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  Jane Eyre

  September 29 – October 9, 2016

  This new adaptation of the beloved Gothic novel imaginatively incorporates haunting visual images, dreamlike memories and innovative staging. Orphaned Jane Eyre overcomes her lonely and abusive childhood to become an accomplished governess for Mr. Rochester’s ward at mysterious Thornfield, a place with dark and terrifying secrets. Her psychological journey allows her to triumph over the oppression of the Victorian era, in a script that Chicago Magazine called “a tide of loving and sure storytelling that treats its audience with reverence and respect.”

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  Wit

  March 31 - April 10, 2016

  A brilliant and respected university professor, known for her teaching of the difficult and metaphysical poems of John Donne, is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Throughout the course of her experimental treatments, she comes to an understanding of her work, and her life, with profound humor. Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the New York Times called Wit (sometimes written W;t) a “brutally human and beautifully layered new play…you feel both enlightened and, in a strange way, enormously comforted.” Presented in an intimate staging atmosphere, WIT is sure to move you.

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  Cyrano DeBergerac

  February 4-14, 2016

  A perfect choice as we head into Valentine’s Day, this romantic tale of a 17th-century French poet and swordsman will warm your heart. Cyrano has a soul as big as his outsized nose, but can his unabashed gallantry overcome his quirky appearance to win Roxanne—his heart’s true love? Between the swashbuckling and the love poetry there’s something for everyone in this epic retelling of one of theatre’s great classics!

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  Father of the Bride

  October 1-11, 2015

  Father of the Bride, a romantic comedy set in the ‘50s, was later made into a movie with Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor. It all starts when Stanley Banks first hears that his daughter, Kay, is engaged. Everyone else is happy—they like Kay’s football-playing fiancé—but the news is a shock to Stanley. He struggles not only with the chaos of a growing guest list, and florists and furniture movers taking over the house, but with the realization that his little girl has grown up.

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  Doubt: A Parable

  March 19–29, 2015

  This cautionary tale about the power of rumor, innuendo, and doubt won both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play in 2005.

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  Fiddler on the Roof

  January 29 - February 8, 2015

  In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler on the Roof has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth, and honesty. The universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, nationality, and religion and will leave you experiencing it all — laughter, sadness, and joy.

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  Little Women

  October 2-4 and 9-12, 2014

  Based on Louis May Alcott’s American novel, this adaptation brings the story to life with humor, tenderness, and tenacity. You’ll see the women of the March family and the men they love as they struggle to follow their hopes and dreams during the trials of the Civil War. This classic favorite celebrates the rich nuances of family and friendship.

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  The 39 Steps

  April 3–13, 2014

  Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece bursts onto the stage as a fast-paced, riproaring farce that will keep you guessing to the last moment! Winner of two Tony Awards, The 39 Steps is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (brilliantly played by four actors), an on-stage plane crash, and tomfoolery. And through all the daring action comes unexpected romance, as a man and woman discover the beating of their own hearts.