Chase Wheaton-Werle

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A deceptively simple question: WHO INVENTED THE MOTION PICTURE CAMERA?

Nearly every history textbook will attribute this invention to Thomas Edison. But as with most of his inventions, the story is much more complicated. In fact, French inventor Louis Le Prince perfected such an apparatus years before Edison even thought of applying for a patent. But here's the twist! Le Prince intended to travel to New York to unveil his invention and solidify his place in history, until he vanished mid-transit from a moving train without a trace; leaving the way open for Edison to reveal his own oddly similar creation. Now Le Prince's widow Lizzie and his son Adolphe must pick up the trail of their missing husband and father and fight to defend his legacy against America's celebrity inventor Thomas Edison himself.

Half Victorian-era mystery, half courtroom drama, The Curious Circumstances of Louis Le Prince explores how we struggle with unresolved tragedies and how we remember (or don't remember) the people in our history.

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The year is 0. Three scholars from separate corners of the world each embark on a journey west to Bethlehem to witness the fulfillment of a prophecy the ramifications of which they cannot begin to comprehend. But the hard part is actually getting there!

WISE GUYS: THE FIRST CHRISTMAS STORY is a comedy following the Three Wise Men on their famous trek to see the birth of Christ, and all the troubles they run into along the way, including the treacherous Syrian Desert, cutthroat bandits, and the mad puppet king Herod the Great. Put Planes, Trains, and Automobiles in the 1st century Middle East, and you'll have an idea what you're in for.

An exploration of faith, a wild adventure, and a unique entry for any Christmas slot.

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Since 2008, the world has awaited the conclusion of the National Treasure trilogy. Now, the screenplay - long thought to be a legend - has been unearthed, and one bold theater company (yours?) has taken in upon themselves to put up National Treasure 3... onstage. All before the lawyers descend.

National Treasure: Ring of Freedom picks up where the previous adventure left off with the intrepid heroes chasing down another lost American treasure - this one from Page 47 of the President's secret book. The thrilling hunt will lead them from the ships of Boston to the naval forts of Baltimore to the cemeteries of New Orleans, all with a vengeful pirate on their heels. In the end they'll be faced with a secret that will challenge their view of American History.

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October 31st, 1896: Madame Allisandre LeFay, one of the last un-debunked spirit mediums in New York City will hold her last seance, where she will perform a feat more impossible than speaking to the dead. She summons New York's most zealous skeptic Elton Rochester to join her onstage with this ultimatum. Before the end of the night, one of them will be a converted believer or the other exposed as a fraud.

The Final Seance of Madame LeFay takes the audience through a period seance in real time, while its two characters spar over the existence of ghosts, the afterlife, and the simmering undercurrent of the challenge to the patriarchy that the spiritualism poses.

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December 24th, 1914 - We follow two homesick soldiers on the Western Front from opposite trenches as they brave No Man’s Land in the midst of World War I’s famous Christmas Truce. But harder to cross than No Man's Land is the language barrier.