Rapornzel
Bawdy British panto for mature audiences only
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The House That Will Not Stand
In early nineteenth-century New Orleans, widowed mother Beartrice struggles to manage her headstrong daughters after the death of her second husband. But as the matriarch takes her place as head of the household, a more ominous transfer of power transpires in the region. The French-owned Louisiana Territory is about to be acquired by the United States, threatening the liberty of the free people of color residing on the land. A gripping examination of intersecting captivities, THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND follows four women in mourning as they look ahead to an uncertain and haunting future.
Elektra
Elektra, Sophokles’ powerful tale of religion, justice, revenge, and the struggle between blood and law, was given fresh life by the controversial poet, Ezra Pound, in the aftermath of World War II. This rarely seen American version of the Greek Tragedy challenges us to ask hard questions about our families, our society, and ourselves.
The Unknown Variable
Separated from her bābā in Iran and living in a strange new land, a determined young girl contacts the President, Santa Claus, and God to determine the unknown variable – when her father will be granted a Visa from the United States so they can be reunited.
The Illusion
The Illusion A lawyer, desperate to find the son he drove away years before, travels in the dead of night to a mysterious cave. There, a wizard conjures … Read more