Housed in the Texas State University School of Theatre, Dance, and Film, the Jeremy Torres Lab Theatre (JTLT) is a student-run production company that creates innovative and entrepreneurial work driven by students. JTLT provides a platform for students to come together, collaborate, and lead the creative process, fostering artistic expression and creativity.
Description
Next to Normal, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt,
explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009
Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also
chosen as "one of the year's ten best shows" by critics around the country, including The Los
Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times.
Dad's an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are
bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are
anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to
Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family's
story with love, sympathy and heart.
This deeply moving piece of theatre provides a wonderful opportunity for performers to explore
dramatic material and showcase vocal talents with an energetic pop/rock score. Next to Normal is
an emotional powerhouse that addresses such issues as grieving a loss, ethics in modern
psychiatry, and suburban life
Date & Time
Apr 17 - 19, 2026
Venue Details
Theatre Center - Room 209
430 Moon StreetSan Marcos, Texas 78666
