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Jitney
Jitney is the eighth play in August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle. It takes place in The Hill District o...
Knickerbocker Holiday
In 1647 New Amsterdam a rebellious young man, Brom, falls in love with the Town Councillor’s...
Kristina fran Duvemala
The story concerns two Swedish peasants, Karl-Oskar and his wife Kristina, who emigrate to the Unite...
L'incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea)
The beautiful Poppea has caught the eye of the emperor Nerone , and he has fallen devotedly in love...
L'Orfeo - Favola in Musica
After many years of loneliness and lamenting, the musician Orfeo can now sing songs of joy. Today he...
Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Barney Cashman is forty-seven, happily married, the father of three children, a successful businessm...
Laughing Wild
Laughing Wild shows us different perspectives of two troubled people trying to live in the chaos of...
Legends
The play centers on two once-big movie stars, Sylvia Glenn and Leatrice Monsee. Both actresses are c...
La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina
Following the myths of the knight Ruggiero from Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, this opera is set on and...
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Irish terrorist “Mad Padraic” cares about one thing, and one alone, and -- despite his title as the...
Life of Pi
Based on the popular 2001 novel, Life of Pi follows the harrowing journey of Pi, a 17 year old from...
Looped
Looped is a play that premiered in 2008. The play has only two actors. Looped tells the story of Tal...
