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 […]
This production is a full circle moment for Maule, who worked on the play when the manuscript was selected for the competitive 2022 N.C. Playwrights Lab held at Theatre Raleigh last summer. The lab is a premiere, professional program for developing new works by N.C. playwrights. “From the moment you type ‘end of play,’ every playwright dreams […]
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 […]
This production is a full circle moment for Maule, who worked on the play when the manuscript was selected for the competitive 2022 N.C. Playwrights Lab held at Theatre Raleigh last summer. The lab is a premiere, professional program for developing new works by N.C. playwrights. “From the moment you type ‘end of play,’ every playwright dreams […]
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 […]
Ruby tells the story of one woman’s emotional journey after a miscarriage. It explores how she tries to cope with her grief, body issues, and anxiety. Part comedy, part tragedy, it examines how she tries to understand the loss, coupled with her continued desire to have a child, all the while surrounded by women who seem […]
In Corpus Christi, McNally gives us his own unique view of the story of Christ, depicting Jesus and the Apostles as gay men living in modern-day Texas. “A serious, even reverent retelling of the Christ story in a modern idiom—quite close, in its way, to the original…If the point is to make Jesus’ teachings live for […]
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 […]
Sherlock Holmes is dead. Or so it is assumed. The world knows the great detective went over the falls at Reichenbach with his nemesis Professor Moriarty. But as Holmes’ body was never retrieved, it falls to Dr. Watson to disprove the charlatans. When a telegram arrives with tales of three men claiming to be the […]
