The Understudy, Man of La Mancha, and More Set for 2018 at Westport Country Playhouse
(© David Gordon)
Westport Country Playhouse has announced its 2018 season. Mark Lamos is the theater's artistic director.
The season opens with Pearl Cleage's Flyin' West, running May 29-June 16 under the direction of Seret Scott. This is followed by Georges Feydeau's A Flea in Her Ear, in a new adaptation by David Ives. Mark Lamos directs the production, July 10-28.
Theresa Rebeck's The Understudy follows, April 14-September 1, with David Kennedy directing. Man of La Mancha, a musical with book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion, will be staged September 25-October 13. Lamos directs.
The season culminates with the world premiere of Matthew Greene's Thousand Pines, running October 30-November 17 under the direction of Austin Pendleton. A return engagement of Mona Golabek's The Pianist of Willesden Lane, directed by Hershey Felder, will take place in December.
All plays, artists, and dates are subject to change.
