Dezart Performs announces its 16th season that includes a Pulitzer Finalist, Drama Critics Circle Award Winner, and a first ever Broadway play written by a Native American. And, the company is adding two additional performances to each production: Sunday evening performances at 7pm.
Kicking off the season is THE THANKSGIVING PLAY by Larissa FastHorse (November 3 – 12), a comedy that hilariously satirizes the collision between good intentions and absurd assumptions. Directed by Michael Shaw, this wickedly funny production follows a troupe of terminally “woke” teaching artists as they scramble to create a pageant that celebrates both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month. Of note, FastHorse, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Lakota People, is the first Native American playwright to have a show produced on Broadway.
Next up is WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME (January 19 – 28), a dramatic comedy written by Heidi Schreck and directed by Craig Wells. This critically acclaimed show, a 2019 Pulitzer Prize finalist, explores the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives. Audiences can expect a hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human experience.
A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD (March 1 – 10) by Samuel D. Hunter, whose A BRIGHT NEW BOISE was a hit for Dezart Performs last season, takes center stage next. An emotional and thought-provoking drama directed by Michael Shaw, this play delves into the fragile worlds of Keith, a mortgage broker, and Ryan, a yogurt plant worker, as they bond over their shared experiences of marginality and the realities of financial insecurity.
Concluding the 16th anniversary season is MR PARKER (April 12 – 21), a drama written by Michael McKeever whose play DANIEL’S HUSBAND was the sell-out sensation of Dezart’s 2020 Season. Directed by Randy Brenner, the play finds 54-year old widower Terry Parker adjusting to a newly single life after the loss of his partner of 30 years.
Subscriptions will go on sale for existing season subscribers Wednesday, July 5th; new season subscribers may purchase tickets beginning July 25. Single show tickets go on sale September 12.