Kira Obolensky

We are currently living in a period called “The Cunning,” the character of Maggie in the play tells us…a time in which the lie is a weapon and a mercy. This psychological thriller coalesces around a family tragedy, a memoir written about that tragedy, and the ways in which lies and stories can save us.

This fresh and funny adaptation of Ostrovsky's satire about capitalism has been newly imagined by Kira Obolensky, putting the strong female roles in the foreground. Never performed in English, this classic tale is an important part of the Russian repertoire--featuring the two roles that Russian actresses all want to play!

The Moon has never been so big—it is pressing up against the earth and causing all sorts of mischief. A mysterious Peddler has come to town with Moon, selling glimpses of the past and future and stirring up love, regret, and loss. In this comic and heartfelt new play, Mother Spindle, young Henry Wand and the orphan Miss Laurel navigate ghosts, untold stories, and figure out how to make their own way into the future.

When John Ploughman returns to his village on the prairie after years away fighting a war, he discovers his town completely occupied, run and managed by women. On top of that, his name has appeared in the "List of the Dead." In this tragi-comedy that explores gender issues, John must explore his past to reinvent his present and discover a way to be truly alive. This play was first produced by Ten Thousand Things Theater and performed for audiences in immigrant centers, prisons, shelters, veterans, and for a theater-savvy, paying audience. Critically acclaimed.

1958. Mary Pat Laffey begins work as a stewardess for Northwest Orient Airlines. While thousands of young women apply for the position, only a handful are chosen. Weighed, measured, trained and smiling, Mary Pat embarks upon a job that she quickly realizes is “unfair.” While her male counterparts can work past the age of 32 and wear eyeglasses, Mary Pat and her female cohort endure endless weight checks, are prohibited from marrying and wearing glasses and must retire by the age of 32. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights movement and the birth of feminism, this play tells the story of one woman’s efforts over the span of 20 years to transform the lives of the women she works with through union work, legal actions and changing the consciousness of the men she works with. A stylish, entertaining and relevant piece, Stewardess tells the story of how one woman standing up to a corporate giant made a difference.

In this musical re-imagining of Gogol’s short story “The Overcoat,” poor beleaguered Charlie Shoe needs a new coat to keep Winter away—she’s there, on the bridge, on the stair, waiting for his body and soul. Funny and tragic, this short musical wonders if empathy and love are really enough to save us from the clutches of coldness. Music by Brian Harnetty, the recent recipient of a Creative Capital Grant.