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The Winter's Tale
At the opening of The Winter’s Tale, the Sicilian King Leontes and his beloved, pregnant wife, Hermi...
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Venus in Fur
Thomas Novachek, a director/playwright, has suffered through a long day of abysmal auditions for his...
The Nerd
Set in Terre Haute, Indiana in late 1979, The Nerd centers on the hilarious dilemma of a young archi...
The Cherry Orchard
On a frosty May morning while the cherry trees are in bloom, impoverished Russian aristocrat, Mrs. R...
The Curious Savage
The Curious Savage is the story of an elderly widow named Mrs. Savage, whose husband has left her $1...
Dancing at Lughnasa
Set in the fictional Irish village of Ballybeg, Ireland, Dancing at Lughnasa is a memory play, told...
The Laramie Project
In October 1998 in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Shepard, a 21 year ol...
Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy)
Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Would Never Grow Up is the stage play version of the classic book Peter P...
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
This play is a retelling of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story, taking place in Victorian London. The...
Clybourne Park
Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play, Clybourne Park is a razor-sharp...
Spring Awakening: A Children's Tragedy
A social and cultural argument written before its time, Spring Awakening: A Children’s Tragedy is a...
Henry IV Part 1
William Shakespeare's Henry IV Part I is based on the life of King Henry IV of England and his son,...
