SPARK BETRAYAL
Powerful ambitions. Crippling guilt. Brutal consequences.
William Shakespeare’s dark and bloody tragedy is as relevant today as it was 400 years ago. In this World Premiere adaptation by Beth Ann Hopkins, with original music by Elliot Roth, ambition corrupts a noble mind. He will betray and destroy all he holds dear.
Sponsored by:
Bruce Reneaud & Kerry Dobson
James and Susan Tracy Charitable Foundation
Ruth H. Keene
SPARK YIPPEE KI YAY MOTHERFU*#ER
BLUEBARN’s holiday smash hit is back! Join us at Nakatomi Plaza as John McClane battles Hans Gruber with Christmas itself on the line. This madcap celebration of 1980s nostalgia will have you rolling in the aisles, whether you’re a Die Hard virgin or you know every line of the movie by heart.
Sponsored by:
Vernie and Carter Jones
Ben and Mel Teply
SPARK CHANGE
When a Chinese-American basketball player from the streets of San Francisco lands in Beijing in 1989, he is caught in the middle of a cultural and political battle on and off the court., As turmoil unfolds in Tiananmen Square. walls fall and secrets are revealed. Lauren Yee’s The Great Leap explores the risks of speaking out and standing your ground in this fast-paced drama that will have you gripped until the final buzzer sounds.
Sponsored by:
Sara Foxley
Corey Erkes & Laura Peet Erkes
SPARK GROWTH
A mother’s love. A son’s need for independence. As Zachary, an Autistic teenager, comes of age in a world that rewards him for neurotypical behavior, he begins to question his feelings about his upbringing. When tragedy strikes, hidden truths rise to the surface in this beautiful drama about what it means to live a fulfilling life.
Presented in partnership with
Great Plains Theatre Commons
Sponsored by:
Bruce Reneaud & Kerry Dobson
SPARK HILARITY
When the President unwittingly spins a sexist PR nightmare into a global crisis, seven brilliant and beleaguered women must risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to save the world. This riotously funny feminist farce is an irreverent look at sex and politics through the eyes of the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world.
Sponsored by:
Devin Fox and Rob Block
Whitmore Charitable Trust
Gilbert M. and Martha H. Hitchcock Foundation
Bruce Reneaud and Kerry Dobson
Rich and Fran Juro
Jannette Davis
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