Harvey? A sister who wants to commit her brother, but gets committed herself, and a town comically turned upside down on the search for a mild-mannered hero and his invisible friend. Harvey hops onto HFAC's Garza Mainstage just in time to celebrate Easter, March 11 - April 3.

Damn Yankees, April 22 - May 15

Aging baseball fan Joe Boyd makes a deal with the devil and gets transformed into a handsome, star baseball player who helps his favorite team, the Washington Senators, beat the Yankees in the World Series. Along his journey to make his beloved Senators world champions, Joe must resist all temptations, including the beautiful Lola. Will Lola get, what Lola wants? Will the Senators win the pennant? Damn Yankees "swings" onto HFAC's Garza Mainstage April 22 - May 15.

Amadeus, June 3 - June 26

Envy, scandal, comedy and murder are all intertwined in composer Antonio Salieri's quest to meet and ultimately destroy the brilliantly talented Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. During a chance encounter, Salieri discovers Mozart's personality doesn't match the extraordinary grace of his compositions. Upset that God gifted an ill-behaved man with such talent, Salieri makes it his mission to befriend and masquerade as Mozart's ally, all while attempting to destroy Mozart's reputation through a variety of sinister acts. HFAC's rendition of the Tony award-winning Amadeus runs June 30 - June 26 on HFAC's Garza Mainstage.

Footloose, July 15 - Aug. 7

The rebellious nature of a big-city teenager in competition with a Midwestern town minister wreaks havoc on a quiet southern town that abhors rock music and dancing. When the Chicago-born teen calls for a rock 'n' roll prom and the cultural revitalization of a repressed town, a fast-paced musical drama ensues. With the famous, memorable songs "Footloose" and "Let's Hear it for the Boy," Footloose dances into our hearts July 15 - Aug. 7.

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