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Oh, Mary!
Step into a White House where the Civil War is a minor annoyance and the First Lady is a whiskey-soa...
One Flea Spare
It is 1665. As London spirals toward disaster in plague-time, a wealthy aristocrat and his invalid w...
Our Lady of 121st Street
Sister Rose was a beloved nun and teacher in the 121st street neighborhood of Harlem. She has recent...
Passion Play
In a small village in the north of England, in 1575, three cases of unrequited love, one fleeing pri...
Patter for the Floating Lady
The Magician’s great love affair with Angie has disintegrated, leaving him heartbroken. As part of h...
Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Gar O'Donnell lives with his father in 1960s Donegal. Gar is preparing to emigrate to Philadelphia...
Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite portrays three couples who each occupy Suite 719 at the Plaza Hotel at different stages...
Portraits
The play takes place in familiar surroundings; a prominent law firm, a church funeral, and the basem...
Prima Facie
Prima Facie: a Latin legal term meaning 'on the face of it'.In this powerful one-woman play, we meet...
The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie
“Give me a girl at an impressionable age, and she is mine for life.” So speaks Jean Brodie, a libera...
The Provoked Wife
Lady Brute is trapped in a loveless marriage to her drunkard husband, Sir John Brute. They married f...
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Pterodactyls
On the Philadelphia Main Line, the swath of suburbs just outside the city that are famously home to...
