Experience unforgettable stories that engage, enlighten and entertain on the grand
stages of Drayton Hall Theatre and historic Longstreet Theatre.
Main Stage Season 2020-2021
She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms
Rescheduled Dates!
November 12-15, 2020 Written by Qui Nguyen Directed by Lindsay Rae Taylor
Online Performances November 12-13: 8pm November 14-15 : 3pm & 8pm
Qui Nguyen’s wildly popular comedy-adventure centers on Agnes Evans, a young woman
coming to terms with the death of her geeky kid sister, Tilly. When Agnes discovers
Tilly’s homemade Dungeons and Dragons module, she embarks on a quest to complete her sibling’s game, and becomes immersed
in an imaginary realm that opens her eyes to a fantastical world of secrets. Specially
adapted for online performance, She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms is a raucous journey through the land of elves, wizards and faeries that, as reviewed
by The New York Times, “will slash and shapeshift its way into your heart.”
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
March 19-28, 2021 Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield Directed by Dustin Whitehead
Russell House Patio Stage
Show Times: March 19: 6:30pm March 20-21: 2pm & 6:30pm March 26: 6:30pm March 27-28: 2pm & 6:30pm
All 37 of The Bard’s plays (and maybe a sonnet or two) get the spotlight in this irreverent,
unpredictable comedy. One of the world’s most produced plays, Complete Works will have Shakespeare lovers and haters alike rolling in the aisles (and maybe rolling
their eyes) as every timeless tale is frantically recreated by three madcap thespians
in tights in a fast and furious hour-and-a-half!
“Shakespeare as it was back in the Bard’s day: bawdy, irreverent, sublimely entertaining.”
-- The Miami Herald
April 9-17, 2021 Written by Jaclyn Backhaus Directed by Ibi Owolabi
Drayton Hall Theatre
Freeing four iconic fictional heroines from the social confines of their 19th century
novels, Jaclyn Backhaus’ rip-roaring You on the Moors Now brings a fiercely modern sensibility to antiquated ideas of love and romance. Rather
than waiting for their fates to be decided by marriage proposals, Jane (Jane Eyre), Jo (Little Women), Elizabeth (Pride and Prejudice) and Cathy (Wuthering Heights) band together to reject their famous suitors, leading to a literal battle of the
sexes.
“…providing respectfully irreverent new angles on these not-so-little women -- complete
with an unexpected, gleefully anachronistic but thoroughly satisfying epilogue --
Moors scores.” -- Time Out Chicago
