BURIED CHILD
May 9 - June 17, 2018 | Performed at 325 Tudor Court
Written by Sam Shepard
Directed by Kimberly Senior
On a cross-country trip from New York to the west coast, Vince and his girlfriend Shelly decide to make a stop at his grandparents’ rural Illinois home. But when they arrive, neither his grandparents, Dodge and Halie, nor his father Tilden and uncle Bradley seem to recognize or remember him. As Vince searches for answers, truths begin to emerge that reveal a deep corrosion of this fragmented family living in a forgotten America.
SMART PEOPLE
March 21 - June 24, 2018 | Performed at 325 Tudor Court
Written by Lydia R. Diamond
Directed by Hallie Gordon
Four intelligent, attractive and opinionated young urban professionals—a doctor, an actress, a psychologist and a neurobiologist studying the human brain’s response to race—search for love, success and identity while also attempting to navigate the intricacies of racial and sexual politics. This whip-smart new play taps into current cultural conversation in an enthralling and provocative way, taking on deep questions of the nature of prejudice with razor sharp wit.
A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTTEN
February 07 - March 25, 2018 | Performed at 325 Tudor Court
Written by Eugene O'Neill
Directed by William Brown
In 1920s rural Connecticut, Phil Hogan cobbles together a living on rented farmland that he hopes to someday own outright, when his landlord Jim Tyrone comes into his inheritance. Hogan has driven away his three sons, but his towering daughter Josie understands her father and can hold her own. When the two learn that the land may be sold out from under them, they concoct a plan to save it that ultimately reveals the secret desires that two lonely souls have kept hidden for years.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
November 08 - December 23, 2017 | Performed at 325 Tudor Court
Written by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Michael Halberstam
One of the cleverest comedies by one of the greatest writers in the English language, The Importance of Being Earnest introduces us to Jack and Algernon, two charming bachelors who are each living a double life, aided by a fictional alter ego called “Ernest.” But when they fall truly in love with a pair of proper young women, will they be able to bring an end to the charade and convince the formidable Lady Bracknell that they are suitable candidates for marriage? After all, “the one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.”
QUIXOTE: ON THE CONQUEST OF SELF
September 27 - December 17, 2017 | Performed at 325 Tudor Court
After Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes
Written by Mónica Hoth and Claudio Valdés Kuri
English Translation by Georgina Escobar
Directed by Claudio Valdés Kuri
This engaging and creative interpretation of the classic novel by Miguel de Cervantes transports audiences between time periods: from the fascinating universes created by Cervantes to the parallel realities of our current world. Along the way, the universally beloved dreamer Don Quixote helps bring new meaning to our triumphs and defeats, reawakening our forgotten desires and celebrating the joys of great literature.
TREVOR THE MUSICAL
August 9 - October 8, 2017 | Performed at 325 Tudor Court
Books and Lyrics by Dan Collins
Music by Julianne Wick Davis
Based on the Academy Award-winning film Trevor
Orchestrations by Greg Pliska
Music Direction by Matt Deitchman
Choreographed by Josh Prince
Directed by Marc Bruni
Meet Trevor, a 13-year-old boy in 1981 whose vibrant imagination drives a turbulent journey of self-discovery. As he deals with adolescence and all that goes with it, Trevor begins to explore what it means to be himself, influenced by his friends, parents and his musical idol.