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"Flawless... A work of singular distinction, one for which the word 'remarkable' is an understatement. Arbery is a greatly talented writer who has given us a drama as exciting and challenging—nay, daring—as any new play I've ever reviewed." —Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal. Finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Night. Wyoming. Four young conservatives have gathered to toast the newly inducted president of their tiny Catholic college.

A story of adventure, ball control, and hope. Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup. But first they must face landmines, pirates, storms, and assassins. Can Jamal and his family survive their incredible journey and get to Australia? Adapted for the stage by Patricia Cornelius from Morris Gleitzman's best-selling novel, Boy Overboard depicts a deeply human side of the "asylum seeker" issue by following the journey of Jamal and Bibi from Afghanistan to Australia.

William Thornhill arrives in New South Wales a convict from the slums of London. Upon earning his pardon he discovers that this new world offers something he didn't dare dream of: a place to call his own. But as he plants a crop and lays claim to the soil on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, he finds that this land is not his to take. Its ancient custodians are the Dharug people.

Racial tensions are delicately explored when a warm friendship evolves between an elderly Jewish woman and her Black chauffeur. —Winner of a 1988 Pulitzer Prize—and Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. A darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity is Suzan-Lori Parks' latest riff on the way we are defined by history. The play tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke, foretelling a lifetime of sibling rivalry and resentment. Haunted by the past, the brothers are forced to confront the shattering reality of their future. Suzan-Lori Parks is the author of numerous plays, including In the Blood and Venus. She is currently head of the A.S.K.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama — English. In this two-play volume, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sanaz Toossi explores the emotional toll of migration, both for those who leave and those who stay. Taken together, English and Wish You Were Here offer a moving portrait of the complex effects of the Iranian diaspora.

"The political theatre of the 21st century has arrived, in some style."—The Times. The most infamous scandal in corporate history—the most vilified figures in the financial world—the most audacious (and destructive) display of greed history has ever seen. Charting the notorious rise and fall of the eponymous company and its founding partners Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, Lucy Prebble's Enron is a pulse-racing and rage-inducing parable, exploring the limits of greed...or lack thereof.

"Guirgis, like other storytellers who explore the sacred and profane, is most interested in how grace transforms us." —The New Yorker. —Written with humor, tenderness, grit, and wonderment by acclaimed playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, Between Riverside and Crazy is an extraordinary new play: a dark comedy about a man trying to maintain control as the world unravels around him. City Hall is demanding more than his signature, the landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed, and the church won't leave him alone.

"One of the most essential artists produced by the twentieth century. Pinter's work gets under our skin more than that of any living playwright." - New York Times. Upon its premiere at the National Theatre, Betrayal was immediately recognized as a masterpiece. It won the Olivier Award for best new play, and has since been performed all around the world and made into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Jeremy Irons, Ben Kingsley, and Patricia Hodge. Betrayal begins with a meeting between adulterous lovers, Emma and Jerry, two years after their affair has ended.

"One of the best American plays of the past quarter century." – Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal – "An immensely entertaining pop artifact. Written with neon-lit flamboyance." – Vincent Canby, New York Times – "A brilliant play. A major theatrical event." – Michael Billington, Guardian – "A visceral theatre experience of the highest order. For those who like their theatre strong, not tepid, it's immensely gratifying." – Backstage.