SEASON 2005-06
Seven love stories with two trips to hell.

The A.R.T.'s 2005-06 season crosses borders, expands the repertoire, and unites artists acrosss cultures and disciplines. A world premiere music-theatre piece - new writing from Colombia - an incendiary opera - classics by Chekhov, Shakespeare, Marivaux, and Sartre - all seen through the eyes of some of the world's most exctiting artists.

You won't want to miss any of it!

See the calendar to purchase discount tickets online, and for listings of additional performances at Zero Arrow Theatre.

CARMEN

music by Georges Bizet
libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
directed by Dominique Serrand

L'amour et la mort . . .

Passion and death are inseparably bound in Bizet's fiery drama of two men's love for a gypsy girl.  Carmen extends our collaboration with Dominique Serrand (The Miser, Amerika) and Theatre de la Jeune Lune, for whom opera is a natural development of their spectacular stagecraft.  A sold-out hit at Jeune Lune (see photos), this is a uniquely intimate and theatrical Carmen.  Dominique distills the essence of Bizet's grand pageant to create a potent and volatile chamber opera, accompanied by dueling grand pianos.

September 3 - October 8, 2005 - Loeb Stage

Sung in French with English titles.  Produced in association with Theatre de la Jeune Lune.

Christina Baldwin as Carmen. Photo: Michal Daniel.

THE KEENING

English Language Premiere

by Humberto Dorado
translated by Joe Broderick & Ryan McKittrick
directed by Nicolás Montero

While a remote village struggles with encroaching paramilitary forces, a professional mourner comes to terms with the truth of her husband's death and her family's involvement in a massive drug cartel. The Keening is the English-language premiere of a gripping new play from the Colombian writer and actor Humberto Dorado.

October 14 - November 13, 2005 - Zero Arrow Theatre

THREE SISTERS

by Anton Chekhov
translated by Paul Schmidt
directed by Krystian Lupa

Love lies deep and untapped in the Prozorov girls, until a garrison arrives in their remote town.  Can the newcomers bring the sisters the happiness they crave?

With this landmark production of Three Sisters we welcome the Polish master-director Krystian Lupa to the U.S. for the first time.  Internationally renowned as one of the leading artists of our age, Lupa works on a vast theatrical canvas.  His productions are remarkable for their psychological complexity, stylistic innovation, and humanity.

In association with New York Theatre Workshop and the Edinburgh International Theatre Festival.

November 26, 2005 - January 1, 2006 - Loeb Stage

Sarah Grace Wilson. Photo: Richard Feldman.

NO EXIT

by Jean-Paul Sartre
directed by Jerry Mouawad

A man and two women, recently deceased, find themselves locked in a drawing room, prisoners in an endless love triangle that forms their own private hell.  Sartre's classic thriller is part philosophical melodrama, part farce.  Jerry Mouawad's stylish production is set in an unstable world where the three inmates must literally fight to retain their footing with every step.

January 7-29, 2006 - Loeb Stage
Returning by popular demand! - June 22 - July 9, 2006 - Zero Arrow Theatre

Karen MacDonald, Remo Airaldi. Photo: Richard Feldman.

ROMEO AND JULIET

by William Shakespeare
directed by Gadi Roll

When Cupid's arrow strikes, the heart can bleed!

An ancient feud between rival families shatters Verona until, against the odds, two teenagers from opposing factions meet and fall in love.  Israeli director Gadi Roll stages the best-known love story of all time.

February 4 - March 25, 2006 - Loeb Stage

Annika Boras and Mickey Solis. Photo: T. Charles Erickson.

ORPHEUS X

World Premiere

music and text by Rinde Eckert
directed by Robert Woodruff
designed by Denise Marika

A moment's temptation can cost you what you most love.

The poet Orpheus risked death to rescue Eurydice from the underworld.  They had almost reached the surface when he looked back – and lost her forever.  After the wild success of Highway Ulysses, composer and performer Rinde Eckert and director Robert Woodruff are joining forces to create another world premiere.  A contemporary retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice legends, this new music-theatre piece will be designed by acclaimed video artist Denise Marika.

March 25 - April 23, 2006 - Zero Arrow Theatre

Suzan Hanson. Photo: T. Charles Erickson.

ISLAND OF SLAVES

by Pierre Marivaux
in a new translation by Gideon Lester
directed by Robert Woodruff

Four shipwreck survivors stumble onto a remote beach.  Two were servants, two masters, but the laws of the island require that they switch roles.  Once the trappings of wealth have been dashed on the rocks, power and love are up for grabs.  A.R.T. audiences first met Marivaux's glittering, savage wit with La Dispute.  Now Robert Woodruff directs Island of Slaves, a miniature masterpiece that puts social norms and boundaries under the microscope.

May 13 - June 11, 2006 - Loeb Stage - buy tickets online

Ryan Carpenter. Photo: T. Charles Erickson.