Musical (2014)
by Matt Gould and
Griffin Matthews
Directed by Diane Paulus
American Repertory Theatre
Loeb Drama Center
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
February 4 – March 16, 2014
A vividly honest and vibrant musical about the life and aspirations of a young American relief worker, and the people he encounters in Africa.
Plays
The Whipping Man
Play (2006)
by Matthew Lopez
Directed by Benny Sato Ambush
New Repertory Theatre
Arsenal Center for the Arts
Watertown, MA
January 25 – February 15, 2014
A play about a Jewish Confederate soldier who returns home after the Civil War to encounter two former slaves of his family.
We Are Proud To Present A Presentation…
Play (2012)
by Jackie Sibblies Drury
Directed by Summer L. Williams
Performed by CompanyOne
Through ArtsEmerson
Boston, MA
January 10 – February 1, 2014
A stirring production about the production of a play about a tribal genocide by German imperialists in Namibia in 1915.
Insignificance
Play (1982)
by Terry Johnson
Directed by Daniel Gidron
Central Square Theater
Cambridge, MA
January 9 – February 9, 2014
A spoofy reflection on the early fifties, relativity, political intolerance and celebrity, with four characters who seem to be Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio and Joe McCarthy.
Working
Musical (1977)
From the book by Studs Terkel
Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso
Directed and Choreographed by Ilyse Robbins
Music Direction by
Jonathan Goldberg
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
January 3 – February 1, 2014
An unexpectedly lively show with no plot, but with a lot of short, entertaining profiles about people working in all sorts of different contexts.