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King Hedley II
Often thought of as the most tragic of Wilson’s plays, King Hedley II is the ninth play in August Wi...
Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere’s Fan is one of Oscar Wilde’s most witty and uncompromisingly satirical plays. It ex...
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Life of Pi
Based on the popular 2001 novel, Life of Pi follows the harrowing journey of Pi, a 17 year old from...
The Little Dog Laughed
Mitchell Green is a Hollywood star on his way to the A-list -- if he can only keep that pesky “recur...
Lysistrata Jones
What does it take to find school spirit and win a basketball game? Lysistrata Jones is a new transfe...
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom takes place in a Chicago recording studio where Ma Rainey’s band members, C...
Machinal
Sophie Treadwell, the playwright behind the revolutionary expressionist play Machinal, reminds us in...
Manon Lescaut
A tale of ill-fated romance, Manon Lescaut has been a favorite of opera goers since its debut. It is...
A Marriage Proposal
When Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov comes to his longtime neighbor, Stepan Stepanovich Chubukov, to propose...
The Maternal Instinct
Everything seems to be going well for Sarah and Lilian, until Sarah decides she wants a baby. Lilian...
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley takes place two years after the conclusion of Pride and Prejudic...
Mother Courage and Her Children
Mother Courage and Her Children, follows one mother -- Mother Courage -- and her three children -- E...
