"It is not a mellow season," said , CTG鈥檚 artistic director. "It is a bold season full of theatricality, lyricism, laughter and deep truths that depict social and historical upheavals, cultural and familial confrontations and the fascinating complexities of the human condition."
Kicking off the season on Feb. 10, 2016, will be the West Coast premiere of Bathsheba Doran's The Mystery of Love & Sex, directed by Robert Egan. The four-person drama premiered Off-Broadway this past spring, starring Oscar nominee , and follows a couple whose relationship is threatened when a series of secrets about their past is revealed.
Next will be ' Father Comes Home From the Wars (Part 1, 2 & 3), the heart-wrenching journey from slavery to emancipation. The engagement will play April 5 - May 15. Helmed by Jo Bonney, the story follows the plight of Hero, who is offered his freedom at the price of leaving the woman and people he loves.
Beginning June 8, the Taper will present Disgraced, running through July 17. The drama follows the struggles of a married couple living in Manhattan, one an American artist, the other, a Pakistani-born and Muslim lawyer. Over the course of a small dinner party, talk turns to religion, politics and sex, putting into motion a turbulent set of events that will forever change the course of their lives. , who directed the Off-Broadway, Broadway and Chicago stagings, returns to direct.
The season will conclude with 鈥檚 Ma Rainey鈥檚 Black Bottom, the first of his 10-play cycle exploring the contemporary African-American experience, directed by ; and 's , about the dangerously funny relationship between a mother and her daughter set in the mountains of Ireland. , who directed the play on Broadway, will also helm this West Coast production. Tickets for all shows are available by season membership only. For more information and to purchase, call (213) 972-4444 or visit .
