Season Announcement
Stage West introduces awards-heavy 2023-24 season to Fort Worth audiences
"POTUS: or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive" ran last year on Broadway.
Stage West's 2023-24 season is out, and it comprises one musical and five plays, many of which have been in contention for big-name awards.
Four shows will be presented in the Evelyn Wheeler Swenson Theatre (“The Evie”), and two in the Jerry Russell Theatre.
It begins with Once Upon a Mattress, a co-production with Theatre TCU. By royal decree of the Queen, all princesses must pass a series of tests if they want to marry the hapless Prince. Even worse, throughout the kingdom no one may wed until the Prince finds a worthy wife. Many have tried, all have failed, and the Queen plans to keep it that way.
But when a bold and undeniably charming new princess makes a splash at court, it seems the Queen has finally met her match. It runs October 19-November 5, 2023.
The regional premiere of Poor Clare is next, a finalist for the 2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by Chiara Atik.
Meet Clare, a stylish teen living in medieval Italy, trying out the newest hairstyles and keeping up with the latest fashions and juicy town gossip. But everything changes when she meets a man named Francis who has started ranting in the streets. Her mother, sister, and maids don’t understand it, but this man’s ideas are, like, totally starting to make sense — and now she can’t unsee the world he has shown her.
The surprising story of Saint Clare of Assisi comes to vivid life in this modern parable of generosity, perfect for the holiday season. It runs November 30-December 17, 2023.
The 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist Marjorie Prime by Jordan Harrison follows with its regional premiere.
In the near future, Marjorie and her daughter are worried that her memory may be fading. That is, until the appearance of Walter, a mysterious and charming young visitor who arrives to help Marjorie uncover the intricacies of her own past.
But a secret truth is about to blur the lines between human and machine. In this richly spare, wondrous play, profound questions emerge about the limits of technology and whether or not memory is an exclusively human invention. It runs January 18-February 11, 2024.
Next is a recent Broadway hit and entry on the 2019 Kilroys List,POTUS: or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Aliveby Selina Fillinger.
It all starts with a little four-letter word that the President blurts out, and what starts as a PR nightmare turns into a complete global crisis. The seven brilliant and beleaguered women upon whom he most relies risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep things under control.
It’s a total rollercoaster ride as Capitol Hill turns upside down in this riotous comedy. It runs March 7-24, 2024.
The as-yet-undiscovered genius Vincent Van Gogh presents a most peculiar case to noted detective Sherlock Holmes, his partner Dr. Watson, and his paramour Irene Adler in the regional premiere of Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear.
In David MacGregor's play, the trio embark on a rousing caper and find themselves confronting the daughter of Professor Moriarty. With a helping hand from Oscar Wilde, the world's greatest detective attempts to uncover a Post-Impressionist conspiracy. This zany mystery adventure is the opening gambit in a Baker Street trilogy. It runs June 6-23, 2024.
Speaking of Oscar Wilde, his The Importance of Being Earnestcloses out the season.
So, there are these two rich and eligible English bachelors. Both are pretending to be a man named Ernest, because they are trying to woo these two ladies who have decided they are all about that name. But when their romantic schemes collide, the whole charade unravels in a whirlwind of wacky surprises and dazzling wit.
This classic comedy of courtship and manners is a masterpiece of social satire for all who appreciate the humbling folly of falling in love. It runs September 5-22, 2024.
Season tickets are on sale now and include the Premium Season Ticket (which includes several additional perks) at $339 each, and the Standard Season Ticket at $219 each.
For more information, call Stage West at 817-784-9378 or visit online at www.stagewest.org.
