Performance
Octopus Theatricals
ArtsEmerson
Paramount Theater
Washington Street, Boston
October 28 – November 1, 2026
A powerful analysis and excerpted replay of some of Shakespeare’s malevolent stars.
Performance Art
Passengers
Performance, Play
The 7 Fingers
Written, Directed and Choreographed by Shana Carroll
American Repertory Theater
Loeb Drama Center
Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
September 2-26, 2025
A riveting amalgamation of acrobatics, juggling, and other circus-like delicacies, blended exquisitely within a poetic landscape of dance and music.
The Life and Times of Michael K.
Play (2022)
A Baxter Theatre Centre Production
Adapted and directed by Lara Foot in collaboration with Handspring Puppet Company, based on J.M. Coetzee’s novel Life and Times of Michael K (1983)
ArtsEmerson
Emerson Paramount Center, Robert J. Orchard Stage, Theater District, Boston
January 31 – February 9, 2025
A beautifully lilting, dance-like account of the odyssey of a South African boy and his mother during a time of war, told through magically inspired puppets interacting with live actors.
Diary of a Tap Dancer
Play, Performance, Dance
Written and Choreographed by Ayodele Casel
American Repertory Theater
Loeb Drama Center, Harvard University
Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
December 12, 2024 – January 4, 2025
An outstandingly conceived autobiographical show about a Black-Hispanic female tap dancer, exquisitely performed by the author and a troupe of women tap dancers.
Nassim
Play, Performance
by Nassim Soleimanpour
Directed by Omar Elerian
Huntington Theatre Company
October 4-27, 2024
A very entertaining and cleverly conceived performance piece by an Iranian playwright living in Berlin, and featuring a different celebrity guest actor at each performance.