THE DROLL by Meg Miroshnik

Seduced by the magic of the Stage, young Nim Dullyn seeks to join an illegal theatrical troupe—pursued by the beastly Roundheads, who deem theatre an abomination during this time of sickness and troubles. The Droll (Or, A Stage Play about the END of Theatre) imagines a world in which theatre is banned, but one troupe resists by organizing a clandestine performance of Hamlet. Undermain is excited to bring Dallas this world premiere by Meg Miroshnik, author of last season’s hit comedy, The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls. Inspired by the theatre closures of Puritan England, The Droll asks: “What evil would you do in the Name of Laughter?”