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2015 -16 SEASON

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“Austin's an arts-friendly city, but it didn't have a world-class theater of its own

until the Topfer opened up.”

–KUT Radio

Cover: Matthew Redden. Photo: KirkTuck.com Photo this page: Andrew Pogue

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ZACH creates one-of-a-kind theatrical experiences. Audiences tell us how much they enjoy the creativity and the unique spin we infuse into our work. Which is why ZACH is the top destination for outstanding, live theatre produced right here in Central Texas.

ZACH Theatre’s 2015 -16 season offers a new selection of dynamic plays, magnificent musicals, and Texas premieres to entertain, enlighten, and engage you all year long. And you can see the work on all three of our stages this coming season.

Spend time in our pre-show lounge, and stay after to share a drink with the cast. We strive to give you a full theatre experience.

Join us for a vibrant year of unforgettable ZACH moments. In a place where you are so close, you can almost touch the stars.

DREAM WITH US

Dave Steakley, Producing Artistic Director ❘ Elisbeth Challener, Managing Director

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An award-winning musical about passion and power

Photo: KirkTuck.com

September 30-November 1, 2015 ■ Topfer TheatreExperience passion and seduction in the all-new production of seven-time Tony®-winning musical Evita. Revered by her people as an advocate for the poor, Eva Perón climbed meteorically from the slums of Argentina to her role as beloved First Lady at the age of 27, and became one of the most powerful women in the world. Evita tells Eva’s story through some of the theatre’s most beautiful songs, including the unforgettable “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.”

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Lyrics by Tim Rice

Directed and Choreographed by Nick Demos

Musical Direction by Allen Robertson

EVITA

Supporting SponsorLeading Sponsor

“Dynamic and stunning.” – Variety

“Sumptuous, elegant, and breathtakingly romantic.” – Vogue

Eric Copper


7Russell Harvard. Photo: KirkTuck.com

A lively play about true connection

By Nina Raine

Starring Russell Harvard from the original New York cast and Lauren Lane (TV’s The Nanny, ZACH’s Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike)

Directed by Dave Steakley

January 27-February 28, 2016 ■ Topfer TheatreAs the only deaf member of his sharp-tongued British family, sweet-natured Billy has spent much of his life feeling out of place. But when he meets a young woman on the brink of deafness, he finds out what it means to belong for the first time. This provocative and touching play is as much about the tyranny of language, as it is about the challenge of not being able to hear it. ZACH’s production stars deaf, Austin actor Russell Harvard, who won a 2012 Theatre World Award for Outstanding Debut Performance, and garnered Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, and Lucille Lortell Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor for his role in Tribes.

Tribes contains adult language.

TRIBES

“The best-written, best-plotted, deepest, most daring and funniest new play in recent years.” – The Wall Street Journal

“... a play that asks us to hear how we hear, in silence as well as in speech.” – The New York Times

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Supporting Sponsor

Holland Taylor as ANN. Photo: Platon

April 6-May 15, 2016 ■ Topfer TheatreTough as nails. Funny as hell. Ann brings our brassy blue Governor Ann Richards back to vivid life in a tour-de-force performance direct from Broadway. Emmy-winner and Tony-nominee Holland Taylor (Bosom Buddies, The Practice, Two and a Half Men) will reprise her role as Ann Richards in this inspiring and hilarious new play that brings you face to face with a complex, colorful, and captivating character bigger than the state from which she hailed. This Texas-sized story treats you to an up close and personal visit with one of the most unforgettable personalities in Texas politics. “I do not want my tombstone to read, ‘She kept a really clean house.’ I think I’d like them to remember me by saying, ‘She opened government to everyone’. ”

By Holland Taylor

Starring Emmy Award-winning actress Holland Taylor

Directed by Benjamin Endsley Klein

The spitfire and spot-on Ann Richards play

ANN

“Taylor is a pistol. She immerses herself deep into the role, conveying Richards’ big-as-Texas appeal.” –New York Daily News

“A deeply affectionate, often clever tribute that provides more than a few laughs…” – USA Today

