Play (2013)
by Marisa Smith
Directed by Lee Mikeska Gardner
The Nora Theatre Company
Central Square Theater, Cambridge
July 9 – August 2, 2015
A very funny portrayal of an outrageous mother trying to undermine her daughter’s new relationship with a born-again Christian.
Plays
Hershey Felder As Irving Berlin
A New Musical Play
Lyrics and Music by Irving Berlin
Book by Hershey Felder
ArtsEmerson
Cutler Majestic Theater
Boston
July 9 – August 2, 2015
With Hershey Felder (Irving Berlin)
A compelling and moving musical and narrative account of the life and career of one of America’s greatest songwriters.
The Farnsworth Invention
Play (2007)
by Aaron Sorkin
Directed by Sarah Gazdowicz
Flat Earth Theatre
Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
June 12 – 27, 2015
A tight, inventive, intimate production of Sorkin’s play about the largely uncredited inventor of television.
Edith Can Shoot Things
And Hit Them
Play (2011)
by A. Rey Pamatmat
Directed by Shawn LaCount
Company One Theatre
Boston Center For The Arts
South End, Boston
June 4 – June 27, 2015
A beautifully executed production of a wonderfully written coming of age story about young homosexuals, neglected children, and learned resiliency.
Three Sisters
Play (1901)
by Anton Chekhov
Translated by Paul Schmidt
Directed by Mara Rainer
Wellesley Summer Theatre
Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
May 21 – June 21, 2015
An intimately persuasive account of the Chekhov classic about three sisters, their companions, a regiment of soldiers, and everyone’s dashed hopes, set in a Russian village at the turn of the twentieth century.