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The Maids
Jean Genet’s The Maids was inspired by a real-life case of the infamous sisters, Christine and Léa P...
The Man of Mode
George Etherege’s Restoration-era comedy, The Man of Mode, or, Sir Fopling Flutter, revolves around...
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Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet
Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet is the third play in Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brother/Sister Plays...
The Marriage of Bette and Boo
Marriage. Divorce. Alcoholism. Stillbirths. Illness. Bacon. The Marriage of Bette and Boo follows th...
The Marriage of Figaro
Former barber and jack-of-all-trades Figaro is about to be married to the love of his life, Suzanne....
Mating Dance of the Werewolf
Mating Dance of the Werewolf is an investigation of a gruesome murder that also investigates the rea...
A Matter of Life and Death
A mistake occurs in The Place You Go After You Die, and the airman Peter Carter lives when he should...
Mauritius
When her mother dies after an expensive illness and a lifetime of bad choices, tentative but tenacio...
The Mercy Seat
History and morality collide in Neil LaBute’s The Mercy Seat. Set in New York City the day after the...
Meteor Shower
On a warm, summer night in Ojai, California, Norm and his wife, Corky, are hosting a dinner party. T...
Mimosa
Mass hysteria has hit the nation. All the streaming services have suddenly disappeared and the count...
The Minutes
What would you do to keep from being the villain in the history books? In the Big Cherry town counci...