The Seattle Repertory Theatre will offer eight plays in its 2012-2013 season.

Pullman Porter Blues

A world premiere production about a coming of age woven with live blues music that follows three generations of porters as they confront dark secrets from their past and tough truths about their future together. Sept. 27 to Oct. 28.

The Glass Menagerie

An imaginative and intimate take on Tennessee Williams’ classic, in which an aging Southern Belle longs for her youth and dreams of a better life for her children. Oct. 19 to Dec. 1.

Inspecting Carol

A Seattle Rep classic that goes behind the scenes at a struggling theatre’s annual slapdash production of A Christmas Carol that makes for a night at the theatre that is anything but show business as usual. Nov. 23 to Dec. 23.

American Buffalo

David Mamet play that is set in a run-down junk shop where three men of great ambition and low morals plan a heist of a customer’s valuable coin collection. Jan. 11 to Feb. 3.

Photograph 51

An intriguing portrait of British scientist Rosalind Franklin and her often overlooked role in the discovery of DNA’s double helix structure. A complex tale of how a courageous woman operated in a field dominated by men. Feb. 1 to March 3.

War Horse

Seattle Rep will partner with Seattle Theatre Group to present the Broadway hit War Horse, the magical, touching, Tony-winning tour de force about the unforgettable bond between a young man and his horse, which comes to life with intricate, life-sized puppets. Feb. 13-24.

Good People

The Tony-nominated New York hit is a comedy of class and culture that focuses on Margie, a single mother from the wrong side of the tracks who seeks a fresh start with an old flame. March 8-31.

Boeing-Boeing

It’s the 1960s and swinging bachelor Bernard couldn’t be happier: he’s juggling three stewardess fiancés at his flat in Paris. But his fun soon turns to chaos in this riotous farce when all three arrive in town at the same time! April 19 to May 19.