Drama Works Theatre Company, a resident theater company in Old Saybrook, will open its 2024 season of plays with Paula Vogel’s “The Baltimore Waltz,” running Jan. 19-28.

The show is directed by Patrick Barry and features actors Eric Michaelian, Sarah Paprocki and Paul Donovan-Lietz.

“The Baltimore Waltz” centers around the relationship between siblings Carl and Anna. When Anna, an unmarried school teacher, is diagnosed with ATD (Acquired Toilet Disease), a fatal new malady, she and her brother travel to Europe. While Anna drowns herself in the sensuality of food and sex, Carl becomes involved in a wild “Third Mannish” espionage scheme to find a cure for his sister. When their European trip becomes increasingly odd, Anna realizes something is not quite right.

The play is personal for Vogel, who wrote the script in response to losing her brother to AIDS.

The theater’s selections for the 2024 season also include “The God of Hell” by Sam Shepard, “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” by Alan Ball, “Mac Beth” adapted by Erica Schmidt from William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” “Two Rooms” by Lee Blessing, and “Venus in Fur” by David Ives. Local actors can check online for audition information throughout the year.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Fri. and Sat. and 3 p.m. Sun. at Drama Works, which is located at 323 Boston Post Road in Old Saybrook. Tickets, which are $24, are available online through dramaworkstheatre.org.