Production History
1985
Rhinoceros
by Eugene Ionesco
directed by Dan Walker
American Buffalo
by David Mamet
directed by Gip Hoppe
1986
The Foreigner
by Larry Shue
directed by Laurie Swift
Talking With
by Jane Martin
directed by Cynthia Belgrave
My Sister in This
House
by Wendy Kesselman
directed by Dan Walker
Entertaining Mr. Sloan
by Joe Orton
directed by Kevin Rice
1987
Greater Tuna
by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard
Orphans
by Lyle Kessler
directed by Gip Hoppe
The Lady's Not for Burning
by Christopher Frye
directed by Dan Walker
A Lie of the Mind
by Sam Shepard
directed by Jeff Zinn
1988
On the Verge
by Eric Overmyer
directed by Tina Ball
Goose and Tomtom
by David Rabe
directed by Jeff Zinn
Black Comedy and The Actor's Nightmare
by Christopher Durang
directed by Dan Walker
Glengarry Glenn Ross
by David Mamet
directed by Gip Hoppe
1989
The Road to Mecca
by Athol Fugard
directed by Gip Hoppe
Brilliant Traces
by Cindy Lou Johnson
directed by Cynthia Stokes
Buried Child
by Sam Shepard
directed by Jeff Zinn
French Gray
by Josef Bush
directed by Nina Schussler
The World of Lenny Bruce
written and performed
by Frank Speiser
The Memorandum
by Vaclav Havel
directed by Kevin Rice
The Fall of the House of Usher
written and directed by Gip Hoppe
Untamed Love
(co-production with the Academy Playhouse in Orleans)
written and directed by Gip Hoppe
1990
Frankie and Johnny in the Claire De Lune
by Terrence McNally
directed by Maura Hanlon
In Perpetuity Throughout the Universe
by Eric Overmyer
directed by Cynthia Stokes
Some Things You Need to Know Before the World Ends
by Levi Lee
The Road to Nirvana
by Arthur Kopit
directed by Jeff Zinn
Terminal Hip
written and directed
by Mac Wellman with Stephen Mellor
The Mystery of Irma Vep
by Charles Ludlam
directed by Jeff Zinn
Death of a Salesman
(co-production with the Academy Playhouse in Orleans)
by Arthur Miller
directed by Jeff Zinn
1991
The Mystery of Irma Vep
by Charles Ludlam
directed by Jeff Zinn
And Baby Makes Seven
by Paula Vogel
directed by Cynthia Stokes
Giggle and Scream
(world premiere)
by David Steven Rappoport
directed by Alan Zadoff
The Speed of Darkness
by Steve Tesich
directed by Jeff Zinn
Fool for Love
by Sam Shepard
directed by Barry Magnani
Tales of the Lost Formicans
by Constance Congdon
directed by P.J. McKey
A Visit to the Duplex Planet
created & performed by Richard Greenberger
Cabaret du Somerville
created & performed by Chandler Travis
Love Letters
(Benefit)
by A.R. Gurney
with Julie Harris & Ben Gazzara
1992
Speed the Plow
by David Mamet
directed by Alan Zadoff
Reckless
by Craig Lucas
directed by Alan Zadoff
The Artificial Jungle
by Charles Ludlam
directed by Jeff Zinn
Heart of Jade
(world premiere)
written and directed
by Gip Hoppe
The Kathy and Mo Show
by Kathy Najimy & Mo Gaffney
directed by Jeff Zinn
Johnny Got his Gun
by Bradley Rand Smith
directed by Rand Foerster
Dear Liar
(benefit)
by Jerome Kilty
with Julie Harris & Alvin Epstein
1993
Heart of Jade
written and directed
by Gip Hoppe
The Baby Dance
by Jane Anderson
directed by Jeff Zinn
The Swan
by Elizabeth Egloff
directed by David Wheeler
Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll
by Eric Bogosian
directed by Rand Foerster
The Kathy and Mo Show
by Kathy Najimy & Mo Gaffney
directed by Jeff Zinn
Prelude to a Kiss
by Craig Lucas
directed by Rand Foerster
The Baltimore Waltz
by Paula Vogel
directed by Jeff Zinn
1994
(10th Anniversary
Season)
Jimmy Tingle's Uncommon Sense
written and performed by Jimmy Tingle
directed by Larry Arrick
10,000 Hands Have Touched Me
(world premiere)
written and performed by Michael Klein
Savior of the Universe
(world premiere)
by Gip Hoppe
directed by Tim Banker
Oleanna
by David Mamet
directed by Robert Scanlan
Cosmologies
(world premiere)
by David Rabe,
directed by David Wheeler
Siberian Summer
(world premiere)
written and directed by Kevin Rice
Are You There
(world premiere)
