New York in the summer of 1930. The hopeful notes of the Harlem Renaissance haven’t rung true for Angel, a failed Cotton Club singer, and her group of friends. Could their fortunes change at the hands of a handsome newcomer from Tuskegee, who sees in Angel a memory of lost love and a reminder of Alabama skies where the stars are so thick it’s bright as day?
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Good fences don’t always make good neighbors, but they do make for great comedy! An attorney on the rise and his very pregnant wife couldn’t feel more welcomed by their new neighbors. But soon, a friendly disagreement about the lay of the land quickly spirals into a war of taste, class, and entitlement.
By Madeleine L’Engle Adapted by Tracy Young Directed by Shelley Butler A kaleidoscopic trip through time, space, and the power of love Meg Murray is […]
Joan is the new CEO of Jojomon, an apparel giant whose reputation isn’t as sterling as the fit of their bestselling yoga pants. Her plan to save the company – and her career – is super risky and requires her team to go well beyond the call of duty. This biting, bubbly comedy explores the search for enlightenment in a world determined to sell it.
From one of America’s greatest playwrights comes this autobiographical journey through August Wilson’s days as a young poet, his first few jobs, a stint in jail, and his encounters with racism, music, and love as a struggling writer. This heartfelt theatrical memoir charts one man’s journey of self-discovery through adversity, and what it means to be a black artist in America.
It was supposed to be a relaxing weekend, but when the LeVay brothers bring their new girlfriends to the beach house to meet the parents, mom’s MIA and dad’s acting weird. Family tensions erupt around the dinner table when old arguments about race, class, and family expectations are served up.
When you’ve been married as long as the Antrobuses—5,000 years!—of course your life will include run-ins with dinosaurs, mammoths, Plato, and Moses. This season, celebrate Thornton Wilder’s 125th birthday with “one of the friskiest and liveliest plays” ever written, and take a brand new look at an “average American family” from the Ice Age to a post-apocalyptic Dawn.
The Skin of Our Teeth featured Ray Dooley in his final performance as a PlayMakers Company member.
By Lauren Yee Directed by Pironne Yousefzadeh When the wall comes down, what’s next? Six months since the end of the Soviet Union, two young […]
Meg Murry is a short-tempered middle school math nerd. That will come in handy as she drags her brother off through time and space to find their missing father, save humanity, and maybe, just maybe, learn something about herself in this fantastical adaptation of the beloved novel by Madeleine L’Engle.