Announcing our 2009 - 2010 Season!

After spending months reading through almost 100 plays, the team of Mary Hausch (Producing Director), Lauren Caldwell (Artistic Director) and Tammy Dygert (Dramaturg) have selected a season that is sure to delight. In the next few weeks, we'll bring you a spotlight on each of these wonderful plays with a personal message from the people that chose them, but for now, here's a taste of what's coming starting this Fall!

Up
by Bridget Carpenter
Since Walter Griffin tied a bunch of weather balloons to a Sears lawn chair and shot 16,000 feet into the sky, life hasn’t been the same. Up is a quirky, bittersweet dramatic comedy about escaping the boundaries of the everyday and dreaming ourselves into a future.
“The incredible and beautiful conclusion leaves the audience thinking, philosophizing and talking all the way home.” - Grants Pass Daily Courier
Sept 4-27; Discount previews Sept 2 & 3

Mindgame
by Anthony Horowitz
This brilliantly inventive and heart-stoppingly scary thriller is just in time for Halloween. A prominent "true crime" novelist enters a secluded mental institution to interview a serial killer.
Mindgame is a riveting hit in London's West End.
"A truly gripping thriller [that] keeps you guessing and marveling from its deceptively normal opening to its fearful climax." - The Stage
Oct 16-Nov 8; Discount previews Oct 14 & 15

A Tuna Christmas *RETURNING FAVORITE*
by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard
Texas-sized laughs light up your holiday season!
November 27-December 20

A Christmas Carol *RETURNING FAVORITE*
adapted by Mary Hausch from the story by Charles Dickens
Share this holiday classic with your entire family.
November 28-December 20

Dead Man's Cell Phone
by Sarah Ruhl
The guy at the next table has croaked and his cell phone won’t stop ringing. Jean answers the call dialing her deeply into the dead man’s mysterious life. Sarah Ruhl (the playwright of last season's beautiful Eurydice) creates a quirky odyssey of coming alive.
"Satire is her oxygen. . . . In her new oddball comedy, Dead Man's Cell Phone, Sarah Ruhl is forever vital in her lyrical and biting takes on how we behave." - The Washington Post
January 8-31; Discount previews 6 & 7

Defiance
by John Patrick Shanley
It’s 1971 and North Carolina's Camp Lejeune is rife with racial unease. Two officers, one black and one white, are on a collision course over race, women and the high cost of doing the right thing.
"Spellbinding. I wouldn't have thought it possible, but John Patrick Shanley has followed up Doubt, the best play of 2004–05, with a play of identical quality." —Wall Street Journal
Feb 26-March 21; Discount previews Feb 24 & 25

Around the World in 80 Days
Adapted by Mark Brown from the novel by Jules Verne
Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Hold onto your seats for the original amazing race as fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful servant race to beat the clock! Danger, romance, and comic surprises abound as five actors portraying 39 characters traverse seven continents in this new adaptation of one of the great adventures of all time.
April 16-May 9; Discount previews April 14 & 15

Summer 2010
Shear Madness
The uproarious whodunit where the audience gets to solve the crime.
or Boeing Boeing
A high-flying, first-class Broadway comedy.
or a toe-tapping new musical!

Season Subscriptions are available now through our Box Office: 352-375-HIPP! Remember to check back for in-depth looks at each of these exciting plays and let us know what you think in the comments!