Tartuffe, also known by its full title Tartuffe, or the Imposter, is a comic play that follows Tartuffe, Tartuffe, a pious fraud (and a vagrant prior to Orgon’s help), as he tries to manipulate the Orgon family into signing their worldly possessions over to him, including their house. He must be stripped of his power Read More»
The Crucible
A dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Arthur Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the U.S. government blacklisted accused communists. Miller himself was questioned by the House of Representatives’ Committee on Un-American Activities in Read More»
The Skriker
The story of an ancient fairy who, during the course of the play, transforms into a plethora of objects and people as it pursues Lily and Josie, two teenage mothers whom it befriends, manipulates, seduces and entraps. Whilst speaking English in its human incarnations, the Skriker’s own language consists of broken and fragmented word play. Read More»
Stand and Deliver
The compelling true story of a dedicated East Los Angeles teacher who surmounts overwhelming odds in his quest to turn inner-city students into whiz kids. When Jaime Escalante leaves a career in engineering to teach high school math, he is assigned to a barrio school with a reputation for gangs, drugs and dropouts, an ill-funded Read More»
Romeo and Juliet
The timeless tale of two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. This adaptation is set in A.D. 8 when the world is transitioning with the rise of Christianity. During this time, Jewish people were under the Roman Occupation and are getting caught up in their personal desires, choices, and earthy distractions.