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by Athol Fugard
directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson
May 1 - June 10, 2012
Residency: Residency One
Venue: The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre
In a classroom in a small Eastern Cape Karoo town in South Africa in 1984, Mr. M, an idealistic teacher, seeks to provide a future for his gifted student Thami by forming a debate team with Isabel, a spirited student from the local white school. But outside the classroom Mr. M’s hopes for Thami are challenged by their generational divide and increasing political unrest.
Written in 1989 shortly before the end of apartheid, My Children! My Africa! presents an honest and unflinching portrait of a country on the brink of revolution, and is a testament to the power and potential of youth, hope, and ideas.
by Will Eno
directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett
featuring Conor Lovett
In association with Gare St Lazare Players Ireland
May 8 - June 17, 2012
Residency: Residency Five
Venue: The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
Behold the newest nobody of the funniest century yet. He’s almost Christ-like, from a distance, in terms of height and weight. Listen closely or drift off uncontrollably, as he speaks to you directly about the notion of home, about the notion of the world. All of it delivered with the authority that is the special province of the unsure and the un-homed, which is a word he made up accidentally. The running time, if he doesn’t die or think of anything else, is roughly one hour.
Title and Deed is a provocative new work by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Horton Foote Prize winner Will Eno, whom The New York Times called “a Samuel Beckett for the Jon Stewart generation.”
In association with Gare St Lazare Players Ireland
Featuring Conor Lovett
written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan
May 15 - June 24, 2012
World Premiere Production, tickets on sale now!
Residency: Residency Five
Venue: The Irene Diamond Stage
Two French mercenary knights set out on a quest for relative moral redemption against the classic comic background of late 14th century ecclesiastical politics. A story of friendship, love, noble feats of arms, indiscriminate brutality, the progressive refinement of medieval table manners and the general decline of the chivalric ideal at the onset of the Great Papal Schism of 1378. A new comedy by Kenneth Lonergan.
Medieval Play contains adult content and mature themes.
Coming Soon
written and directed by Athol Fugard
August 14 - September 23, 2012
New York Premiere Production
Residency: Residency One
Venue: The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre
Roelf, a train driver, has spent weeks searching for the identities of a mother and child he unintentionally killed with his train.
IMAGE: Frank Wood in Angels in America by Tony Kushner. Photo by Joan Marcus. All playwright photos by Gregory Costanzo.
by Sam Shepard
Directed by Daniel Aukin
August 7 - September 16, 2012
Residency: Legacy Program
Venue: The Irene Diamond Stage
Sally lives with her mysterious family in a cavernous home overlooking Los Angeles. When a visitor arrives, Sally's dark secrets-- and the secrets of those around her-- threaten to come into the light.
A world premiere from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Sam Shepard, Signature's 1996-1997 Playwright-in-Residence.
By David Henry Hwang
Directed by Leigh Silverman
October 23 - December 2, 2012
Residency: Residency One
Venue: The Alice Griffin Jewelbox Theatre
After three years working abroad, a Chinese businessman sets off a dangerous power struggle in his polygamous Chinese household. Inspired by his own family history, David Henry Hwang's 1997 Obie Award-winning and 1998 Tony nominated GOLDEN CHILD explores the often-painful process through which change comes to people and cultures.
Created and performed by Bill Irwin and David Shiner
October 30 - December 9, 2012
Residency: Legacy Program
Venue: The Irene Diamond Stage
2003-04 Playwright-in-Residence Bill Irwin reunites with fellow clown David Shiner for a new work combining their inimitable magic, slapstick, and hilarity. Using music, technology, and movement, plus other tricks up their sleeves, Irwin and Shiner create another wild and remarkable outing of theatre for a new generation of audiences.
Signature is proud to present this dynamic duo’s first collaboration since the smash Broadway hit FOOL MOON.
By August Wilson
directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson
January 29 - March 10, 2013
Residency: Legacy Program
Venue: The Irene Diamond Stage
In Pittsburgh’s Hill District in 1936, the Charles family battle each other over their shared legacy – an antique piano. The fourth play of Wilson’s epic Century Cycle, Pulitzer Prize-winning The Piano Lesson is a stunning and moving drama of family, history, and survival.
By David Henry Hwang
Directed by May Adrales
February 5 - March 17, 2013
Residency: Residency One
Venue: The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre
On a California mountaintop in 1867 near the Transcontinental Railroad, two Chinese workers struggle through poverty and hunger to reconnect with the traditions of their homeland.
By Regina Taylor
April 23 - June 2, 2013
Residency: Residency Five
Venue: The Alice Griffin Jewelbox Theatre
A crossword loving Chicago book publisher faces the challenge of how to adapt his business in the rapidly changing digital age and begins to look for clues of his own identity as a husband, businessman, and an African-American.
A new play from Residency Five playwright Regina Taylor.
by Lanford Wilson
directed by Jo Bonney
April 23 - June 2, 2013
Residency: Legacy Program
Venue: The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre
A team of archeologists descends on an Indiana town to unearth the mysteries of the Mound Builders. As they excavate the remains of this Native American civilization, they confront powerful and dangerous forces of ambition and legacy.
2002-03 Playwright-in-Residence Lanford Wilson’s searing drama of class, culture and gender clash won the 1975 Obie Award for Distinguished Playwriting.
By David Henry Hwang
Directed by Leigh Silverman
Fall - Winter 2013
Residency: Residency One
Venue: The Irene Diamond Stage
A young martial artist comes to American from Hong Kong in the 1960’s with dreams of becoming the biggest movie star in the world, and struggles to overcome the West’s view of Asian men as less than truly masculine.
A world premiere production of a new play by David Henry Hwang.