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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...
Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Gar O'Donnell lives with his father in 1960s Donegal. Gar is preparing to emigrate to Philadelphia...
Portraits
The play takes place in familiar surroundings; a prominent law firm, a church funeral, and the basem...
Prima Facie
Prima Facie: a Latin legal term meaning 'on the face of it'.In this powerful one-woman play, we meet...
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...
Quiche Isn't Sexy
Jay, a burger addict, joins Meat Eaters Anonymous where he meets and falls for Jackie, a recovering...
Radio Golf
The tenth and final play in August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle, Radio Golf follows a black man named...
Real Women Have Curves
Real Women Have Curves takes place in a sewing factory in East Los Angeles, where a group of five La...
