On the darkest night of the year—December 21, 1865—a humble Victorian shop becomes the unlikely setting for a thrilling adventure. At its center is the real-life hat of Charles Dickens, once used to carry water to train wreck victims. When two thieves plot to steal the hat, young Kit embarks on an unforgettable journey to stop their scheme and rescue her father from debtors’ prison.
Set in the heart of 19th-century London, MR. DICKENS’ HAT is a witty and heartfelt play-with-songs that blends Dickensian storytelling with playful theatricality. Featuring nine original “Victorian carols” and a diverse cast of colorful characters, it offers a suspenseful, sentimental, and joy-filled tale perfect for winter programming. Not a Christmas show per se—but rich with the warmth, wonder, and generosity audiences seek each December.
Indiana Jones meets Around the World in 80 Days in this fantastical romcom! Dylan was traumatized by his parents’ disappearance as a child and now keeps his life safe, working at an insurance company and living with his aunt. But then he meets Chris, a woman who yearns for adventure after a closeted life. She’s convinced magic is real and what remains of it can be found at the world’s most remote places, the Poles of Inaccessibility. Fate intervenes, and Dylan must circle the globe with Chris on an epic journey filled with danger, discovery, comedy and more.
TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD is a patchwork play that attempts to explore and consider all the ways that we get lost in the world. It is a collection of intertwining, pathos-rich character studies in the form of scenes and monologues, all traversing the landscape of the human condition—love, desire, ache, longing, disillusionment, loneliness—and the power of human connection. Every character is experiencing something of an existential tipping point. A beautiful, meaningful piece of theater that will leave its audience touched and then moved by its sublime reach.
With monologues, two-person scenes, and larger ensemble moments, TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD offers a flexible cast size, a modular scene structure, rich character development, and meaningful LGBTQ representation.
CYRANO DE BERGERAC is brand-new adaptation in verse of the famous crowd-pleasing tale of love, honor, and panache, by way of a warrior-poet with a huge nose and a huge complex about it.
A lively and heartfelt play with music about holding on to what truly matters. Set at Riverdale Manor, a cozy retirement community in the Bronx, our senior friends share their thoughts on love, loss, and new beginnings later in life—wondering if a broken heart can really be the end, if divorce is worth it after decades together, and when the right moment is to enjoy intimacy again. A talent show (with the promise of cake for dessert) becomes the backdrop for a series of poignant and humorous vignettes celebrating the sweetness, freedom, and discovery of these years.
Margery Williams’s classic toy story gets a vibrant retelling in this brand new adaptation. When the Child gets the Rabbit for Christmas, she is at first disappointed in her gift. But as the two quest and adventure through her storybooks, both Rabbit and Child grow and care for each other. And they discover that love is the greatest force in the Universe and can make impossible things Real.
In this play with broken songs, Shakespeare’s Ophelia rises out of the water dreaming of reclaiming her life. She finds herself in a neo-Elizabethan Appalachian setting where Gertrude runs a brothel, Hamlet is a Rude Boy and nothing is what it seems. In this mirrored world of word-scraps and cold sex, Ophelia cuts a new path for herself.
SHAKESPEARE YOUNG@PART®: SOME COMEDIES introduces the audience to six of Shakespeare’s comedies. The shortened comedies that are included are TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, AS YOU LIKE IT, TWELFTH NIGHT, and THE TAMING OF THE SHREW.
A funny, frolicking, fresh look at the timeless tale of the legendary hero Robin Hood. When Robin, Little John, and Friar Tuck are captured, it falls to Marian and the Merry Men-in-training to come to the rescue. Full of swashbuckling adventure, breathtaking daring-do, and laughs aplenty, this new take on a classic tale is suitable for the entire family.
A small midwestern college decides to stage Shakespeare’s classic tale of young star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet with an all female cast. Add in a mysterious guest director with dubious credentials and a bizarre show concept, and anything might happen. Can the students rescue the bard from being hijacked? A smart, hilarious, thoroughly contemporary look at what the Bard might mean to us today.
