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Patter for the Floating Lady
The Magician’s great love affair with Angie has disintegrated, leaving him heartbroken. As part of h...
The Pearl Fishers
A tale of love, betrayal, and sacrifice, The Pearl Fishers centers around two friends, Nadir and Zur...
Pelleas et Melisande
Lost in the forest, Golaud discovers a mysterious woman who is weeping near a pool. He tries to help...
Pickwick
Pickwick is based on the Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens and takes place i...
Pique Dame
Officer Gherman is troubled. The beautiful girl he loves is engaged to be married and he does not ev...
The Pirates of Penzance JR
Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular show, The Pirates of Penzance, is a rollicking, delightfully fun...
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...
Prince Igor
An eclipse foreshadows Prince Igor’s journey into battle against the Khans with a bad omen, but Igor...
Prodaná nevěsta
In a small Bohemian village, the fair maiden Mařenka is enamored with her sweetheart, Jeník. The pr...
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...
