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Hit the Deck
The story concerns Loulou, the owner of a Newport coffee house, and her quest to convince her lover,...
The Homecoming
Often considered one of Harold Pinter’s most ambiguous plays, The Homecoming explores issues of sex,...
I Never Saw Another Butterfly
Over 15,000 children passed through the gates of Terezin, a concentration camp 30 miles north of Pra...
Idomeneo
King Idomeneo is returning from his victory in the Trojan war when a great storm destroys his ship....
In the Blood
It would be reductive to call In the Blood simply a modern adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s class...
In the Meantime
Stephanie, an outgoing daycare worker, and Paul, an accountant, have decided to break up. As they ar...
In the Red and Brown Water
The first play in Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Brother/Sister Plays Trilogy, In The Red and Brown Water f...
The Insanity of Mary Girard
Based on a true story, The Insanity of Mary Girard is a dark, brooding drama depicting Mary Girard o...
Iphigenia in Tauris
The young princess Iphigenia is being sacrificed to the gods at the hands of her own father, Agamemn...
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Irene
Irene concerns a delightful and strong-willed Irish girl, Irene O'Dare. While helping her widowed mo...
Ivanov
A 35-year-old Russian man named Nikolai Ivanov is having a midlife crisis. He has fallen out of love...
Jelly's Last Jam
Jelly's Last Jam is the story of the jazz pioneer, Jelly Roll Morton. The show starts with Jelly pla...
