Henry Carter Hull

In 1926, during Prohibition, Joe Coughlin defies his strict law-and-order upbringing by climbing a ladder of organized crime that takes him from Boston to Cuba where he encounters a dangerous cast of characters who are all fighting for their piece of the American dream.

Kennedy at Colonus, examines the political rise of Robert F. Kennedy, a dynamic and tragic American hero in a series of powerful scenes that range from his childhood in 1936 through the night of his assassination in Los Angeles in 1968. The play reveals how a man from one of America's most prominent families moves from the shadows of his brothers, Joe Jr. and Jack, to become a man of action and commitment. Audiences will also meet such iconic figures...

In 1947, Ray Petriani flees Texas in the middle of the night with a wife and young family. Desperate for work, he takes a job in California and is sent to inland China on a business venture. A gift exchange with the local potentate gives him two things he doesn't want, things he cannot reject, and things he is forced to protect. Those gifts transform his life. His research of the first item, a gilded antique music box said to have belonged to...

Included in this frequently inspiring and often poignant volume of plays, originally published in 1985, are works penned in the same era as the Vietnam War from some of the most revered playwrights in the national canon. The challenging work within-from playwrights like Terrence McNally, Emily Mann and David Rabe-reflects on the social and political ethos of this pivotal moment for America. Plays include Streamers by David Rabe, Botticelli by Terrence...

The incredible true story of a stray dog who became a hero of the First World War. For his keen instincts and fierce loyalty, Stubby is still recognized today as the most decorated canine in American history and the first promoted to the rank of Sergeant in the U.S. Army.

"The triumphant story of how an all-Black Broadway cast and crew changed musical theatre -- and the world -- forever. "This musical introduced Black excellence to the Great White Way. Broadway was forever changed and we, who stand on the shoulders of our brilliant ancestors, are charged with the very often elusive task of carrying that torch into our present." -- Billy Porter, Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning actor When the curtain rose on Shuffle...