Luna Stage Sets 2015-16 Season: TALL GIRLS, THRILL ME & More

Luna Stage has announced its 2015 - 2016 season. The renowned company's 23rd season includes the East Coast Premiere of The Tall Girls by Meg Miroshnik, the New Jersey Professional Premiere of Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story, a musical by Stephen Dolginoff, a revival of the critically acclaimed play, The Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney, and the World Premiere of Old Love New Love by Laura Brienza.

Single tickets and season passes are now on sale at Lunastage.org or by calling 973-395-5551.

The East Coast Premiere of The Tall Girls by Meg Miroshnik will run October 8th-November 1st, 2015. Set in the historic 1930s Dust Bowl in the rural Midwest, The Tall Girls explores class, gender, and the history of women in sports, and asks just who can afford the luxury of play.

The New Jersey Professional Premiere of Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story, a musical by Stephen Dolginoff, will run December 3rd-20th, 2015. This two-character musical drama recounts the chilling true story of the legendary duo who committed one of the most infamous and heinous crimes of the twentieth century. Thrill Me has received critically-acclaimed productions all over the country and the world. "Stephen Dolginoff's pocket musical about the Leopold and Loeb murder case lands like a well-placed punch, arresting and a bit breathtaking. Others have told the tale in plays and films, but there is something brazenly satisfying about Mr. Dolginoff's rendition. It's a reminder that evil often looks and sounds beautiful." - NY Times.

Luna's revival of The Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney will run February 4th-March 6th, 2016. Set in the Louisiana bayou, a world that begins in ritual, evolves into a tough and tender drama of what it means to brother and be brothered. "The greatest piece of writing by an American playwright under 30 in a generation or more." - Chicago Tribune.

The World Premiere of Old Love New Love by Laura Brienza will run April 7th-May 8th, 2016. This new play explores the choppy waters of infidelity under very different circumstances: Gloria's husband Colin has fallen for another Alzheimer's patient at the facility where he resides. Michelle's husband Matt has strayed in a more traditional manner. Old Love New Love is a play about what we can't remember and what we can forgive, and about what happens when old love faces new challenges.

For over two decades, Luna Stage has produced thought-provoking theatre that gives voice to emerging American playwrights and re-examines contemporary and classic plays that speak to our times. As producer, educator and innovator, Luna Stage is committed to collaborating with artists of multiple disciplines and community partners to illuminate the diverse perspectives of society.

Luna Stage, a proud member of Valley Arts, is located at 555 Valley Road, West Orange, NJ 07052. The theatre is handicapped accessible and offers assistive listening devices. Metered parking is available across the street from Luna.

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