Undermain Theatre to stream ambitious season of shows from its legendary Deep Ellum basement
The seven productions include a modern classic and the regional premiere of a play about Dallas bluesman Blind Lemon Jefferson. Lonesome Blues co-writer Akin Babatundé starred as musician Blind Lemon Jefferson in the 2018 off-Broadway premiere of his and Alan Govenar s play about the Deep Ellum bluesman. Undermain Theatre is mounting a new production, with a new cast, as part of its 2021 virtual spring season.(Katherine Owens)
You are forgiven for mistaking Undermain Theatre’s 2021 plans for another of the company’s eclectic, ambitious seasons of shows. The mix of productions sounds very Undermain: a classic, premieres of edgy new work by nationally renowned playwrights and fare of local interest animated by local talent.
The Turbulent Genius of Mike Nichols Vogue 2/1/2021
The first Broadway play I ever saw was a matinee performance of David Rabe’s
Streamers, a shattering tale of masculinity, racism, and homophobia set during the Vietnam War that was playing at Lincoln Center in the summer of 1976. I walked out of that theater stunned and not sure what to do next, so I walked around the city for what must have been hours, trying to absorb what I had just seen. That play was directed by Mike Nichols, a fact I had forgotten until this week, when I was reading
Mike Nichols: A Life (Penguin Press), Mark Harris’s fascinating, exhaustively researched, and utterly absorbing biography of the cultural polymath, someone who seemed to move effortlessly between the theater and the movies, conquering them both.
Undermain Theatre announces amended season
Jan 27, 2021 |
Bruce DuBose
Undermain Theatre has announced “slight changes in our planned season as well as some new additions,” as the theater continues to “explore new ways to bring virtual content to our audience it is our hope that we will find our way back to live performance in the coming year,” according to Artistic Director Bruce DuBose.
Out of concern for the health and safety of the audience, artists, staff and crew “as well as the cultural life of Dallas,: Undermain will not stage any live performances at its Deep Ellum home until late June, at which time the theater plans to offer live and streaming versions of its productions. Until that time, will offer streaming-only content in its 2021 Subscription Series.