Plays

Play (2004)
by Stephen Temperley
Directed by Spiro Veloudos
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Copley Square area, Boston
October 20 – November 19, 2017
With Leigh Barrett, Will McGarrahan
Set in the first half of the twentieth century, a funny as well as poignant portrayal of the famous heiress who could not sing in tune but who drew audiences by the thousands.

Play (2015)
by Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Sean Daniels
Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Lowell, MA
October 18 – November 12, 2017
A witty and moving account of the career of Henrietta Leavitt, a Harvard researcher and a major contributor to astronomy in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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.

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.

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.