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This powerful reworking of Ferenc Molnár's classic 'Liliom' is set in Coney Island during the Great Depression

Ahead of his time, the playwright created young female protagonists with sexual openness and independent spirits in this play from 1910.

Intriguing, suspenseful, beautifully written and brilliantly acted, this world premiere production grabbed me by the nervous system and didn't let go until the lights came up.

Few writers can match Neil LaBute's ability to muscle the hateful sides of human nature into full relief.

With a history dating back more than 100 years, this venerable edifice is the city's largest and most productive professional live theater and its only Equity Theater. The new moniker reflects the organization's vision to serve the needs of the region.

Well-performed by a solid cast, 'A Bright New Boise' effectively mixes comedy with darker themes.

This impactful one-man show presents a fascinating tale about the great magician and escape artist and the romanticism found deep in the hearts of the people of South Wales. It sensitizes us to the history and lives of the individuals of that time.

Watching and hearing this "live radio play" adaptation, we process a confluence of the past (1940s) and present (2017). The two run simultaneously, a visual and aural parallel which adds to the fun. I felt strangely part of an absurdist time warp as observer and participant.

With a good and humourous story, great music, superb singing and acting, and lovely costumes and set, 'The Addams Family' may be almost 80 years old but this grand dame makes for a timeless concept of 'family' that entertains even today.

Kyle Jarrow has conceived a story that puts the show's appealing characters into a doomsday scenario encrusted, sea anemone-style, with a surprisingly persistent if easy to take sociopolitical edge.