Everyman Theatre announced its 2018/2019 season on May 1. According to a press release, next year’s season will be extended to include seven plays and features the company’s new Tuesday night previews. Additionally, Everyman welcomes new resident company members Resident Stage Manager Cat Wallis and actor/director Paige Hernandez.
Here’s the lineup:
“Dancing at Lughnasa,” Sept. 4-Oct. 7 — Playwright Brian Friel’s Tony Award-winning play tells the story of a transformative moment in the lives of five unmarried sisters who live together in a small Irish village in 1936. Directed by Amber Paige McGinnis.
“Sweat,” Oct. 23-Nov. 25 — Lynn Nottage looks at life in small-town, working class America in this Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about the relationship between friends and factory workers Tracey and Cynthia. Based on extensive research and first person testimonials conducted in Reading, Pa., the play is directed by Vincent M. Lancisi.
“The Importance of Being Earnest,” Dec. 4-Jan. 6 — Joseph W. Ritsch directs Everyman’s uproarious revival of Oscar Wilde’s Victorian masterpiece. Look for company member Bruce Randolph Nelson as Lady Bracknell!
“Everything is Wonderful,” Jan. 29-March 3 — Company members Bruce Randolph Nelson and Deborah Hazlett star in this drama about a man seeking forgiveness from an Amish family, after he causes a fatal car accident that killed their sons. Directed by Noah Himmelstein and written by Chelsea Marcantel, the play asks profound questions about regret, redemption and forgiveness.
“Dinner With Friends,” March 12-Apr. 14 — A dinner party at the home of food writers Gabe and Karen is the setting for Donald Margulies’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play about marriage, loyalty, commitment and friendship. Directed by Vincent M. Lancisi, “Dinner With Friends” celebrates its 20th anniversary this season.
“Queens Girl in the World / Queens Girl in Africa,” May 7- June 30 — Two for one! Everyman presents the world premieres of playwright Caleen Sinnette Jennings’ pair of plays about Jacqueline Marie Butler, a lovable teenager from Queens, N.Y., who experiences culture shock first in a predominately-Jewish Greenwich Village private school and then in Nigeria, Africa. Directed by Paige Hernandez.
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See Vincent M. Lancisi on This Week in Baltimore Eating.