Upcoming in the 2022/2023 Mainstage Series
NETWORK
SEPTEMBER 17 – OCTOBER 9, 2022
Adapted by Lee Hall
Based on the Academy Award-winning screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky
Directed by Daryl Cloran
Howard Beale, news anchorman, isn’t pulling in the viewers. In his final broadcast, he unravels live on screen and his ratings soar. Now, suddenly Howard is the biggest thing on TV.
ALMOST A FULL MOON
NOVEMBER 5 – 27, 2022
By Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman
Featuring the songs of Hawksley Workman
Directed by Daryl Cloran
Inspired by the beloved Christmas album by Hawksley Workman, this new holiday musical follows three storylines that wind in and out of different ages of Christmas, love, and family.
JERSEY BOYS
FEBRUARY 11 – MARCH 12, 2023
The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice
Music by Bob Gaudio
Lyrics by Bob Crewe
Four men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey come together in the 1960’s to form one of the most successful bands in music history, The Four Seasons.
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
MARCH 11 – APRIL 2, 2023
By Kate Hamill
Based on the novel by Jane Austen
Directed by Mieko Ouchi
Elizabeth Bennet has no thoughts of marriage, unlike her sisters and overzealous mother, but the arrival of the enigmatic Mr. Darcy may change all of that.
TROUBLE IN MIND
MARCH 25 – APRIL 16, 2023
By Alice Childress
Directed by Audrey Dwyer
When the cast gathers to begin rehearsals, racial tensions rise. Wiletta Mayer, a talented Black actress, finds that her arguments are being dismissed and decides to take action.
PRISON DANCER
MAY 6 – 28, 2023
Music and Lyrics by Romeo Candido
Book by Romeo Candido and Carmen De Jesus
Directed by Nina Lee Aquino
In 2007, a video of inmates dancing in a Philippines prison quickly became one of the internet’s first viral videos. Now it inspires this exciting new musical.
Upcoming in the 2022/2023 Highwire Series
THE WOLVES
OCTOBER 8 – 30, 2022
by Sarah DeLappe
Directed by Vanessa Sabourin
Nine young women come together to prepare for their highly competitive soccer games, as well as for the ever-nearing threshold into the uncharted territory of adulthood.
DEAFY
JANUARY 21 – FEBRUARY 12, 2023
by Chris Dodd
Directed by Ashley Wright
Deaf public speaker, Nathan Jesper, recounts tales in his life of navigating relationships with friends and everyday situations dealing with deafness and, ultimately, what it means to belong.
FIRST MÉTIS MAN OF ODESA
APRIL 22 – MAY 14, 2023
by Matt Mackenzie and Mariya Khomutova
Directed by Lianna Makuch
Award winning theatre artists and real-life married couple, Matt and Mariya, share the stage and tell their remarkable Odesa to Alberta love story.
2022/23 Seasonal Shows
CLUE
JULY 16 – AUGUST 7, 2022
Based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn
Written by Sandy Rustin
Additional Material by Hunter Foster and Eric Price
Scarlet, Plum, Mustard and the rest are all here, and the host is, well… dead. So whodunnit? This madcap comedy is inspired by the popular 1980’s film and will keep you guessing until the end!
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
NOVEMBER 26 – DECEMBER 23, 2022
A new adaptation by David van Belle
Based on the novella by Charles Dickens
Directed by Daryl Cloran
Packed with classic Christmas tunes, this adaptation of the beloved tale of a miserly old man who is invited to change his ways by three ghosts, will carry you away into the magical era of films like It’s a Wonderful Life.
THE ROYALE
FEBRUARY 4 – 19, 2023
Jay “The Sport” Jackson dreams of being the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. But it is 1905, and in the racially segregated world of boxing, his chances are as good as knocked out.