FAMILY BUTCHERS an American premiere play by Edna O'Brien directed by Paul Whitworth
September 24 - October 23, 2005
A new work by the internationally-acclaimed Irish novelist, the author of 2003's award-winning hit Triptych. A woman returns home to the heart of rural Ireland to forgive and be forgiven. Times have changed, but the shadow of a domineering patriarch continues to loom over the family.
THE HOPPER COLLECTION a world premiere play by Mat Smart directed by Chris Smith
November 12 - December 11, 2005
Words are weapons in Marjorie's world – along with bathing suits, sunflowers, and a peculiar painting by a modern American master. Devoted husband Daniel is her favorite target until a pair of young lovers crash the party. Absurd and humorous, The Hopper Collection is a post-modern riff on age-old relationships.
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3 full-out world premieres in rotating repertory
MORBIDITY & MORTALITY by Courtney Baron directed by Loretta Greco
A husband, a wife and a doctor take a crash course in the workings of the human heart. Touching and controversial, Morbidity and Mortality is a portrait of one woman's profound loss – and her obsession with the doctor whose mistake irreversibly changed her life.
In association with Women's Project, NYC.
NERO (ANOTHER GOLDEN ROME)
by Steven Sater music by Duncan Sheik directed by Beth Milles
The indulgent, political and personal world of Nero comes to life in this feast of language, imagery and music. Acclaimed playwright Steven Sater and Grammy-nominated Duncan Sheik create an experimental landscape to portray the dangerous excesses of this controversial boy-emperor.
THE ICE-BREAKER a world premiere play by David Rambo directed by Art Manke
A young PhD student on the verge of a momentous discovery seeks an ally in a disgraced genius. Cold science gives way to warm emotion, leading them to reveal the passions and demons that drive their quests.
a presentation of The Magic/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science and Technology Initiative
THE LONG CHRISTMAS RIDE HOME a West Coast premiere play by Paula Vogel directed by Basil Twist
May 13 - June 11, 2006
An exciting new work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of How I Learned to Drive and The Baltimore Waltz. A single, sudden act of violence shatters the lives of three siblings – and also unites them. This lyrical and haunting new work combines live actors and Bunraku puppets to portray a love strong enough to reach beyond death to heal the inescapable legacies of childhood. Directed by a master who has raised puppetry to a sublime art.
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