Adapted from the celebrated Ingmar Bergman film "Smiles of a Summer Night," A Little Night Music follows actress Desirée Armfeldt, the affairs she is entangled in, and the men …
Civil rights activist Kwame Ture, born Stokely Carmichael, was a towering icon; a man of immense domestic and international importance; a man who refused to back down, step aside, or remain silent. But he was also just that: a man. Blending the historical and the personal with astonishing grace, STOKELY: THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION depicts one man’s rise to prominence and the many people who made it possible, posing the question: what does a movement mean to one man, and what does one man mean to a movement?
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Each year, Curious Theatre Branch curates and produces the Rhinoceros Theater Festival, which provides production and exhibition opportunities to hundreds of artists, drawing thousands in attendance each year. …
In How to Kill a Rodent, Canadians Guy and Carrie take a road trip to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania in an effort to commit a minor act of terrorism against the United States: assassinate Punxsutawney Phil, that magical prognosticating groundhog, on live television.
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In its fifth installment, Footholds continues the collaborative journey between The Impostors Theatre Co. and local artists.
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Queens of the Blues captures the heart of the African American experience as we reminisce on the lives of four “Blues Queens”; Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Koko Taylor and Etta James.
A musical adaptation of the popular young adult Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan. While at a summer camp for demigods, Percy is sent on a quest with his friends Grover and Annabeth to recover the lightning bolt of Zeus. If they fail, the gods of Mount Olympus will go to war, wreaking havoc on the mortal world as they do.
In Infinity Burns, it is the year 1599 and the monk Giordano Bruno is about to be burned at the stake. His crime: believing that the universe is infinitely large. He has seven days to convince the inquisition that he is right, or recant his views. Set in the dungeons of the inquisition and in the vastness of Bruno's own imagination, Infinity Burns explores what it takes to live in connection with our internal truth, and when to let it go.
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Based on Khaled Hosseini’s beloved, international best-selling novel, THE KITE RUNNER is a powerful new play adapted by Matthew Spangler that follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption.
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The ultimate celebration of 1960’s female empowerment! Featuring such timeless classics as “My Boyfriend’s Back,” “Be My Baby,” “Son of a Preacher Man” and “Me and Bobby McGee,” BEEHIVE: THE 60’S MUSICAL nostalgically recalls the days of miniskirts, transistor radios and flower power. This summer audiences adored Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, now the women take the spotlight!