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1 Ironbound (Steep Theatre) Pulitzer Prize-winner Martyna Majok’s play navigates the murky waters of love, security, immigration and mobility with heartbreaking humor. Opens April 17
2 All-One! The Dr. Bronner’s Play (The Passage Theatre) Beth Hyland’s latest play is an irreverent look at life’s deepest darkness and brightest light through the too-wild-to-be-believed life of the world’s most famous maker of soap, Emanuel Bronner. Opens April 17
3 The Juniors (First Floor Theater) A pitch-black comedy about the ambitious and cut-throat world of high school Home Economics and the lengths we’ll go to in order to protect what we think is ours. Opens April 24
4 White (Definition Theatre) A white painter and a black actress take their share of artistic liberties in James Ijames’ play, which explores white privilege, racial politics and the fine line between appropriation and opportunity. Opens April 25
5 Welcome to Keene, New Hampshire (Strawdog Theatre Company) Brian James Polak’s play about small-town life explores the challenges facing America from guns and opioids to divergent political views. Opens April 27
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