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Plays

The Glass Menagerie

February 6, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

Cherry Jones as Amanda in The Glass Menagerie

Play (1944)
by Tennessee Williams
Directed by John Tiffany
American Repertory Theatre
Cambridge, MA
February 2 – March 17, 2013

A solid and compelling rendition of the Tennessee Williams classic featuring noted actress Cherry Jones, who was a founding member of the American Repertory Theatre thirty-two years ago.

The Servant Of Two Masters

January 30, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

Steven Epp as Truffaldino Liz Wisan as Smeraldina in The Servant of Two Masters

Play (1753)
by Carlo Goldoni
Yale Repertory Theatre
at ArtsEmerson
Paramount Mainstage
Boston, MA
January 29 – February 10, 2010

A rollicking version of the Commedia dell’Arte farcical classic, with an abundance of topical riffs flying from every direction.

Other Desert Cities

January 23, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

Flowering Cactus by Mary Vaux

Play (2011)
by Jon Robin Baitz
Directed by Scott Edmiston
Speakeasy Stage Company
Boston Center for the Arts
Boston, MA
January 11 – February 9, 2013

After a long separation, a liberal, young writer from the East returns to the West Coast and her conservative parents, revealing that she is publishing a memoir about a difficult episode in her family’s history.

The Mountaintop

January 14, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

Poster for The Mountaintop

Play (2009)
by Katori Hall
Underground Railway Theater
Central Square Theatre
Cambridge, MA
January 10 – February 3, 2013

An imaginatively and mythically inspired look at the end of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life.

33 Variations

January 10, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

Schindler and Diabelli in 33 Variations

Play (2007)
by Moisés Kaufman
Directed by Spiro Veloudos
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Boston, MA
January 4 – February 2, 2013

An ingeniously interwoven narrative about Beethoven and his authoring of the Diabelli Variations, and a contemporary musicologist who tries to uncover their secrets, in a beautifully tuned production.

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