Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Directed by Melissa Craib Dombrowski
Music Direction by Dr. Joanna Sisk-Purvis
Shows Presented at
Carolina Friends School
Performing Arts Center
at
4809 Friends School Rd, Durham
June 4, 5, 6 &
11, 12, 13
In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he’s had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!
Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself!
Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America’s greatest art forms.