Classic Updates

Published 8/10/2020

The Classic’s Season 13 Announcements!

On August 9, Classic celebrated its announcement of season 13 with carefully selected cocktail recipes, Classic party favors to be delivered to all attendees, performance space reveals, the season 13 line-up of shows, and conversations with season 13 directors. See attached graphics of each show in our 13th season. See HERE for a recording of our Season 13 Announcement & Cocktail Hour.

Season 13 Overview

We are the Choices We Make

Each production will perform the first 2 weekends of shows at

San Antonio Botanical Garden

Located at 555 Funston Pl.

San Antonio, TX 78209

& The last two weekends of shows at

The ESPEE (previously Sunset Station)

Located at 1174 East Commerce

San Antonio, TX 78205

Shows will be held at 7:30PM on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays (except for a few Thursdays in April).

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, October 2 – 25, 2020  (with alternate performance dates in March, 2021)

Performances Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 7:30 PM

Our Season 13 opening show

Directed by New York director Joe Goscinski.

Macbeth, a brave Scottish general, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. The play follows this loyal soldier as he seeks the crown regardless of consequences, asking the question what happens when ambition subverts reason in an honorable and loyal man?

Our Town by Thornton Wilder, Feb. 5 – 28, 2021

Performances Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 7:30 PM

Directed by Mark Stringham

This heartfelt classic drama by American playwright Thornton Wilder, tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover’s Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens. How do the characters find meaning and contentment with their choices as their dreams, relationships, and futures unfold?

Antigone by Sophocles, April 8-May 2, 2021

Performances Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 7:30 PM

Directed by Kelly Roush

The play Antigone begins with two brothers fighting for the kinship of Thebes. Both men die in battle. Their successor and uncle, Creon, decides that one brother will be buried but the other brother will be left on the field of battle. Their sister, Antigone, finds herself having to choose between what she believes to be right, burying her brother, or following the laws of man and facing death herself. What happens when we are forced to choose between doing what we feel is right and what the world is telling us is right?  What forces us to take a stand? What are we willing to die for?

Flex Passes

• There will be No Season Subscription options for Season 13 – Theatre in the Rough, instead only a flex pass will be available

• Allows greater flexibility as we may have to shift plans as the season progresses

• Represents 3 tickets to be used in any manner for Season 13 productions

• It is our desire to produce all three shows we are planning on doing, but some may have to be postponed or cancelled.

• If, for whatever reason, you cannot use the 3 passes, it converts to a donation to the theatre.

• An investment in the theatre

• The price of 3 Flex passes is $100. It is a little more than a %15 discount from individual tickets

Flex Passes are ON SALE NOW! 

Please contact our box office for more information at 210-589-8450

Published 6/26/2020

Rethinking the Theatre Space 

A Season 13 update from The Classic Theatre San Antonio:

We long to be together again with our artists and patrons to have a shared experience of live theatre. One of our greatest strengths pre-COVID was the intimacy of our space. In the current environment, it is one of our greatest challenges. We have been working diligently to figure out how to continue producing excellent theatre that is relevant, diverse, entertaining, and transformative, and at the same time keeps our patrons, artists, volunteers, and staff safe.

Because of the constraints of our current space, as long as social distancing is required in any form, The Classic will not be able to perform in our theatre. All indications are telling us that social distancing will be necessary well into the year 2021.

Given all of this, The Classic Theatre is making a bold move! Season 13 will be a season of Theatre in the Rough. We are moving outdoors. This will allow us to produce excellent theatre while adhering to proper physical distancing measures. We are working on some exciting collaborations to make this happen.

Our mission has not changed, and as we know more, we will continue to communicate our plans.

We look forward to seeing you, safely, and hopefully soon!

Sincerely,