2016-2017 SEASON

DEAR FRIENDS, I’m thrilled to introduce our exciting 2016-2017 Season—our biggest season yet! What makes it so big? First, we’re launching an unprecedented two-year partnership with our friends at Olney Theatre Center to produce groundbreaking work in Montgomery County. The first such project, Angels in America, will be presented as part of “A Celebration of Tony Kushner” here in Bethesda and feature a phenomenal cast of some of our favorite actors. We also have a huge show-stopping musical, laugh-out-loud comedies, and stunning new works by American masters. Believe me when I say our 2016-2017 Season truly has something for everyone.

There is no better way to join the Round House family than to become a subscriber. You can find out more information about our season, including the amazing artists we have lined up, in the pages that follow. It’s a great season and I hope you can join us for all of it!

I look forward to seeing you at the theater soon.

Best,

Ryan RiletteProducing Artistic Director

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On this page: Dawn Ursula & Gregory Wooddell in Stage Kiss. Photo by Cheyenne Michaels.

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On cover: Dawn Ursula, Katie Kleiger, Nova Y. Payton & Holly Twyford. Photo of August Wilson by Chris Bennion.

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BY TONY KUSHNERDIRECTED BY JASON LOEWITH & RYAN RILETTE CO-PRODUCED WITH OLNEY THEATRE CENTER

Just in time for election season, Round House Theatre and Olney Theatre Center present the 25th Anniversary production of Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning masterpiece. Sexuality, religion, and politics collide at the beginning of the AIDS crisis in one of the most celebrated plays of the 20th Century. Don’t miss Part I: Millennium Approaches & Part II: Perestroika, presented in rotating repertory.

Scenic Designer James Kronzer Projection Designer Clint Allen Costume Designer Ivania StackLighting Designer York Kennedy Sound Designer Joshua Horvath

PART I: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES

Jonathan Bock

Mitchell Hébert

Sarah Marshall

Thomas Keegan

Kimberly Gilbert

Jon Hudson Odom

Dawn Ursula

Tom Story

FEATURING:

A CELEBRATION OF TONY KUSHNER

PART II: PERESTROIKA

T W O G R E A T T H E A T E R C O M P A N I E S .

O N E E X T R A O R D I N A R Y T H E A T R I C A L E V E N T .

SEP 7 - OCT 30, 2016AT ROUND HOUSE THEATRE

ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP

Round House Theatre and Olney Theatre Center have announced a two-year commitment to co-produce outstanding plays in Montgomery County. The first, Angels In America by Tony Kushner, will be presented in the fall of 2016, with a second theatrical event planned at Olney Theatre Center in the fall of 2017.

O N E O F T H E

GREATEST PLAYS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.” — New Yorker

H O L I D A Y D E L I G H T

ROLLING WORLD PREMIERE

Set two years after the iconic Pride and Prejudice, Miss Bennet follows your favorite characters as they gather at Pemberley, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Darcy. But this holiday, all eyes are on Mary Bennet, who has come into her own as a confident woman with curiosity, wit, and talent…and perhaps even a love story. Miss Bennet is a Christmas story of family, young love, and bright futures you won’t want to miss!

Scenic Designer Daniel Conway Costume Designer Kendra Rai Lighting Designer Nancy Schertler Sound Designer Matthew M. Nielson

BY LAUREN GUNDERSON & MARGOT MELCONDIRECTED BY ELEANOR HOLDRIDGE

NOV 23 - DEC 18, 2016H O L I D A Y D E L I G H T

Joseph Carlson

Danny Gavigan

Katie Kleiger

Miranda Rizzolo

Katie deBuys

William Vaughan

Erin Weaver

FEATURING:

GUNDERSON [WRITES] WITH BURSTS OF SMART, INFECTIOUS HUMOR.” — San Francisco Chronicle

Kathryn Tkel

S H O W - S T O P P I N G M U S I C A L

A CELEBRATION OF TONY KUSHNER

JAN 25 - FEB 26, 2017S H O W - S T O P P I N G M U S I C A L

MUSIC BY JEANINE TESORIBOOK & LYRICS BY TONY KUSHNERDIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY

MATTHEW GARDINERMUSICAL DIRECTION BY JON KALBFLEISCH

Join us as we present the largest musical in Round House’s history! Set in the heat of the Civil Rights Movement, the Tony-nominated Caroline, Or Change follows a black maid working for a middle-class Jewish family in Louisiana. When a small amount of money goes missing, buried tensions threaten to rip two families—and the struggling Caroline—apart. Loosely based on Kushner’s provocative and personal story, Caroline features a virtuosic score from Jeanine Tesori (Tony Award for Best Original Score for Fun Home) that blends blues, gospel, and traditional Jewish melodies into a magical, show-stopping musical masterpiece.

