You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Everything that’s worth living for. 1. Ice cream. 2. Kung Fu movies. 3. Burning things. 4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose. 5. Construction cranes. 6. Me. You leave it on her pillow. You know she’s read it because she’s corrected your spelling. Soon, the list will take on a life of its own. A play about depression and the lengths we will go to for those we love.
Master Class (2/4/25-2/4/25)
The Lifespan of a Fact (4/18/25-4/18/25)
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (Full Length Version) (11/29/24-11/29/24)
A Doll's House, Part 2 (3/12/21-3/28/21)
No Child... (Sun) (10/8/20-10/18/20)
A Doll's House, Part 2 (4/10/20-4/26/20)
Straight White Men (11/29/19-12/15/19)
Blackbird (5/5/13-5/21/13)
Walking the Wire: TMI (3/1/13-3/10/13)
A Steady Rain (3/30/12-4/15/12)
Walking the Wire: This Will Never Work (3/2/12-3/11/12)
Guys on Ice: An Ice Fishing Musical Comedy (1/20/12-2/19/12)
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Colony Theatre (12/13 - 12/22) | ||
Waitress
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre (3/26 - 4/20) | ||
The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity)
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts [Dreyfoos Hall] (3/11 - 3/16) | ||
A Christmas Carol, The Musical
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre (11/18 - 12/22) | ||
The Book of Mormon
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (3/11 - 3/16) | ||
Birthright
Colony Theatre (4/3 - 4/27) | ||
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE
Palm Beach Opera (1/24 - 1/26) | ||
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Colony Theatre (2/28 - 3/9) | ||
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