In the American heartland during the Great Depression, the provincial existence of a rural farming family hinges upon the high school graduation of the eldest daughter, Laurie Moss. However, on the eve of her graduation, Laurie finds herself questioning her place in the world and wondering what kind of life she could lead if she […]
PRODUCTIONS
CHRISTMASTOWN: A Holiday Noir
In this ensemble driven, action-packed, parody of film noir and the holiday season, hard-boiled detective Nick Holiday investigates some un-holiday-like shenanigans taking place in Christmastown that sends him on a search for the truth about Big Red. Add a glamorous elf, a used-Christmas-tree salesman, a muckraking reporter, and a quick-thinking cab driver, and you’ve got […]
THE THANKSGIVING PLAY
Ah, Thanksgiving, that most American of holidays: when families gather to celebrate the warmth of home, the bounty of the harvest — and a legacy of genocide and violent colonial expansion. Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’s wickedly funny satire, as a troupe of terminally “woke” teaching artists scrambles to create a […]
ON CLOVER ROAD
At an abandoned motel on a desolate American road, a distraught mother waits. Having hired an experienced but cruel private investigator, she believes she will be reunited with her runaway daughter. What happens instead—in this smart, harrowing, edge-of-your-seat thriller—is something that will shock her to the core. How far can you push the bonds of […]
THE ART OF BAD MEN
Based on interviews with former German prisoners of war, The Art of Bad Men is the true story of the German soldiers in the POW camps that dotted the US during World War Two. Some are ardent Nazis, some are barely old enough to hold a shovel. Every one of them is scared: of the […]
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Based on the treasured novel by Jane Austen, this adaptation sparkles with charm and retains the captivating, witty explorations of moral and social themes. This comedy of manners and courtship boasts a cast of beloved and unforgettable characters led by the extraordinary Elizabeth Bennet and the dashing Mister Darcy. First commissioned, developed, and produced in […]
FIRE SEASON
When a twelve-year-old boy overdoses on Oxycontin in rural Washington, his small-town community is left reeling. Fire Season is an at times humorous, at times heartrending, and always unflinching look at strong, working class Americans hoping to make it through another day. It challenges us to ask what happens when systems harm the people they’re […]
MEEK
A dystopian society ominously imprisons Irene for apparent rebellious activity. The relationships among three powerful women raise existential questions of what is love, what is friendship, and ultimately what is worth sacrificing your life for? Irene’s final decision challenges whether the meek will indeed “inherit the earth.” Irene’s courage offers hope that love may ultimately […]