FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:
February 20, 2014
Randall Hartzog
Theatre Memphis, Director of Marketing and Communications
rhartzog@theatrememphis.org
901.682.8601
Theatre Memphis Announces 2014-15 Season
Theatre Memphis has made its play selections for the 2014-15 season and they include a variety of entertainment that touches
many bases. Featuring musicals, comedy, drama, classics and new work, the season offers options to Memphis patrons.
The 411 seat Lohrey Stage will begin the season with The Addams Family, a musical adaptation of the wonderfully weird and
beloved cartoon family created by Charles Addams. Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester and more come to
devilish life in the bright and comically macabre new musical that will be a regional premiere. The next production on the Lohrey
Stage will be a timeless story of New York society and status. The Heiress, recently revived on Broadway, follows a controlled,
shy young woman who is suddenly exposed to the possibilities of a hopeful life through a handsome suitor. Of Mice and
Men will next bring on a haunting display of the unlikely and protective friendship of migrant workers in the Great Depression as
they strive for their California and American dreams. Next on the Lohrey Stage is a real coup for Theatre Memphis, one of the
national premieres of the highly awarded and entertaining The Boy from Oz. Featuring original songs made popular by night
club and recording star Peter Allen, this ‘life of” musical tells his story. From his intro act for Judy Garland and his marriage to her
daughter, Liza, to the popular musical hits performed that will keep you smiling. Versatile TM stage veteran Rob Hanford will
portray Allen. A classic American comedy graces the stage in the season line up with The Philadelphia Story. A sophisticated
yet zany satire, this look at a socialite wedding involves an ex-husband and national news coverage that keeps you wondering
who will walk down the aisle. The season finale on the Lohrey Stage is the musical Anything Goes. A shining example of classic
musical theatre and epic tap dancing, this Cole Porter-scored juggernaut has a madcap book and an unexpected and
wonderfully happy ending. And of course, the family favorite, A Christmas Carol, will be performed as a special holiday offering
in December for the 37th consecutive year at Theatre Memphis.
The Next Stage season includes The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers. Funny as it is touching, 12-year-old
tomboy Frankie is coming of age and in her troubled adolescence she is befriended by a loving confidante of a housekeeper.
This play takes on a mid-century look at attitudes on racial and sexual identity that has lessons that can be applied to society
today. Tintypes comes up next as a musical romp and journey through the turn of the 20th century with rousing scores from
George M. Cohan, John Philip Sousa, Scott Joplin and Victor Herbert. This show brings a wonderful blend of patriotic, ragtime,
romantic and popular tunes from The Great American Songbook. Following in the Next Stage will be a Tony Award-winning Best
Play, Copenhagen. Sometimes funny and sometimes serious, the plot ingeniously presents two men in the afterlife debating the
controversial and very public debate about science and morality they had when they were alive. Scheduled next to follow in the
black box theatre is another regional premiere and new work, Rapture, Blister, Burn. Decades after college, friends reconnect
only to discover they desperately want each other’s current life. With blazing wit, this comedy takes a look at family, career,
romance and life decisions.
Visit www.theatrememphis.org for a complete listing of the 2014-15 season.
Season memberships are available by calling 901.682.8323 and are $130 which includes six tickets. All tickets are good to use
on any performance and can be used in any combination on any show, excluding A Christmas Carol, TM/PM cabarets and
summer showcases which are not part of the membership package. Season members do, however, receive discounts on tickets
to holiday offerings and special events. Memberships secured prior to April 15, 2014 will receive a $15 discount off the
regular membership price. All shows are at 7:30pm Thursdays, 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays with matinees on Sunday at
2pm, unless otherwise designated. Single ticket prices for adults are $30 for musicals and $25 for dramas/comedies, $15 for
students with a valid ID. Children 11 and under are admitted for $10.
Dates for all productions are listed below:
Lohrey Stage
The Addams Family
by Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice and Andrew Lippa
August 22 – September 14, 2014
The Heiress
by Ruth and Augustus Goetz
October 17 – November 2, 2014
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
December 5 – 23, 2014
Theatre Memphis’ 37th Annual Production
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
January 23 – February 8, 2015
The Boy from Oz
by Marin Sherman and Nick Enright
March 6 – 29, 2015
The Philadelphia Story
by Phillip Barry
April 24 – May 10, 2015
Anything Goes
by Cole Porter, Guy Bolton, P.G, Woodhouse, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
June 5 – 28, 2015
Next Stage
The Member of the Wedding
by Carson McCullers
September 19 – October 5, 2014
Tintypes
by Mary Kyte, Mel Marvin and Gary Pearle
November 7 – 22, 2014
January 8 – 18, 2015
Copenhagen
by Michael Frayn
February 13 – March 1, 2015
Rapture, Blister, Burn
by Gina Gionfriddo
April 3 – 19, 2014
Theatre Memphis is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization located at 630 Perkins Extended (corner of Perkins and Southern) and
is a community theatre whose mission is to provide outstanding theatrical experiences to enrich the lives of our audiences and
participants.
Visit our website at www.theatrememphis.org.
Theatre Memphis receives funding from ArtsMemphis and the Tennessee Arts Commission.
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