Milwaukee Repertory Theater's 07/08 Season

Quadracci Powerhouse Theater | Steimke Theater | Stackner Cabaret

In The News:
Artistic Director Joe Hanreddy announces the 2007/2008 season. Read Story
Upcoming season will produce more drama/Announcing Rep Resident Actor changes. Read Story

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CYRANO DE BERGERAC
By Edmond Rostand • Translated by Brian Hooker • September 5 – October 7, 2007

What is this thing called love? For over a century this soaring story of passion, honor, romance and the heartbreak of unrequited love has celebrated the optimism and resilience of the human spirit like no other. Resident Acting Company member Lee Ernst will take on the title role of the flamboyant swordsman and poet in a production that brings the full epic sweep of Rostand’s vision of courtship in the age of chivalry to the Quadracci Powerhouse stage.

DOUBT
By John Patrick Shanley • October 17 – November 18, 2007

Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and four Tony Awards, including Best Play.  A strong-minded nun in a Bronx Catholic school suspects a charismatic priest of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Is Sister Aloysius’ relentless quest to expose Father Flynn a search for the truth - or a personal vendetta? DOUBT is a cleverly written, gripping story with twists that will keep you enthralled to the final moments.

THE NORMAN CONQUESTS
By Alan Ayckbourn • December 2, 2007 – January 20, 2008

This hilarious three-play romp makes its highly-anticipated return to The Rep this holiday season in an all-new production! A quiet weekend in the country turns to havoc when Norman, a charming assistant librarian, schemes to take a holiday with his wife’s sister. The wild antics of Norman and his oddball in-laws will have you in hysterics, whether you view them from the dining room, the sitting room or the garden.

Season subscribers will see one of THE NORMAN CONQUESTS three plays as part of your 6-play season package. A subscriber exclusive offer with extraordinary savings will be available beginning in August.

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
By David Mamet • January 30 – March 2, 2008

“Get them to sign on the line that is dotted!” That’s what life is all about for the salesmen in David Mamet’s harrowing portrait of American capitalism at its most brazen. Before Survivor, and before The Apprentice, there was Ricky Roma and Shelly “The Machine” Levine, struggling to win respect on the job and to earn their keep in a cutthroat world. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.  Contains adult language.

THE NIGHT IS A CHILD
By Charles Randolph-Wright • March 12 – April 13, 2008

Harriet, a mother who lost her son in a horrific act of violence, runs away from home to find respite and courage in her “dreamland,” Brazil. Mixed with fantasy and realism, and fueled by the lilting sounds of Brazilian Sergio Mendez, this glorious new drama takes us on a journey of discovery, forgiveness and understanding in the land of the samba.

ARMADALE
Based on the novel by Wilkie Collins • Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
April 23 – May 25, 2008

A world premiere adaptation of Wilkie Collins’ sensational Victorian novel. A deathbed bequest leads to the most gripping of intrigues in this tale of deception, inherited curses, romantic rivalries and murder. In the center of it all is the mysterious and beautiful Lydia Gwilt, one of the most hardened, and most fascinating, female villains in literature.

Edward Albee’s
SEASCAPE
September 14 – October 14, 2007

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this comic fantasy centers on the unexpected meeting of two couples on a deserted beach. The older couple are long married and on the threshold of retirement. Their counterparts are much younger and still evolving. Discover the lighter side of the writer of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, A DELICATE BALANCE and THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA?

ENCHANTED APRIL
Based on the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim • Adapted by Matthew Barber
February 8 – March 9, 2008

Chilly and rain-soaked London in the aftermath of WWI is as cheerless and grey to Rose and Lotty as their musty marriages. What better remedy than arranging a “ladies only” holiday to a sunlit, flowering Italian villa perched above the Mediterranean? This uplifting tale of love, hope and rejuvenation is sure to delight.

ENDGAME
By Samuel Beckett •  March 21 – April 20, 2008

Within the death of one thing is the birth of another. Samuel Beckett’s post-modern theatrical masterpiece takes a biting look at the end (and beginning?) of the world through the eyes of Hamm and Clov and reminds us that life is forever cyclical.

LIFE COULD BE A DREAM
By Roger Bean • September 7 – November 4, 2007

In a long line of Stackner Cabaret hits, Roger Bean returns with another sure-fire hit musical comedy. This one a 50s doo wop musical romp.

CAROLIN’ CAROLYNNE’S COMIN’ TO TOWN
Conceived and written by Carolynne Warren • November 9, 2007 – January 6, 2008

Stackner favorite songstress Carolynne Warren is back in town and coming to the Cabaret over the holiday season. You won’t want to miss this show full of rollicking tunes and a delightful cast of kooky characters all brought to you by a one-of-a-kind performer!

GRAFTON CITY BLUES
By Kevin Ramsey • January 11 – March 9, 2008

In Grafton, Wisconsin, during the time of the Great Depression, there was a small recording studio in an old chair factory.  Louis Armstrong, Alberta Hunter, Lawrence Welk and even Jimmie O’Bryant’s Famous Original Washboard Band recorded folk, gospel and blues music for Paramount Records in that studio. This exuberant musical celebration of the popular music of the time is sure to enchant and entertain.

HULA HOOP SHA-BOOP
By Larry Deckel, John Leicht and John Tanner • March 14 – May 11, 2008

Get those Poodle skirts ready! Audiences are going to shake, rattle and roll with the return of the Stackner Cabaret’s #1 hit show of all time. Featuring over a decade of favorites, this fun-loving, sock-hopping blast from the past will be the hottest ticket in town!