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Leading Sponsor

Martin Burke. AxelB Photography

A seven-time Tony®-nominated British romp

By Richard Bean

Songs by Grant Olding

Directed by Abe Reybold

Starring Martin Burke

June 1-26, 2016 ■ Topfer TheatreIt’s the Swingin’ Sixties and the easily-confused Francis Henshall attempts to keep his two employers (local gangster Roscoe Crabbe and upper class criminal Stanley Stubbers) from meeting and learning of his dual-employment. This Tony® Award-winning comedy is a modern take on Goldoni’s classic play A Servant of Two Masters. It’s a laugh-out-loud satirical romp of slapstick and one-liners, with a live Beatles-era skiffle band that keeps the party rockin’!

ONE MAN,TWO GUVNORS

“The funniest show on the planet!” – Daily Mail

“Splendidly silly...a runaway hit.” – The New York Times


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The irresistibly outrageous one-man hit comedy

June 8-August 14, 2016 ■ Kleberg StageAlex, a struggling Hollywood actor, takes an outrageous job working in Streisand’s Malibu Barbra dream house in an underground mall housing her showbiz collections. One surprising day, the FUNNY GIRL herself comes downstairs to “shop” and, for Alex, icons who need people are the luckiest people in the world. But will this desperate actor ever be invited upstairs to Babs’ palatial estate? This giddily hilarious one-man play will have you doubled-over laughing, proclaiming “it’s like butta!”

By Jonathan Tolins

Directed by Nat Miller

BUYER & CELLAR

“Irresistible, delicious and wickedly funny!” – The New York Times

“Hilarious! Beyond brilliant.” – Entertainment Weekly

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Jill Blackwood. Photo: KirkTuck.com

“A roof-raising, toe-tapping, high-flying extravaganza.”

– New York Daily News

Based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film

Original music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

Book by Julian Fellowes

New songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe

Directed by Dave Steakley


Choreography by Robin Lewis

Starring Jill Blackwood and Matthew Redden

July 20 -September 4, 2016 ■ Topfer TheatreEveryone’s favorite, practically perfect nanny, Mary Poppins, soars into the Topfer Theatre as ZACH’s 2016 summer musical. Drawn from the ground breaking 1964 Disney film and the brilliant series of books, this delightful family musical features the unforgettable songs “A Spoonful of Sugar” and “Chim Chim Cher-ee.” Dave Steakley and the creative team who brought you The Who’s Tommy and A Christmas Carol will reinvent this beloved musical into a sublimely “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” new production – jam-packed with unforgettable theatrical magic.

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s delightful family musical

MARY POPPINS

Presenting Sponsor

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Leading Sponsor

Martin Burke. Photo: KirkTuck.com

November 25-December 27, 2015 ■ Whisenhunt StageHe’s baaaack! Don’t miss the hilarious Martin Burke as the ever-irreverent elf Crumpet. David Sedaris’ outlandish and true tale comes to life on the Whisenhunt Stage as Crumpet shows what it takes to juggle tiny tots and staggering Santas during a painfully festive time of the year.

And to kick off the evening, chanteuse Meredith McCall and Martin take you on a sensational sleigh-ride of an all-new cabaret show created especially for ZACH. This merrily subversive, and laugh ‘til you cry evening will delight adult audiences.

By David Sedaris

Adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello

Directed by Abe Reybold

Starring Martin Burke, Meredith McCall, and Jason Conner.

THE SANTALANDDIARIES

“Sardonic tonic for the holidays.”– The Austin American-Statesman

“This isn't your kids' or your grandma's Christmas show!”– Broadway World.com

Holiday Add-on: Naughty

Comedy for mature elves only!

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Supporting Sponsor

Harvey Guion. Photo: KirkTuck.com

Austin’s new holiday tradition, chock-full of musical surprises, humor, and pure joy!

