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All My Sons

written by Arthur Miller, 1915-2005 (1947); directed by Nick Olcott; performed by Julie Harris, 1925-2013, James Farentino, 1938-, Arye Gross, Naomi Jacobson, Barbara Klein, Paul Morella, Michaeleen O'Neil, Nathan Taylor, 2002-, Jerry Whiddon and Mitchell Herbert (Los Angeles, CA: L.A. Theatre Works, 1998, originally published 1974), 1 hour 43 mins

World War II is over and a family, mourning a son missing in action, plants a memorial tree and tries to go on with their lives. A storm blows down the tree and a devastating family secret is uprooted, setting the characters on a terrifying journey towards truth. A classic American drama.

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At Long Last Leo

written by Mark Stein, 1951- (1988); directed by Steve Albrezzi; performed by Arye Gross, Mary Gross, 1953-, Valerie Mahaffey, Marc-Bradley Phillips and Barbara Bain, 1931- (L.A. Theatre Works, 1992, originally published 1992), 1 hour 32 mins, 92 page(s)

Leo Beagle has spent two years writing a 638 manifesto on human harmony that just might change the world. The problem is only that no one wants to read it, especially not Leo's unharmonious family.

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Buk: The Life and Times of Charles Bukowski

written by Paul Peditto (1992); directed by Frank Condon, 1943-; performed by Pucho Brown, 1938-, Harris Yulin, 1937-, Tom Lillard, fl. 1964-1996, John Diehl, 1950-, Arye Gross, Emily Heebner, Thom McCleister, George Murdock, 1930-, Laurie O'Brien, 1932-, Jill Remez, Rubén Sierra, 1947-1998 and John-David Keller (Los Angeles, CA: L.A. Theatre Works, 2010, originally published 1992), 1 hour 28 mins

In Buk: The Life and Times of Charles Bukowski, Paul Peditto presents an often tragic, often funny look at the life of a great American poet, based on poetry and stories by Charles Bukowski.

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Crimes of the Heart

written by Beth Henley, 1952- (1978); directed by Gordon House; performed by Ray Baker, 1948-, Arye Gross, Glenne Headly, 1955-2017, Sondra Locke, 1944-, Belita Moreno, 1951- and Donna Bullock (Los Angeles, CA: L.A. Theatre Works, 2001, originally published 1982), 1 hour 59 mins

This is a deeply touching and funny play about three eccentric sisters from a small Southern town rocked by scandal when Babe, the youngest, shoots her husband. Humor and pathos abound as the sisters unite with an intense young lawyer to save Babe from a murder charge, and overcome their family’s painful past

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End Days

written by Deborah Zoe Laufer; directed by Michael Hackett; performed by Josh Clark, Shannon Cochran, 1958-, Dane DeHaan, 1987-, Arye Gross, Kenneth Houston and Kate Rylie (L.A. Theatre Works, 2010, originally published 2010), 2 hours 12 mins, 132 page(s)

In Deborah Zoe Laufer's End Days, a suburban family is undergoing a spiritual crisis following the September 11th attacks. Sylvia Stein has turned to Christianity to save her disaffected husband Arthur and her rebellious teenage daughter Rachel. But as Sylvia races around preparing for the Rapture, Rachel is learn...

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Forty-Two Stories

written by Douglas Post (1997); directed by Susan V. Booth; performed by Fran Adams, Samantha Bennett, Dan Butler, 1954-, Arye Gross, Michael Luckerman, Charlie Robinson, Tom Virtue, 1957-, Fred Willard, 1939- and Ed Begley, Jr., 1949- (Los Angeles, CA: L.A. Theatre Works, 2009, originally published 1997), 1 hour 39 mins

Forty-Two Stories is a comedy about life in a high-rise condominium. A professional student from the University of Chicago is moonlighting as janitor. A stressed-out apartment manager is at odds with the residents and on the edge of a nervous breakdown. And a motley assortment of other staff members struggles with...

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Hotel Oubliette

written by Jane Anderson (2000); directed by Jenny Sullivan, 1947-; performed by Ed Asner, 1929-, Thomas Caruso, Arye Gross and Marsha Mason, 1942- (Los Angeles, CA: L.A. Theatre Works, 2004, originally published 2004), 1 hour 26 mins

Inspired by the released American hostages, Hotel Oubliette is a darkly comedic play that explores what happens when two emotionally disconnected men are chained to a post with an endless amount of time stretching before them.

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The Idiot

written by Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1821-1881 (1995); directed by Eric Simonson, 1960-; performed by Ed Asner, 1929-, Angela Bettis, Arye Gross, John Kapelos, 1956-, Robert Machray, 1945-, Jon Matthews, Johanna McKay, Paul Mercier, Laurel Moglen, Michael Rivkin, Peggy Roeder, Douglas Weston and Kate Asner (Los Angeles, CA: L.A. Theatre Works, 2007, originally published 1995), 1 hour 43 mins

In The Idiot, meet the kindly, childlike Prince Myshkin, as he returns to the decadent social whirl of 1860s St. Petersberg. The two most beautiful, sought-after women in the town compete for his affections, in a duel that grows increasingly dangerous.

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Incident at Vichy

written by Arthur Miller, 1915-2005 (1964); directed by Richard Masur, 1948-; performed by Ben Diskin, 1982-, Arye Gross, Jamie Hanes, fl. 1997, Andrew Hawkes, Robert Lesser, 1938-, Jon Matthews, Raphael Sbarge, 1964-, Armin Shimerman, 1949-, Shahar Sorek, 1975- and Lawrence Pressman, 1939- (Los Angeles, CA: L.A. Theatre Works, 1967, originally published 1967), 1 hour 12 mins

In a small and dark room, nine men are assembled under a shadowy pretext. As the tension builds, the men are questioned - are they the sort of people whom the new Nazi regime considers "inferior?"

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Long Ago and Far Away (and other plays)

written by David Ives, 1950-; directed by Ron West; performed by Richard Kind, 1965-, Nia Vardalos, 1962-, Tom Virtue, 1957-, Jane Brucker, 1959-, Arye Gross, Dinah Beth Manoff, 1958-, Ian Gomez, 1964- and Samantha Bennett (L.A. Theatre Works, 1995, originally published 1995), 1 hour 34 mins, 94 page(s)

A series of short comedic works from playwright David Ives, with subjects ranging from the Lindbergh baby to chimps typing literary classics. The title work is a more serious, nostalgic look at two generations of apartment dwellers who meet in a time warp.

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