This intense work was commissioned by the Edinburgh International Festival, where it received its world premiere. Two people who once had a passionate affair meet again fifteen years later. Ray is confronted with his past when Una arrives unannounced at his office. Guilt, rage and raw emotions run high as they  recollect their relationship when she was twelve and he was forty. Without any  moral judgments, the play never shies away from the brutal shattering truth
of  the abandoned and unconventional love. Ray, fifty-six, after years in prison and  subsequent hardships, has a new
identity and has made a new life for himself,  thinking that he could no longer be found. Una, twenty-seven, has
thought of  nothing else, and on finding a photo of him, sets out to find Ray. She is  looking for answers not vengeance. Nevertheless, the consequences are shattering.

A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, and the rum flows, tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters.
Winner of the 2009 Tony Award. "[A] streamlined anatomy of the human animal…delivers the cathartic release of watching other people's marriages go boom. A study in the tension between civilized surface and savage instinct,
this  play is itself a satisfyingly primitive entertainment." —NY Times."Brutally entertaining…[Reza] cannily manipulates social observations  that appeal to vast audiences and creates characters that bring out the best in  actors." —NY Newsday.

Book and Lyrics by Michael Lluberes, Music and additional lyrics by Joe Maloney
Directed by Chad Badgero
Music Direction by James Geer
January 19 - 22 & 26 - 28, 2012
This award-winning musical is about David, who has lived in his bathroom for a year. He eats the flat food his mother slips under the door, writes his college thesis on rolls of toilet paper, and decorates the room with origami birds. But, when Julie comes into his safe existence, a relationship begins (through the bathroom door) that makes David question whether there is finally a reason to stop hiding and step outside. The Boy in the Bathroom is filled with rich melodies and new songs that remind us all of the magic that can exist when we lower our guard and take a chance on life.  "Both profound and disturbing, this is innovative, risk-taking musical theater unlike most you will see  [anywhere]. …The Boy in the Bathroom keeps hope alive that musical theater just might advance.” Starring Judith Evans, Ben Cassidy and Emily McKay.

By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Deb Keller
April 26 - 29 & May 3 - 5, 2012
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author delivers this haunting, probing work about the resilience of the human  spirit during times of war. Set in a small mining town in Democratic Republic of Congo, this powerful play follows Mama Nadi, a shrewd businesswoman in a land  torn apart by civil war. But is she protecting or profiting by the women she shelters? How far will she go to survive? Can a price be placed on a human  life?Winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize. Ruined takes us inside an unthinkable  reality and into the heads of victims and perpetrators to create a full-immersion drama of shocking complexity and moral ambiguity. What's more surprising is the exquisite balance the playwright brings—of brutality and poetry, hope and even humor." —Variety. "Sincere, passionate, courageous and acutely argued, Ruined is a remarkable theatrical  accomplishment…" —Chicago Tribune.
*NOTE: Ruined will be performed at the Curry Street Theatre, 6025 Curry Ln, Lansing 48911 (near the Cedar St/Miller Rd Intersection)*