One theater classic and a musical version of another will be joined by a newer comedy and a disco musical as part of the seven productions that will make up the 93rd season of the Chattanooga Theatre Centre.
The schedule will feature theater staples “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Miracle on 34th Street, the Musical.” Joining them will be “A Midsummer Night’s Disco,” a sort of a Shakespeare meets Donna Summer mash-up, and “Peter and the Star Catcher,” a newer work based on a novel by humorist Dave Barry and author Ridley Pearson.
Overall, the season will showcase a wide swath of what theater can offer with “two productions that blend old and new, one show that just concluded a run in 2014, a show that’s ‘ripped from the headlines’ new, a play from a popular playwright/actor that is not yet published and a play that probably hasn’t even been written yet,” according to a news release.
“Our audiences told us this season, by their attendance, that they prefer the more-recent productions to the older, familiar ones,” says George Quick, executive director of the CTC. “So while we open with a big musical that’s known to all [“Fiddler”], the rest of the season breaks newer ground. We’re saying to our patrons ‘Trust us – you’re going to love it,’ and we think they’ll come along.”
Series subscription tickets for the season will be offered to current subscribers beginning May 14, then will be available to the general public beginning June 14.