1992-1993 Subscription Series: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead dir. Evan Yionoulis
2006-2007 Subscription Series: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead dir. Kirk Jackson
With Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Stoppard took two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet and made them contemporary theatre legends. Passing the time playing "Questions" while they are "off-stage," they are unaware that they will fail in their attempt to do the king's bidding and have Hamlet killed, and will be, according to the plot of Hamlet, outwitted and killed themselves. An overnight classic, this absurdist, existentialist tragicomedy centers around the bumbling duo’s banter, which often draws comparisons to Waiting for Godot.
1999-2000 Subscription Series: Indian Ink dir. Joy Zinoman
In 1930, young British poet Flora Crewe travels to India where she tries to reclaim her health, fends off an unwanted admirer, and has her portrait painted by the Indian artist Nirad. In 1980, both American academic Eldon Pike and Nirad’s son Anish seek out Flora’s younger sister Eleanor in order to discover more about the circumstances of the end of Flora’s life and possible romantic relationship with Nirad. Unspoken love stories, the coming together of two worlds through art, and the emergence of an independent India all unfold in Stoppard’s Indian Ink.
2000-2001 Subscription Series: The Invention of Love dir. Joy Zinoman
On the banks of the river Styx, the poet and classicist A. E. Housman embarks on a vivid journey through his past. Confronting his younger self, he relives his place in the tumultuous Victorian literary scene, his lifelong love for the athlete Moses Jackson, and his quiet existence in the shadow of the flamboyant Oscar Wilde. The Invention of Love wanders through Housman’s memories, as the scholar and poet wonders whether his or Wilde’s passion was truly the fatal one.
2008-2009 Subscription Series: Rock'n'Roll dir. Joy Zinoman
Rock'n'Roll centers on the conflict between a Czech PhD student and his British professor who still believes in the Soviet ideal. A play about resistance, revolution, and rock and roll, it is one of several Stoppard works that explores artistic dissent against the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, along with Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Professional Foul, and Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth.
2012-2013 Subscription Series: The Real Thing dir. David Muse
Henry is a celebrated playwright, his wife is an actress, and his latest play is a Coward-esque take on relationships and adultery. But as the intricate web of off-stage infidelities unfolds, relationships prove much more demanding than a droll retort. The Real Thing explores the tensions between marriage and writing, emotional fidelity and intellectual integrity, high art and pop culture.