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Originally published March 27, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Page modified March 27, 2009 at 9:26 AM

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Seattle Rep's 2009-10 season announced

Money constraints have affected the 2009-10 season lineup at Seattle Rep. The new schedule of plays includes David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross," August Wilson's "Fences" and the Broadway tour of "August: Osage County," a copresentation with Seattle Theatre Group and Broadway Across America at the Paramount Theatre.

By Misha Berson

Seattle Times theater critic

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Seattle Repertory Theatre's2009-10 productions

"Hay Fever": A classic Noel Coward comedy, directed by Warner Shook, on the Rep's Bagley Wright mainstage (Oct. 2-25).

"August: Osage County": Tracy Letts' Tony-honored black comedy about a dysfunctional Oklahoma clan, copresented by Seattle Theatre Group and Broadway Across America (Paramount Theatre, Oct. 27-Nov. 1).

"Opus": Michael Hollinger's drama about harmony and discord among members of a classical string quartet (Leo K. Theatre at Seattle Rep, Oct. 30-Dec. 6).

"Equivocation": A coproduction with Oregon Shakespeare Festival of Bill Cain's drama about theatrical politics in Shakespeare's era, staged by OSF artistic director Bill Rauch (Bagley Wright, Nov. 18-Dec. 13).

"Speech and Debate": Steve Karam's Off Broadway hit about a misfit high-school debate society (Leo K. Theatre, Jan. 15-Feb. 21, 2010).

"Glengarry Glen Ross": David Mamet's razor-sharp take on ruthless real-estate salesmen (Bagley Wright, Feb. 5-28).

"Fences": The late Seattle author August Wilson's stirring play about father-son tensions in a black Pittsburgh family. "Fences" is a coproduction with Syracuse Stage, directed by its artistic head Tim Bond, one-time director of Seattle's Group Theatre (Bagley Wright, March 26-April 18).

"An Iliad": A world-premiere solo piece of tales from Homer, starring Tony-winning actor Denis O'Hara and directed by Lisa Peterson (Leo K., April 9-May 16).

Tickets: Season tickets, $107-$414 are on sale now (206-443-2222 or www.seattlerep.org). Single tickets go on sale in August.

Misha Berson, Seattle Times theater critic

Seattle Repertory Theatre's 2009-10 season will be a strikingly lean one, with seven on-site productions rather than the usual nine, plus a co-hosted Broadway touring play that had already been slated for the Paramount Theatre.

Compiled by producing artistic director Jerry Manning with consultation from former Rep artistic director Daniel Sullivan, the season's docket — which includes several other coproductions — reflects the serious financial crunch that has recently led the company to major staff cutbacks, shortened workweeks and all-around budget slashing, due to smaller grants and several years of declining subscription sales.

The Rep has set aside more expensive, ambitious projects it was pondering, including a production of Bertolt Brecht's "Galileo." Manning sees "sharing resources" in coproductions as "the way of the future."

The Rep will continue to rely mainly on Seattle acting talent. Manning also expects to serve as the artistic head at least through next season. A longtime Rep staffer, Manning assumed the role last summer after the early departure of former artistic director David Esbjornson, whose tenure was marked by a mixed critical and box-office reception.

The Rep board is in the process of refocusing the theater's mission and future direction. It has named a search committee for Esbjornson's replacement but has no timeline for a hire.

Misha Berson: mberson@seattletimes.com

Copyright © 2009 The Seattle Times Company

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