Unity Theatre is thrilled to unveil its exciting 2023-2024 season with an array of exceptional plays. This season aims to captivate and inspire audiences with a diverse selection of performances and continuing the tradition of providing high-quality theatrical experiences to the Brenham community and the surrounding area.
O N T H E M A I N S T A G E
See How They Run A Comedy By Philip King September 21 - October 8, 2023
See How They Run is set in a vicarage in the idyllic village of Merton-cum-Middlewick, England, during the 1940s. Resident spinster, Miss Skillon, (who ‘touches alcohol for the first time in her life’) becomes convinced that her beloved vicar's actress wife is doing something untoward. Add in an escaped German prisoner of war, a handsome American actor, a visiting Bishop and a rotund locum priest - all of whom are in clergyman suits - and hilarious confusion and mayhem result!
The Game's Afoot - Homes for the Holidays A Comedy By Ken Ludwig November 30 - December 17, 2023
It is December, 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is killed, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. It is then up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Sherlock Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.
The Crucible A Drama By Arthur Miller February 8 - February 56, 2024
In the spring of 1682 a Salem village reverend discovers a group of teenage girls dancing around a fire in the woods. When his daughter exhibits strange symptoms the next morning, the town becomes frenzied with talk of witchcraft. Neighbor is pitted against neighbor and the deeply religious community is torn apart. The Crucible is a timeless parable about morality and the consequences when fear takes root in a community. The play won the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play and is considered a landmark work in the canon of American drama.
The Star-Spangled Girl A Comedy By Neil Simon June 13 - June 30, 2024
It’s 1967 and Andy and Norman are two earnest young men using their apartment as a publishing office for a "protest" magazine in San Francisco. Sophie, an Olympic swimmer and all-American girl, moves into an apartment on the same floor, and her friendliness and charm leave Norman hopelessly smitten. And while she is convinced that they are editing a dangerously subversive magazine, Sophie soon finds that her real source of annoyance is that the wrong man is pressing his attentions on her.
T H E S T U D I O S E R I E S The Studio shows are back in the Studio Space this season!
On the Exhale A Drama By Martin Zimmerman October 19 - October 29, 2023 (For mature audiences)
When a senseless act of violence changes her life forever, a liberal college professor finds herself inexplicably drawn to the very weapon used to perpetrate the crime – and to the irresistible feeling of power that comes from holding life and death in her hands. Peering down the barrel of a uniquely American crisis, she begins to suspect that when it comes to gun violence, we all may be a part of the problem.
Dancing Lessons A Dramatic Comedy By Mark St. Germain April 4 - 14, 2024 (For mature audiences)
The story centers on Ever, a young man with Asperger’s Syndrome, who seeks the instruction of a Broadway dancer to learn enough dancing to survive an awards dinner. The dancer, Senga, is recovering from an injury that may stop her dancing career permanently. As their relationship unfolds, they’re both caught off-guard by the discoveries, both hilarious and heartwarming, that they make about each other and about themselves.
S U M M E R F A M I L Y S H O W (not part of any subscription series)
Treasure Island A Prince Street Players Children's Musical By Jim Eiler and Jeanne Bargy July 25 - July 28, 2024
This adventure story follows Jim Hawkins, an ordinary youth who is drawn into a dangerous race for buried treasure against the treacherous Long John Silver. Excitement runs high in this adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s thrilling tale of pirates, treasure maps and mutiny on the high seas.
Unity’s website will be updated with the new season information on or about August 1, but subscriptions for the 2023-2024 season are available for purchase now. By subscribing, patrons can enjoy a full season of outstanding performances and secure their preferred seats for each show before tickets go on sale to the public. Brochures outlining the season and subscription packages will be mailed out this week. To download a subscription form click below or visit www.UnityBrenham.org. The home page contains a link to download the form. Alternatively, subscriptions can be purchased by calling the Unity Theatre Box Office at 979-830-8358.
