Play (1602)
by William Shakespeare
The Nora Theatre Company
in association with Bedlam
Central Square Theater
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
June 10 – July 9, 2016
An interestingly abstract, though somewhat demanding, interpretation of the comedy otherwise known as Twelfth Night.
Plays
Lettice and Lovage
Play (1987)
by Peter Shaffer
Directed by Benny Sato Ambush
Gloucester Stage Company, Gloucester, MA
May 19 – June 11, 2016
With Lindsay Crouse, Marya Lowry
An exquisitely acted production of a funny and touching play putatively about a tour guide and her boss, but really about taking risks and opening to life.
Mud Blue Sky
Play (2016)
by Marisa Wegrzyn
Directed by
Bridget Kathleen O’Leary
Bridge Repertory Theater of Boston
Boston Center for The Arts
South End, Boston
May 15 – June 5, 2016
A beautifully acted comedy about three middle-aged female flight attendants congregating after work in an in-transit hotel room, and the young student who crosses paths with them.
Peter And The Starcatcher
Play with music (2011)
by Rick Elice
Based on the novel
Peter and the Starcatcher (2006)
by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Music by Wayne Barker
Directed by Spiro Veloudos
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Copley Square area, Boston
May 20 – June 26, 2016
A dramatized version of a prequel to Peter Pan, with music.
In The Body Of The World
Play, Performance Piece (2016)
Written and performed by
Eve Ensler
Directed by Diane Paulus
American Repertory Theater
Loeb Theater, Harvard University,
Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
May 10-29, 2016
A moving and evocative solo performance piece about illness, environmental disaster, human violence, and hope written and performed Eve Ensler, best known as the author of the highly successful and influential play The Vagina Monologues (1996).