Written in the ‘30s, set in the ’20s, Bertolt Brecht’s epic gangster play was conceived to warn America about the preciousness of democracy. Through powerful, transparent allegory, Brecht shows us the path of an ordinary grifter, as he rises from obscurity to the pinnacle of power. This satire is a dark commentary of the perils […]
Ann Foster was an Andover woman accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. This one woman play, written and performed by Lori Prescott Hansen, a direct descendant of Ann Foster, tells her story through visions and memories Ann is experiencing during her last days in the Salem jail. Lori Prescott Hansen draws […]
Cancer diagnosis changes Carl Miller’s priorities in life. He finds his present existence so compromised by anxiety that, comparatively, his past existence was perfect because he had his health. Carl’s fear of what the future holds leads him to a fortune teller, Cynthia Carter, whose own life has been scarred by personal tragedy. The ensuing […]
