• The Crucible

    by Arthur Miller

    April 19, 20, 21, 22 (2011)

    When a group of teenage girls accuse others in 1692 Salem, Mass., of witchcraft to cover up their own forbidden activities, the town erupts with allegations of satanic activity and hysteria. The arrests and trials that follow expose a community paralyzed by fear, religious extremism, and greed. "I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men!" - Act I, Scene 1, Abigail

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  • Tartuffe

    by Molièrer

    Oct. 13, 14, 15, 16 (2011)

    Translated by Richard Wilbur

    In one of the greatest cons of the 17th century,arch-hypocrite Tartuffe infiltrates the heart and family of Orgon under the religious cloak of piety. Scheming to marry his benefactor’s daughter, seduce his wife, and gain his fortune, Tartuffe reveals the perils of hypocrisy and gullibility within us all. "Are you so dazed by this man's hocus pocus that all the world, save him, are out of focus?" - Act I, Scene 5, Cleante

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  • The Language of Infinity

    by Rachel K. Barclay

    Nov. 17, 18, 19, 20 (2011)

    MFA Playwriting Thesis

    How far does The Language of Infinity stretch? In the Porter home there exists an endless balance of scientific genius and mountainous personalities...and the family secret may be the world's greatest achievement! 

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  • Alien Invader

    by Frank DiSalvo Jr

    Feb. 16, 18 19, 24, 25 (2012)

    MFA Playwriting Thesis

    Four adopted siblings' relationships are brought to the breaking point in surprising and hilarious ways in this dark comedy about the meaning of family, the conflict over selling the old family home, and the search for The Worst Video Game Ever Made.

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  • The Mystery Plays

    by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

    Feb. 17, 18, 23, 25, 26 (2012)

    MFA Playwriting Thesis

    These two interrelated one-acts, based on medieval mystery plays but infused with the eerie sensibilities of the modern American horror genre, offer an edge-of-your-seats experience as they explore the unexplainable which exists within all life, death, faith and forgiveness. "Night journeys...travelers in the dark...like all of us, moving towards the morning...Lost, but hopeful...Always, hopeful..." - from The Mystery Plays

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