BlueBarn Theatre Announces Season 35: Spark
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Beth Ann Hopkins
Assistant Director: Isa Gott
September 21 – October 22, 2023
Powerful ambitions. Crippling guilt. Brutal consequences.
William Shakespeare’s dark and bloody tragedy is as relevant today as it was 400 years ago. In this World Premiere adaptation by Beth Ann Hopkins, with original music by Elliot Roth, ambition corrupts a noble mind. He will betray and destroy all he holds dear.
A Very Die Hard Christmas
by Jeff Schell and the Habit
Directed by Susan Clement
November 24 – December 17, 2023
BLUEBARN’s holiday smash hit is back! Join us at Nakatomi Plaza as John McClane battles Hans Gruber with Christmas itself on the line. This madcap celebration of 1980s nostalgia will have you rolling in the aisles, whether you’re a Die Hard virgin or you know every line of the movie by heart.
The Great Leap
by Lauren Yee
Directed by Wai Yim
February 1 – 25, 2024
When a Chinese-American basketball player from the streets of San Francisco lands in Beijing in 1989, he is caught in the middle of a cultural and political battle on and off the court., As turmoil unfolds in Tiananmen Square. walls fall and secrets are revealed. Lauren Yee’s The Great Leap explores the risks of speaking out and standing your ground in this fast-paced drama that will have you gripped until the final buzzer sounds.
More of a Heart
by Dave Osmundsen
Directed by Allen MacLeod
March 28 – April 21, 2024
A mother’s love. A son’s need for independence. As Zachary, an autistic teenager, comes of age in a world that rewards him for neurotypical behavior, he begins to question his feelings about his upbringing. When tragedy strikes, hidden truths rise to the surface in this beautiful drama about what it means to live a fulfilling life.
POTUS: Or, Behind Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
by Selina Fillinger
Directed by Susan Clement
May 23 – June 23, 2024
When the President unwittingly spins a sexist PR nightmare into a global crisis, seven brilliant and beleaguered women must risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to save the world. This riotously funny feminist farce is an irreverent look at sex and politics through the eyes of the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world.
