Since the prehistoric cave paintings where the human form was first represented in places like Altamira in Spain, we have all yearned to be...
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In Braunau | A Note from the Artistic Director
When we first read In Braunau by Dipika Guha, there were only 60 pages—around two-thirds of a play. The characters and conflict had been set in...
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A Note from the Artistic Director | An Entomologist’s Love Story
Every world premiere arrives at our stage via its own unique path. An Entomologist’s Love Story began when Melissa Ross won an Alfred P. Sloan...
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‘The Effect’ – A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director The inspiration for The Effect came when an actual drug trial conducted by the American pharmaceutical company...
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Non-Player Character | A Note from the Artistic Director
We are fascinated and troubled by the collision between our human consciousness and technology. And in plays like First Person Shooter, Wirehead, and...
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‘Born Yesterday’ – A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director Why Born Yesterday? Why now? Why this American classic by the great Garson Kanin which served as a vehicle to...
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‘A Christmas Story’ – A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director Based on Jean Shepherd’s radio broadcasts and collections of anecdotes, the 1983 Bob Clark film has earned an...
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Barbecue | A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director As I began looking for the play to open our 15th Season, I hoped to find a work that would speak profoundly to...
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Zenith | A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director When someone does something inexplicably terrible, those around them—and all of us by extension through the...
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La Cage aux Folles | A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director Although there have been three wildly successful revivals since, this American musical theatre masterpiece was...
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