Dezart Performs Announces 2024/2025 Season

‭Dezart‬‭ Performs‬‭ ‬‭continues to build on‬ ‭its past successes of fearless, provocative, and inspiring theatre with Season 17. The Season‬ opens with the 2019 Broadway political dark comedy‬‭ HILLARY AND CLINTON ‬‭by Lucas Hnath‬ ‭(November 15 - 24, 2024). Next is the 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner‬‭ FAT HAM,‬‭a modern-day‬ ‭Hamlet by James Ijames (January 17 - 26, 2025). The season continues with the Off-Broadway‬ hit drama‬‭ GRAND CONCOURSE ‬‭by award-winning playwright Heidi Schreck.
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‭March 9, 2025). Finishing the season is the Tony Award-winning musical‬‭ FALSETTOS‬‭(April‬
‭18-27, 2025), written by William Finn and James Lapine with music and lyrics by Finn.‬
‭Performances at The Pearl McManus Theater (at the historic Palm Springs Woman’s Club), 314‬ S. Cahuilla Road, Downtown Palm Springs. Showtimes are Fridays at 7:00 pm (NEW TIME);‬ Saturdays at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm (NEW TIME); Sundays at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm with an‬ after-show wine and dessert Meet & Greet Opening Night. Tickets: www.dezartperforms.org, or‬
‭call (760) 322-0179.‬
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"I am thrilled about the upcoming 2024/25 season as it promises to offer a diverse range of‬
‭experiences, from moments of laughter and intense drama to introspective reflection and‬
‭impactful storytelling,” expresses‬‭ Michael Shaw, the‬‭ Artistic Director of Dezart Performs.‬
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"After a successful past season where we saw a significant number of first-time attendees, we‬ eagerly look forward to sharing these exceptional performances with our dedicated longtime‬ supporters and newly welcomed audience members."
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‭Season 17 appropriately kicks off with the 2019 Broadway political dark comedy‬‭ HILLARY AND‬ CLINTON‬‭ by‬‭ Lucas Hnath‬‭ (November 15 - 24, 2024).‬‭In‬‭an alternate universe light-years away‬ from our own is a planet called Earth. It looks a lot like our Earth, except it’s slightly different.‬ And living on this other Earth is a woman named Hillary. Hillary is trying to become the president‬ of a country called the United States of America. It’s 2008, and she’s campaigning in a state‬ called New Hampshire. She’s not doing very well in the polls. She needs more money to keep‬ the campaign going, so she calls her husband for help. He offers her a tough deal, but when‬ she gets his help, she gets more than she bargained for. You may think you know where this‬ story is going, but you don’t. After all, the play takes place in an alternate universe where‬ anything can happen.‬

‭The 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner‬‭and five-time Tony‬‭Award nominated‬‭ FAT HAM‬‭is‬‭a modern-day‬ ‭reinvention of William Shakespeare's Hamlet by‬‭ James‬‭ Ijames‬‭ (January 17 - 26, 2025)‬‭. In this‬ delectable comedy, an uproarious family barbecue instigates a compelling examination of love‬ and loss, pain and joy. FAT HAM is about a Black, queer discovery of self, softness, and‬ resilience. Your typical Southern family cookout just got anything but. Juicy gets a visit from his‬ father’s ghost seeking revenge for his death by his brother - now married to his mother! Sound‬ ‭familiar? This Pulitzer Prize winner is as profound as it is funny. Pass the napkins because‬ things are about to get messy…‬

Award-winning playwright Heidi Schreck brings us to a Bronx, New York soup kitchen with‬ GRAND CONCOURSE (February 28 - March 9, 2025).‬‭Having‬‭dedicated her life to religious‬
‭service, Shelley runs a Bronx soup kitchen with unsentimental efficiency, but lately her heart’s‬ not quite in it. Her brisk nature masks an unsettling fear that her efforts are meaningless. When‬ ‭Emma, an idealistic but confused college dropout, arrives to volunteer, her reckless mix of‬ generosity and self-involvement pushes Shelley to the breaking point. With keen humor and‬ startling compassion, Heidi Schreck’s play navigates the mystery of faith, the limits of‬ ‭forgiveness, and the pursuit of something resembling joy.‬

‭The hilarious, heartbreaking and utterly unique‬‭ FALSETTOS‬‭ (April 18-27, 2025),‬‭written by‬
‭ William Finn‬‭and‬‭ James Lapine‬‭with music and lyrics‬‭by Finn, is a Tony Award-winning‬
‭contemporary musical about family, relationships, bar mitzvahs, baseball, and AIDS. When‬
‭Marvin leaves his wife Trina and son Jason to be with his lover Whizzer, tempers flare, problems‬ escalate, and everyone learns to grow up.‬

‭New Season subscriptions go on sale July 26, 2024; Individual ticket purchases go on‬
‭sale September 13, 2024.

Palm Springs Awards - Live Stats

Best Musical - Top 3

1. NEXT TO NORMAL (CV REP)

23% of votes

2. HAIRSPRAY (Desert Theatricals)

21.3% of votes

3. LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (Palm Canyon Theatre)

20.2% of votes

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