By Charles Dickens

Adapted and Directed by Dave Steakley


Choreography by Christa Oliver

Starring Harvey Guion and Michael Valentine

November 25-December 27, 2015 ■ Topfer TheatreThe most popular show in ZACH’s history returns to rock in the holidays! ZACH’s fresh take on A Christmas Carol features three soulful Ghosts making a joyful noise, while moving our hearts with the Cratchit family’s love and Ebenezer Scrooge’s miraculous transformation. New hit songs and reimagined carols create an infectious spirit that has you dancing in the aisles. ZACH’s inspired adaptation of Charles Dickens’ beloved classic juxtaposes a traditional Victorian setting and gorgeous period costumes, with a modern musical score that spans genres and eras. Come celebrate the season in true ZACH style with this new Austin holiday tradition.

A CHRISTMASCAROL

Dickens’ classic reimagined as a rockin’ family musical

Holiday Add-on: Nice

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Isn’t it funny how a bear likes honey? I wonder why he does.

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Come with me to see something strange unfold, hear the weirdest tale that was ever told.

Curiouser and Curiouser!

I can't go back to yesterday because I was a di�erent person then.

Feliz Navidad! Happy Hannukah!

Merry Christmas!

Illustration: Rona Ebert

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A Story Book SeasonFAMILY SERIES Imaginative theatre for ages three and up

WINNIE THE POOHSeptember 18-December 12, 2015 Kleberg TheatreAdapted by le Clanche du RandMusic by Allan J. FriedmanLyrics by A.A. Milne and Kristin SergelDirected by Nat Miller

Pooh’s intentions are always the best, but his passion for honey and condensed milk keeps getting him into trouble on adventures with his pals Eeyore, Piglet, and Rabbit.

HOLIDAY HEROESOne Show OnlySaturday, December 19, 2015 Topfer TheatreWritten by Shaun Branigan and Jerome Schoolar

Now in its 16th year, this hilariously fun sing-along ushers in the spirit of the season lead by the bumbling musical duo Ernie and Rufus.

TOMÁS AND THE LIBRARY LADYJanuary 15-February 14, 2016 Whisenhunt StageWritten by José Cruz GonzálezBased on the book by Pat MoraDirected by Tamara Carroll

Tomás, the son of migrant farm workers, meets a librarian who recognizes his thirst for knowledge and encourages him to read. Based on the story of Mexican-American author/educator Tomás Rivera, the play suggests what reading and self-respect can make possible.

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACHFebruary 19 - April 10, 2016 Kleberg TheatreBook by Timothy Allen McDonald Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Based on the book James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Directed and Choreographed by Abe Reybold

When James chops down an old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that produces a gigantic peach, launching him on a journey of enormous proportions accompanied by oversized insects with equally oversized personalities.

ALICE IN WONDERLANDMarch 4-May 15, 2016Multiple StagesWritten and Directed by Gabrielle Reisman and Katie BenderBased on Lewis Carroll stories

This immersive, site-specific adaptation invites the audience to follow Alice all over ZACH’s campus and meet a multitude of Carroll’s characters, from the White Rabbit to the Red Queen. You might even be invited to tea! A new adaptation by Underbelly in partnership with ZACH’s Theatre for Families.

Alice In Wonderland Supporting Sponsor

Tomás and the Library Lady Supporting Sponsor Alice In Wonderland Presenting Sponsor

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Secure the BEST SEATS at the BEST PRICES, plus FREE* PARKING, with the following Subscription Packages:Mainstage Packages

6 -Show – The same seats for each of the Mainstage shows.

6 -Show Discussion Wednesday – The same seats for each Mainstage show PLUS a post-show Q&A with cast and creative team members.

6 -Show Wilde Party Thursday – The same seats for each Mainstage show PLUS a pre-show reception with drink specials for our GLBT audience.

6 -Show Champagne Opening Thursday – The same seats for each Mainstage show PLUS a post-show reception with the cast and creative team.

4 -Show – Choose the four Mainstage shows you most want to see on any of the subscription nights. Sorry, not available in Section A.

Family Series Packages5-Show – Seats to each professional show for ages 3 and up. See your favorite storybook characters come to life.

BECOME A DONOR FOR MORE BENEFITSSubscribers who also donate receive great benefits depending on the gift. At the “Leading Role” Level, for as little as $50 per month ($600/year) you’ll enjoy:

• Year-round access to the exclusive Serra Skyline Donor Lounge • Access to VIP Seating, ticket exchanges, and extra tickets for guests• Behind-the-Scenes peeks at working rehearsals with the actors.

