Recipient of the
2012 American Theatre Wing
National Theatre Company Award

We can look forward to some surprising, challenging,
and satisfying theater from The Rogue.

—Jesse Greenberg, The Desert Leaf

Major Barbara
by George Bernard Shaw, September 8–25, 2011

As I Lay Dying
by William Faulkner, November 3–20, 2011

Shipwrecked! An Entertainment
by Donald Margulies, January 5–22, 2012

The New Electric Ballroom
by Enda Walsh, February 23–March 11, 2012

The Winter’s Tale
by William Shakespeare, April 26–May 13, 2012

George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara

PRODUCTION SPONSORS: JOHN & JOYCE AMBRUSTER
Joseph McGrath’s performance is supported in part by a generous gift from Joan & Doug Cook.

Andrew Undershaft is a millionaire weapons manufacturer. His daughter, Barbara, is a Major in the Salvation Army. When the two of them are reunited after many years, what follows is a fascinating and uneasy debate about the best way to save a man’s soul—with bullets or bread, cannons or Christ. Filled with humor, pathos and some of Shaw’s most challenging ideas, this show is guaranteed to spark fierce post-show discussions. Directed by David Morden Thursdays through Sundays, September 8–25, 2011 Full information about Major Barbara

William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying

In this tour de force by one of America’s most celebrated writers, the Bundren family travels through fire and water with a coffin strapped to a wooden wagon to fulfill their mother's dying wish to be buried in Jefferson, Mississippi. The story is told from several characters’ points of views revealing their secret motivations and complex relationships. Directed by Joseph McGrath, Adapted by Annette Martin Thursdays through Sundays, November 3–20, 2011 Full information about As I Lay Dying

Donald Margulies’ Shipwrecked! An Entertainment: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself)

A fanciful journey, told with startling theatricality, that begins with a young boy determined to see the world. See it he does—from England to the South Seas and back over a thirty year span, all the while accompanied by his faithful dog. When he tells his story in print, he becomes the toast of London and the living example of how to survive by one’s own ingenuity…or does he? Directed by Cynthia Meier Thursdays through Sundays, January 5–22, 2012 Full information about Shipwrecked! Shipwrecked! production photos

Enda Walsh’s The New Electric Ballroom

This play, by one of Ireland’s most exciting new playwrights, is a heartbreaking story about sisters who spend their waning years reliving their sexual awakening at the dance hall outside their rural Irish fishing village. Directed by Bryan Rafael Falcón Thursdays through Sundays, February 23–March 11, 2012 Full information about The New Electric Ballroom

William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale

PRODUCTION SPONSORS: JOAN FOREHAND AND DAN GILMORE
Patty Gallagher’s performance is supported in part by a generous gift from Karen DeLay & Bill Sandel.

When Leontes, the king of Sicily, suspects his queen of infidelity with his best friend, the king of Bohemia, his anger causes the death of his son, his queen and the abandonment of his infant daughter on a rocky sea coast. Sixteen years later, his daughter falls in love with a young swain, setting in motion a series of events that give Leontes a second chance. Filled with fury, love and miracles, (and a clown or two) this play affirms Shakespeare’s skill as a master storyteller. Directed by Cynthia Meier Thursdays through Sundays, April 26–May 13, 2012 Full information about The Winter’s Tale The Winter’s Tale production photos

Full information about prior seasons of The Rogue Theatre can be found on our Past Shows page.