To our community,

To make theater is to adapt. For centuries, storytellers have turned to theater as a response to the world around them, to process change, to see what old bones will stay and what new muscles will grow and stretch from within the fresh space. In the same way theater is the art of passing a story, over and over, experimenting with the way in which it’s presented and how it’s staged and why. We have popularized adaptation so deeply that it’s all around us — a sample of an older song worked into a new pop hit, a reimagining of a classic fairytale from the perspective of a different character, a retelling of a classic story in a brand new location. To adapt our stories is to give ourselves new perspective. And how incredible is it that we crave new perspectives? What a gift. 

For all those reasons and more, we are challenging ourselves, as new Co-Artistic Directors adapting (see what we did there) to our new positions, to weave the concept of adaptation into every aspect of our programming for this 55th Summer Season: our shows, our writing, even our set build! To pay homage to what has come before us, and to give ourselves grace to embrace new perspectives. We are over the moon to spend the summer adapting with you.

Much appreciated,
Jess & SMJ