The Public Theater of San Antonio recently announced the 2018-2019 during their Season Announcement Party. Guests such as Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Laura Garza from Teatro Audaz made the official announcements during an evening of camaraderie and support for the arts.

The Russell Hill Rogers Theater
September 14 – October 14
Disney’s ‘Newsies’ – This musical is based on the 1992 movie which was inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City.
 
November 23 – December 23
‘All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914’ – Back for a third year, this show is a re-telling of the real life temporary cease-fire that took place at the Western Front at Christmas Eve during World War I. The Marcsmen, the men’s a cappella chorus, will once again participate.
 
January 25 – February 17
‘Rent’ – Loosely based on Puccini’s La Bohème, it tells the story of a group of young artists struggling to survive in New York City’s East Village under the shadow of AIDS.
 
May 17-June 9, 2019
‘Once’ – Based on the 2007 movie of the same name, this musical is the story of two musicians who meet and fall in love. It includes the Academy Award-winning song “Falling Slowly.’
 
July 12-Aug. 11, 2019
‘Matilda: The Musical’ – Based on the novel of the same name, ‘Matilda’ is the musical about a precocious young girl with telekinetic ability who overcomes her own obstacles and helps her teacher reclaim her life.

The Cellar Theater
October 19 – November 18
‘Fun Home’ – This musical is based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir about her own sexuality, her relationship with her gay father and her attempts to get to know him.
 
December 28 – January 20
‘An Infinite Ache’– David Schulner’s one-act play about love, time, and the infinite directions in which two lives can travel.
 
March 1 – 17
‘Daddy Long Legs’ – Based on the novel of the same name, this is the story of a young orphan and her mysterious benefactor who agrees to send her to college under the condition that she sends him a letter once a month.
 
April 19 – May 12
‘Freud’s Last Session’ – Mark St. Germain’s play about a conversation between Dr. Sigmund Freud and writer C.S. Lewis as they address the greatest questions of all time.
 
June 14 -30
‘Sink, Florida, Sink’ – A Fresh Ink Theater Program world premiere about the remaining residents of a small beach town in Florida as they struggle to keep their town afloat after a series of hurricanes.
 
July 12 – August 11
‘Real Women Have Curves’ – Presented by Teatro Audaz, this story is set in a sewing factory in East Los Angeles where the women workers talk about issues such as gender politics and the Latina immigrant experience.