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Abu Hassan
Deeply in debt to Omar, a moneylender, Abu Hassan and his wife come up with a scheme to fake their d...
Abundance
When meek Bess Johnson and bold Macon Hill meet at a stage-coach stop in Wyoming Territory, they are...
Ace of Clubs
In Soho, London, a man named Benny runs a nightclub called Ace of Clubs on behalf of its owner, Rit...
The Acharnians
The Acharnians is a hilarious satire, and an indictment of unnecessary war. The play follows the att...
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Acis and Galatea
The nymph Galatea and the shepherd Acis are in love. The shepherd, Damon, advises them both. Meanwhi...
Adelson e Salvini
A three act opera about a young painter, Salvini, who falls in love with the fiance of the wealthy a...
Alceste
King Admète is gravely ill, and the people of Pherae are filled with sorrow at the thought of losing...
The Alchemist
It is seventeenth-century London and the capital has been hit by an outbreak of the plague. Wealthy...
All American
Professor Fodorski, an Eastern-European immigrant, arrives at a small, football-oriented college eag...
All Over Me (How Does It Feel)
Jerzy Gwiazdowski’s All Over Me chronicles what happens in a suburban home outside Minneapolis when...
All The Way
Lyndon B. Johnson is an accidental president who is determined to end racial injustice in America a...
All the Way Here
Paul and Anna are a young couple in their early 20s. However, one year ago, Anna vanished from their...