Barbarians
The quiet life in a small provincial town is suddenly disturbed by the imminent arrival of the first railroad. In Barbarians, Maxim Gorky investigates the…
Past Productions
The Minotaur
A present-day version of a classic Greek myth, The Minotaur examines the tensions between family, love and individual choice. Ariadne must choose between her half-brother,…
Mad Forest
When rebellion brings down a dictator, what is left in the void? How will you use your freedom? Written in the aftermath of the 1989…
The Brothers Size
Blending West African mythology with a modern-day story of the Louisiana bayou, The Brothers Size is a music-filled drama from one of the country’s most…
The Cider House Rules, Part Two: In Other Parts of the World
This sweeping epic is a two-part stage adaptation of the beloved and controversial John Irving novel that follows the life of Homer Wells, a precocious…
The Cider House Rules, Part One: Here in St. Cloud’s
This sweeping epic is a two-part stage adaptation of the beloved and controversial John Irving novel that follows the life of Homer Wells, a precocious…
Trouble in Mind
In 1956, pioneering African American playwright Alice Childress won the Obie Award for Trouble in Mind, her scathingly funny backstage study of racism in the…
Amsterdam
In Maya Arad Yasur’s Amsterdam, a pregnant Israeli violinist sets out to trace the origins of a gas bill from 1944, which she found outside…
Men on Boats
Spinning historical, theatrical and gender conventions on their heads, this subversive tale of 10 men, four boats and two rivers contains none of the above.…
New Works Festival Year 3
The thesis plays of the graduating MFA in Dramatic Writing cohort are presented as concert readings with professional actors and directors. NWF Year Three is…