Circus, Performance
Creation and staging by
Shana Carroll and
Sebastien Soldevila
Les 7 Doigts de la Main
(The 7 Fingers)
in conjunction with ArtsEmerson
Cutler Majestic Theater
Theater District, Boston
July 12 – August 7, 2016
The small, imaginative, Montreal-based circus is back with some great moments stitched together loosely with a theme based on cooking.
Twelfth Night
Play (1602)
by William Shakespeare
The Nora Theatre Company
in association with Bedlam
Central Square Theater
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
June 9 – July 10, 2016
The more informal, less abstract, and easier to access of Bedlam’s two improvisational takes on Shakespeare’s early comedic classic running in alternation in Central Square.
Show Boat
Musical (1927)
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Directed by Meg Fofonoff and
Stacey Stephens
Fiddlehead Theatre Company
Shubert Theater / Citi Performing Arts Center
Theater District, Boston
June 22 – July 3, 2016
A superlative production of the early twentieth century classic about life and love among riverboat entertainers.
What You Will
Play (1602)
by William Shakespeare
The Nora Theatre Company
in association with Bedlam
Central Square Theater
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
June 10 – July 9, 2016
An interestingly abstract, though somewhat demanding, interpretation of the comedy otherwise known as Twelfth Night.
Lettice and Lovage
Play (1987)
by Peter Shaffer
Directed by Benny Sato Ambush
Gloucester Stage Company, Gloucester, MA
May 19 – June 11, 2016
With Lindsay Crouse, Marya Lowry
An exquisitely acted production of a funny and touching play putatively about a tour guide and her boss, but really about taking risks and opening to life.