2022-2023 Productions
Featuring Old Man and the Old Moon, Pride and Prejudice, Orlando, and Somewhere
Somewhere
By Marisela Treviño Orta
Directed by Denise Yvette Serna
October 6-9, 2022
In a potentially parallel timeline where a climate apocalypse has wiped out animals and insects, an entomologist and her brother follow a migration of monarch butterflies to what they hope is the last viable place on earth. Their encounter with a young group that fled the city to a truffle farm leads to earnest realizations and interpersonal conflict about acclimating beyond the world they once knew. With wit, whimsy, and the forces of nature, Marisela Treviño Orta’s SOMEWHERE speculates on climate refugee migration, science vs the supernatural, environmental sustainability, and how shifts in the globe make changes in ourselves.
Orlando
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Mark E. Lococo
Oct. 27-30, 2022
Orlando has savored all that life could offer to an exquisite young nobleman. He is discontent despite romances with Elizabeth I, a Russian Princess, and countless maidens, until he awakes in the body of a woman. Orlando must adapt to the social and political constraints of femme experiences across centuries, all while searching for who she truly is, with whom she needs to be, and how she can express herself. Adapted from Virginia Woolf’s classic novel, Sarah Ruhl’s ORLANDO is a physically and poetically lyrical exploration of place, time, privilege, and living beyond the gender binary.
Pride and Prejudice
By Jane Auston, Adapted by Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin
Directed by Jonathan Wilson
February 23-25, 2023
Jane Austen’s celebrated romance takes center stage in Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Marriage awaits all the Bennet Sisters, but Lizzie adamantly despises the most eligible bachelor in Hertfordshire – or does she? Experience the best of Austen’s comedic wit and Regency gossip in this tale of enemies-to-lovers. With extended focus on economic class, social hierarchy, and the novel’s beloved femme-identifying characters, this classic brings the best of its period to the 21st century.
Photography by Joe Mazza
Old Man and the Old Moon
Directed by Emily Ritger
Musically Directed by Michael McBride
Band Instruction by Rick Lowe
April 13-16, 2023
The Old Man has filled the moon with liquid light each day for longer than any of us can recall. When the Old Woman sails west in search of a long-lost memory, the Old Man embarks on an epic quest to find his wife. PigPen Theatre Co.’s The Old Man and the Old Moon is a sea-faring fable of dusty promises kept, deleterious adventures taken, and the deathless forces that run our world.
Photography by Joe Mazza
2022-2023 Second Stages
Music Heals
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Directed by Cristin Carole
March 27-April 6
Elle Woods had it all figured out- great friends, great car, great dog. When it all starts falling apart, Elle leaves behind her sunny sorority for the stuffy Harvard Law School, tackling this exclusive environment with optimism and ambition. The verdict? An inspiring and wildly entertaining take on identity and power. Based on the hit movie and filled with show-stopping songs, Legally Blonde celebrates the trial and victories of being yourself.
Words, Words, Words
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Directed by Cristin Carole
March 27-April 6
Elle Woods had it all figured out- great friends, great car, great dog. When it all starts falling apart, Elle leaves behind her sunny sorority for the stuffy Harvard Law School, tackling this exclusive environment with optimism and ambition. The verdict? An inspiring and wildly entertaining take on identity and power. Based on the hit movie and filled with show-stopping songs, Legally Blonde celebrates the trial and victories of being yourself.
Coming of Stars
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Directed by Cristin Carole
March 27-April 6
Elle Woods had it all figured out- great friends, great car, great dog. When it all starts falling apart, Elle leaves behind her sunny sorority for the stuffy Harvard Law School, tackling this exclusive environment with optimism and ambition. The verdict? An inspiring and wildly entertaining take on identity and power. Based on the hit movie and filled with show-stopping songs, Legally Blonde celebrates the trial and victories of being yourself.
Haunted
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Directed by Cristin Carole
March 27-April 6
Elle Woods had it all figured out- great friends, great car, great dog. When it all starts falling apart, Elle leaves behind her sunny sorority for the stuffy Harvard Law School, tackling this exclusive environment with optimism and ambition. The verdict? An inspiring and wildly entertaining take on identity and power. Based on the hit movie and filled with show-stopping songs, Legally Blonde celebrates the trial and victories of being yourself.
Long Form Improvisation Workshop
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Directed by Cristin Carole
March 27-April 6
Elle Woods had it all figured out- great friends, great car, great dog. When it all starts falling apart, Elle leaves behind her sunny sorority for the stuffy Harvard Law School, tackling this exclusive environment with optimism and ambition. The verdict? An inspiring and wildly entertaining take on identity and power. Based on the hit movie and filled with show-stopping songs, Legally Blonde celebrates the trial and victories of being yourself.
Stained Glass Shattered
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Directed by Cristin Carole
March 27-April 6
Elle Woods had it all figured out- great friends, great car, great dog. When it all starts falling apart, Elle leaves behind her sunny sorority for the stuffy Harvard Law School, tackling this exclusive environment with optimism and ambition. The verdict? An inspiring and wildly entertaining take on identity and power. Based on the hit movie and filled with show-stopping songs, Legally Blonde celebrates the trial and victories of being yourself.