Play (1944)
by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Doug Lockwood
Gloucester Stage Company
Gloucester, MA
June 5-28, 2025
A thoughtful and moving adaptation of Williams’ early play about a narcissistic mother and a frail daughter.
Plays
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Play (2023)
by Jocelyn Bioh
Directed by Summer L. Williams
Speakeasy Stage Company
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
May 2-31, 2025
A lively, exuberant and, at times, poignant reflection on the lives and challenges of African immigrants in the United States.
Night Side Songs
Play, Musical (2025)
by Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour
Directed by Taibi Magar
American Repertory Theater
in association with Philadelphia Theatre Company
Masonic Temple, Porter Square area, Cambridge (March 27 – April 6)
Hibernian Hall, Roxbury (April 9-20)
March 27 – April 20, 2025
A beautifully constructed and performed musical narrative about a woman afflicted with cancer.
The Play That Goes Wrong
Play (2012)
by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields
Directed by Tyler Rosati
Greater Boston Stage Company
March 28 – April 19, 2025
A very funny farce, full of physical humor and sight gags, based on an errant dramatic production of an old British murder mystery.
Her Portmanteau
Play (2017)
by Mfoniso Udofia
Directed by Tasia A. Jones
Central Square Theater
Co-produced with Front Porch Arts Collective
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
March 27 – April 20, 2025
With Patrice Jean-Baptiste (Abasiama Ufot), Jade A. Guerra (Iniabasi Ekpeyong), Lorraine Victoria Kanyike (Adiaha Ufot)
The Ufot family saga continues, with two daughters of a Nigerian-born mother meeting for the first time as adults.