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The Cherry Orchard
On a frosty May morning while the cherry trees are in bloom, impoverished Russian aristocrat, Mrs. R...
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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...
Die Zauberflöte
Die Zauberflöte was Mozart’s final opera before he died in 1791. Its magical setting and show stoppi...
Flowers for Algernon
In the show, doctors have created a new experimental medical technique to reverse retardation. Alic...
The Laramie Project
In October 1998 in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Shepard, a 21 year ol...
MJ The Musical
MJ The Musical delves into the genius of Michael Jackson, often known as the King of Pop, at the tim...
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...
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Before she survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912, Margaret “Molly” Brown was already a dom...
Antigonae
The opera begins in the early morning following a battle in Thebes between the armies of the two son...
Clybourne Park
Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play, Clybourne Park is a razor-sharp...