DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 2019-2020 THEATRE SEASON
Guys and Dolls
Based on the colorful short stories of Damon Runyon, Guys and Dolls is the classic brassy romantic comedy that the New York Times recently named one of the greatest musicals ever written. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, Guys and Dolls tells the story of a con-man, Nathan Detroit, who makes a bet whether Sky Masterson, a gambler, can score a date with the uptight missionary Sarah Brown in order to get the money he needs to hide his famous crap game from the police. Since it’s premiere in 1950, Guys and Dolls has been revived six times on Broadway and countless times regionally but will be presented for the first time on the Dubow stage this fall.
Directed by Joe Kemper
October 17-19 (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) at 7:30pm
October 20 (Sunday) at 2:00pm
FOUR Performances
Dubow Theatre
The Lion and Mouse Stories
The Lion and Mouse Stories is an adaptation of Aesop’s fable of the same name. This Theatre for Young Audiences show will celebrate an exciting collaboration between DA’s department of theatre, visual arts, dance, and music. The show will tour to area schools in an effort to showcase the talents of DA students and encourage audience members to become patrons of our school and inspire them to audition and become part of our DA family of artists. Directed by Bonnie Harrison Tours elementary schools: December 9, 10 and 11
Then in Blackbox December 12 and 13 (Thursday and Friday)
Each night at both 6:30pm and 8:00pm
Saturday, December 14 at 6:30pm
FIVE performances
Blackbox Theatre
Red Herring
Red Herring by Michael Hollinger: “Three love stories, a murder mystery, and a nuclear espionage plot converge in this noir comedy about marriage and other explosive devices. It’s 1952: America’s on the verge of the H-bomb, Dwight Eisenhower’s on the campaign trail, and I Love Lucy is on Monday nights. A blunt-nosed, sharp-eyed look at love and tying (and untying, and retying) the knot.”
Directed by Simone Aden-Reid
February 27-29 2020 (Thursday, Friday and Saturday)
AND March 3-5 (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)
SIX performances – each night at 7:30pm
Blackbox Theatre
Elephant Man
The Elephant Man is based on the life of John Merrick, who lived in London Written by Bernard Pomerance
Directed by Michael Higgins
April 15-18 2020 (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday) at 7:30 PM
AND April 19 (Sunday) at 2:00pm
FIVE performances
Dubow Theatre
Issue Based Theatre Showcase
Directed by Bonnie Harrison
DATES TBA
Each night at 7:30pm
Blackbox Theatre
Theatre Showcase
Directed by Bonnie Harrison and Joe Kemper
May 15-16 2020 (Friday for grades 9-11, Saturday for grade 12)
Each night at 7:30pm
Dubow Theatre