Play (2015)
by James Ijames
Directed by Lyndsay Allyn Cox
Gloucester Stage Company
Gloucester, MA
September 10-26, 2026
In the wake of his mother’s death, a man with an absent father seeks more about his past.
Eleanor
Play (2021)
by Mark St. Germain
Central Square Theater
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
September 10 – October 11, 2026
A beautifully written portrait of the distinguished American first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, with a virtuoso solo performance by celebrated Boston-area actor Paula Plum.
Come From Away
Musical (2017)
Book, Music, Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
North Shore Music Theatre
Beverly, MA
September 16-27, 2026
A beautifully produced version of the musical about the unexpected arrival of many commercial aircraft in Newfoundland, Canada on September 11, 2001.
Purpose
Play (2024)
by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Josiah Davis
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
September 10 – October 11, 2026
A play told from the perspective of a young man from a dysfunctional family in which his pastor father was a noted black activist in the Civil Rights movement.
The Producers
Musical (2001)
Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Music and lyrics by Mel Brooks
Ogunquit Playhouse
Ogunquit, ME
August 27 – September 26, 2026
A nicely produced take on the now classic 2001 musical based on the even more classic 1967 film about two guys who thought they could make a fortune by producing a Broadway flop.