August Strindberg's tantalizing and controversial 1888 drama, MISS JULIE, is revisited in an exciting new version by Niclas Olson. Telling the story of a young countess in turn of the century Sweden, Strindberg weaves a spellbinding tale of seduction and intrigue as Miss Julie and her father's valet, Jean, taunt and tease one another over the course of a steamy midsummer's night.
August Strindberg's tantalizing and controversial 1888 drama, MISS JULIE, is revisited in an exciting new version by Niclas Olson. Telling the story o...
How far would you go to tell your story? For a family of six, abandoned by their author, the answer is found in Luigi Pirandello's meta-theatrical treatise on reality, fiction, and the process of storytelling. In the midst of rehearsal, the director and cast of a new play are dragged into the lives of six characters with a mysterious demand: they need someone to finish their story. As the unfinished story begins to take shape, the cast and crew are left to wonder what is fiction? What is truth; and where the line between the two really lies? This new and exciting version of Pirandello's...
How far would you go to tell your story? For a family of six, abandoned by their author, the answer is found in Luigi Pirandello's meta-theatrical tre...
In RIDERS TO THE SEA, J.M. Synge tells the story of a household grieving over the loss of five sons, all of whom have drowned. As the sixth and final son prepares to ride to the sea, Maurya, his mother, prophesies that he will die as well. This gripping and poignant short drama is considered one of the finest one-acts ever written. (2M, 3W) IN THE SHADOW OF THE GLEN, a lovely lyrical comedy, finds a tramp knocking on the door of Nora and Dan Burke. After being invited in for food and shelter he is shocked to discover Dan lying dead in the corner. Or is he? (3M, 1W)
In RIDERS TO THE SEA, J.M. Synge tells the story of a household grieving over the loss of five sons, all of whom have drowned. As the sixth and final ...
Nora is a housewife and mother, living a seemingly idyllic life with her husband and three children in 19th century Norway. But when a debt from her past rises up on Christmas Eve, the web of secrets and oppression underneath their happy existence begins to fray. As Nora fights to control the fallout from each revelation, she finds a growing passion for life and self-determination that will change everything. Adapted for performance by Niclas Olson, the characters of Ibsen's A Doll's House come to new and harrowing life in this poignant and thrilling rendition. (3M, 3W)
Nora is a housewife and mother, living a seemingly idyllic life with her husband and three children in 19th century Norway. But when a debt from her p...
Years after her husband's death, Helene Alving is preparing to open an orphanage in his honor. With the arrival of an old friend, Pastor Manders, and her son, Oswald, the carefully guarded secrets Mrs. Alving has been keeping about her husband begin to unravel. As the sins of the father, and their consequences, become painfully clear, Mrs. Alving is left to question her life, her relationships, and whether or not she will ever be able to escape the spectres of the past. Adapted for performance by playwright Niclas Olson, Ibsen's GHOSTS is revived in a powerful and startling new version. (3M,...
Years after her husband's death, Helene Alving is preparing to open an orphanage in his honor. With the arrival of an old friend, Pastor Manders, and ...