written & performed by Frank Speiser
directed by Jeff Zinn
1995
Keely and Du
by Jane Martin
directed by Jerome Davis
The Secretaries
(world premiere)
by The Five Lesbian Brothers
directed by Gip Hoppe
Fires in the Mirror
by Anna Deavere Smith
directed by Rand Foerester
Four Dogs and a Bone
(New England premiere)
by John Patrick Shanley,
directed by Jeff Zinn
Hot 'N' Throbbing
(New England premiere)
by Paula Vogel
directed by Gina Kaufmann
1996
Durang Durang
by Christopher Durang
directed by Jeff Zinn
All in the Timing
by David Ives
directed by Padraic Lillis
Jimmy Tingle's
Uncommon Sense
by Jimmy Tingle
Simpatico
(New England premiere)
by Sam Shepard
directed by Jeff Zinn
1997
A Life in the Theater
by David Mamet
directed by Gina Kaufmann
Dark Rapture
by Eric Overmyer
directed by Cathy Hartenstein
Rush Limbaugh in Night School
by Charlie Varone
directed by Tim Banker
Future Hollow
by Gip Hoppe
directed by Jeff Zinn
7 Blowjobs
(New England premiere)
by Mac Wellman
directed by Jeff Zinn
1998
The Seagull: Wellfeet 1990s
(New England premiere)
written and directed by Jeff Cohen
(adapted from Anton Chekhov)
Actorz...with a Z
written and performed by John Kuntz
Stonewall Jackson's House
(New England premiere)
written by Jonathan Reynolds
directed by Daisy Walker
Waiting for Godot
by Samuel Beckett
directed by Jeff Zinn
Nixon's Nixon
by Russell Lees
directed by Maura Hanlon
1999
Private Eyes
by Steven Dietz
directed by Daisy Walker
Psychopathia Sexualis
by John Patrick Shanley
directed by Jeff Zinn
Mere Mortals
by David Ives
directed by Ed Golden
The God Show
created by Paul Wagner
Killer Joe
(New England premiere)
by Tracy Letts,
directed by Jeff Zinn
2000
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
by Martin McDonaugh
directed by Jeff Zinn
Ruby Tuesday
(world premiere)
written & directed by Gip Hoppe
Jimmy Tingle for President
created & performed by Jimmy Tingle
Starfuckers
created & performed by John Kuntz
Fuddy Meers
(New England premiere)
by David Lindsay-Abaire
directed by Wesley Savick
Closer
(New England premiere)
by Patrick Marber
directed by Jeff Zinn
2001
Women Who Steal
(New England premiere)
by Carter L. Lewis
directed by Ellen Graham
Lemonade
(New England premiere)
by Eve Ensler
directed by David Wheeler
Cooking With Elvis
(American premiere)
by Lee Hall
directed by Jeff Zinn
Horrifying, Absolutely Real, True Disasters
(world premiere)
written and directed by Gip Hoppe
2002
The Homecoming
by Harold Pinter
directed by Elinor Renfield
Professional Skepticism
(world premiere)
by James Rasheed
directed by Jason Slavick
Fully Committed
by Becky Mode
directed by Suzanne Bryan
The Dog Problem
by David Rabe
directed by Jeff Zinn
Driving on the Sidewalk
(world premiere)
by Jesse Kellerman
directed by Jeff Zinn
One Night in the Life of Denise Ivanovich
(American premiere)
by Kevin Rice,
directed by Daisy Walker
A New War
(world premiere)
written and directed
by Gip Hoppe
2003
A New War
(transfer to Jimmy Tingle's Off-Broadway in Somerville, MA)
Winner of 2003 Elliot Norton Award: Outstanding Production by a Small Visiting Company
written and directed by Gip Hoppe
The Unexpected Man
by Yasmina Reza
directed by David Wheeler
The Art Room
(New England premiere)
by Billy Aronson
directed by Brendan Hughes
Live Girls
(world premiere)
by Victoria Stewart
directed by David Wheeler
Jewbano
written and performed by Frank Speiser
directed by Larry Arrick
Proof
by David Auburn
directed by Jeff Zinn
Lobby Hero
by Kenneth Lonergan
directed by Sam Weisman
True West
by Sam Shepard
directed by Jeff Zinn
2004
Cuckooland
(world premiere)
written and directed by Gip Hoppe
To My Chagrin
written and performed by Peggy Shaw
Glitterati
(New England premiere)
written and performed by John Kuntz
Gizmo Love
(world premiere)
by John Kolvenbach
directed by Sam Weisman
Immoral Imperatives
(New England premiere)
by Jeffrey Sweet
directed by James Glossman
Private Jokes, Public Places
