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The BoxCar Children
Directed by: Sharon Zenz
The Boxcar Children play synopsis follows four orphaned siblings— Henry, Jessie, Violet & Benny—who flee their cruel-seeming grandfather to build a home in an abandoned boxcar, learning to survive by their wits, finding kindness from strangers like the benevolent Dr. Moore, and ultimately discovering their grandfather isn't mean, leading to a happy reunion where the boxcar becomes their backyard clubhouse, teaching themes of family, resilience, and finding home.
Artown 2026 | RENT
Directed by: Laura Escobedo & James French
Rent is a rock musical following impoverished, aspiring artists in NYC's East Village facing love, dreams, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic, loosely based on Puccini's La Bohème, focusing on filmmaker Mark, musician Roger (HIV+), dancer Mimi (HIV+), professor Collins, and drag queen Angel, exploring their lives, struggles, relationships, and mortality over a year, culminating in poignant reflections on living and loving in the face of illness and loss, especially Angel's death and Mimi's near-death experience.
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
Directed by: TBD
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is about poor but good-hearted Charlie Bucket, who wins one of five Golden Tickets to tour the mysterious, magical factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. He joins four other children—greedy Augustus Gloop, spoiled Veruca Salt, gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde, and TV-obsessed Mike Teavee—on a fantastical tour where their bad behaviors lead to comical mishaps, with only Charlie remaining to win the grand prize: the factory itself.