Play (1943)
by Eugene O’Neill
Directed by Gordon Edelstein
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown, MA
August 5-23, 2015
With Audra McDonald,
Will Swenson
A culturally varied take on the original drama about intense and impossible love between two Irish-Americans from different classes facing similar existential challenges.
Blood Wedding
Play (1933)
by Federico García Lorca
Directed by
Danielle Fauteux Jacques
Apollinaire Theatre Company
Port Park, Chelsea, MA
July 8 – 26, 2015
A passionate and interestingly staged production (outdoors) of Lorca’s tale about the dire consequences of love derailed by class differences.
Colossal
Play
by Andrew Hinderaker
Directed by Summer L. Williams
Company One Theatre
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
July 17 – August 15, 2015
An account of an injured ex-football player facing up to his younger self in athletic, artistic and sexual dimensions.
Saving Kitty
Play (2013)
by Marisa Smith
Directed by Lee Mikeska Gardner
The Nora Theatre Company
Central Square Theater, Cambridge
July 9 – August 2, 2015
A very funny portrayal of an outrageous mother trying to undermine her daughter’s new relationship with a born-again Christian.
Varekai
Circus
Cirque du Soleil
Agganis Arena
Boston University, Boston
July 15 – 19, 2015
A Cirque du Soleil charmer, filled with great choreography and acrobatics, on a slightly smaller scale, suitable for a sports arena rather than a huge tent.