As I went through the process of selecting plays for this season, I could not stop thinking about the current political, economic, and environmental issues that impact our life today. At its best, live theatre mirrors the human condition and reflects the conflicts, traumas, struggles, and, ultimately, the triumphs that punctuate our lives. More than ever, we need the performing arts — not only as a means of exploring the tremendous conflicts we face, but also as a means of celebrating our capacity to come together and overcome these conflicts.
        In each of the plays this season you will meet characters that are struggling to overcome enormous emotional and physical obstacles, from the amazing story of Helen Keller to the electrifying rock musical Tommy, and from the story of two brothers struggling to come to grips with a middle-age —and each other!—to the story of a family as fragile as the horn of a glass unicorn, to the coming of age story in Biloxi Blues, the characters exemplify the human ability to persevere.

Michael Lederman
Artistic Director