by Martin Casella
The inspirational true story of the relationship forged between renowned 1951 Life Magazine photographer Eugene Smith and South Carolina midwife, Maude Callen. Eugene is sent to do a story on Maude, but never expects the life-changing impact it will have on him.
by Laura Censabella
LA Theatreworks Audio Recording
A Yemeni-American high school student undertakes an ambitious research project with the help of her reluctant science teacher.
Starring Medalion Rahimi and Jeff Marlow.
by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrrell and Gordon Farrell
Based on the Essay/Book by John D'Agata and Jim Fingal
Fingal has a small job: to fact check articles for one of the best magazines in the country. Jim Fingal’s boss has given him a big assignment: apply his skill to a groundbreaking piece by legendary author John D’Agata. And now, Jim Fingal has a huge problem: John made up the majority of his article. What starts professional quickly becomes profane as one question rises to the surface: Can Jim Fingal ever just shut the fact up?
World Premiere
Theatre Latte Da
June 8-July 17, 2022
Adapted from the play by Reginald Rose
Music and lyrics by Michael Holland
Book by David Simpatico
In a small New York City jury room, on "the hottest day of the year," twelve men debate the fate of a young defendant charged with murdering his father. In form, TWELVE ANGRY MEN is a courtroom drama; in purpose, it's a crash course in those passages of the U.S. Constitution that promise defendants a fair trial and the presumption of innocence.
World Premiere
Chicago Opera Theatre
April 23-May 1, 2022
Music by Errollyn Wallen
Libretto by Deborah Brevoort
A story about the enduring pull of freedom – and the ends to which people will go to achieve it.
Juba Freeman arrives in London after winning his freedom from slavery by fighting for the British in the Revolutionary War. Thrown headfirst into British society, he meets Amelia Alumond, a member of the British Black gentry, and reconnects with other ex-slaves who are struggling to build new lives for themselves as free men. Inspired by historical events, the opera sheds a light on a forgotten corner of history – and challenges current assumptions of what life was like in 18th-century London for a person of color.
World Premiere
A.R.T./New York Theatres
Boomerang Theatre Company
May 13 - 29, 2022
by Adam Kraar
Julia Karpovsky’s father is brilliant, talented—and lives half a world away. Growing up among her eccentric and disparate relatives, Julia navigates her way through a family with a missing piece, searching for the elusive notes of her father's clarinet. This musical story traces the Karpovskys' encounters at airport lounges over two decades as they improvise what it means to be a family.