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New Plays by Brent Askari, Stacey Rose, and More Join Barrington 2019-20 Season

The lineup will also include new productions of Jeanne Sakata’s ”Hold These Truths” and Steven Levenson’s ”If I Forget”.

Barrington Stage Company's 2019-20 season will include a new production of Steven Levenson's If I Forget.
Barrington Stage Company's 2019-20 season will include a new production of Steven Levenson's If I Forget.
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Barrington Stage Company has announced the rest of its 25th anniversary 2019-20 season.

In addition to previously announced productions of Into the Woods (June 19-July 13), the world-premiere musical Fall Springs (August 9-31), and Mark St. Germain's John Updike adaptation Gertrude and Claudius (July 18-August 3), the season will include three other world premieres:

American Underground (October 2-20), by Brent Askari, directed by Julianne Boyd.

America v. 2.1: The Sad Demise & Eventual Extinction of the American Negro (June 14-30), by Stacey Rose, directed by Logan Vaughn.

Ragtag Theatre's Hansel and Gretel (July 25-August 10), featuring book by Sam LaFrage and music and lyrics by Lewis Flinn and LaFrage.

The season will also include new productions of Jeanne Sakata's Hold These Truths (May 22-June 8), David Ives's Time Flies and Other Comedies (July 5-27), and Steven Levenson's If I Forget.

For more information on Barrington Stage's 2019-20 season, click here.