Bay Street Theater to Add Two Productions to 2015 Mainstage Season

Bay Street Theater recently announced that they will adding two new productions, both East Coast premieres, to the 2015 Mainstage Season.

The first new production, Five Presidents, will premiere from June 23 to July 12.

The new play was written by Emmy Award-winning writer Rick Cleveland, (Six Feet Under,The West Wing, and House of Cards) and directed by Mark Clements.

This production was originally produced at the Arizona Theatre Company and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

Tickets for Five Presidents are currently available with the 2015 Mainstage Season subscriptions. Single tickets will be available beginning May 15.

The second new production, The Darrell Hammond Project, will be shown from July 16 to July 26.

The production was written and performed by Darrell Hammond with additional material by Elizabeth Stein and Christopher Ashley and is directed by Christopher Ashley.

This production was originally produced at La Jolla Playhouse.

Comedian Darrell Hammond is best known for his spot-on impressions of celebrities such as Bill Clinton on “Saturday Night Live.”

The show will be available as part of a special add-on option for new subscribers to the 2015 Mainstage Season for $49. Single tickets will be available beginning May 15 starting at $59 and up.

“Bay Street Theater is expanding and growing, and we are excited to now present four productions on the Mainstage this summer,” Scott Schwartz, Artistic Director for Bay Street Theater said. “Both of the plays that we are adding to our season are personal portraits of complicated men. The artists we have added to our season in Rick, Darrell, and directors Christopher Ashley and Mark Clements are visionary voices in the American Theater and I can’t wait to share their work with our audience in the East End.”

Photos courtesy of Bay Street Theater

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