Review: A Life-Affirming COME FROM AWAY at North Shore Music Theatre
What did our critic think of COME FROM AWAY at Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre?…
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949 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215-1305
Boston Playwrights' Theatre is a theatre in Boston, MA.
Articles
Review: Gloucester Stage's MOON MAN WALK Shows Gravitational Pull of Grief
What did our critic think of MOON MAN WALK at Natti-Willsky Theatre?…
Review: THE NORWEGIANS at Shakespeare & Company
Murder-for-hire seems dark, and yes, some of the language can be a bit colorful (a few F-bombs are dropped), but really, this is a delightful little production with the emphasis on comedy that one might almost label as cute, possibly endearing.…
Review: NOISES OFF at Barrington Stage Company
. During a roughly 20-minute near silent stretch the cast execute a near flawless, complex, scene employing “Controlled Chaos”. Even the most `curmudgeonly of audience members find themselves rolling along with the rest of the crowd.…
Review: A Breathtaking RHINOCEROS at American Repertory Theater
What did our critic think of RHINOCEROS at American Repertory Theater?…
Review: DALLOWAY: FIRST LOVE Explains It All at Gloucester Stage Company
What did our critic think of DALLOWAY: FIRST LOVE at Gloucester Stage Company?…
Review: A Formulaic ROCK OF AGES at Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre
What did our critic think of ROCK OF AGES at Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre?…
Review: HAMLET at Shakespeare & Company
Shakespeare’s most searching play – a gripping story of grief, conscience, and the cost of inaction. Haunted by his father’s ghost, a young prince must navigate a world of secrets, power, and betrayal, where nothing is as it appears.…
Review: Hugh Jackman Dazzles in Debut with Boston Pops at Tanglewood
Making his debut with the Boston Pops at Tanglewood on August 11, Hugh Jackman dazzled his sold-out audience – under the Koussevitzky Music Shed and stretching as far as the eye could see on the lawn that surrounds it – from the moment he took the stage.…
Review: DEAD GIRL’S QUINCEAÑERA at Barrington Stage Company
Typical of BSC efforts, everything about this production is of first-rate quality. Pharel’s script is well blended with elements that “the kids say” as well as those which are more universally applicable.…
Past Shows
22 total · showing 11–20
Beasts
Beasts by Cayenne DouglassDirected by Kelly GalvinApril 7-17, 2022Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.The chaos of American womanhood plays out in Beasts with the fraught relationship between Fran, a pregnant suburbanite, and her older sister Judy, an irreverent...
Rx Machina
Rx Machina unpacks big pharmas impact on everyday American culture through the eyes of five women on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic. An ambitious drug sales reps relentless pursuit of a principled pain management doctor leads to an intoxicating, forbidden connection that...
Incels and Other Myths
Incels and Other Myths by Ally SassDirected by Erica Terpening-RomeoDecember 2-12, 2021Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.Incels and Other Myths follows a mother and sons epic journey into the online realms of gender, power, and mythology. Elaine, a professor of...
Gone Nowhere
Gone Nowhere by Daniel C. BlandaDirected by Noah PuttermanNovember 4-14, 2021Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.At an old house in rural Minnesota, something is lurking in the corn. After a troubling incident, seemingly straight-laced Reilly has left his wife and...
LORENA: a Tabloid Epic
LORENA: a Tabloid Epic spins out of the media hailstorm surrounding Lorena Bobbitt, who became a sensation after she used a kitchen knife against her abusive husband in 1993. The tacky dystopia of American pop culture tumbles onto the stage in a series of funhouse vignettes that...
Deal Me Out
February 13-March 1Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.November, 2016. A close-knit board game group meets for its weekly game night in Oberons fathers garage with an uncomfortable game on the menu: kick Dez out. But echoes of the polarized world outside invade...
the smuggler
the smuggler by Ronan Noone Directed by Judy Braha November 7-24 Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tim Finnegan came to America coz he heard its where opportunity knocks. But the wifes going to leave him, unless he pulls up his socks. He's on his hocks. Until...
The Book Club Play
Ana is a Type A personality who lives in a letter-perfect world with an adoring husband, the perfect job, and her greatest passion: Book Club. But when her cherished group becomes the focus of a documentary film, their intimate discussions about life and literature take a turn...
Boston Theater Marathon XXI
The Boston Theater Marathon (BTM) is an award-winning all-day marathon of new ten-minute plays. The plays are chosen from close to 400 entries from New England playwrights, and the selected plays are produced by New England theatre companies that donate their time to this event...
Dead House
By Beirut BalutisDirected by Adam KassimIn Bone Flat, Pennsylvania, the high school community is plunged into shock and grief following the death of a beloved varsity football player. The arrival of new student Merle provides closure for those in mourning. Its when Merles...
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Bat Boy: The Musical Umbrella Arts (9/25-11/08) |
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Covenant SpeakEasy Stage Company (9/25-10/17) |
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Monty Python's SPAMALOT Boch Center Wang Theatre (10/06-10/11) |
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The Norwegians Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre (9/04-10/04) |
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An evening with LaChanze Berklee Performance Center (11/01-11/01) |
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BOUNCERS by John Godber The Modern Theatre (10/01-10/24) |
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This Is Your Song: The Elton John Songbook Norton Singers (10/02-10/03) |
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Purpose Boston Center for the Arts (9/10-10/11) |
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The Sound of Music Boch Center Wang Theatre (11/17-11/22) |
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Hamlet Studio 9 (10/20-10/20) |
