Trinity Rep Announces 2004-2005 Season

Trinity Repertory Company's 41st anniversary season promises a Shakespeare epic, a new comic turn for Molière and one of America's favorite musicals, among others.

Artistic Director Oskar Eustis unveiled a season set to include:

“The Henraid: Shakespeare’s Kings”
A three-play cycle performed in rep
October-December in the Dowling Theater
“Richard II”
Directed by Kevin Moriarty;
“Henry IV”
Directed by Amanda Dehnert
“Henry V”
Directed by Oskar Eustis

“Ain’t Misbehavin’”
Featuring the music of Thomas "Fats" Waller
September/October in the Chace Theater
Directed by Kent Gash

“Topdog / Underdog”
January/February in the Dowling Theater
Directed by Kent Gash

“Backstage With Moliere: The Illustrious Theatre Company”
From Molière's “The Seductive Countess,” “The Imaginary Cuckold,” and “The Rehearsal at Versailles”
A World Premiere
February/March in the Chace Theater
Directed and adapted by Chris Bayes

“The Buz’Gem Blues”
May/June in the Dowling Theater
By Drew Hayden Taylor
Directed by Elizabeth Theobald Richards

A New Play
Yet to be selected, the front-runner is “You Never Know,” a new musical by Charles Strouse, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer of “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Annie” and “Applause." Set in a glamorous Miami resort in 1948, this musical-within-a-musical looks at a philandering Presidential candidate, his movie-star wife, and the hero - the composer of a Broadway hit that's just over the horizon.

Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol” will also return for its 28th annual production. All titles are subject to change. Exact performance dates will be released shortly.

Season subscriptions are available at the box office or by calling 401-351-4242. The Trinity Rep box office is located at 201 Washington Street in Providence.

-- OnStage Boston

4/13/04