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Seven Passages: The Stories of Gay Christians World premiere-created by Actors' Theatre under the direction of Stephanie Sandberg September 27-October 6, 2007 Based on the research of Stephanie Sandberg and a team of actors/devisors and comprised of the actual words of the people of West Michigan, this theatre piece tells of the daily struggles faced by those who attempt to maintain a relationship with their religious communities while striving to live authentic lives as gay and lesbian people. |
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Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal November 29-December 8, 2007 As an "unauthorized parody," the play imagines the popular comic strip Peanuts gang as young adults, facing the struggles of adolescence and the terrors of high school. A breakout hit of the New York International Fringe Festival, this irresistible and irreverent dark comedy won the Broadway.com 2006 audience Award for Favorite Off-Broadway Production. |
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Going to St. Ives May N'Kame, the mother of a bloody African dictator, travels to St. Ives for an eye operation by a famous eye surgeon, Dr. Cora Gage. But she has an even more serious purpose in her travel to see Dr. Gage, and the decisions they make will have far-reaching impact for both women. "A dialectic between black and white, between civilization and savagery...superb writing" Citybeat.com. "emotionally and intellectually engrossing." Philadelphia City Paper. |
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Rabbit Hole Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, its author is also the creator of Actors' 2006 hit, Kimberly Akimbo. This story of a family's coping with the loss of a child has been called "startling, heartfelt and potent" (Associated Press) and "a beautifully observed new play" (New York Times). |
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Kiss of the Spider Woman The musical theatre geniuses who brought us CABARET and CHICAGO present this Tony Award winning musical of two men, Valentin and Molina, thrown into a South American prison cell. These complete strangers are brought together and escape their daily suffering through Molina's stories of the movie goddess, Aurora, whose most frightening role is the "Spider Woman." |