ZACH's 2011-12 Season

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“The future of American musicals.”
— The Washington Post

Pictured Meredith McCall. Photo by Kirk Tuck.

NEXT TO NORMAL
Music by Tom Kitt
Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Directed by Dave Steakley
Music Direction by Allen Robertson
Starring Meredith McCall, Jamie Goodwin (The Drowsy Chaperone), Andrew Cannata  (Rent), Joshua Denning (Hairspray), Johnny Newcomb (Spring Awakening) and Kelli Schultz.

January 24 – March 4, 2012

The 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning new musical!

Starring ...
Meredith McCall	Jamie Goodwin	Andrew Cannata
Joshua Denning	Johnny Newcomb	Kelli Schultz

Next to Normal is an inventive, emotional powerhouse production about one family who is about to face the music. This multiple Tony Award-winning, groundbreaking work features a thrilling contemporary score.

One theatrical experience in two parts

“An exceptional company of artists led by director Dave Steakley...touching and sublimely theatrical...it is possible to diminish hatred and violence and ZACH’s production shows us how to begin: by accepting the light of someone next to us and passing it along to another.”
—The Austin Chronicle

Pictured Jaston Williams. Photo by Kirk Tuck.

THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Written by Moisés Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, Greg Pierotti, Andy Paris and Stephen Belber
Directed by Dave Steakley
Starring the original ZACH cast: Jaston Williams, Janelle Buchanan, Martin Burke, Meredith McCall, Robert Newell, Sarah Richardson and Jenny Larson, with Harvey Guion

A deeply moving story from the American heartland.

PART I: THE LARAMIE PROJECT
March 20 - May 12, 2012
An inspiring theatrical experience based on the events surrounding the Matthew Shepard story as seen through the eyes of the Wyoming townspeople who were both witnesses and participants.

PLUS A MAJOR NEW EVENT…

PART II: THE LARAMIE PROJECT 10 YEARS LATER
April 22 - May 13, 2012
A decade passed and we return to Laramie to see what has changed — and what hasn’t. The results are surprising, life-altering and unforgettable!

“In this deeply funny play, Horton Foote's gaze is focused with satiric sharpness.”
— The New York Times

Pictured Barbara Chisholm. Photo by Kirk Tuck.

DIVIDING THE ESTATE
Written by Pulitzer Prize & Academy Award-winner Horton Foote
Directed by Steven Dietz (Doubt, Shooting Star and Becky's New Car)

May 29 - July 1, 2012

A Texas-sized family throw down!

The Gordons of Harrison, Texas, have always been a greedy, gossipy clan. Now the malcontents from the Houston branch of the family come to the homestead and make pettiness an art form as they tangle over their inheritances. This is a play with echoes of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and rich humor reflecting Foote’s generous spirit and Texas roots.

“A thrill ride for an audience! Martin Burke is a truly chameleon-like actor with perfect comic timing. He operates his multi-line phone, intercom and chef hotline like a virtuoso, dashing from one end of the room to another with that nimble Burke trot. His combination of satire and insight makes for an hour and a half of real delight!”
— The Austin Chronicle (Read more.)

Pictured Martin Burke. Photo by Kirk Tuck.

FULLY COMMITTED
By Becky Mode
Directed by Dave Steakley
Starring Martin Burke

June 14, 2012 - August 26, 2012

By popular request, one of ZACH’s biggest hits returns! In this delicious comedy, desperate diners resort to threats, bribes, name-dropping, name-calling and downright begging for that all-important reservation at a posh new restaurant. Martin Burke gives a tour de force performance as the high-strung maître d’ plus 39 other characters!

“Xanadu is one of the funniest things to land on a Broadway stage in ages! It was like ecstasy in Broadway ticket form — that special place where dreams become magic!”
— Vanity Fair

Pictured Jill Blackwood. Photo by Kirk Tuck.

XANADU
Book by Douglas Carter Beane
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar
Based on the Universal Pictures film | Screenplay by Richard Danus and Marc Rubel
Directed and Choreographed by Nick Demos (The Drowsy Chaperone)
Music Direction by Allen Robertson
Starring Jill Blackwood (The Drowsy Chaperone)

July 17 - September 2, 2012

A hysterical roller skating ride to bliss!

Starring Jill Blackwood

An over-the-top, roller-skating musical that spoofs the outrageously campy 1980’s film starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly. A beautiful muse descends from the heavens of Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach and inspires a struggling artist to create his biggest dream... the first ROLLER DISCO!