Play (1991)
A Gay Fantasia on National Themes
by Tony Kushner
Directed by Eric Tucker
Central Square Theater
in conjunction with Bedlam
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
April 20 – May 21, 2023
A stunningly good production of the drama about gay life in America during the early years of the AIDS epidemic.
Plays
Angels in America
And So We Walked
Play (2017)
An Artist’s Journey Along The Trail of Tears
Written and performed by DeLanna Studi
ArtsEmerson
Emerson Paramount Center
Theater District, Boston
April 26-30, 2023
A one-woman autobiographical account of coming to terms with her Cherokee background.
Shadows Cast
Performance
Direction and Choreography by Raphaëlle Boitel
Arts Emerson
Emerson Paramount Theater
Washington Street, Boston
March 30 – April 2, 2023
A compelling tragicomic exploration of familial psychology through the medium of acrobatic dance, enhanced by magical lighting design.
The Wife of Willesden
Play (2023)
Adapted by Zadie Smith
From The Wife of Bath by Geoffrey Chaucer
Directed by Indhu Rubasingham
A Kiln Theatre Production
American Repertory Theater
February 25 – March 17, 2023
A plausible, sometimes lively, adaptation of the famous Chaucer tale transposed into the modern era, with the internal tale itself moved from England to Jamaica.
Fairview
Play (2019)
by Jackie Sibblies Drury
Directed by Pascale Florestal
Speakeasy Stage Company
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
February 17 – March 11, 2023
More of a theater event than a play per se, an unsettling reflection on racism that starts with a domestic comedy and takes off from there.