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Inspired by a true story that rocked the classical music world, concert violinist Erica Morini hires an unassuming violin-maker to restore her legendary Stradivarius. Though the aging diva proves to be a prickly client, the two develop an unexpected friendship over the priceless instrument in this imaginative new drama about the sacrifices one makes for artistry. Illustration by Daniel Minter |
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After their sons get into a playground fight, two couples plan a polite meeting to resolve the matter. Their cordial conversation, however, soon devolves into petty squabbling and chaos as the rum flows and the gloves come off. Charged with savagely funny dialogue, this Tony award-winning comedy leaves the badly-behaved parents with more than their liberal principles in tatters. Illustration by Marty Braun |
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The 1930s atmosphere, and trademark narrative style of Los Angeles’s most famous private detective come to life in this world premiere adaptation of two of Chandler’s Philip Marlowe short stories. From seedy side streets to elegant Hollywood mansions, Marlowe must stay focused on solving the case through run-ins with sinister thugs,high rollers, crooked cops, and femme-fatales in this quintessential jazz-age thriller. Illustration by Douglas Smith |
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An evening of short pieces by Tennessee Williams, including three short plays and a short story, which showcase his stylistic poeticism and fragility. Examining issues from poverty and growing old to estrangement and restless youth, this night of theater explores Williams’s life story—rife with the passion and tragedy his characters so often embody—through his creativity. |
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Three aging WWI veterans in a French retirement home vow to undertake one last adventure together—escape. But what happens if the promise of freedom on the horizon isn’t as easy to grab as the certainty of soup tomorrow? Veering from the poignant to the absurd, Stoppard’s sharp-witted comedy is a heartwarming tale of cantankerous camaraderie amidst the frustrations inherent in growing older. Illustration by Douglas Smith |
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In a dramatic love triangle set amidst the splendor of 18th century Paris, a beautiful, social-climbing portrait painter uses her affair with an idealistic Count to get a commission to paint the naïve young Queen Marie Antoinette. Both learn to love the woman they are exploiting even as their actions encourage the Revolution that will shatter all three of their lives. Illustration by Jamie Hogan |
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An enchanting new Main Stage holiday production of The Snow Queen, the beloved fairy tale of devotion, bravery and the triumph of love. When Gerda’s best friend Kai is bewitched and imprisoned by the mysterious Snow Queen, the young girl embarks on a journey to the land of winter to save him. With magical characters from crows to rosebushes to reindeer, Andersen’s story has warmed the hearts of children and adults around the world for almost 200 years. Illustration by Vladyslav Yerko, from the book published by A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA Courtesy Anderson House Foundation |
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