2021-2022 Season Announcement | Phoenix Theatre

Alabaster by Audrey Cefaly Directed by Jolene Mentink Moffatt October 7 -31 Production Sponsor: Ray and Cheryl Waldman A darkly comic southern drama about love, art, and the power of women. This heart-wrenching story of a reclusive Alabama folk artist won the David Calicchio Emerging American Playwright Prize. After a tornado barrels through town leaving nothing but death and destruction, only June and her pet goat Weezy live to tell the tale. Bakersfield Mist by Stephen Sachs Directed by Constance Macy November 27 - December 19 Maude, a fifty-something unemployed bartender living in a trailer park, has bought a painting for a few bucks from a thrift store. Despite almost trashing it, she’s now convinced it’s a lost masterpiece by Jackson Pollock worth millions. But when world-class art expert Lionel Percy flies over from New York and arrives at her trailer home in Bakersfield to authenticate the painting, he has no idea what he is about to discover. Love Bird by K.T. Peterson Directed by Jolene Mentink Moffatt January 28 - February 20 Nigel, the sole inhabitant of a small island, falls in love with someone he made out of trash. As storms and trash increase, a strange visitor forces Nigel to choose between who he was and who he could be. The Magnolia Ballet by Terry Guest Directed by Mikael Burke March 17 - April 10 What do we do with the ugly history of racial injustice in America? Do we put it on display or lock it away and hope to forget it? Do we embrace it or are we embarrassed of it? What happens if we decided to just burn it all to the ground, could we ever rebuild? No AIDS, No Maids: Or Stories I Can’t F*ckin’ Hear No More Written and Directed by Dee Dee Batteast April 28 - May 22 This one-woman performance crafts a darkly humorous exploration of the obstacles minority storytellers face in the American media. No AIDS, No Maids looks hard at the archetypal and two-dimensional characters women of color have played for over 50 years and disassociates gay men from the pervasive narrative of disease. Box Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Fridays 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Email: [email protected] Phone: 317-759-3843