(New England premiere)
by Oren Safdie
directed by Brendan Hughes
The Three Sillies
(world premiere)
written and directed by Stephen Russell
2005
Public Exposure
(world premiere)
by Robert Reich
directed by Gip Hoppe
Pugilist Specialist
(New England premiere)
by Adriano Shaplin
directed by Wesley Savick
The Lovers (The Lover & Ashes to Ashes)
by Harold Pinter
directed by Rick Lombardo
Hazard County
(New England premiere)
by Allison Moore
directed by Daisy Walker
Bug
by Tracy Letts
directed by Jeff Zinn
The Dream Express
written and directed
by Len Jenkins
McReele
By Stephen Belber
Directed by Benny Sato Ambush
The Very Sad Tale of the Late Mr. Stiltskin
(World Premiere)
written and directed by Stephen Russell
Mercy on the Doorstep
(World Premiere)
written and directed by Gip Hoppe
2006
The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow
(New England premiere)
by Rolin Jones
directed by Brendan Hughes
Candy & Dorothy
(New England premiere)
by David Johnston
directed by Kevin Newbury
Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun
adapted for the stage by Bradley Rand Smith
directed by Neal Huff
Red Light Winter
(New England premiere)
by Adam Rapp
directed by Rand Foerster
Shakespeare's Actresses in America
created & performed by Rebekah Maggor
On An Average Day
(New England premiere)
by John Kolvenbach
directed by Jeff Zinn
Romance
(New England premiere)
by David Mamet
directed by Jim Frangione
The Captain's Doll
(world premiere)
by D.H. Lawrence
adapted & directed by Jeff Zinn
Jonathan Katz-Live!
(Special Event)
Xenia Hedgehog's Academy of Etiquette For Naughty Boys and Girls in Nine Convenient and Easy Lessons
Written & directed by Stephen Russell
2007
Mojo
by Jez Butterworth
directed by Mark Wilkinson
The Clean House
by Sarah Ruhl
directed by Jeff Zinn
Dark Yellow
(New England premiere)
by Julia Jordan
directed by Jef Hall-Flavin
Hunter Gatherers
(East Coast premiere)
by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
directed by Gip Hoppe
School For Wives
(L'Ecole des Femmes)
(New England premiere)
by Moliere
directed by Eric Powell Holm
Presented by Shakespeare on the Cape
Daisy Crockett, Frontiersperson
(world premiere)
written and directed by Stephen Russell
What Then
by Rinne Groff
directed by Rand Foerster
American Buffalo
by David Mamet
directed by Evan Bergman
Indian Blood
by A.R. Gurney
directed by Tom Gladwell
Love Song
by John Kolvenbach
directed by Jeff Zinn
2008
Last Train to Nibroc
by Arlene Hutton
directed by Stephen Russell
Intimate Apparel
by Lynne Nottage
directed by Stephen Russell and Jeff Zinn
Ride
(world premiere)
by Eric Lane
directed by Daisy Walker
What The Butler Saw
by Joe Orton
directed by David Wheeler
Short Stack
by Rolin Jones
directed by Brendan Hughes
The Pillowman
by Martin McDonagh
Directed by Jeff Zinn
The Mistakes Madeline Made
by Elizabeth Meriwether
Directed by Brendan Hughes
Fabuloso
(world premiere)
Written & directed by John Kolvenbach
The George Place
(world premiere)
By David Johnston
Directed by Gary Shrader
Sexual Perversity in Chicago
by David Mamet
Directed by Brendan Hughes
Fool of the World and The Flying Ship
(world premiere)
Written and directed by Stephen Russell
Shining City
By Conor McPherson
Directed by Jeff Zinn
2009
The Mystery of Irma Vep
by Charles Ludlam
directed by Todd Olson
Noises Off
By Michael Frayn
directed by John Hancock
The Happy Oyster Spectacular Show
by Subtractive Media
directed by Dave Kennedy
The Little Dog Laughed
by Douglas Carter Beane
directed by Daisy Walker
The Blue Room
freely adapted from La Ronde by David Hare
directed by Richard Hamburger
The Bald Soprano
by Eugene Ionesco
directed by Brendan Hughes
Laughing Wild
by Christopher Durang
directed by Brendan Hughes
Speech & Debate
by Stephen Karam
directed by Brendan Hughes
Death by Chocolate
written & performed by Mike Dorval
Puss in Boots, or
The Astonishing Adventures of Ocelot Ugg
written and directed by Stephen Russell