Scenic Designer Jason Sherwood Costume Designer Frank Labovitz Sound Designer Lane Elms

Nova Y. Payton

Felicia Curry

Will Gartshore

V. Savoy McIlwain

John Lescault

Olivia Russell

Awa Sal Secka

Dorea Schmidt

Scott Sedar Korinn Walfall

Kara-Tameika Watkins

Theresa Cunningham

Delores King Williams

Naomi Jacobson

FEATURING:

A MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT I N A M E R I C A N M U S I C A L T H E A T E R . ”

— The New York Observer

M A D C A P C O M E D Y

APR 12 - MAY 7, 2017M A D C A P C O M E D Y

Desperate to escape a career in espionage, up-and-coming playwright Aphra Behn just landed her first commission for a professional company—if she can deliver her play by dawn. But in a world of sex and spies, can Aphra save the life of King Charles II and launch her budding writing career all in one night? With echoes of Restoration comedy, this playful farce is a rush of madcap antics and rollicking intrigue.

Scenic Designer Paige A. Hathaway Costume Designer Kendra RaiLighting Designer Andrew R. CissnaSound Designer Christopher Baine

BY LIZ DUFFY ADAMSDIRECTED BY AARON POSNER

Holly Twyford

Erin Weaver

FEATURING:

BAWDY, HILARIOUS AND WHIP-SMART... FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES LITERATURE, LOVE, OR LAUGHTER.” — The Ideologue

Gregory Linington

A N A M E R I C A N M A S T E R

In this solo show, late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson explores his days as a struggling young writer in Pittsburgh’s Hill District and how the neighborhood inspired his cycle of plays about the African-American experience. At times shockingly provocative and often hilariously funny, this theatrical memoir follows one man’s journey of self-discovery and what it means to be a black artist in America.

Scenic & Projection Designer David Gallo Creative Consultant & Costume Designer Constanza RomeroLighting Designer Thom Weaver Sound Designer Dan Moses Schreier

Photo by Chris Bennion

CO-CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY TODD KREIDLER

JUNE 7 - JULY 2, 2017A N A M E R I C A N M A S T E R

Eugene Lee

STARRING: A MUST-SEE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE THAT SPEAKS TO ALL OF OUR HUMANITY.

RUN, DON’T WALK TO SEE IT.” — Berkshire Fine Arts

1 5 T H A N N U A L S A R A H M E T Z G E R M E M O R I A L P L A Y

MARCH 17 – 19, 20171 5 T H A N N U A L S A R A H M E T Z G E R M E M O R I A L P L A Y

BY DIANA METZGERPRESENTED BY THE ROUND HOUSE TEEN PERFORMANCE COMPANY

It’s 2002. Take one beach house, four high school girls, and a week without parental supervision. Add (just a few) boys and (maybe some) booze. What’s the worst that could happen? From Diana Metzger comes a hilarious play about the D.C.-area tradition of Beach Week, and what happens when a group of high school graduates only has seven days left to come to grips with the rest of their lives.

The Round House Theatre Teen Performance Company is a pre-professional program for the next generation of theater artists. Company members work closely with experienced professional artists and practitioners as mentors. The program culminates in The Sarah Metzger Memorial Play which is directed, designed, stage managed, and performed by the Teen Performance Company.

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SEATING CHART:

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SEASON AT A GLANCEANGELS IN AMERICA

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MISS BENNET

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HOW I LEARNED...

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v Post-Show Discussion l 7:15pm Director Discussion*

m 6:45pm Design Discussion

t Pay-What-You-Cano $10 Tuesday# FreeBeerFridayPart I: Millennium Approaches

Part II: Perestroika

VIP Opening Night (Tickets not available to the general public)

+ Pre-Show Discussion*

*All pre-show discussions for Angels take place at 6:45pm Post-Show Panel Discussion

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