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The Crucible by Arthur Miller Directed by Billy Dragoo

Winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play. This exciting drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of our contemporary society. The story focuses upon a young farmer, his wife, and a young servant-girl who maliciously causes the wife’s arrest for witchcraft. The farmer brings the girl to court to admit the lie—and it is here that the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. The farmer, instead of saving his wife, finds himself also accused of witchcraft and ultimately condemned with a host of others.

Lysistrata by Aristophanes directed by Rod Sheffield

Lysistrata, written by Aristophanes in the 4th Century B.C, tells the story of the women of Greece as they unite in the common cause to end the wars that have taken their husbands far from home. Led by Lysistrata, the women take an oath to withhold affection until the men stop the wars. Hilarity ensues as the women, none too happy with the strike themselves, struggle to curb their own urges even as their husbands ask, demand then beg for their marital rights. A classical masterpiece, bursting with hijinx and slapstick comedy, Lysistrata packs a punch with a political and social satire that still rings true today.

The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great by Henry Fielding directed by Craig Hertel

Fielding’s madcap comedy centers around Tom Thumb, a six-inch hero who has conquered a race of giants, and captured a giantess called Glumdalca. He becomes involved in the petty rivalries in a normal-sized kingdom ruled by King Arthur, himself in love with Glumdalca. King Arthur’s wife, Queen Dollalolla, and daughter, Huncamunca, are both smitten with Tom Thumb, who loves Huncamunca in return. Tom’s rival for her affections, however, is the normal-sized Lord Grizzle. The play’s tragic ending is a comic send-up of the close of Hamlet and many other English tragedies and has few parallels in all of comic literature.

Read the full text of The Tragedy of Tragedies here.

Marisol by Jose Rivera directed by Scott Tipton

Marisol Perez, a young Latino woman, is a copy editor for a Manhattan publisher. Although she has elevated herself into the white collar class, she continues to live alone in the dangerous Bronx neighborhood of her childhood. As the play begins, Marisol narrowly escapes a vicious attack by a golf club-wielding madman while traveling home on the subway. Later that evening Marisol is visited by her guardian angel who informs her that she can no longer serve as Marisol’s protector. Alone, without her guardian angel Marisol begins a nightmare journey into this new war zone where she encounters the worst of all human conditions.

The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht directed by Natasha Tolleson

The story begins in a Caucasian City ruled by a Governor, who serves a Grand Duke. The Governor’s brother, the Fat Prince, stages an insurrection and in her haste to flee, the Governor’s wife leaves behind her son, Michael. Grusha, a kitchen maid, flees the city with the child, risking her life in order to save Michael.
In the meantime, Azdak saves the life of the Grand Duke and is chosen to be the new judge by the soldiers. Azdak soon gains a reputation for supporting the poor. However, Azdak is arrested as a traitor by the soldiers when the Grand Duke returns. But the Grand Duke, remembering that Azdak saved his life, reappoints Azdak to be the judge. Azdak now hears the case of Grusha and the child. The Governor’s wife wants Michael back because without Michael she cannot take over the former Governor’s estates. Drawing a Chalk Circle, Azdak places Michael inside and decrees that the woman who can pull him out will be the real mother…
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