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This Month in Theatre History (January 2013)

From ‘The Wizard of Oz’ to the Negro Ensemble Company, another eventful month on the stage.

In ‘Abigail/1702,’ Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa finds a familiar ‘Crucible’ character in dire straits.

A puppet piece inspired by utopian farmers puts down deep roots.

Tarell Alvin McCraney and Bijan Shebani’s adaptation of the tragedy is fast and festive.

Parisian romanticism meets ‘The Twilight Zone’ in Ken Page’s ‘Café Chanson.’

Howard Brenton’s play imagines Henry VIII’s ill-fated second wife as a major player in a religious struggle.

To create Enda Walsh’s pool setting for ‘Penelope,’ Undermain Theatre is setting up shop in new digs.

Shotgun Players mounts Robert Wilson and Tom Waits’s fragmented rethink of Büchner’s thorny classic.

From the Neo-Futurists to Great River Shakespeare Festival, here are some recent staff changes from across the country.

From hurricanes to award shows, hermaphrodites to microfestivals, another eventful month for U.S. theatres.