London, 1879. The prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis: their acting president wants to admit a woman, and they have the worst bartender in town. True, this female candidate is brilliant, beautiful, and has discovered a legendary Lost City, but the decision to let in a woman could shake the very foundation of the British Empire, and how do you make such a decision without a decent drink? Throw in a deadly cobra, an irate irishman, and a trouble-making tribesman; then shake, stir, and garnish with fresh feminist ire. Austin Playhouse is excited to present Nell Benjamin’s new, hijinks-happy cocktail The Explorers Club.

The Explorers Club stars Austin Playhouse company members Brian Coughlin as Sir Harry Percy, Claire Grasso as Phyllida Spotte-Hume, Huck Huckaby as Sir Bernard Humphries, Tom Parker as Professor Sloane, David Stahl as Professor Cope, Michael Stuart as Professor Walling, and Ben Wolfe as Luigi with Aaron Johnson as Lucius Fretway and Zac Thomas as Beebe.

The play is directed by Lara Toner with set design by Mike Toner, costume design by Buffy Manners, lighting design by Don Day, and sound design by Joel Mercado-See.