The Huntington Theatre Company's 2005-06
Season will feature five productions at the Boston University Theatre,
its main stage venue, and two productions at the Stanford Calderwood
Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts. The season includes world
premieres by Stephen Belber and Marc Wolf,
considered to be two of America’s hottest young playwrights.
In announcing the season, Artistic Director Nicholas Martin
commented, “This coming season underscores the Huntington’s
commitment to present time-honored, classic plays and musicals by established
artists alongside terrific new works by rising playwrights whom we are
proud to support and nurture in the early phases of their careers.”
Six of the seven season plays are below. The final production will
be announced at a later date.
"The Real Thing"
by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Evan Yionoulis
Sept. 9 - Oct. 9, 2005 at the Boston University Theatre
A brilliant wordsmith, Stoppard explores the complex joy and pain of
being in love in this drama about art and relationships. A successful
playwright takes his marriage to the brink when he falls in love with
another actress. But, is it the real thing? Originally produced
in London in 1982, and on Broadway in 1984, this multi-Tony Award-winning
play received rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic.
"Carol Mulroney"
By Stephen Belber
(World Premiere)
Oct. 14 - Nov. 20, 2005 at the Calderwood Pavilion
In this world premiere production, workshopped at a 2003 Breaking Ground
reading, the lure of the simple life finds its way into the souls of
several complicated characters. Sitting on the roof, overlooking
the beauty of the city from a distance, Carol Mulroney contemplates
a tempestuous past with her father and an uncertain future with her
husband. Belber is the author of the 2004 Broadway play "Match"
(starring Frank Langella and directed by Nicholas Martin),
the Off Broadway plays "Tape" and
"McReele," and is a co-writer of the acclaimed play,
"The Laramie Project."
"A Funny Thing Happened
on the Way to the Forum"
Book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Nov. 4 - Dec. 4, 2005 at the Boston University Theatre
Mayhem falls on ancient Rome in this six-time Tony Award-winning musical
comedy about the hilarious and preposterous adventures of a Roman slave
who will do anything for his freedom, and his master, who is in love
with the courtesan next door. Sondheim’s long list of celebrated
credits includes "Sweeney Todd," "Sunday in the
Park with George," "Company" and "Into
the Woods." "Forum," which debuted on
Broadway in May 1962, was the first show for which he wrote both music
and lyrics. Shevelove collaborated with Sondheim on "The
Frogs," and Gelbart is best known for creating TV’s
“M*A*S*H” and Broadway’s "City
of Angels." Broadway veteran Brooks Ashmanskas,
currently appearing on Broadway in "The Producers,"
will star.
"A Delicate Balance"*
By Edward Albee
March 3 - April 2, 2006 at the Boston University Theatre
In this Pulitzer-Prize winning classic from the famed author of "Who’s
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," middle-aged couple Agnes and
Tobias are engaged in a battle of wills with Agnes’ acerbic sister,
a self-professed drunk, and their daughter who has returned home after
a fourth failed marriage. When friends arrive unexpectedly, the
masks of civility drop, true feelings are revealed, and the delicate
balance of one family is changed forever. A caustically funny
exploration of compassion and the bonds of friendship and family, this
40th anniversary production of "A Delicate Balance" celebrates
one of America’s finest playwrights. Acclaimed theater,
film, and television actress Maureen Anderman will
star. (*Rights to this play are still pending.)
"The Road Home: Re-Membering
America"
Written and performed by Marc Wolf
(World Premiere)
March 24 - April 30, 2006 at the Calderwood Pavilion
As he drove home cross-country to New York City after 9/11, playwright
and actor Marc Wolf interviewed his fellow Americans to create "The
Road Home: Re-Membering America." Moving and highly entertaining,
this world premiere production (in association with the Geva
Theatre Centre in Rochester, NY) is a provocative portrait
of the complexity and resilience of our nation. Wolf, who will
star in this production, is best known for his play "Another
American: Asking and Telling," about the U.S. military’s
“don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. He has
performed "Another American" throughout the U.S. and received
OBIE, Helen Hayes, and Independent Reviewers of New England Awards for
Best Solo Performance.
"The Sisters Rosensweig"
By Wendy Wasserstein
May 12 - June 11, 2006 at the Boston University Theatre
"The Sisters Rosensweig" is Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winner
Wendy Wasserstein’s warm and funny play about one evening in the
lives of three Brooklyn-born, Jewish-American sisters. Sara, living
in London, prepares to celebrate her 54th birthday with sisters Gorgeous,
a Newton, Mass., talk show host, and Pfeni, a travel writer. As the
party evolves, they push through personal boundaries, share family secrets,
and decipher the men who fall in and out of their lives. Huntington
audience favorite Andrea Martin stars with fellow Tony
Award winner and acclaimed television actress Blair Brown.
Four, six, and seven play subscriptions for the Huntington
season are now on sale. Tickets for individual performances will
go on sale in August. For more information or to subscribe, call
the Huntington Theatre Company box office at 617-266-0800 or visit.
www.huntingtontheatre.org.
