At long last our 22nd season is here! The Tabard Theatre Company is proud to present Season 2022-23: Rekindle. Reemerge. Reimagine
Join us as we rekindle the creative flame that is the heart of The Tabard Theatre Company, strive to reemerge from emotional and financial uncertainty of the last 30 months, and reimagine storytelling through music, the spoken word and the dramatic arts. Our fantastic six- show Mainstage lineup features three joyful musicals, two powerful dramas, and a Christmas tale filled with poetry, music and nostalgia.
As always… I’ll see you at the theatre.
—Jonathan Rhys Williams,
Executive Artistic Director, The Tabard Theatre Company
Six Play Mainstage Subscription
Our Mainstage Subscription includes admission to all six of our Mainstage shows. Mainstage subscribers save considerably over single-ticket pricing and receive the following other benefits:
- Save 18% to 21% off single tickets.
- Attend the performance of your choice (does not always have to be the “2nd Sunday”, for example).
- Acknowledgment in each program.
- We will strive to seat subscribers as reasonably near your preferred seats as possible.
- FREE ticket exchange with 12-hour notice, depending on availability.
- All tickets held at Will Call.
- Discounted admission to Tabard-produced concerts and special performances.
- Personal Subscriber Support at 408-679-2330 and BoxOffice@ TabardTheatre.org
Cabaret Subscribers receive front-row seating in our cabaret section. Adult is our basic, non-discounted subscription for adults aged 18 to 64. We also offer discounted subscriptions for Seniors over 65, Youth under 18 and adult, full-time Students.
Three Play Livestream Subscription
Our Livestream Subscription includes access to the three of our Mainstage shows that will be available via livestream: A Child’s Christmas in Wales, Othello, and JIVE The Musical! For each of these shows, ticket holders will have the option of watching any of the opening weekend performances live as they happen in real-time, or watching the recording later On-Demand through the end of the run. Livestream Subscription packages are offered at three price points to allow you to choose the level of support based on your capacity.
MAINSTAGE SHOWS
Oct. 21 – Nov. 13, 2022
by Frederick Knott & Jeffrey Hatcher
This taut psychological thriller comes to our stage just in time for spooky season. A blind yet capable woman is imperiled by a trio of men in her own apartment. As the climax builds, Susan discovers that her blindness just might be the key to her escape, but she and her tormentors must wait until dark to play out the classically chilling conclusion.
“Gripping from start to finish”
—BroadwayWorld
CLICK FOR CALENDAR
Recommended age 13+ for fear, language & mild adult themes.
Dec. 9–24, 2022
By Dylan Thomas
Adapted by Jonathan Rhys Williams
Re-kindle your holiday spirit with this imaginative and playful telling of the the magical unexpected delights of Christmas from the view of a young child, brought to life in this new adaptation by Jonathan Rhys Williams, inspired by the family traditions of his own Welsh upbringing. Each performance will wrap up with a cast-led caroling sing-a-long.
“Simply enchanting!”
—Goodreads
“Nostalgic, humorous and a delight!”
—Goodreads
CLICK FOR CALENDAR
Feb. 11–19, 2023
Created by Bora “Max” Koknar
You are cordially invited to embrace the secrets that await you in this unique evening irreverently exploring classic literature, technology, art, and ideas in this a wild and hilarious blend of traditional theatre, immersive design, improvisation, and acrobatics, not to mention some cutting-edge technology, including use of Artificial Intelligence that marks some significant ‘firsts’ in theatre history.
“among Bay Area theater’s wiliest
pandemic-era innovators.”
—SF Chronicle (2021)
CLICK FOR CALENDAR
Mar. 10– Apr. 2, 2023
Music & Lyrics by
Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová
Book by Enda Walsh
Guy meets Girl. It starts in the ordinary way. But what follows is far from an ordinary romantic musical. Set in a pub in Dublin, with a cast of incredible actor-musicians who accompany themselves on the soaring, gut-wrenching folk-rock score, Once is a uniquely theatrical experience that will move you to laughter, to tears, and to a deep understanding of the particular joy of joining together in song.
“Pure, moving and inventive…irresistible”
— Associated Press
CLICK FOR CALENDAR
Recommended age 13+ for some language & mild adult themes.
Apr. 21 – May 7, 2023
By William Shakespeare
Adapted & Directed by Ken Kelleher
Re-discover the Bard’s tragic tale of ardent love and cunning betrayal in Ken Kelleher’s masterful new adaptation set in the tumultuous 1950s New York jazz scene. Presented with a pared down cast, the play will interweave a jazz band on stage providing both an in-world soundtrack and dynamic live underscoring. Featuring Jonathan Rhys Williams as Iago.
“a brilliant piece of literature and theatre… riveting”
— Pace, Amore, Libri
CLICK FOR CALENDAR
Recommended age 13+ for violence and mild adult themes.
May 26-Jun. 18, 2023
Music & lyrics by
Richard & Robert Sherman
Book by Jeremy Sams
Join us for the most FANTASMAGORICAL musical in the history of everything! Based on the beloved 1968 film about the out-of-this-world car that flies through the air and sails the seas, and featuring an unforgettable score by the Sherman Brothers (Mary Poppins)—including five new songs not in the film— this is one adventure that the whole family will find “Truly Scrumptious.”
“a musical morsel supreme.”
— BroadwayWorld