Play (2013)
by Mark St. Germain
Directed by Stephen Nachamie
With Anne O’Sullivan as
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
New Repertory Theater
Arsenal Center for the Arts
Watertown, MA
April 27 – May 19, 2019
A one-woman show about the life and career of sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
Plays
The Return
Play
by Hanna Eady and Edward Mast
Directed by Guy Ben-Aharon
Israeli Stage
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
April 26 – May 19, 2019
A superbly written and enacted drama about the relationship between an Arab-Palestinian man and a Jewish-Israeli woman.
The Clearing
Play (1993)
by Helen Edmundson
Directed by Daniel Bourque
Hub Theatre Company of Boston
First Church in Boston
66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA
Back Bay
April 5-20, 2019
A beautifully directed and acted play about Ireland in the mid-seventeenth century, when, in the wake of the English Revolution, Oliver Cromwell and the British wreaked havoc in Ireland.
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Play (2008)
by Anna Ziegler
Directed by Rebecca Bradshaw
The Nora Theatre Company
Central Square Theater
Cambridge, MA
March 14 – April 14, 2019
A superbly rendered account of the story of Rosalind Franklin, the unheralded crystallographer who helped Watson and Crick discover the double helix, the essential form of DNA.
Twelfth Night
Play (1602)
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Paula Plum
Lyric Stage Company of Boston and
Actors Shakespeare Project
Copley Square area, Boston
March 29 – April 28, 2019
A boisterous take on the great early comedy involving twins, cross-dressing and romantic misalignments.