New Stage Theatre Season Overview

Below are highlights from each show from December 2019 to present, as well as from the education program:

Misc Articles and TV News Segments:

• WLBT Segment 9.9.2020
• WJTV Segment 9.3.2020
• Northside Sun Article 4.3.2020
• American Theatre Article 7.15.2020
• WLBT Article 12.10.2020 

A Christmas Carol–A Ghost Story for Christmas
by Charles Dickens, Adapted by Michael Wilson
Directed by Peppy Biddy
December 5-7, 11-14, & 17-21 at 7:30 p.m.
December 8, 15 & 22 at 2 p.m.
December 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13 & 17 at 10 a.m.

• A Christmas Carol Highlights

Matilda the Musical
Book by Dennis Kelly; Music & Lyrics by Tim Minchin
Directed by Sharon Miles
Music Directed by Carol Joy Sparkman
Choreographed by Tiffany Jefferson
January 28, 29, 31, February 4, 5, 7, 11, 12 & 14 at 10:00 a.m.
January 30 & 31, February 6 & 7 at 7:00 p.m.
February 1, 2, 8 & 9 at 2 p.m.
HELD OVER: Saturday, February 15 and Sunday, February 16 at 2:00 p.m.

• Matilda the Musical Highlights

Pipeline
Written by Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Francine Thomas Reynolds
March 10-14 at 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m.
March 17-21 at 7:30 p.m. and March 22 at 2 p.m.–Cancelled

• Pipeline Highlights

Thursday Nights Virtual Plays, Conversations & Cocktails

• November 19, 2020 @ 7 p.m.: {NST Play Reading} Under the Lantern Lit Sky by Jaclyn Bethany
• November 12, 2020 @ 7 p.m.: {NST Play Reading}: Sons of Levi by Randy Redd
• November 5, 2020 @ 7 p.m.: {NST Play Reading} Paper Thin by T.K. Lee
• October 29, 2020 @ 7 p.m.: {NST Play Reading} Love Be Like by Clinnesha Dillon Sibley
• October 22, 2020 @ 7 p.m.: {NST Dialogue} History on the Stage: Letting Many Voices Speak
• October 15, 2020 @ 7 p.m.: {NST Dialogue} Mississippi Does Great Theatre: A Conversation with Mississippi Theatre Leaders
• October 8, 2020 @ 7 p.m.: {Play Reading} Big Mama’s Kitchen by Joseph Frost
• September 24, 2020: {NST Dialogue} Raising Our Voices: Sister Act Reunion
• September 17, 2020: {Play Reading} Hazardous Materials by Beth Kander
• September 10, 2020: {NST Dialogue} Reconsidering PIPELINE: Scenes & Conversations from Pipeline by Dominque Morriseau
• September 3, 2020: {Play Reading} We Need to Talk by John Maxwell

2020 Solo Series

• Oh, Mr. Faulkner Do You Write featuring John Maxwell
• Why I Live at the P.O. featuring Jo Ann Robertson
• A Christmas Carol featuring Jefferson Mays

Extra Events

• John Lewis Celebration of Life: If Not Us, Then Who? Freedom Rides to Freedom Summer

New Stage Education 2019-2020

Tours:
Who Are You Calling Ugly? A Modern Duck Tale
If Not Us, Then Who? Freedom Rides to Freedom Summer
Macbeth

• Meet the Professional Apprentice Company
• 19-20 Tour Highlights

Classes:

• Littles & Middles (1st through 6th grade)
• Youth Acting Troupe (6th through 12th grade)
• Monday Night Live (16+)
• Theatre Arts Conservatory (for Homeschool students)

Summer Camp:

• More Than a Building Virtual Summer Camp & Future Focused Fridays Master Classes
• Plays in Progress: A Project of the More Than a Building Summer Camp

New Stage Education 2020-2021

20-21 Virtual Tours:

Who Are You Calling Ugly? A Modern Duck Tale
If Not Us, Then Who? Freedom Rides to Freedom Summer
Macbeth
Andrea and the Lion
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Coming of Age at the Woolworth Counter

• Virtual Tour Highlights

Virtual Classroom:

• Virtual Classroom