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Season 1

  • S01E01 London Wall

    • October 2, 2014

    The series, which features Off-Broadway plays, begins with a production of John van Druten's "London Wall" by the Mint Theater Company. The 1931 romantic comedy tells the story of female office workers in 1930s-era London.

  • S01E02 Hellman v. McCarthy

    • October 9, 2014

    Brian Richard Mori's "Hellman v. McCarthy," about the literary feud that erupted between Lillian Hellman (Roberta Maxwell) and Mary McCarthy (Marcia Rodd) after McCarthy made disparaging comments about Hellman on Dick Cavett's TV show. Cavett appears as himself.

  • S01E03 That Hopey Changey Thing

    • October 16, 2014

    Richard Nelson's "That Hopey Changey Thing," about a family's self-reflection on election night in 2010.

  • S01E04 Sweet and Sad

    • October 23, 2014

    "Sweet and Sad," about a family's brunch on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

  • S01E05 Sorry

    • October 30, 2014

    Richard Nelson's "Sorry," about a family's reaction to the 2012 reelection of President Obama.

  • S01E06 Regular Singing

    • November 6, 2014

    Richard Nelson's "Regular Singing," in which the Apple family waits for the death of Marian's dying, estranged husband on what is the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination.

  • S01E07 The Vandal

    • November 13, 2014

    Hamish Linklater's "The Vandal," about a woman and young man who meet at a bus stop.

  • S01E08 An Iliad

    • November 20, 2014

    "An Illiad," an adaptation of the classic Greek epic by Homer.

  • S01E09 Looking at Christmas

    • November 27, 2014

    Steven Banks' "Looking at Christmas," about a writer and a struggling actress who meet while looking at Bloomingdale's holiday-decorated windows.

Season 2

Season 3

  • S03E01 School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

    • August 16, 2019
    • PBS

    Jocelyn Bioh’s play explores colorism in this comedy directed by Tony Award winner Rebecca Taichman and produced by MCC Theater. Paulina (MaameYaa Boafo) - the queen bee at an exclusive Ghanaian school - is set on competing in the Miss Universe pageant. However, the arrival of Ericka (Joanna A. Jones), an American transfer student, captures the attention of the recruiter and Paulina’s friends.

  • S03E02 Uncle Vanya

    • August 23, 2019
    • PBS

    Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya at the Frederick Loewe Theater at Hunter College is directed by Richard Nelson. Vanya (Jay O. Sanders) and his niece Sonya (Yvonne Woods) struggle to care for the estate owned by Vanya’s brother-in-law Alexánder (Jon DeVries), a wealthy professor. When he returns with a beautiful new wife and plans to sell the estate, hidden passions explode and lives come undone.