Opera (1964)
A Parable for Church Performance, Op. 71
Music by Benjamin Britten
Libretto by William Plomer
Enigma Chamber Opera
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul
138 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
October 22-23, 2021
An intimate and wonderfully performed version of the short, allegorical liturgical opera by the great British composer.
The Merchant of Venice
Play (1599)
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Igor Golyak
Actors’ Shakespeare Project
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
September 23 – October 17, 2021
At first, a rambunctious take-off on the Shakespearean original, contextualizing the interior drama with a heavy dose of pantomime, but ultimately tonally complex and attentive to the problematic nature of the play.
My Name is Pauli Murray
Documentary Film (2021)
Directed by Julie Cohen, Betsy West
Amazon Studios
A superbly done documentary about the pathbreaking civil and gender rights activist.
The Tempest
Play (1611)
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Steven Maler
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Boston Common, Boston
July 21 – August 8, 2021
A beautifully rendered, trim but energetic, version of the great late Shakespeare play, expertly tailored for an outdoor pandemic crowd on Boston Common.
In The Heights
Film, Musical (2021)
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Based on the musical stage play by Quiara Alegría Hudes and
Lin-Manuel Miranda
A hard not-to-like extravaganza about Washington Heights, Manhattan with Bollywood-type dance scenes and unexpected special effects, based on the 2008 musical by the Hamilton wiz Lin-Manuel Miranda.