Play (1992)
by David Mamet
Directed by Elaine Vaan Hogue
New Repertory Theater
Arsenal Center for the Arts
Watertown, MA
October 14 – November 5, 2017
An interesting take on the Mamet drama about a tragic encounter between a male college professor and a female student.
The Revolutionists
Play (2017)
by Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Courtney O’Connor
Central Square Theater
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
October 19 – November 12, 2017
A fanciful dramatic comedy set in post-revolutionary France of the early 1790s, featuring four strong, mostly historic, female characters.
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time
Play (2012)
by Simon Stephens
Based on the novel (2003)
by Mark Haddon
Directed by Paul Daigneault
Movement Direction by Yo-El Cassell
Speakeasy Stage Company
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
October 20 – November 25, 2017
A beautifully produced version of the hit play based on the popular psychological mystery novel about a mildly autistic boy who tries to come to grips with the mystery of a murdered dog and other conundrums in his life.
Marshall
Film (2017)
Directed by Reginald Hudlin
Screenplay by Jacob Koskoff and
Michael Koskoff
With Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad,
Kate Hudson, Dan Stevens, James Cromwell
A dramatically persuasive and moving courtroom drama of one of Thurgood Marshall’s early cases as a lawyer for the NAACP.
Tosca
Opera (1900)
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor: David Stern
Boston Lyric Opera
Cutler-Majestic Theater
Theater District, Boston
October 13-22, 2017
An exhilarating production of the classic tragedy about devoted love and tormented seduction, featuring two richly lyrical leading voices.