Queen Elizabeth is dead and her favorite courtier, Sir Walter Raleigh, is facing the executioner’s blade. Larger-than-life, Raleigh meets his fate with wit and aplomb, despite a court of vipers and a jealous king intent on bringing his downfall. “...Ira David Wood III has given audiences many memorable moments. But none perhaps is so poignant […]
“a musical about two guys writing a musical about two guys writing a musical”. A sincere and sincerely funny examination of the struggles of writing, collaborating, and working with friends and strangers to make something ‘original’!
You gotta pay to pee! Set in the not too distant future, this hilarious musical takes on the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, and so much more!
The classic story of Francis Hodgson Burnett’s A Little Princess is reinvented into an original adaptation for Sweet Tea Shakespeare audiences. Developed by theatre artists Nathalie Ray and Maneesha Lassiter, the play grapples with the colonial narratives of the original novel, uses consciously diverse casting practices for traditionally "white" roles to increase representation for all, […]
Aphra Behn, former British spy, will have fame and glory as England’s first female playwright if she can just finish her play by sunrise. But between her handsome patron King Charles II, free-spirited actress Nell Gwynne, and double agent William Scot – who may or may not be trying to murder the king – how […]
Firebox Theatre Company’s June production of one-act plays features 2 delightful, dark comedies, Poof! by Lynn Nottage & The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter. A bit about Poof! When a housewife comes to the end of her rope with her abusive husband, she doesn't expect him to spontaneously combust. Now she has a pile of […]
When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic. By spending a day […]
For 10 hard-luck Texans, a new lease on life is so close they can touch it. Under a scorching sun for days on end, armed with nothing but hope, humor and ambition, they’ll fight to keep at least one hand on a brand-new truck in order to win it. In the hilarious, hard-fought contest that […]
Aphra Behn, former British spy, will have fame and glory as England’s first female playwright if she can just finish her play by sunrise. But between her handsome patron King Charles II, free-spirited actress Nell Gwynne, and double agent William Scot – who may or may not be trying to murder the king – how […]
