plays
‘Shanghai Sonatas’ receives world premiere: Displaced Jews and Chinese under Japanese occupation
March 28, 2023The originality of the concept and the generally high quality of both book and score combine to make the musical’s popular success likely.
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‘The Atheist Mother’ fictionalizes the story of militant freethinker Madelyn Murray O’Hair
October 20, 2022Playwright Willard Manus takes on the famous case of Murray v. Curlett, which challenged the policy of mandatory prayers and Bible reading in Baltimore public schools.
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World premiere of ‘Desert Stories for Lost Girls’ explores Southwestern ‘Genízaro’ history
October 4, 2022A soulful new play explores an aspect of American Southwest history that most Americans, including many descendants of Native peoples, probably don’t know.
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‘Stratford-upon-Topanga’ opens summer season with ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’
June 22, 2022Act I of WGTB’s The Merry Wives of Windsor is mildly amusing, while the rollicking, uproarious Act II is highly entertaining.
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‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ now a play in Los Angeles premiere
June 13, 2022It took years before this iconic film was turned into a stage play.
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