The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs
By MIKE DAISEY
May 10th - 20th
Directed by LARRY SNIPES

Do you know where your phone has been? Do you know who turned it on for the first time?
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs balances comedy and poignancy as it weaves the tale of the rise of one of the most iconic figures of the modern age, and the legacy he left in creation of our most beloved electronics. A story full of hilarity, beauty, hubris, and elegant industrial design.

The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer
By Carson Kreitzer
March 1st - 11th
Directed by ERIC SEALE

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This dazzling, award-winning play blends history, fantasy, and speculation to explore the conflicted life and controversial career of Oppenheimer, the Berkeley professor who created the atomic bomb as the director of the Manhattan Project, only to crusade against it after World War II ended.

"Do I dare disturb the universe?"
Act One: Math. The fevered wartime drive to build the first nuclear weapon, by a collection of previously academic theoretical physicists, many of them Jews fleeing Hitler's Germany. Success turns to horror when "the Gadget" is dropped, first on Hiroshima, then Nagasaki.

"Now I am become Death, Destroyer of Worlds."
Act Two: Aftermath. Oppenheimer confronts his conscience; Russia turns from ally to enemy. J. Edger Hoover does the dance of the seven veils, and the Father of the Atomic Bomb has his security clearance revoked, cast out of the world he helped create. In a flash that is the end of his life, J. Robert Oppenheimer paces the desert of the Trinity Test Site, wrestling with his memories and one scary, sexy, unpredictable demon: Lilith, Hebrew mythology's first woman, cast out of Eden for refusing to behave. Hissing in his ear, she goads him to admit what he refuses to acknowledge: an anger that mirrors her own.

The Clean House
By Sarah Ruhl
February 2nd - 12th
Directed by ERIC SEALE
Asst. Director: BRIAN SPRAGUE

SPONSORED BY STITES & HARBISON PLLC

Lane’s life is in chaos: her maid, obsessed with her quest for the "perfect joke," is not cleaning the house. On the other hand, Lane’s sister is obsessed with cleaning. It seems like a match made in heaven until the three women discover that Lane’s husband is having an affair. Comic chaos ensues when all the roles are thrown into confusion: a maid who won’t clean; a doctor who needs healing; laughter that kills; love born out of hate; people who break up only to grow closer together. Can going to the ends of the world for a grand romantic gesture bring redemption? Will you find your soul mate out there, even in the most unlikely of places? Is it possible to tell the funniest joke in the world? Playwright Sarah Ruhl’s poetry, along with a touch of madness, earned her a Pulitzer nomination and makes The Clean House a play you will never forget. See what the New York Times calls "one of the finest and funniest new plays you’re likely to see" and Variety says it is a "wondrously mad and moving work."

The Santaland Diaries
By David Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello
December 8th, 10th, 16th & 18th

The 12 Dates of Christmas
By Ginna Hoben
December 9th, 11th, 15th & 17th

The Seafarer
By Conor McPherson
December 1st - 11th
Directed by ANTHONY HAIGH

It's Christmas Eve, and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, aging brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. But with the arrival of a stranger from the distant past, the stakes are raised ever higher. Sharky may be playing for his very soul.

Just in time for Halloween, AGL is pleased to announce the return of our second stage series! The Beta Stage kicks off with a production of St. Nicholas by Conor McPherson starring JEROME DAVIS*, artistic director of Burning Coal Theatre in Raleigh NC.