Performance, Play
The 7 Fingers
Written, Directed and Choreographed by Shana Carroll
American Repertory Theater
Loeb Drama Center
Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
September 2-26, 2025
A riveting amalgamation of acrobatics, juggling, and other circus-like delicacies, blended exquisitely within a poetic landscape of dance and music.
High Society: The Cole Porter Musical Comedy
Musical (1997)
Music and lyrics by Cole Porter
Ogunquit Playhouse
Ogunquit, ME
July 24 – August 23, 2025
A superb production of the madcap musical about an abandoned marriage, a new wedding, and re-discovered love.
The Understudy
Play (2007)
by Theresa Rebeck
Directed by Paula Plum
Hub Theatre Company of Boston
Club Café
Columbus Avenue, South End, Boston
July 19 – August 2, 2025
A comedy about the travails of an understudy, a film star, and a stage manager who have to rehearse a newly discovered play by Kafka.
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Play (1598)
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Justin Genna
Lanes Coven Theater Company
Co-Artistic Directors: Justin Genna and Lily Narbonne
Windhover Performing Arts Center
Rockport, MA
July 11-27, 2025
An outstanding production of the comedy about a group of men who commit themselves to isolation and study for three years, only to find that love gets in the way.
The Wizard of Oz
Musical (1987)
Based upon the film The Wizard of Oz (1939)
With Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg
Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company
North Shore Music Theater
Beverly, MA
July 8-20, 2025
A lively version of the 1987 musical, closely adapted from the celebrated 1939 film.