The Trip to Bountiful
By 1994/95 Playwright-in-Residence Horton Foote
Directed by Harris Yulin
EXTENDED!
November 15, 2005 - March 11, 2006

With
Devon Abner, Meghan Andrews,
Jim Demarse, Hallie Foote,
Frank Girardeau, Gene Jones,
Sam Kitchin and Lois Smith

Carrie Watts longs to return to her childhood home of Bountiful,Texas, where she hasn't been in thirty years. Despite her failing health, she grows more determined to escape from the tiny Houston apartment she shares with her soft-spoken son and watchful daughter-in-law. Finally she gets her chance to head homeward, and it is the journey of a lifetime.

Generous support for THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
has been provided by The Laura Pels Foundation.

Winner! 2 Obie Awards, 2 Drama Desk Awards, 1 Outer Critic Circle Award and 4 Lucille Lortel Awards including Outstanding Revival, Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Director.

Landscape of the Body
By 1998/99 Playwright-in-Residence John Guare
Directed by Michael Greif
EXTENDED!
March 28, 2006 - May 28, 2006

With Jonathan Fried, Paul Iacono,
Colby Minifie, Stephen Scott Scarpulla,
Jill Shackner, Sherie Rene Scott,
Brian Sgambati, Paul Sparks,
Lili Taylor and Bernard White

What are we after we lose everything? 1970s Greenwich Village hosts a slew of mysterious and seemingly isolated events that connect a group of people on a nightmarish quest for the American Dream. Through twists in time and with some help from a singing narrator back from the dead, John Guare weaves an amazingly entertaining tale of their tragic and comic collisions that force them to discover what it is like to be left with-or blessed with-nothing but themselves. LANDSCAPE OF THE BODY contains strong language and adult themes.

This project is supported in part by
an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Winner! 2006 Obie Award to Sherie Rene Scott

August Wilson's
Seven Guitars
Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson
EXTENDED!!!
July 31- October 15, 2006

With Kevin Carroll, Cassandra Freeman,
Stephen McKinley Henderson,
Brenda Pressley, Lance Reddick,
Roslyn Ruff, and Charles Weldon

Hope and heartbreak abound in Pittsburgh's Hill District as seven people share frustration, joy and loss in 1948. Floyd "Schoolboy" Barton, an aspiring blues musician, returns home to seek his fortune and reclaim his woman; a sick old man longs for an heir to carry on his name; and three single women cope with betrayal and lost dreams. Like seven musical instruments, each one strikes a singular note in a discordant world. (more)

The Laura Pels Foundation is a generous sponsor of Seven Guitars.

August Wilson's
Two Trains Running
Directed by Lou Bellamy
EXTENDED!!!
November 7, 2006 - January 28, 2007

With Leon Addison Brown,
Chad L. Coleman, Frankie Faison,
Arthur French, Ron Cephas Jones,
January LaVoy, Ed Wheeler

In 1969 Pittsburgh, the regulars at a popular local diner grind out an existence against the backdrop of a turbulent world and rapidly changing city. Memphis Lee looks to prevent the demolition of his restaurant in the face of a municipal project while across the street, Mr. West, the local funeral director, has more business than he can handle. Faced with racial inequality, a depressed economy and the threat of violence, the local residents fight to hang on to their solidarity and sense of community. (more)

The Jay & Kelly Sugarman Foundation
is proud to sponsor Two Trains Running.

8 AUDELCO Award nominations:
Dramatic Production of the Year
Director, Dramatic Production - Lou Bellamy
Lighting Design - Robert Wierzel
Costume Design - Mathew J. Lefebvre
Sound Design - Brett R. Jarvis
Lead Actor - Frankie Faison
Supporting Actor - Chad L. Coleman
Supporting Actor - Ron Cephas Jones

August Wilson's
King Hedley II
Directed by Derrick Sanders
February 20 - April 15, 2007

Set in a backyard in the decaying Hill District of Pittsburgh, King Hedley II follows the characters created by August Wilson in Seven Guitars. A woman is tormented by a secret she has kept for 36 years, while her only son returns home after serving time for murder to find a neighborhood riddled with crime, poverty and broken families. King's epic struggle to survive is at the center of this poetic portrayal of life in the inner city during the 1980's. (more)

This project is supported in part by an award
from the National Endowment for the Arts.

American Express Company is a proud production sponsor of King Hedley II

8 AUDELCO Award nominations:
Dramatic Production of the Year
Director, Dramatic Production - Derrick Sanders
Set Design - David Gallo
Lighting Design - Thom Weaver
Lead Actor - Russell Hornsby
Lead Actress - Lynda Gravatt
Supporting Actor - Stephen McKinley Henderson
Supporting Actor - Lou Myers

Additional funding for Anniversary programming has been provided by Altria Group, Inc., The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Ford Foundation, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting new American plays at Signature Theatre Company. WNYC is the media sponsor of Signature Theatre Company.

The 15th Anniversary Season is supported, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.

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