PLAYS

Warrior Class
Warrior Class centers on Julius Weishan Lee, a New York assemblyman who's been dubbed "The Republican Obama." Lee is the son of Chinese immigrants and a decorated war veteran with a seemingly limitless political career ahead of him. Then Holly Eames, a girlfriend from his past threatens to reveal a college transgression, and Lee must decide how far he'll let his fixer, Nathan Berkshire, go to keep the incident out of the public eye. Whatever his decision, the consequences may be costly.
Intelligence-Slave
Inspired by a true story, Intelligence-Slave takes place underground in an abandoned salt mine where the Nazis have moved the Buchenwald machine factory at the end of World War II to avoid Allied bombing. In this salt mine, the Austrian industrialist and concentration camp prisoner, Curt Herzstark tinkers with an amazing device. A small, black metal cylinder, no bigger than the palm of his hand, the device is a technical marvel... it's also what's keeping Curt alive; the device is the world's first handheld four function calculator and the Nazis have designated Curt an "intelligence-slave" and are keeping him alive to present it as a gift to Adolf Hitler.
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said Saïd 
Algerian poet and essayist Andre Saïd has immigrated to the United States and built a life for himself in Bennington, VT. He has been named the Poet Laureate of the United States Library of Congress, and most recently, has won a Nobel Prize for Literature. But, these are controversial appointments because Saïd was accused of being a terrorist during the French-Algerian War. A prison where Saïd was held in Algiers is torn down, and pages and pages of poetry are discovered scratched into the walls of one cell. But, the poetry is illegible. It is written in an obscure dialect of Berber, of which Saïd is the last remaining speaker. He is asked to translate, but refuses. Why? Does the poetry prove that he was a terrorist? Is it an artifact of a culture he deems unworthy of existence?
Kleptocracy
It is one of the most pivotal moments in history — the Soviet Union has collapsed. In the ensuing rampage of hyper-capitalism, the Oligarchs, a new class of robber barons, plunge Russia into a terrifying dark age of chaos and corruption. When Mikhail Khodorkovksy, the richest and most ruthless Oligarch attempts to reform and open Russian markets to the world, he’s confronted by a young Vladimir Putin who is charting his own path to power. A work of fiction inspired by actual events, Kleptocracy turns the spotlight on U.S. — Russia relations when crude oil is the language of diplomacy and events that dominate today’s headlines are first set in motion.
Agency*
A Catholic priest, turned assassin is given a new assignment -- his next target is a computer that has become conscious and barracaded itself in the home of an autistic child
About Me
Cameron and Libby, two aspiring writers, meet each other on a online dating site, and go through a necessary New York City rite of passage: dating someone you thoroughly dislike. Initially, they last six months. But, years later, after the city and life has ground them into their respective destinies, they reunite when Libby’s dying. What if missed chances and connections are all that’s left to see you to the end?
Life on Paper
After his proof for the Riemanm Hypothesis (one of the world's last great math puzzles) disastrously flames out, Mitch Bloom, a brilliant mathematician finds himself working as a consultant using complex algorithms to set the value of human lives in wrongful death cases. His knack for de-valuing lives has made him the darling of the insurance companies, but what will he do when the wrongful death of a billionaire philanthropist crosses his desk, and the future of a small town hangs in the balance?
Farewell My Concubine
Set against the backdrop of China’s painful transformation away from imperial rule, Farewell My Concubine, based on the acclaimed film and novel, tells the story of a Peking opera troupe whose members must contend with changing political winds via an artform that has defined their lives, but whose relevancy is threatened in a strange new world. ​
Pancakes, Pancakes!
Created in residency at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Pancakes, Pancakes! tells the story of Jack, a young boy who is hungry for breakfast, and the journey his busy mother sends him on to collect the ingredients for the perfect pancakes. Written with support and permission from the author in conjunction with a perspective at the High Museum of Art, this adaption is not currently available for licensing.

A book images are copyrighted images that belong to Eric Carle.
The Lynching of a White Man in Rural, CA
The Lynching of a White Man In Rural, CA, tells the story of Aaron Hayes, a well-heeled young American who casts off his Ivy-League pedigree when a summer job as a beekeeper turns into a journey through the American heartland as a migrant farm worker. His journey ends in California where he is mistaken as Mexican by White Supremacists who beat him to death in a hate crime. The play follows Aaron's transformation as he travels from farm to farm and his mother Elizabeth's, transformation as she journeys, in a gypsy cab, to meet her son's killers. Ultimately, they trace similar paths of discovery, longing, hope and grief.
Genius in Love
Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz, fierce rivals and towers of the Enlightenment come together at the ends of their lives to complete the world's greatest invention -- a love potion.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Pulsing with the music that was heard along the banks of the Mississippi during Huck and Jim’s journey, this re-telling of The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn features arrangements of classics from the American songbook by Stew and the Negro Problem. It tells the story of a boy’s path into our nation’s heart of darkness and his ultimate redemption.
Po Boy Tango
A celebration of the human spirit and the joy of cooking, Po Boy Tango tells the story of Richie Po - a Chinese immigrant who turns to his estranged friend Gloria B, a Soul Food genius to help him recreate his mother's "Great Banquet." As they reunite over a sizzling duck sandwich and share stories and recipes, they sort out what went wrong ten years ago, when a life was saved but a friendship was lost.
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