Unicorn 2011-12 Season

RED by John Logan
2010 Tony Award Winner for Best Play, Directed by Cynthia Levin
Previews September 7, 8 and 9, September 10 - 25, 2011, On The Mainstage
Master Abstract expressionist Mark Rothko has just landed the biggest commission in the history of modern art, a series of murals for New York's famed Four Seasons Restaurant. In the two fascinating years that follow, Rothko works feverishly with his young assistant, Ken, in his studio on the Bowery. But when Ken gains the confidence to challenge him, Rothko faces the agonizing possibility that his crowning achievement could also become his undoing. Raw and provocative, with groundbreaking performances, Red is a searing portrait of an artist's ambition and vulnerability as he tries to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting.

God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, Translated by Christopher Hampton
2009 Tony Award Winner for Best Play, Co-Produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre
Previews October 19, 20 and 21, October 22 - November 13, 2011, On The Jerome Stage
What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behavior of their children? A calm and rational debate between grown-ups about the need to teach kids how to behave properly? Or a hysterical night of name-calling, tantrums and tears before bedtime? Boys will be boys, but the adults are usually worse – much worse. Yasmina Reza's (who wrote the smash hit Art seen at the Unicorn in 2000) sharp-edged new play God of Carnage is a 90-minute thrill ride that takes you into the most dangerous place on earth: parenthood.

The Salvation of Iggy Scrooge, book by Larry Larsen and Levi Lee, Music by Edd Key
Previews November 30, December 1 and 2, December 3 – 24, 2011, On The Mainstage
A cross between Dickens and a rollicking trip down pop culture memory land, this is a phantasmagorical evening of irreverent Christmas cheer. Ebenezer is a burned out misanthropic superstar who snarls through Christmas Eve until a top of the charts gaggle of ghosts shows up: rock legends Buddy Holly, Bob Marley and King Elvis come to boogie with Iggy and set his warped values straight. The rock icons cook up a jambalaya of reggae, Cajun, rockabilly and heavy metal numbers in this inventive Christmas offering that reverberates with saucy lampoonery, show stopping tunes and characters that never occurred to Dickens.

Next Fall by Geoffry Nauffts
Previews January 25, 25 and 27, January 28-February 12, 2011, On The Mainstage
The play is about two gay men in a committed relationship with a twist, with one being devoutly religious and the other a militant atheist. The play revolves around their five-year relationship and how they make it work despite their differences. However, when an accident changes everything, Adam must turn to Luke's family for support and answers.

Hungry by Lia Romeo
Directed by Cynthia Levin, Previews February 29, March 1 and 2, March 3-18, 2011, On The Jerome Stage
High school misfit Amy struggles to fit in at home and at school, dealing with weight gain, boy problems, and her parents' troubled marriage. But when a minotaur mysteriously appears in her backyard one afternoon, Amy finds help and support from a very unlikely source. Being best friends with a giant, man-eating mythological beast has its difficulties, however, as Amy discovers when the "mean kids" at her high school start going missing. Will the minotaur be her salvation, or her downfall?

TO BE ANNOUNCED
Previews April 11, 12 and 13, April 14-29, 2011, On The Mainstage
Unicorn Theatre does shows so new, that sometimes the rights haven't quite been released when we announce our season. In this slot we will be bring you EITHER Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park, a comedy that takes place in the past and present in the same house with very different demographics. These hilarious and horrifying neighbors pitch a battle over territory and legacy that reveals how far our ideas about race and gentrification have evolved—or have they? The other play we are considering is Donald Margulies' Time Stands Still. The play is set in Brooklyn and revolves around Sarah, a photo journalist who has returned home injured from covering the Iraq war. We will formally announce which show we are doing in this slot soon.

Everyday Rapture by Sherie Rene Scott and Dick Scanlan
Previews May 16, 17 and 18, May 19-June 3, 2011, On The Mainstage
A semi-autobiographical story by Sherie Rene Scott, Everyday Rapture is the story of a woman's psycho-sexual-spiritual journey on the rocky path that separates her mostly Mennonite past from her mostly Manhattan future. She travels from Topeka, Kansas to New York (with a disturbing detour through YouTube).