Play (1603)
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Bill Rauch
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Production
American Repertory Theater
Loeb Drama Center, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
January 13 – February 9, 2019
The classic tale of manipulation and jealousy in a contemporary military setting.
Stan & Ollie
Film (2018)
Directed by Jon S. Baird
A depiction of the last tour of the great comedy team, Laurel and Hardy, with terrific performances by Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel and John C. Reilly as Oliver Hardy.
The End of TV
Performance, Play
by Manual Cinema
ArtsEmerson
Paramount Center
Theater District, Boston
January 16-27, 2019
A wild, wonderfully bizarre, and entertaining combination of puppetry, film, live acting, and music with a moving underlying story.
A Doll’s House, Part 2
Play (2017)
by Lucas Hnath
Directed by Les Waters
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston University Theater
Symphony Hall Area, Boston
January 4 – February 3, 2019
A sequel to the Ibsen classic, set fifteen years later.
Small Mouth Sounds
Play (2016)
by Bess Wohl
Directed by M. Bevin O’Gara
Speakeasy Stage Company
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
January 4 – February 2, 2019
With Marianna Bassham, Nael Nacer, Celeste Oliva
A terrific production of a funny but moving play, largely wordless, set in a silent meditation retreat.