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The Old Maid and the Thief
Originally written for NBC radio, Gian Carlo Menotti’s one-act opera The Old Maid and the Thief expo...
Old Ringers
In this adult bawdy comedy, four senior women try to fight the shrinking economy and their shrinking...
On the Verge, or, The Geography of Yearning
The year is 1888 when Mary, Fanny, and Alex, three women who are each intrepid world explorers in th...
Once in a Lifetime
In the dying days of vaudeville, a washed-up performing trio cools its heels in New York City. Dim-w...
Outside Mullingar
Anthony Rielly and Rosemary Muldoon have grown up next to each other on two farms in rural Ireland....
Over the River and Through the Woods
Nick Cristano may be living the life of a modern young professional in New York City, but his loving...
Overtones
What secret desires do women have? Alice Gerstenberg’s most famous play Overtones gives voice to the...
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Parsifal
The legend of the Holy Grail is one that has had many retellings. The Holy Grail is an important sym...
Peerless
Jiehae Park’s clever and incisive adaptation of Macbeth is a comedy… until it’s not. Peerless tells...
Peter Grimes
The tragic story of Peter Grimes revolves around the tormented title character, a fisherman who find...
The Petrified Forest
Alan Squier, a cynical British intellectual, arrives at a desert service station owned by Jason Mapl...
Phaedra
A tragic myth from Ancient Greece, Jean Baptiste Racine’s retelling of Phaedra is renowned for its d...
