2023-2024 SEASON: "SECRETS, LIES, AND CHAOS!"
In our 2023-2024 season, we’re thrilled to bring you six stellar productions, ranging from smash-hit musical comedies, to sentimental fantasies, to classic dramas. We hope you’ll make plans to join us for season 51 here at MainStage Irving-Las Colinas!”
For ticketing questions, please call the Irving Arts Center Box Office or e-mail at admin@mainstageirving.com.
DEAR BRUTUS
March 8-23, 2024 at Irving Arts Center
By J.M. Barrie
Directed by Rose Anne Holeman
An eclectic group of guests are invited to an enchanting country house for Midsummers Eve. Their mysterious host, Lob, spins a tale of a mystical forest outside the home where they can find dreams and desires answered. Each with their own problems and each curious as to what their “second chance” at life may look like, the guests wander into the woods and seize the opportunity to explore a parallel version of themselves. One part period drama, one part fairy-tale, DEAR BRUTUS is a poignant exploration of choice, consequence, and circumstance. A sentimental fantasy about life, love, and second chances!
On Golden Pond
May 3-18, 2024 at Irving Arts Center
By Ernest Thompson
Directed by Michael Serrecchia
The love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for the forty-eighth year. He is a retired professor, nearing eighty, with heart palpitations and a failing memory—but still as tart-tongued, observant, and eager for life as ever. Ethel, ten years younger, and the perfect foil for Norman, delights in all the small things that have enriched and continue to enrich their long life together. They are visited by their divorced, middle-aged daughter and her dentist fiancé, who then go off to Europe, leaving his teenage son behind for the summer. The boy quickly becomes the “grandchild” the elderly couple have longed for, and as Norman revels in taking his ward fishing and thrusting good books at him, he also learns some lessons about modern teenage awareness—and slang—in return. Laugh and cry with Norman and Ethel Thayer on their journey through the timeless bonds of love and family
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR
Sept 20-Oct 5, 2024 at Irving Arts Center
By Lillian Hellman
Directed by Lindsey Humphrey
An unruly student at a rural Massachusetts boarding school falsely accuses her two female teachers of engaging in a romantic relationship. Suddenly, the two women must navigate the truth among the lies as they fight to save their reputations, their families, and the school itself. But as the schoolgirl’s rumor escalates to scandal and the outraged community quickly withdraws all of their students, a witch hunt ensues that ultimately leads to terrible and tragic consequences. A compelling drama that sheds light on loyalty, intolerance, and the power of gossip!
Contains Adult Situations; Not Suitable for Children