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SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, based on the Academy-Award winning film of the same name, opened at Asolo Rep on January 11th and runs through March 28th. Directed by Rachel Rockwell, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE imagines the life of a young William Shakespeare, a writer struggling to come up with an idea for his next play. Enter Viola, a young woman who begins as his admirer and ends up as his muse.

Stage Left Theatre presents Robert O'Hara's INSURRECTION: HOLDING HISTORY. Directed by Wardell Julius Clark, INSURRECTION: HOLDING HISTORY runs January 11th through February 11th.

Playwright Nassim Soleimanpour is bringing his original show to the 2018 Perth Festival. This semi-autobiographical show, set to run February 20th-25th, has a unique twist. At each performance, he will invite a different actor to read the previously sealed-up script for the first time in front of the audience, ensuring that no two performances will ever be alike.

Playhouse on Park presents Robert Harling's touching comedy STEEL MAGNOLIAS. Directed by Susan Haefner, STEEL MAGNOLIAS follows six women in one beauty parlor, and chronicles the joy and pain that life throws their way.

Epic Theatre Company presents Lillian Hellman's 1939 classic THE LITTLE FOXES, running January 12th-27th. This turn-of-the-century drama, directed by Kate Lester, takes a hard look at wealth, and the lengths one family will go to keep it.

New Hampshire Theatre Project presents the female version of Neil Simon's classic THE ODD COUPLE. Directed by Robin Fowler, this adaptation of THE ODD COUPLE was written by Simon twenty years after the original, re-imagining the beloved characters of Felix and Oscar as Florence and Olive, respectively. This wacky comedy opened January 12th and runs through the 28th.

INSURRECTION: HOLDING HISTORY, directed by Wardell Julius Clark, opened at Stage Left Theatre on January 11th and runs through February 11th. The play, written by Robert O'Hara, tells the story of a Ron, a young African-American man who trying to complete his grad school thesis on Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion. Aided by his great-great grandfather, he travels 189 years back in time to meet Nat in person. This journey forces Ron to confront his identity, his sexuality, and his family history.

The World Premiere of Todd Taylor's FLAMINGO & DECATUR opened January 10th and runs through February 18th. The play, presented by Block Street Theatre Company at Theater Wit, follows two friends who decide the best way to save money is to live in one of the Las Vegas houses left empty after the 2008 housing crash.