The Pear Archives
SEASON 21
BULL IN A CHINA SHOP by Bryna Turner in repertory with
COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN FIVE BETTIES by Jen Silverman
FRANKIE & JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE by Terrence McNally
DONTRELL, WHO KISSED THE SEA by Nathan Alan Davis in repertory with
FRANKENSTEIN: UNBOUND by Members of The Pear Playwrights’ Guild
PEAR SLICES by Members of The Pear Playwrights’ Guild
FALSETTOS by William Finn & James Lapine
SEASON 20
MOTHERS OF THE BRIDE, by Meghan Maugeri
SOMEWHERE, by Marisela Orta in repertory with
THE TEMPEST, by William Shakespeare
EIGHT NIGHTS, by Jennifer Maisel in repertory with
THE THANKSGIVING PLAY, by Larissa Fasthorse
THE MOUNTAINTOP, by Katori Hall in repertory
SUNSET BABY, by Dominique Morriseau
METAMORPHOSES, by Mary Zimmerman
THREE TALL WOMEN, by Edward Albee in repertory with
THE PIANO TEACHER, by Julia Cho
SEASON 19
ELLIOT A SOLDIER’S FUGUE, by Quiara Alegría Hudes (filmed digitally)
LYSISTRATA, by Aristophanes (filmed live, shared digitally)
THE PATH BACK TO ME (Becoming Othello by Debra Ann Byrd; Full Fathom Five by Annamarie MacLeod) in Co-Production with Perspective Theatre Company (filmed live, shared digitally)
FAIRFIELD, by Eric Coble (filmed live, shared digitially)
UNDER MILK WOOD, by Dylan Thomas (filmed live, shared digitally)
PEAR SLICES / FRESH PRODUCE, by Pear Playwright’s Guild
THE LATE WEDDING by Christopher Chen
SEASON 18
AN IDEAL HUSBAND, by Oscar Wilde, August 22, 2019-September 15, 2019
SWEAT, by Lynn Nottage, October 17, 2019-November 10, 2019
YOU/EMMA, by Paz Pardo, December 5, 2019-December 15, 2019
TAKING STEPS, by Alan Ayckbourn, January 15, 2020-February 9, 2020
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT TIME, Thu, Mar 12, 2020-Sun, Apr 5, 2020
PEAR SLICES 2020, by Members of the Pear Playwright's Guild, Thu, May 7, 2020-Sun, May 24, 2020 (filmed Live, shared dititally)
THIS STREET AND THE NEXT, by Members of the Pear Playwrights Guild
SEASON 17
NORTHANGER ABBEY by Jane Austen (adapted by Diane Tasca), August 31, 2018 – September 23, 2018
HEDDA GABLER by Henrik Ibsen, October 12, 2018 – October 28, 2018
GIRLS KILL NAZIS by James Kopp, November 9, 2018 – December 2, 2018
A CONVERSATION WITH EDITH HEAD by Paddy Calistro and Susan Claassen, December 7, 2018 – December 16, 2018
SPENDING THE END OF THE WORLD ON OK CUPID, BY JEFFREY LO, January 24, 2019-February 17, 2019
SOJOURN, BY EVAN KOKKILA-SCHUMACHER, Fri, Mar 15, 2019-Sun, Apr 7, 2019
PEAR SLICES 2019, BY PEAR PLAYWRIGHTS GUILD, Fri, May 3, 2019-Sun, May 19, 2019
PRESENT LAUGHTER, BY NOËL COWARD, Fri, Jun 7, 2019-Sun, Jun 30, 2019
SEASON 16
IN THE NEXT ROOM (OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY) by Sarah Ruhl Thu, Sep 7, 2017 – Sun, Oct 1, 2017
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE by Henrik Ibsen Thu, Oct 19, 2017 – Sun, Nov 12, 2017
THE MILLIONTH PRODUCTION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL by James Kopp Thu, Nov 30, 2017 – Sun, Dec 17, 2017
THE ROAD TO MECCA By Athol Fugard, Jan. 18, 2018 – Feb. 11, 2018
COWBOY VERSUS SAMURAI by Michael Golamco, Mar. 15, 2018 – Apr. 8, 2018
PEAR SLICES by the Pear Playwrights Guild, May 3, 2018 – May 20, 2018
OH, COWARD! By Noël Coward, June 22, 2018 – July 15, 2018
SEASON 15
THE GUYS by Anne Nelson / VEILS by Tom Coash, August 26 - September 18
MAJOR BARBARA by George Bernard Shaw, October 28 - November 20
GEEKS VS. ZOMBIES by James Kopp and David Rock, December 1 - 18
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE by Arthur Miller March 10 - April 2
PEAR SLICES 2017 May 5 - 28
WHAT YOU WILL by Max Gutmann (World Premiere) June 23 - July 16
SEASON 14
The Walls of Jericho, by Diane Tasca, September 18 – October 4;
Tribes, by Nina Raine, November 6 – 22.
THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall, January 15 – 31
UNCLE VANYA by Chekhov/Sikula, February 26 – March 13
THE BEARD OF AVON by Amy Freed, April 8 – 24
PEAR SLICES 2016, May 13 - 29
AUGUST OSAGE COUNTY by Tracy Letts, June 24 – July 10
SEASON 13
House and Garden, by Alan Ayckbourn, September 12-October 5
Kimberly Akimbo, by Davis Lindsay-Abaire, October 21-November 23
Super Villain!!, by Jame Kopp, December 5-21
Betrayal, by Harold Pinter, January 30 – February 22
Pear Slices 2015, March 13 – April 5
Birds of a Feather, by Paul Braverman, May 1– May 24
Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard, June 19 – July 12
SEASON 12
THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare
A KING'S LEGACY by Elyce Melmon
THIS WONDERFUL LIFE
QUALITY OF LIFE by Jane Anderson
FOOL FOR LOVE by Sam Shepard
PEAR SLICES 2014
PYGMALION by George Bernard Shaw
SEASON 11
THE CHERRY ORCHARD by Anton Chekhov
THE REAL THING by Tom Stoppard
INTIMATE APPAREL by Lynn Nottage
THE APPLE NEVER FALLS (WORLD PREMIERE) by Paul Braverman
PEAR SLICES 2013 by The Pear Playwrights Guild
HANGING GEORGIA by Sharmon Hilfinger & Joan McMillen
SUPERIOR DONUTS by Tracy Letts
SEASON 10
Fifth of July by Lanford Wilson
A Pair of Kornbluths for the Pear
Mauritius by Theresa Rebeck
A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O’Neill
Familiar Strangers by Margy Kahn (world premiere)
Bach at Leipzig by Itamar Moses
Pear Slices 2012 by the Pear Playwrights Guild
Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw
SEASON 9
Angels in America (Part One): Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
CTRL + ALT + DELETE by Anthony Clarvoe
No Good Deed by Paul Braverman
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Pear Slices 2011 by the Pear Playwrights Guild
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain (Dramatized by Diane Tasca)
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
SEASON 8
Tell It Slant by Sharmon Hilfinger
Hay Fever by Noel Coward
Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet
Pear Slices 2010 by the Pear Playwrights Guild
The Illusion by Pierre Corneille, Adapted by Tony Kushner
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
The Shaker Chair by Adam Bock
SEASON 7
Eccentricities of a Nightingale 9/12/08 -
Nickel and Dimed 10/24/08 - 11/09/08
The Circle 1/09/09 -02/01/09
Pick Up Ax 2/27/09 - 03/15/09
Pear Slices 2009 4/10/09 - 4/26/09
The Way of the World 5/08/09 - 05/31/09
Metamorphoses 6/26/09 - 7/12/09
SEASON 6
Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov New translation by Craig Lucas
Three Tall Women by Edward Albee October 26 – November 18
True West by Sam Shepard January 17 – February 3
Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel February 22 – March 16
Pear Slices 2008 by the Pear Playwrights Guild April 4 -27
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen New Dramatization by Diane Tasca May 16 – June 8
Homeland Prayer by Jeff Carter World Premiere June 27 – July 13
SEASON 5
Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'niell
The Baltimore Waltz by Paula Vogel
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Arcadia by Tom Stoppard
Pear Slices 2007 by The Pear Playwrights Guild
The Playboy of the Western World by J.M. Synge
Space Is Blue and Birds Fly in It by Gregory Meyer
SEASON 4
The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams
Master Class by Terrence McNally
Pear Slices 2006
Tales of the Lost Formicans by Constance Congdon
Misalliance by George Bernard Shaw
Deuce by Sharmon Hilfinger
The Belle of Amherst by William Luce
SEASON 3
Veracruz by John Levin
A MID(WINTER)SUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH by Thornton Wilder
PEAR SLICES 2005 by The Pear Playwrights Guild
THE PSYCHIC LIFE OF SAVAGES by Amy Freed
What the Birds Carry by Elizabeth Gjelten
THE BELLE OF AMHERST by William Luce
SEASON 2
The Seagull by Anton Chekhov (translation by Tom Stoppard)
And the World Goes Round by John Kander and Fred Ebb
Approaching Zanzibar by Tina Howe
A Beautiful Home for the Incurable by Ian Walker
A Fair Country by Jon Robin Baitz
Pear Slices, The Pear Playwrights Group
SEASON 1
Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw
The Long Christmas Dinner by Thornton Wilder and Col. Partridge's Pear Oil Radio Show by the Pear Playwrights Ensemble
Show and Tell by Anthony Clarvoe
High Dive by Leslie Ayvazian and We Had a Very Good Time by David Auburn
We Had a Very Good Time
Vehicle by Elyce Melmon