Play (1597)
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Allegra Libonati
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Boston Common, Boston
July 19 – August 6, 2017
A colorful, scintillating, and wonderfully acted account of the classic tale of a searingly unexpected passion and its attendant woes.
Waiting for Waiting for Godot
Play (2013)
by Dave Hanson
Directed by Paula Plum
Hub Theatre Company of Boston
Club Cafe
209 Columubus Avenue, Boston
July 14-29, 2017
A cute and funny take-off on Beckett’s classic existentialist drama which features two understudies waiting backstage to perform in the Beckett play.
Bank Job
Play
by John Kolvenbach
A New England Premiere
Directed by Robert Walsh
Gloucester Stage Company
Gloucester, MA
May 19 – June 10, 2017
An intricate farce involving a misconceived bank heist and foils and expectations by children and other relations.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Play (1595)
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Patrick Swanson
Actors’ Shakespeare Project
Multicultural Arts Center
Cambridge, MA
May 10 – June 4, 2017
A delightfully inventive and entertaining take on the popular Shakespearean comedy.
Der Rosenkavalier
Opera (1911)
Music by Richard Strauss
Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY
Live in HD
With Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča
May 13, 2017
A new and rousing production featuring two great female leads, Renee Fleming and Elīna Garanča, who, as of this production, are ending their long-time and noted embodiments of their distinctive roles in Der Rosenkavalier.