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.
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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.
Puntila and His Hired Man Matti
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 Pillowman
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.