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Port Authority
Port Authority is a play that explores the lives of the lonely and unsure through three intersecting...
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Drifter Frank Chambers stumbles his way into the Twin Oaks Tavern, a roadside diner owned by friendl...
The Power of Darkness
Anìsya, the second wife of a Russian peasant, succumbs to the charms of Nikíta, a laborer on her far...
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Present Laughter
Present Laughter is lighthearted farce that celebrates playwright Noel Coward’s legendary wit and l...
The Price
Victor Franz is a police sergeant approaching fifty and the end of his career. His father died sever...
Pride and Joy
Helene Nadler is a woman living on Long Island with three gay children. She constantly brags about...
The Princess in the Tower
During the Third Crusade, a knight, called Sir Steven DeVere, arrives at an enchanted island, repute...
Prometheus Bound
Prometheus, the fire-bringer, has been sentenced to a grim punishment by the god Zeus: he is to be c...
Le Prophète
Berthe could not be happier. She is in love with a good man, and his mother, Fidès, has agreed to th...
Proposals
Proposals is a memory play that nostalgically recalls an afternoon the Hines family spends in the Po...
The Provoked Wife
Lady Brute is trapped in a loveless marriage to her drunkard husband, Sir John Brute. They married f...
Les Précieuses Ridicules
Les Précieuses Ridicules follows the misguided sentiments and affectations of two young ladies from...
