Play (1879)
by Henrik Ibsen
Adapted by Bryony Lavery
Directed by Melia Bensussen
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston University Theater
Symphony Hall area
January 6 – February 5, 2017
A tautly directed and powerfully staged rendition of the Ibsen classic, in a recent translation and adaptation by a British feminist playwright.
Hand To God
Play (2011)
by Robert Askins
Directed by David R. Gammons
Speakeasy Stage Company
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
January 6 – February 4, 2017
A wackily unleashed improvisation on what happens when, as part of what is meant to be a disciplined church puppet program in central Texas, the puppets begin to think and speak for themselves.
Hidden Figures
Film (2016)
Directed by Theodore Melfi
A moving account of the influential role played by African-American women who, as NASA employees in the early 1960s, provided crucial scientific support to the early space missions.
Fences
Film (2016)
Directed by Denzel Washington
Screenplay by August Wilson
Based on his play Fences
With Denzel Washington,
Viola Davis
A long, sometimes heartbreakingly effective, adaptation of the play by the late August Wilson.
La La Land
Film (2016)
Written and directed by
Damien Chazelle
With Emma Stone and
Ryan Gosling
A delightfully offbeat and engaging film musical about the relationship between two young not-yet-discovered artists – a jazz pianist and an actress – in Los Angeles.