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Ruddigore, or The Witch’s Curse
Although Ruddigore’s 1887 premiere did not enjoy the same success as its predecessor, The Mikado , i...
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The Scottsboro Boys
In 1931, nine African-American teenagers, between the ages of 13 and 19 years old, were arrested and...
She Stoops to Conquer
One of the eighteenth-century’s most enduring comedies, She Stoops to Conquer takes a comedic, often...
Sweat
It’s the year 2000 in Reading, Pennsylvania and a group of friends go to work at the steel mill and...
Treasure Island
‘Treasure Island’ is the musical version of this favorite childhood adventure story. It is a thrilli...
The Wolves
Pulitzer Prize finalist The Wolves is the debut play of up-and-coming playwright Sarah DeLappe. Feat...
Agamemnon
Agamemnon, the king of Argos, is returning victorious from the Trojan War. He expects a glorious hom...
Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika
Perestroika follows on chronologically and plot-wise from Millennium Approaches. It is a complex pla...
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days by Laura Eason takes the classic work from Jules Verne and adapts it for...
Black Comedy
Struggling sculptor Brindsley Miller and his fiance, Carol, are having a party with the aim of impre...
Boeing Boeing
A hit comedy similar in vein to Shakespeare’s comedies of merry misadventures and mistaken identitie...
The Canterbury Tales
The story revolves around a group of Englishman on their annual journey to Canterbury. Telling tales...