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A Murder is Announced
In the quiet, little village of Chipping Cleghorn, an announcement in the local newspaper causes a s...
Night Watch
Heiress Elaine Wheeler is haunted by the horrific memory of her first husband’s affair and death, bo...
Occupied
A woman demands from her bank what it owes her for Christmas.Stephanie is a woman on a mission. She...
Old Ringers
In this adult bawdy comedy, four senior women try to fight the shrinking economy and their shrinking...
One Flea Spare
It is 1665. As London spirals toward disaster in plague-time, a wealthy aristocrat and his invalid w...
Our Lady of 121st Street
Sister Rose was a beloved nun and teacher in the 121st street neighborhood of Harlem. She has recent...
Passion Play
In a small village in the north of England, in 1575, three cases of unrequited love, one fleeing pri...
Patter for the Floating Lady
The Magician’s great love affair with Angie has disintegrated, leaving him heartbroken. As part of h...
Portraits
The play takes place in familiar surroundings; a prominent law firm, a church funeral, and the basem...
The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie
“Give me a girl at an impressionable age, and she is mine for life.” So speaks Jean Brodie, a libera...
Pterodactyls
On the Philadelphia Main Line, the swath of suburbs just outside the city that are famously home to...
The Quest of Queen Thomas
The Quest of Queen Thomas is a one-act play that follows Thomas, a 10-year-old child identifying as...
