Breathe 
October 13-16 and 20-22
Emily Dickinson Hall (EDH) Studio
By Skye Landgraf
This play is about family, about struggle, about fear, anger, love, jealousy, hurt, forgiveness. This play is about growing up.

God of Vengeance 
December 1-4 and 6-8
Emily Dickinson Hall (EDH) Main Stage
By Donald Margulies, adapted from the play by Sholom Asch;
based on a literal translation by Joachim Neugroschel

In this adaptation of the 1906 Yiddish play that took the world by storm, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies transports God of Vengeance to 1923, the year the original became the first Yiddish play ever to be performed on Broadway, and the year in which the entire cast of that play was arrested on obscenity charges. It is the story of a girl named Rivkele, whose father owns and runs a brothel in the basement of their house. To escape her father’s oppressive hold, Rivkele goes to the downstairs world and ends up falling in love with one of the women who works there, Manke. This play challenges ideas of what makes pure (Kosher) Jewish identity, and what makes a pure (Kosher) relationship.

Yellow Boat
January 26-29 and February 2-4
Emily Dickinson Hall (EDH) Main Stage
By David Saar

Based on the true story of David and Sonja Saar’s son, Benjamin, who was born with congenital hemophilia, and died in 1987 at the age of 8 of AIDS-related complications. A uniquely gifted visual artist, Benjamin used his buoyant imagination to transform his physical and emotional pain into a blaze of colors and shapes in his fanciful drawings and paintings. The story of The Yellow Boat is a glorious affirmation of a child’s life, and the strength and courage of all children.

Pillow Man
March 1-4 and 8-10
Emily Dickinson Hall (EDH) Studio
By Martin McDonagh

With echoes of Stoppard, Kafka, and the Brothers Grimm, THE PILLOWMAN centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders. The result is an urgent work of theatrical bravura and an unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art.

Out of Silence
April 12-15 and 19-21 (The performance on the 15th will be a 2PM matinee)
Emily Dickinson Hall (EDH) Main Stage
By Sarah Kaitlyn Jackson

This play explores the impact of long-silenced trauma on a young mother Claire
and her daughter Ruthie. When Ruthie begins to process the recent loss of her
best friend Jimmy, Claire finds herself at a loss for how to provide support
for her daughter. As metaphorical/magical realms come into being, Claire and
Ruthie begin to confront the emotional realities that threaten to tear them
apart.

*Note: This play is not recommended for children.

Admission: $5 general; $3 students
For tickets and information, contact 413.559.5351.