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The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera is a biting satire of the post-war rise of capitalism, wrapped up in Weill's ja...
Tootsie
Michael Dorsey is a skilled actor with a talent for not keeping a job. His volatile, stubborn nature...
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya spends his time idling around the country estate of his brother-in-law, Serebryakov, a r...
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The Wolves
Pulitzer Prize finalist The Wolves is the debut play of up-and-coming playwright Sarah DeLappe. Feat...
After the Revolution
Emma Joseph, a bright, hard-working, recent law school graduate descended from a long line of Marxis...
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None is Agatha Christie’s dramatic adaptation of her best-selling novel. A group...
The Audition
A new theater teacher is bringing a production of A Chorus Line to the high school. Though the hopef...
Bang Bang You're Dead
Bang Bang You’re Dead is a visceral examination of the culture that can breed violence in contempora...
The Boys in the Band
Emory, Larry, Hank, Bernard, and Donald all gather at Michael’s apartment to celebrate their friend,...
Bye Bye Birdie - Young Performers Edition
The year is 1958, and the much-adored rock-and-roll idol -- Conrad Birdie -- has been drafted into t...
Carnival
Lili, a lonely orphan, is enchanted with a traveling carnival troupe. She finally gets to join the...
Charlotte's Web
As the sun rises on the Arable’s farm, Fern Arable discovers that her father is planning on killing...
