Charles Guiteau was born in Freeport, Illinois in 1841. With a childhood rooted in religious fundamentalism, as an adolescent, he joined one the many 19th century American utopian communes…
Unscripted
Over the course of a century, plays and musicals about the American presidency have fashioned a steady and diverse subgenre, ranging from the sincere…
John Wilkes Booth was born in Maryland in 1838, one of ten children of America’s preeminent nineteenth-century actor, Edwin Booth and his former mistress, Mary Ann Holmes. Raised outside…
Stephen Sondheim ranks among America’s finest dramatists both inside and outside of the Musical genre. Throughout the fifty-five years of his professional career…
Rehearsals have begun and opening night is just a few weeks away. Before the curtain goes up, join us for one or more of these special preview events to learn more about Assassins…
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What’s in a Name? “Love Alone”
Deborah Salem Smith’s title comes from a work by the American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950). Born in Rockland, Maine, Millay was raised by her progressive mother to be productive…
We are excited to open the Mainstage Season with the brilliant new comedy by Christopher Durang, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Three siblings collide…
In two months I will be a doctor. That is both thrilling and terrifying. It is one of the greatest privileges I can imagine for a stranger to let me into their life…
Before entering medical school, I read Pauline Chen’s book Final Exam. I was terrified at her description of a terse conversation she had with a supervising physician…