Edward Albee, Kenneth Lonergan, Disney Princesses and the musicals “Annie” and ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ among the 17th Season slate.Stray Dog Theatre is excited to announce its 2019-2020 season. All subscriptions and individual tickets will go on sale Aug, 1, 2019. For more information please visit our website at www.straydogtheatre.org. THE WHO’S TOMMY Book by Des McAnuff and Pete Townshend / Music and Lyrics by Pete Townshend / Additional Music and Lyrics by John Entwistle and Keith Moon Back by popular demand!
Based on the iconic 1969 rock concept album, The Who’s TOMMY is an exhilarating tale of hope, healing, and the human spirit. The story of the pinball-playing, deaf, dumb, and blind boy who triumphs over his adversities has inspired and amazed audiences for 50 years. Intended for mature audiences.
Performances: October 10-26, 2019 | 8PM Thursday-Saturday, Additional Performances 10/20 at 2PM and 10/23 at 8PM
DISENCHANTED! Book, Music, Lyrics by Dennis T. Giacino Snow White and her posse of disgruntled princesses take the stage in the hilarious hit musical that’s anything but Grimm.
Forget the princesses you think you know – the original storybook heroines have come to life to set the record straight and give fairytales the bird. Intended for mature audiences. Performances: December 5-21, 2019 | 8PM Thursday-Saturday, Additional Performances 12/15 at 2PM and 12/18 at 8PM THREE TALL WOMEN By Edward Albee A young lawyer has been sent to sort-out the finances of an elderly client, although more than money is at issue.
With a nurse companion steadily alongside, the old woman’s conflicted life is laid bare in all of its charming, vicious, and wretched glory. Winner of the 1994 Pulitzer Prize, Three Tall Women, a semi-autobiographical view of the playwright’s mother, is often seen as Albee’s most personal and compelling play.
Performances: February 6-22, 2020 | 8PM Thursday-Saturday, Additional Performance 2/16 at 2PM
ANNIE Book by Thomas Meehan / Music by Charles Strouse / Lyrics by Martin Charnin
America’s most beloved orphan brings her special brand of moxie and determination to the musical stage! Based on the popular 1920s Harold Gray comic strip, this multiple Tony Award-winning favorite features unforgettable hits like “Hard Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” and the iconic Broadway standard “Tomorrow.”
Performances: April 9-25, 2020 | 8PM Thursday-Saturday, Additional Performances 4/19 at 2PM and 4/22 at 8PM
Artwork by Justin Been
LOBBY HERO By Kenneth Lonergan Loyalties are strained to the breaking point when a hapless security guard is drawn into a local murder investigation; a conscience-stricken supervisor is called to bear witness against his troubled brother; and a naive rookie cop must stand up to her formidable male partner. Truth becomes elusive and justice proves costly. Performances: June 4-20, 2020 | 8PM Thursday-Saturday, Additional Performance 6/14 at 2PM THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Music by Alan Menken / Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz / Book by Peter Parnell
Set in 15th-century Paris, Victor Hugo’s epic story of love, acceptance, and what it means to be a hero comes to life with an emotionally rich score. Including unforgettable music from the Disney film and new songs by Menken and Schwartz, this powerful production asks the question, “What makes a monster and what makes a man?”
Performances: August 6-22, 2020 | 8PM Thursday-Saturday, Additional Performances 8/16 at 2PM and 4/19 at 8PM
Artwork by Justin Been
SDT is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3), professional theatre company and is funded, in part, by Ameren Missouri; Area Resources for Community and Human
Services; Arts and Education Council; City of Saint Louis Recreation Division; City of Saint Louis Youth and Family Division; First Bank; Flooring
Systems, Inc.; Garden View Care Centers; Hesse Martone, P.C.; Lawrence Group; Missouri Arts Council; MOHELA; Regional Arts Commission; Saint
Louis Public Schools; Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated; Tower Grove East Neighborhood Association; United 4 Children; and Volunteer
Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts.
Lynn (Zipfel) Venhaus has had a continuous byline in St. Louis metro region publications since 1978. She writes features and news for Belleville News-Democrat and contributes to St. Louis magazine and other publications.
She is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic, currently reviews films for Webster-Kirkwood Times and KTRS Radio, covers entertainment for PopLifeSTL.com and co-hosts podcast PopLifeSTL.com…Presents.
She is a member of Critics Choice Association, where she serves on the women’s and marketing committees; Alliance of Women Film Journalists; and on the board of the St. Louis Film Critics Association. She is a founding and board member of the St. Louis Theater Circle.
She is retired from teaching journalism/media as an adjunct college instructor.