Tickets:
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FRI: Jan 2, 7:30p |
SAT: Jan 3, 7:30p |
SUN: Jan 4, 2p |
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(Directed by Jasper Prodromou) |
(Directed by Keith Cable) |
Mary Tudor |
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FRI: Jan 9, 7:30p |
SAT: Jan 10, 7:30p |
SUN: Jan 4, 2p |
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(Directed by Paul Redford) |
(Directed by Maggie Hadley) |
(Directed by Angela Keene) |
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FRI: Jan 16, 7:30p |
SAT: Jan 17, 7:30p |
SUN: Jan 18, 2p |
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Mary Tudor |
(Directed by Cindy McGean) |
(Directed by Emily Laue) |
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FRI: Jan 23, 7:30p |
SAT: Jan 24, 7:30p |
SUN: Jan 25, 2p |
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(Directed by Stephen Weeks) |
Kit Marlow's Comical Demise (Directed by Patrick Lee) |
(Directed by Hailey Houser) |
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FRI: Jan 30, 7:30p |
SAT: Jan 31, 7:30p |
SUN: Feb 1, 2p |
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(Directed by Bill Barry) |
(Directed by Connor Kerns) |
(Directed by Emily Sahler) |
+ Chalais (directed by Bill Barry). A history play about a French noblewoman engaged in a palace intrigue aimed at bringing down Cardinal Richelieu. January 30 @ 7:30 pm
+ Dreams at the Cadogan Hotel (directed by Paul Redford). A witty, surreal period drama about the struggle to get Oscar Wilde to flee England rather than go to jail that blends the realities of several authors and their fictional characters (including Wilde, Dorian Gray, Bram Stoker, Dracula, and George Bernard Shaw). January 9 @ 7:30 pm
+ Exultation (directed by Cindy McGean). A mischievous period comedy in which a Renaissance-era Venetian painter tries to sell his unorthodox final masterpiece to a local convent. January 17 @ 7:30 pm
+
Hecuba on the Shore
(directed by Jasper Prodromou). A majestic Greek verse drama set after the
fall of Troy in which the Trojan queen plots her revenge against the man who
betrayed her grandson. January 2 @
7:30 pm
+ It’s Brilliant Here (directed by Maggie Hadley). An uproarious comedy about an affluent gay
couple contending with commitment and family challenges in 1990s Los
Angeles. January 10 @ 7:30 pm
+ Jubiloso (two readings, directed by Connor Kerns and Emily Laue). A biting comedy in which a washed-up symphony conductor tries to get his son to replace him, while reconciling with a former protegé. January 18 @ 2 pm (Laue); January 31 @ 7:30 pm (Kerns)
+ Kit Marlowe’s Comical Demise (two readings, directed by Keith Cable and Patrick Lee). A rollicking verse comedy in which Shakespeare and other Elizabethan playwrights attempt to stage the “death” of fellow dramatist Christopher Marlowe to allow him to escape the Royal Spymaster. January 3 @ 7:30 pm (Cable); January 24 @ 7:30 pm (Lee)
+ Lift Up Your Hearts (directed by Emily Sahler). A captivating historic comedy in which Queen Christina of Sweden attempts to liberate courtesan/philosopher Ninon de L’Enclos from a convent. February 1 @ 2 pm
+ Lost Crowns (directed by Stephen Weeks). A compelling verse drama about a family divided over the return of the Stuart monarchy to power in which a royalist daughter seeks to persuade her democrat father to leave growing political violence in London and take up residence with her and her courtier husband in the country. January 23 @ 7:30 pm
+ Mary Tudor (three readings, directed by Elise Dixon, Peter Holden, and Hailey Houser). A riveting drama in which Princess Mary tries to reconcile with her abusive father, Henry VIII, without abandoning her faith or dignity. January 4 @ 2 pm (Holden); January 16 @ 7:30 pm (Dixon); January 25 @ 2 pm (Houser)
+
Saint in a Cage (directed
by Angela Keene). A powerful drama in
which Joan of Arc struggles while in prison with issues of faith, ego, and
politics. January 11 @ 2 pm