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Death in Venice
In Death in Venice, the German writer, Aschenbach, decides to travel to Venice. Upon his arrival, he...
Defying Gravity
In 1986, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff. It was the first spacefl...
Der Freischütz
Max is usually the ruling marksman of all the foresters, but today in the tournament he has missed e...
Dido and Aeneas
Based on Book IV of Virgil’s Aeneid, Dido and Aeneas is Purcell’s only true opera, and his first com...
Disco Loves Rock: A 70s Musical
Disco kids and rockers don’t like each other. But when a rocker boy and disco girl fall for each oth...
Doctor Zhivago
Based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel by Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago follows Yurii Andreyevich...
The Drag
Originally written under the pen name “Jane Mast,” The Drag is Mae West’s examination of drag cultur...
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Electricidad
The young Electricidad has just finished a period of intense mourning. Her father - leader of a powe...
Elektra
King Agamemnon has sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia for the prosperity of his kingdom and his wife,...
Enigma
A man and woman, known as He and She, are sitting around a table. It seems clear that they are lover...
Enter Laughing
Loosely based on the life of Carl Reiner, the story takes place in 1938 and focuses on a stage-struc...
Entertaining Mr Sloane
Joe Orton’s sharp, mischievous, and hilarious black comedy tells the story of Mr. Sloane, a 20 year...
