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Caroline, or Change
1963, Lake Charles, Louisiana. While Martin Luther King Jr. is preaching and young demonstrators are...
Closer
Four lives intertwine over the course of four and a half years in this densely-plotted, stinging loo...
The Curious Savage
The Curious Savage is the story of an elderly widow named Mrs. Savage, whose husband has left her $1...
Die Fledermaus
On New Year’s Eve, Eisenstein is being forced to go to jail for punching a police officer, however d...
Fosse
Choreographer Bob Fosse was one of the most influential, renowned, and celebrated American theatre a...
Henry VI Part 3
Henry VI Part 3 picks up right on the tail end of Henry VI Part 2, where the Duke of York, his sons,...
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Long Day’s Journey Into Night
One of the most lauded plays in the history of American theater, Long Day’s Journey Into Night is th...
Mack & Mabel
Mack & Mabel depicts the days of the silent film era "when movies were movies". Based on the real li...
The Miracle Worker
Helen is a bright, strong, energetic child -- but left both blind and deaf in the wake of an illness...
Oleanna
Oleanna is David Mamet's study of power and gender in academia. Carol, a student who is struggling...
The Spitfire Grill
Percy Talbot has just been released from a five year prison sentence for manslaughter. She is trying...
Three Sisters
Three Sisters is the third of Anton Chekhov’s four major plays, and maybe the most perfect expressio...