Add your donation in Step 4 on the order form. For a listing of all Donor levels and benefits, visit zachtheatre.org/donate.

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Section 6-Show Wednesday -Sunday (Including Discussion Wednesday

and Wilde Party Thursday)

Champagne Opening Thursday

4-Show Package Choose Your Own

A $360 $459 Not available

B $288 $351 $204

C $201 $270 $144

2015-16 Mainstage Subscription pricing (For Family Series pricing, see order form.)

Topfer Theatre

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* Starting this season, Subscribers get FREE PARKING as an added benefit. PAID PARKING will be available for non-subscribers.

STEP 1 PROVIDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATIONName:

Address:

City: State: Zip:

Day Phone: Evening Phone:

Email:

STEP 2 SELECT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGESA: MAINSTAGE PACKAGES SECTION A SECTION B SECTION C

6-SHOW WED- SUN (Including Discussion Wednesday/Wilde Party Thursday) ❑ $360 ❑ $288 ❑ $201

CHAMPAGNE OPENING THURSDAY (post-show Party with the cast) ❑ $459 ❑ $351 ❑ $270

4-SHOW (Choose your four favorite shows) NOT AVAILABLE ❑ $204 ❑ $144

FOR ANY PACKAGE: Choose your preferred day of the week

❑ WED ❑ DISCUSSION WED ❑ THURS ❑ WILDE PARTY THURS ❑ OPENING THURS ❑ FRI ❑ SAT ❑ SUN MAT

FOR 4 SHOW PACKAGES: Choose the four shows you want to see:

❑ EVITA ❑ TRIBES ❑ ANN ❑ ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS ❑ BUYER AND CELLAR ❑ MARY POPPINS

Number of Mainstage Subscriptions Price Processing Fee Mainstage Subscription Total

x + $15 =

B: FAMILY SERIES PACKAGES Adult or Child Choose day and morning or afternoon performance # of Seats Price Family Series Total

FAMILY SERIES ADULT ❏ SAT 11 A.M. ❏ SAT 2 P.M. ❏ SUN 2 P.M. x $89 =

FAMILY SERIES CHILD ❏ SAT 11 A.M. ❏ SAT 2 P.M. ❏ SUN 2 P.M. x $72 =

STEP 3 SELECT HOLIDAY ADD-ONSShow Day of the Week Section # of Seats Total

THE SANTALAND DIARIES ❑ WED ❑ THUR ❑ FRI ❑ SAT ❑ SUN All seats are $35 x =

A CHRISTMAS CAROL ❑ WED ❑ THUR ❑ FRI ❑ SAT ❑ SUN ❑ A $70 ❑ B $55 ❑ C $37 x =

All sales are final, but our ticket exchange policy is flexible. Titles, dates, artists, and prices are subject to change.

2015-16 ZACH SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM

SIMPLE WAYS TO SUBSCRIBEOnline: zachtheatre.org/subscribePhone: 512-476-0541 x1 FAX: 512-476-0314Mail:1510 Toomey Road, Austin, Texas 78704Box Office: 202 South Lamar (Monday-Saturday, Noon -7 p.m.)

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STEP 4 CALCULATE AMOUNT DUE

Give to ZACH’s Annual Fund and get extra benefits:Receive extra benefits based on the amount you give. Add a $60 (minimum) tax-deductible donation today and we will waive your Processing Fee. See all Donor levels and related benefits at zachtheatre.org/donate.

Mainstage Subscription Total: (From Step 2A)

Family Series Total: (From Step 2B)

Holiday Add-0ns Total: (From Step 3)

Add the $60 suggested donation to ZACH’s Annual Fund +$60

No, I prefer to add this donation amount:

ENTER SUB TOTAL With your $60 or more donation, subtract the processing fee: -$15

ENTER GRAND TOTAL

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❏ Pay in full Please split my payment equally over: ❏ 3 months or ❏ 6 months ❏ My check is enclosed

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