We’re proud to announce the lineup for our 27th season of producing professional theatre in downtown Dayton. This diverse collection of plays and musicals will make you laugh, will make you think and will inspire you with the power and presence that comes with a live performance in the intimate Loft Theatre.
The 2013-2014 Eichelberger Loft Series Lineup:
A Mid-life Comedic Crisis
Becky’s New Car
by Steven Dietz
September 12 – 29, 2013
Becky Foster is stuck in neutral—middle aged, in middle management and a middling marriage—until an honest misunderstanding with a wealthy widower offers her the chance at an exciting double life…and she takes it. Now she’s frantically juggling to keep her two worlds apart before everything threatens to come crashing down on her. It’s enough to drive Becky off a cliff, and she’s taking the audience along for the ride!
A Classic Musical Tradition
Fiddler on the Roof
book by Joseph Stein
music by Jerry Bock
lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
based on Sholem Aleichem’s stories by special permission of Arnold Perl
October 31 – November 17, 2013
Welcome to the village of Anatevka, where tradition is everything. But change is sweeping across the land and into poor dairyman Tevye’s house. When his daughters want to break with the old ways and choose their own husbands, Tevye must decide which he loves more – his family’s happiness or his long-held beliefs. Filled with timeless songs and wonderful dance numbers, this Broadway blockbuster is a heartwarming tale for young and old.
Tony Award® Winner for Best Musical
A Ground-breaking Cultural Milestone
Torch Song Trilogy
by Harvey Fierstein
January 30 – February 16, 2014
Poignant and filled with witty, sharp humor, Fierstein’s deeply personal story of self-discovery redefined an era in gay America. What begins as a chance encounter in a New York nightclub leads drag-queen Arnold Beckoff in a hilarious, yet touching, pursuit of love, happiness and a life of which he can be proud. From a failed affair with a reluctant lover, to a committed relationship with a young model and the promise of a stable family, Arnold’s struggle for acceptance meets its greatest challenge in his intolerant mother.
Tony Award® Winner for Best Play
A Revealing Family Drama
Other Desert Cities
by Jon Robin Baitz
March 27 – April 13, 2014
The Wyeth family’s Palm Springs Christmas reunion is already a tense affair between conservative parents Lyman and Polly, former GOP celebrities, their two grown children and Polly’s liberal alcoholic sister, Silda. Any sense of peace vanishes completely when daughter Brooke, a once promising novelist, announces she is about to publish a tell-all memoir that threatens to tarnish her prominent family’s past and reopen old wounds. As Brooke confesses her true motivations behind the book, she learns the real history is more shocking than she ever knew.
Pulitzer Prize for Drama Nominee and Tony Award® Nominee for Best Play
A New Country Legend
Play It by Heart
music by David Spangler and Jerry Taylor
lyrics by David Spangler, Jerry Taylor and R.T. Robinson
book by Brian Yorkey
based on an original story by R.T. Robinson
June 12 – 29, 2014
It’s the passing of the torch in a country music dynasty as superstar Jeannine Jasper’s long career draws to a close. The changing world of the music industry is about to thrust her little sister, Jamie Lynn, into the spotlight. When an old flame comes calling, Jeannine envisions a quiet life offstage, but Jamie Lynn’s wild ways may cut short her time on top. Stage mother Naomi tries to keep control of her daughters until a scandalous secret comes to light and threatens to tear them apart. A musical about heartbreak and healing, this regional premiere comes alive with an exciting new score filled with classic and contemporary country songs and a book by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner Brian Yorkey (Next to Normal).
Come join us for another amazing season of theatre created especially for you. Current 2012-2013 Season Subscribers can renew their seats through April 15. New subscriptions are also on sale by calling Ticket Center Stage at (937) 228-3630, with seat selection beginning May 7. We have a variety of 3-, 4- and 5-play subscription packages available, ranging from $81 – $160. Single tickets for shows will go on sale beginning August 6.
For more information visit http://humanracetheatre.org/1314season.php
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