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The tragicomedy relates the story of the three Magrath sisters, Meg, Babe, and Lenny, who reunite at Old Granddaddy’s home in Hazelhurst, Mississippi, after Babe shoots her abusive husband. The sisters were raised in a dysfunctional family with a penchant for ugly predicaments. Each has endured her share of hardship and misery. Past resentments bubble to the surface as the sisters are forced to deal with assorted relatives and past relationships while coping with Babe’s latest incident. Each sister is forced to face the consequences of the “crimes of the heart” she has committed. Warning: Contains adult themes and adult language, it is not suitable for young children. Viewer discretion is advised.

When CB’s dog dies from rabies, CB begins to question the existence of an afterlife. His best friend is too burnt out to provide any coherent speculation; his sister has gone goth; his ex-girlfriend has recently been institutionalized; and his other friends are too inebriated to give him any sort of solace. But a chance meeting with an artistic kid, the target of this group’s bullying, offers CB peace of mind and sets in motion a friendship that will push teen angst to the very limits. Warning: Contains adult themes and adult language, it is not suitable for young children. Viewer discretion is advised.

Based on the bestselling book by Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things personifies the questions and answers that “Sugar” was publishing online from 2010–2012. When the struggling writer was asked to take over the unpaid, anonymous position of advice columnist, Strayed used empathy and her personal experiences to help those seeking guidance for obstacles both large and small. Warning: Contains adult themes and adult language, it is not suitable for young children. Viewer discretion is advised.

Carrie White is a teenage outcast who longs to fit in. At school, she’s bullied by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she’s ridiculed by her cruelly controlling mother. What none of them know is that Carrie has unique abilities and, if pushed too far, it could spell disaster for all of those around her. Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, Carrie: The Musical takes you through a coming of age journey like no other. Warning: Contains adult themes and adult language, it is not suitable for young children. Viewer discretion is advised. Advisory: All guests are asked to be prompt for the start time of this production. Any guest not seated by showtime may not be permitted to enter until intermission at the discretion of the production team. All guests must remain seated and keep the isles clear at all times for the duration of this production.

The place is the Deep South, the time 1948, just prior to the civil rights movement. Having recently demolished another car, Daisy Werthan, a rich, sharp-tongued Jewish widow of seventy-two, is informed by her son, Boolie, that henceforth she must rely on the services of a chauffeur. The person he hires for the job is a thoughtful, unemployed black man, Hoke, whom Miss Daisy immediately regards with disdain and who, in turn, is not impressed with his employer’s patronizing tone and, he believes, her latent prejudice.

A showcase of new comedies, new directors and original scripts from our talented members and beyond. Join us for a fast-paced evening of short plays designed to put a smile on your face. (Note: The One-Act Bonanza is a special additional production each year, and not part of the season subscription package.)

Contented, kindly Mary Haines, a well-off woman living in New York City, is the envy of her friends, boasting a wholesome, happy marriage, adorable children, and a comfortable home. Unfortunately, she is living in a fool’s paradise…which her tactless friend, the gossip-hungry Sylvia Fowler, discovers, when a favored manicurist spills the beans: Mary’s husband Stephen Haines has been nabbed by Crystal Allen, a sultry, gold-digging man-eater, who sets her traps behind the perfume counter at Saks Fifth Avenue. Mary’s painful dilemma is created: keep silent, keep her marriage, and condone her husband’s cheating ways….or divorce him, making way for a rival to step into her place?

A rock musical set in New York City’s East Village in the early 1990s. Following a group of impoverished young bohemians artists, musicians, and performers struggling to pay bills and survive in the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and create art. The story centers on a filmmaker and an HIV-positive musician navigating love and loss alongside friends: an addict, a drag queen, and a performance artist.

After losing her teaching job, Bari returns home depressed. Strange headaches bring ecstatic experiences that make her feel alive and in love, until she learns they are killing her. She must choose between a short, joyful life or a longer, miserable one.

In this two-character play, a playwright struggles to cast his lead until an unexpected actress arrives late to audition. As they read, the audition turns into a charged exploration of power, and the line between performance and reality begins to blur.

In a seedy Oklahoma motel room, a lonely waitress, Agnes, begins a relationship with a mysterious drifter, Peter, who believes he’s a victim of a government experiment involving microscopic insects. Their intense connection spirals as Peter’s paranoia about government control and bugs infects Agnes, leading to a claustrophobic and violent descent into madness.

A young man learns the truth about his absent father after he travels home to attend his mother’s funeral. This magical journey through space and time takes us literally to the moon and back and explores the Black family in the age of mass incarceration.