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Tonya Pinkins and F. Murray Abraham Set for Classic Stage Company's Next Season

The company will kick off in September with Greek Festival.

Tonya Pinkins will star in Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children as part of Classic Stage Company's 2015-2016 season.
Tonya Pinkins will star in Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children as part of Classic Stage Company's 2015-16 season.
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Classic Stage Company has announced plans for its 2015-16 season, which will kick off in September with Greek Festival, celebrating classical Greek theater as explored by artists including playwright Anne Washburn and director Rachel Chavkin.

In December, Brian Kulick will direct Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins in Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, featuring original music by Tony Award winner Duncan Sheik.

Next, the mainstage season will bring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham back to the CSC stage in Nathan the Wise (March 2016) by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, in a translation by John Christopher Jones.

Finally, the season will conclude in May 2016 with a new production of Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt, directed by Tony Award winner and CSC associate director John Doyle.

The 2015-16 season will also include several special series, including CSC’s popular Monday Night Open Rehearsal Series, which will go behind the scenes to investigate one of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya; the Young Company's production of Shakespeare's Othello, and a reading series focusing on three of Ibsen’s greatest plays: Hedda Gabler, A Doll's House, and The Wild Duck.

Classic Stage Company is an off-Broadway theater committed to reimagining the classical repertory for a contemporary American audience.