2017-2018 Season, Classic Theatre, San Antonio
You Can't Take It With You September 8- October 1, 2017
Directed by Mark Stringham
Grandpa Vanderhof and his wacky family, the Sycamores, have been happily living their zany lives in his house for many years. When practical young Alice Sycamore becomes engaged to her company's Vice President Tony Kirby, the clan must straighten up to meet the new in-laws. Disaster ensues, despite the best laid plans.
A Doll's House November 3-26, 2017
Directed by Kelly Roush
Years ago, Nora Helmer committed a suspect act in order to save the life of her strict husband, Torvald. Now she lives in fear of her husband finding out her secret and of the shame such a revelation would bring to his career. But when the truth comes out, what will really happen, and what will become of their life and family?
Bless Me, Ultima February 16- March 11, 2018
Directed by José Rubén De León
Set in the 1940s, this drama centers on the social-psychological maturation of a Mexican-American, or Chicano, six-year-old Antonio Márez, living on the eastern plains of New Mexico. Ultima is a curandera, or folk healer, who helps Antonio contend with the battle between good and evil that rages in his village. The Classic Theatre pays homage to Chicano literature pioneer, playwright and 2016 National Medal of Arts recipient Rudolfo Anaya with a fully staged version of his iconic breakthrough 1972 novel.
The Cherry Orchard May 4-27, 2018
Directed by Andrew Thornton
Set in Russia at the turn of the century, is Anton Chekhov's masterpiece about a family on the edge of ruin, and a country on the brink of revolution. Early one May morning, after a five-year absence, the widow Madame Ranevsky returns home to her family estate to find that it has been heavily mortgaged to pay for her extravagances and that it is to be auctioned off. Madame Ranevsky, and her brother, find themselves scrambling to retain a vision of gentility amidst a climate of huge social and economic transition. How will they cope?