Marat/Sade

Product Code: M18000

Approx. Run Time: 140 min.

"Total theatre" is the expression critics have used to describe this unique theatrical event, which is designed for production on a nearly bare stage by a large and flexible cast. The Marquis de Sade, when an inmate of the Asylum of Charenton, staged plays that were performed by fellow inmates. With this point of departure, Peter Weiss has created one of the most powerful and exciting plays of the century.

Charity Case

Product Code: CK7000

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

This play opens in a cemetery, where an orphaned boy is searching for relatives. The thing he dreads most is being returned to the "Haven," from which he has escaped. This poignant drama shows one of the major problems of our times: the impersonal institutions that are supposed to aid the helpless, the lonely and the handicapped but can't provide the needed help without depriving the individual of his freedom.

Androcles and the Lion

Product Code: AE3000

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Refreshingly antic, this irreverent version of Aesop's fable is written in the style of Italian commedia dell'arte. Using authentic staging and stock characters of commedia—the miserly Pantalone, the bragging Captain, the romantic lovers, the trickster Arlequin, plus an endearing lion—this fable becomes a colorful theatrical experience with zany comedy and the warmth of friendship.

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Product Code: O13000

Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

The play is set simply in the one-room barracks of a Siberian concentration camp where a bare light bulb hangs and 10 men strive to maintain life and sanity in the face of incredible hardship. This one day in the life of a Soviet prison camp ends with Ivan achieving a small but cherished victory of the human spirit over crushing adversity—a trifling victory but one of such importance to the men involved that to Ivan this is..."almost a happy day!"

Dear and Glorious Physician

Product Code: D41000

Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

This is the story of Luke, who wanted above all things to be a healer and who found that healing was not only a function of the body and of the mind but also of the spirit. The young Luke is embittered when he fights for the life of Rubria, the girl he loves, and loses her in spite of his desperate efforts. His faith shattered, Luke tries to bury himself in his work, only to find that he must somehow rediscover the faith he's lost.