Although Hean and Henry desperately want a child, all their attempts to conceive have failed. Then Emma chooses to be the adoptive parents of her child-to-be. But the baby is born with a serious defect. Jean's and Henry's responses to him change their relationship and their understanding of love and commitment. This world premiere of Thatcher's profoundly moving contemporary drama was specially commissioned; it is the first product of OSF's play development program.
March 28 - October 28
Thief, prostitute, civil rights activist - Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland has been all of these. The sometimes horrifying sometimes comical From the Mississippi Delta is the story of her remarkable life and the life of her indomitable mother, Aint Baby. The play is a triupmhant testament to the immense resiliency of the human spirit, told in the earthy poetry of the Delta.
February 23 - June 24
When the Greeks sailed to Troy, they marooned Philoctetes on a lonely island because he suffered an aganizing and foul-smelling snakebite. Now, with the siege of Troy in its tenth year, they learn that they cannot win the war without his aid. To enbtice him back, they promise companionship and healing. But can a man used to loneliness and endless pain endure the casual hurts that humans inflict upon each other every day? Heaney based his new play on Philoctetes by sophocles.
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