A father weaves a magical tale for his daughter to justify his unlicensed plastic surgery practice, tracing the origins of cosmetic surgery to craftsmen in medieval Europe.
The hero of this tale is Gavin, a young orphan rescued from the Ivanhoe Workhouse for Criminally Impoverished Boys when he is apprenticed with the local Nosemaker. Gavin becomes one of the finest surgeons in Vienna, using innovative skin grafting techniques and cutting-edge alchemy, but when he is unable to help a powerful and mutilated knight recently returned from the crusades, he finds his feet over the fire… literally.
Part Monty Python and part Princess Bride with a dash of South Park, this play is comedy at its most deliciously absurd.
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Becky Mode’s fast, funny, uplifting one-man show at Amphibian Stage Productions, gives us the overworked, under-compensated Sam (Russell Saylor), a reservations manager and aspiring actor at a busy, upscale New York restaurant, who wants to go home for Christmas but is rebuffed by the spoiled, pampered chef who is his boss.
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Joe is patriotic, independent, and proud in his flannel shirt and dirt-smudged work boots in Mercy Killers, Michael Milligan’s one-man show.
Working hard at his beloved auto repair shop, he doesn’t need help from anyone. Then his wife, Jane, is diagnosed with breast cancer and they start falling through health care cracks.
Milligan’s play was inspired by the huge numbers of “Americans are driven into bankruptcy by medical debt,” he writes in notes to the play. “Mercy Killers is my attempt to translate those statistics into the actual human experience.”
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Alonso Quixano’s fascination with medieval romance novels devolves into delusion when the small-town man rechristens himself Don Quixote de la Mancha -a chivalrous knight bent on battling wicked and protecting all who are good.
With his trusty sidekick Sancho Panza and their faithful steed Donkey Jorge, Don Quixote sets off on an epic adventure. This new adaptation of the classic novel is a celebration of imagination and proves that a little craziness isn’t such a bad thing.
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Just weeks before he will take his own life, legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud invites the young, rising Oxford Don C.S. Lewis to his home in London.
On the day England enters World War Two, Freud and Lewis clash about love, sex, the existence of God, and the meaning of life.
Freud’s Last Session is a deeply touching play filled with humor and exploring the minds, hearts, and souls of two brilliant men addressing the greatest questions of all time.
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In a small Russian village, the presence of wicked goblins keeps the town from celebrating Hanukkah, until one man, Hershel of Ostropol, takes it upon himself to evict the mischievous residents from the haunted synagogue at the top of the hill.
An original adaptation of the Caldecott honored book by Eric Kimmel, Hershel, and the Hanukkah Goblins is Amphibian’s inaugural holiday production with an original klezmer score, feats of puppetry, and stunning visual effects.
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For Isaac Newton, the line between reality and hypothesis has never been clear. When a rival puts his scientific ideas to the test, Newton’s fierce ambition to win an argument may jeopardize his entire life’s work.
Isaac’s Eye is a comedy about the unscrupulous acts we commit to attaining fame, success, and love.
*This play contains strong language.
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Backstage at the greatest puppet show in the world solo, Geppetto faces many challenges as he rehearses the legendary love story of Perseus and Andromeda.
When broken limbs, three-headed dogs, and a missing scene partner threaten to cancel the show, he must perform the toughest role of his career.
Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities is a charming and romantic play about how we improvise when all of the odds are against us.
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Broadway veteran Karen Murphy stars in this buoyant and witty solo piece that the New York Times calls “a delectable soufflé of a show”.
Cozy up with Hollywood agent Sue Mengers as she invites you for an evening of indulgent gossip from her illustrious career working with box office luminaries Barbra Streisand, Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, and others. Expect a fast, funny, and frank rendezvous when this fiery and foul-mouthed raconteur gets talking!
*This play contains strong language.
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