The first production of Signature's 25th anniversary season will be directed by Matthew Gardiner. Performances will continue through Sept. 21.

“Sunday in the Park with George is the perfect start to our 25th anniversary season,” said artistic director Eric Schaeffer in a statement. “In a season that will celebrate the many great artists we have collaborated with over the years, Stephen Sondheim tops the list, with Signature having done 23 productions of his work. It will be wonderful to bring 'La Grande Jatte' into the intimate 276 seat MAX Theatre. It’s the first of many special events to celebrate our 25 years of groundbreaking work and unique connection with Stephen Sondheim.”

“Sunday in the Park with George is about the need in all our lives for connection. To connect to one’s surrounding, to the people, and to art,” added director Gardiner. “Through the lens of George Seurat’s 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,' the musical explores the disorder of life and the mediums we use in an attempt to understand it all. It’s about the search for balance and harmony. Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s masterpiece left a significant mark on my life as an artist from a very young age, and I feel extremely lucky to give life to their words and music with an incredible group of actors and designers in this new production at Signature Theatre.”

The cast will be headed by Claybourne Elder as Georges Seurat/George and Brynn O'Malley as Dot/Marie.

They will be joined by Evan Casey (Franz/Lee), Susan Derry (Celeste #1/Photographer), Erin Driscoll (Celeste #2/Elaine), Maria Egler (Nurse/Harriet/Mrs.), Mitchell Hébert (Jules/Bob), Valerie Leonard (Yvonne/Naomi), Joseph Mace (Louis/Billy), Gregory Maheu (Soldier/Alex), Dan Manning (Mr./Charles), Donna Migliaccio (Old Lady/Blair), Angela Miller (Frieda/Betty), Paul Scanlan (Boatman/Dennis) and 11-year-old Sadie Rose Herman (Louise) and 9-year-old Lucy Alexa Herman (Bather/Ensemble). The production will also have musical direction by Jon Kalbfleisch, scenic design by Dan Conway, costume design by Frank Labovitz, lighting design by Jen Schriever, sound design by Lane Elms, video design by Robbie Hayes and wig design by Samantha Birchett-Hunter. The production stage manager is Kerry Epstein.

Sunday in the Park with George opened on Broadway in 1984, where it received two Tony Awards for Best Scenic Design and Best Lighting Design. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama followed in 1985. The show has also received the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Musical, numerous Drama Desk Awards and the 1991 Olivier Award for Best Musical.

For ticket information visit www.signature-theatre.org.