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Oleanna
Oleanna is David Mamet's study of power and gender in academia. Carol, a student who is struggling...
The Pirate Queen
Based on the story of Grace O’Malley, the personification of Ireland, The Pirate Queen is a sweeping...
Rigoletto
A tragic tale, the story of Rigoletto revolves around the libertine Duke of Mantua and his hunchback...
Roméo et Juliette
In this retelling of Shakespeare's story, two families in Verona, the Capulets and the Montagues, ar...
La Traviata
In one of the greatest operatic love stories, Violetta Valery, a courtesan serving Paris’s high soci...
Whistle Down the Wind
Based on the book of the same title by Mary Hayley Bell, and later produced as a movie in the hands...
‘Night, Mother
On a seemingly normal evening, we meet Thelma Cates , an aging mother and widow who lives with her d...
Arcadia
Called “the greatest play of our age” by The Independent, Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia dances back and for...
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Beth Bradley’s church’s Christmas pageant is predictable every year -- the angel choir wears too muc...
Biloxi Blues
Part of Neil Simon's Eugene trilogy, Biloxi Blues centers on the experiences of a young army recruit...
Coriolanus
Shakespeare’s tragedy, Coriolanus, starts in Rome, where rioting is taking place over grain stock th...
The Dinner Party
The Dinner Party is the 31st play by Neil Simon. The action revolves around a French dinner party th...
