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Mike Wiley brings to life the recollections of author Tim Tyson surrounding the 1970 murder of Henry “Dickie” Marrow in Oxford, NC and the events that followed. Marrow, who was black, was chased from a local store by three white men after reportedly making a crude remark to the wife of one of those men.... Read More →
DESTROY. REBUILD. RINSE AND REPEAT…UNTIL WE GET IT RIGHT! When you’ve been married as long as the Antrobuses—5,000 years!—of course your life will include run-ins with dinosaurs, mammoths, Plato, and Moses. This season, celebrate Thornton Wilder’s 125th birthday with “one of the friskiest and liveliest plays” ever written, and take a brand new look at... Read More →
FAMILY TIME CAN BE STICKY… It was supposed to be a relaxing weekend, but when the LeVay brothers bring their new girlfriends to the beach house to meet the parents, mom’s MIA and dad’s acting weird. Family tensions erupt around the dinner table when old arguments about race, class, and family expectations are served up.
PlayMakers Repertory Company presents... ENLIGHTENMENT: $5. LOOKING GREAT IN YOUR YOGA PANTS: PRICELESS. Joan is the new CEO of Jojomon, an apparel giant whose reputation isn’t as sterling as the fit of their bestselling yoga pants. Her plan to save the company – and her career – is super risky and requires her team to... Read More →
WHEN THE WALL COMES DOWN, WHAT’S NEXT? Six months since the end of the Soviet Union, two young Russian comrades find themselves in dead-end jobs, part of a mistaken-identity love triangle, and completely dumbfounded by a whole new world full of choices. A brand new comedy about the curse of freedom
A KALEIDOSCOPIC TRIP THROUGH TIME, SPACE, AND THE POWER OF LOVE Meg Murray is a short-tempered middle school math nerd. That will come in handy as she drags her brother off through time and space to find their missing father, save humanity, and maybe, just maybe, learn something about herself in this fantastical adaptation of... Read More →
LIFE LESSONS FROM A THEATRE GIANT From one of America’s greatest playwrights comes this autobiographical journey through August Wilson’s days as a young poet, his first few jobs, a stint in jail, and his encounters with racism, music, and love as a struggling writer. This heartfelt theatrical memoir charts one man’s journey of self-discovery through adversity,... Read More →
Get to know your local professional theatre company and help us kick off our 22/23 Season. We’re throwing our doors wide open for you featuring live music from Morgan Creek Bluegrass, Alsies Ice Cream, The Scrap Exchange, Rameses the ram, a drag queen, special keynote at 12PM from our very own Producing Artistic Director, Vivienne... Read More →
BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY BY PEARL CLEAGE DIRECTED BY VALERIE CURTIS-NEWTON JOY. STRUGGLE. THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES. New York in the summer of 1930. The hopeful notes of the Harlem Renaissance haven’t rung true for Angel, a failed Cotton Club singer, and her group of friends. Could their fortunes change at... Read More →
BY KAREN ZACARÍAS DIRECTED BY PATRICK TORRES A COMEDY THAT’S ANYTHING BUT NEIGHBORLY. Good fences don’t always make good neighbors, but they do make for great comedy! An attorney on the rise and his very pregnant wife couldn’t feel more welcomed by their new neighbors. But soon, a friendly disagreement about the lay of the... Read More →
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