Next to Normal
November 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 at 7:30pm
November 3, 10, 17 at 2:30pm
Starker Auditorium
Tickets: $16-18, Opening Night & Thursdays $10
Content: Appropriate Audiences
CONTENT WARNING
Please be advised Next to Normal includes mature subject matter and language with scenes depicting depression, self-harm, drug abuse, and suicide. It is not suitable for children or those who may be affected by these topics
Next to Normal, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Dad's an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling manic depression for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family's story with love, sympathy and heart.
Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as "one of the year's ten best shows" by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times.
Double Cast Notes
Bryony DuPont with AJ Millet
November 1, 3, 7, 9, 14 and16
Jocelyn Eisenlohr with Colin Salisbury
October 31, November 2, 8, 10, 15 and 17
Talkback
Director and cast talkbacks after each matinee November 3, 10 and 17
Sponsors: The Pig & Olive Restaurant & Bar, 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Block 15 Brewing Company, KLCC