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Lookingglass Alice
In Lookingglass Alice, David Caitlin reinterprets Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through th...
Lysistrata
Lysistrata is one of the earliest theatrical depictions of the battle of the sexes. In the male-domi...
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom takes place in a Chicago recording studio where Ma Rainey’s band members, C...
Machinal
Sophie Treadwell, the playwright behind the revolutionary expressionist play Machinal, reminds us in...
Man and Superman
Man and Superman is a massive drama full of both light comedy and deep philosophy, based on Nietzsch...
A Man for all Seasons
Playwright Robert Bolt had a long-standing fascination with the story of Sir Thomas More, an English...
Mary of Scotland
Mary of Scotland is a magnificent play written entirely in blank verse about the rise and downfall o...
Misalliance
Misalliance takes place at the estate of John Tarleton one summer afternoon. Tarleton, his wife and...
Mr. Burns, a Post-electric Play
What happens to pop culture after the fall of human civilization? What about 7 years after the fall?...
Orlando
Orlando, a beautiful charismatic nobleman, has enjoyed a lifetime of adventures: he becomes the favo...
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Gower, the narrator, begins our story in the palace of King Antiochus who is meeting Pericles, Princ...
Pico De Gallo: Comedy Con Spice!
What makes a good Pico De Gallo? A diverse mixture of ingredients PICO DE GALLO is a comedy / caba...