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The Trojan Women
Euripides’ famous tragedy, The Trojan Women follows the fate of the women of Troy following the war...
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A Tuna Christmas
A Tuna Christmas is a broad comedy set in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas. The plot centers on the...
Twentieth Century
Set in March 1933 on the Twentieth Century Limited, a train from Chicago to NYC, Broadway ballyhoo m...
Two Trains Running
The seventh play is August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle, Two Trains Running takes place in a restaurant...
Un ballo in maschera
Un Ballo in Maschera follows the story of the assassination of King Gustavo III of Sweden. Gustavo i...
Unchatty Cathy
Cathy is an extremely shy high school student desperate to break out of her shell and introduce hers...
The Visit
Claire Zachanassian, a famously wealthy woman, decides to return to her hometown of Brachen, Switzer...
The Weir
In a small bar called The Weir in a rural town in Ireland, three local men are settling down for the...
Weird Romance
Weird Romance is a two one-act musical containing a curious mix of a science fiction framework aroun...
Werther
The young, melancholic poet Werther falls madly in love with the married Charlotte, but she is betro...
When Bad Things Happen to Good Actors
A simple one-act production of The Wizard of Oz gets derailed by missed cues, forgotten lines, and a...
Woyzeck
Loosely based on the real figure of Johann Christian Woyzeck, Georg Buchner’s Woyzeck is a naturalis...
