A Dream Play

by August Strindberg

November 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24 (2013)

a new adaptation by Matthew Buckley Smith

How do you stage a dream? Agnes, a girl from “beyond,” possibly an angel or goddess comes to Earth and becomes trapped by the sufferings and cruelties of mankind. Images and characters merge and separate, locations change in an instant, and a locked door recurs obsessively. A Dream Play is a captivating mix of Freud, Alice in Wonderland, and Strindberg’s own personal symbolism.

Etiology

by Teri Gillmor

February 13, 14, 15, 16 (2014)

Premiere!

Three estranged sisters face a choice when their mother passes away - reconcile or cut their losses and move on. On the day of the funeral, a magical stranger arrives at their childhood home, promising the possibilities of a new beginning - but only if the sisters unearth the past and come face to face with their family's ghosts.

Fifi and Hunter Forever!

by Robert Montenegro

February 27, 28 and March 1, 2 (2014)

Premiere!

"Give the people what they want…And then take their money." Such is the maxim of agent-to-the-stars Clair Cupid, a major power broker who oversees a modern Hollywood where movie scripts fall from the sky, flash bulbs pop like champagne corks, and spare red carpets are kept in glass cases like fire extinguishers. Clair's power becomes threatened when her latest enterprising scheme, a faux tabloid romance between a washed-up former child star and an ambitious young unknown, sends Hollywood into an uproarious tailspin of scandal and greed beyond even the tabloids' wildest dreams.

Merchant of Venice

by William Shakespeare

April 24, 25, 26, 27 (2014)

In Shakespeare’s classic tale about prejudice, revenge, justice, and redemption, one man's efforts to win his lady's love amid the fierce religious divide and bigotry of the Renaissance sets in motion a questionable business deal between his friend, the Merchant of Venice, and Shylock the Jew. The shocking consequences of that deal call into question the beliefs of Venice's people, expose the tangled legal strains of mercy versus justice, and test the tenacity of young men and women in love.