Hampton Theatre Company2019 – 2020 Season
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Oct. 24 – Nov. 10, 2019
The play’s afoot in Ken Ludwig’s transformation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. Ludwig has Sherlock Holmes on the case as the male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. In the search for the ingenious killer, Holmes and Watson must try to sort out a dizzying web of clues, disguises, and deceit as three actors in the cast of five deftly portray some 40 characters.“The joy is not in solving the crime but in the plethora of wildly imaginative characters … a play that is ingeniously funny and will keep you guessing until the curtain call.” – Broadway World
Mar. 19 – Apr. 5, 2020
A sassy stray dog brought home from Central Park becomes a major bone of contention for empty-nesters Greg and Kate in this romantic comedy about a marriage and a dog. “Sylvia,” a street-smart mixture of Lab and poodle, offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of his job and the unknowns of middle age. Kate considers Sylvia a rival for Greg’s affection; Sylvia thinks Kate is clueless about the bond between man and dog. After a series of hilarious and touching complications, all three learn lessons about the importance of compromise and the power of love.“I can only call it one of the most involving, beautiful, funny, touching and profound plays I have ever seen.” – NY Daily News
Jan. 16 – Feb. 2, 2020
Playing the diversity card cuts both ways in this “hilarious and provocative drama” by Joshua Harmon, author of “Bad Jews” and “Significant Other.” Sherri Rosen-Mason is head of the admissions department at a New England prep school, fighting to diversify the student body. She and her husband, the school’s Headmaster, have largely succeeded in bringing a stodgy institution into the 21st century. But when their only son sets his sights on an Ivy League university, personal ambition collides with progressive values, with convulsive results.Winner of the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Play. “Astonishing and daring. An extraordinarily useful and excruciating satire—of the left, by the left, for the left—for today.” – New York Times
May 21 – Jun. 7, 2020
A Doll’s House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath Using a theatre classic as a springboard, Hnath’s inspired writing judiciously balances ingrained and conflicting ideas about freedom, love and responsibility. In the final scene of Ibsen’s 1879 groundbreaking masterwork, Nora Helmer makes the shocking decision to leave her husband and children, and begin a life on her own. In “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” many years have passed since Nora’s exit and now she has returned. But why? What does she want and what will it mean for those she left behind?“Delivers explosive laughs while also posing thoughtful questions about marriage, gender inequality and human rights … as much an ingenious elaboration as a sequel, it stands perfectly well on its own.” – Hollywood Reporter