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Educational Theater has created and presented 12 original plays in its 10 year history. In 2001, the theater began with two original plays, "No Answer" and "Thanksgiving" and a new format especially designed for students of English as a Second Language. The next season (2002), the theater added a new play "Mr. Edward's Appointment," which continued in repertory with "No Answer."

In 2003, we created, developed, and presented "Socrates on Trial" adapted from Plato's dialogues. Students were given ballots as they entered the theater, and voted on Socrates' guilt or innocence. In 2004, "Socrates on Trial" was performed at day schools, high schools, and colleges, as well as in the theater. In 2005 , the theater presented two new plays, "Father Dearest: the Story of Galileo" and Bernard Malamud's "The Magic Barrel."

In 2006, we adapted two more Malamud short stories, "Benefit Performance" and "Idiots First." In 2007, we performed "No Answer," and two new plays, "The Cafe" and "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" adapted from the Hemingway's short story. That season, we also presented "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" and "Socrates on Trial ESL."

In 2009-2010, the theater developed and presented an original adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray." In 2010, the theater created a stage adaptation of Kafka's "The Metamorphosis."

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