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Machinal

A classic example of early American experimentation in the theatre, Treadwell’s 1928 Expressionist work was loosely based on a New York tabloid murder case which sent one of the first women in the U.S. to the electric chair.

By the Bog of Cats

Set in rural Ireland, By The Bog of Cats mixes the trademark dark humor of the Irish with an uncompromising tale of abandonment and shocking self-sacrifice. Hester Swane (Virginia Burke) is an Irish “tinker,” a woman born of gypsies, and tied to the bleak landscape of the bog where she has lived her whole life. […]

Vinegar Tom

Set in England in the 17th century, VINEGAR TOM explores the witchcraft trials of the time.

Under Construction

A work-in-progress staging of Wendy Knox’s adaptation of Heiner Muller’s DESCRIPTION OF A PICTURE, EXPLOSION OF A MEMORY, Euripides’ ALCESTIS, and the classic Noh-drama KUMASAKA.

The Threepenny Opera

Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill’s musical masterpiece which focuses on the question the link between money and morality.

Etta Jenks

A chronicle of a young actress’ pursuit of dreams of movie stardom, as she is derailed into the pornography industry.

The Exonerated

Based on real-life stories of people who were wrongly accused and spent time in prison only to be exonerated.

Mother Courage

Brecht’s masterpiece anti-war play about a woman who makes her living from the ongoing war.