Introducing 2010-2011 – "The 10th Season"
From Artistic Director Preston Lane
The tenth anniversary season is very special for us. I wanted this to be a real celebration of who we are, what we love – great stories, bold acting. Every season starts out as a dream, of stories we are yearning to tell. I am so excited about the line up we’ve put together to celebrate this significant milestone.
Thinking back over the first nine seasons, it is amazing how far we have come. I’m honored to have the opportunity to create work for such a daring, enthusiastic audience. Our journey from the first season to today has been an incredible adventure. I am proud of how Triad Stage has revitalized downtown and how our work has strengthened community, built bridges and garnered state and national attention.
The 2010-2011 Season Line Up
The Glass Menagerie
An American Masterpiece
By Tennessee Williams
September 5 – 26, 2010
Memories as fragile as glass are tossed into the air in Tennessee Williams’ first great masterpiece. Dreams meet reality and love becomes desperate in a shimmering drama of a family on the edge. Tom struggles in a modern day world while his mother holds tight to a fantasy of Southern gentility and his sister hides amongst the glistening crystalline creatures she collects. With an edge as sharp as broken glass, the play cuts deep into the longing of human hearts.
“The Glass Menagerie, like spring, is a pleasure to have in the neighborhood.”
– The New York Times
Educating Rita
An English Comedy
By Willy Russell
October 17 – November 7, 2010
Rita is street smart, a twenty-something hairdresser with a passion for more. Frank is disillusioned, a down-on-his-luck professor driven to drink. Rita is brash. Frank is burnt out. But as Frank tutors Rita for her exams, their lessons teach them things they never expected about their own lives. Thirty years after it took the world by storm, Triad Stage celebrates Russell’s delightful comedy of ideas. Part Pygmalion, part Working Girl, this is the story of two unforgettable characters with the courage to learn.
“A marvelous play...funny and passionately serious; a hilarious social commentary; a fairy tale....”
–London Sunday Times
The Sunset Limited
A Modern Drama
By Cormac McCarthy
February 13 – March 6, 2011
An African-American ex-con saves the life of a white professor on a subway platform in New York City, even though the professor didn’t wish for such deliverance. The incident leads the two men back to a Harlem apartment where hope and despair clash in a battle that shakes both men to the core of their existence. Is one an angel? Is the other completely lost? Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist McCarthy’s fierce and passionate writing explodes in this drama of two lives changed forever by an act of grace.
"A brilliantly articulated piece, penned by a wildly acclaimed fiction writer. Nothing short of dazzling. So astonishingly effecting, so powerful, so stimulating!"
–Chicago Tribune
Steel Magnolias
A Southern Treasure
By Robert Harling
April 10 – May 1, 2011
Many things beside hair get done at Truvy’s hair salon, and that’s why it is the place to go in Chinquapin Parish, Louisiana. Gossip, revelations and witty Southern banter flow like refreshing sweet tea on a hot summer day. The opinionated Truvy and her new assistant Annelle play host to Ouiser, the lovable curmudgeon, the respectable and sociable M'Lynn and her beautiful daughter, Shelby. As the women come face to face with difficult times, they are brought together through strength and love.
“Brimming with originality, wit and genuine affection.”
–The New York Times
WORLD PREMIERE ADAPTATION
Masquerade
A Dress Up Farce
By Ludvig Holberg
Adapted by Preston Lane
June 5 – 26, 2011
The hot new place to party is a masquerade where the young and hip go wild. Two fathers arrange the marriage of their children, but when the kids fall in love behind masks with someone they think they've never met, everything that can go wrong is almost certain to get even worse. Add in a mother who just wants to dance, faithful servants determined to protect young love and enough disguises to make your head spin. You'll laugh your mask off!
“A party onstage.”
–Bergens Tidende (The Bergen Times)
PLUS, THE NEWEST TRIAD STAGE HOLIDAY TRADITION
A Christmas Carol*
A Holiday Tale
By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Preston Lane
November 26 – December 24, 2010
Ebenezer Scrooge's last chance is one night and three spirits. It's a life-changing ride through past, present and future as he learns what it means to be human. Fifteen actors bring Dickens' classic Holiday tale to life in a dazzling new production brimming with bold acting, daring design and spine tingling special effects. Our new Holiday tradition for the Triad is a ghostly tale of Yule-tide cheer, gracious redemption and heart-warming hope for the whole family.
*A Christmas Carol is presented as a special event and is not included in Season Pass packages. However, 2010-2011 Season Passholders have the exclusive opportunity to order advance Holiday Flex Tickets to A Christmas Carol at a special reduced rate of $25 each with their Pass purchase or renewal. Otherwise, individual tickets to this show will go on sale August 2, 2010, along with individual tickets to the other 2010-2011 productions.
Are you a current 2009-2010 Season Passholder? Renew your Season Pass now!
Save up to 38% on tickets to MainStage productions and more
As a Triad Stage Season Passholder, not only do you receive significant savings compared to single ticket buyers, you also enjoy a number of great benefits:
- Priority seating to all five MainStage season productions
- Reduced ticket prices to A Christmas Carol and Triad Stage's UpStage Cabaret productions
- Discounts with Triad Stage retail & restaurant partners
- 15% off additional ticket purchases for family & friends
Season Pass renewals are available online, and by calling or visiting the Box Office at 336.272.0160 or toll-free at 866.579.TIXX. You will need your 8-digit Account number and your 8-digit Reservation number, both found on the renewal form that you received in the mail.
The deadline for same seat guarantee is March 12. After that, we can not ensure that you will be able to keep your 2009-2010 Season seats.
We have a range of Season Pass options and prices to fit any budget.
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Theater PLUS Programming
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Previews
Be a part of the process. Your response guides the artists as they prepare for Opening Night.
Series P1 – P4
Technically Talking Tuesday
Join our designers and production team for a behind-the-scenes discussion following the performance.
Series P2
Opening Night Friday
Come celebrate the official unveiling with food and drink at the post-show cast party in our lobby, immediately after the performance.
Series D1
PostScript Thursday
Stick around for a free-wheeling discussion with the cast following the show.
Series C2
Wine Tasting Friday
Give your pallet a treat with a wine tasting starting at 6:45 p.m. in our main lobby.
Series D2
InSight Sunday
Join us after the Sunday 2:00 p.m. matinee for a discussion with a guest speaker who will provide an insight into the world of the play.
Series F1
Special Services
Wheelchair seating and assisted listening devices are available for MainStage productions. Please let the Box Office know of special seating requirements at the time of purchase so that they can best meet your needs.
There is one sign language interpreted performance for each MainStage production. Services are provided in partnership with Communication Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing of Greensboro. For tickets, call the Box Office at 336.272.0160 or 866.579.TIXX and ask for seating in the interpreted section.
Series A3
