by R. Scott Reedy - March 18, 2026
Playwright Jordan Harrison’s 2025 drama “The Antiquities” – being given a fine New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company at the Roberts Studio Theatre in the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts through March 28 – uses history to explore where things went wrong....
by R. Scott Reedy - March 13, 2026
What did our critic think of WAIT UNTIL DARK at Greater Boston Stage Company?...
by R. Scott Reedy - March 10, 2026
Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1960 novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” about the fictional small town of Maycomb, Alabama, in the Depression-era South grappling with violence and racial inequality, along with issues of class, courage, and compassion, is a classic of modern American literature...
by R. Scott Reedy - March 01, 2026
What did our critic think of A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Apollinaire Theatre Company?...
by R. Scott Reedy - February 24, 2026
At this time last year, the American Repertory Theater was premiering a stirring new dramatic adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey” by actor and playwright Kate Hamill, which moved back and forth between King Odysseus and Queen Penelope during a three-hour production with two intermissions....
by Marc Savitt - February 16, 2026
In the past, I have compared the 10x10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL to dining at a Tapas restaurant, and it is. The production offers theatre goers a variety of content in small sized servings, to explore, share, and shake off a bit of mid-winter blues in anticipation of the bountiful season ahead. You may see...
by R. Scott Reedy - February 16, 2026
Louisa May Alcott’s novel “Little Women” has proven so enduringly popular since it was first published in 1868 that it has been turned into two plays, a musical, an opera, 11 different feature films and TV movies, three Japanese anime versions, and even a 12-part Korean streaming series....
by R. Scott Reedy - February 13, 2026
What did our critic think of THE MODERATE at Central Square Theater?...
by R. Scott Reedy - January 30, 2026
What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...
by R. Scott Reedy - January 23, 2026
What did our critic think of JOB at Roberts Studio Theatre?...
Past Shows
A Christmas Carolby John Mortimer, Adapted from the story by Charles DickensDec 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 7:30 PMDec 12 & 19 3:00 PMA well-loved...
Oaks of Mamre: A Retelling of an Ancient StoryTurmoil. Injustice. Uncertainty. Is there any hope? The wild Oaks are still standingthe secretkeepers. Strong promises are...
Join us for the English musical Oliver! directed by Danielle Dwyer, CJ, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. This production premiered in London in...
Join us for an original production of sacred dramatic monologues presented by Danielle Dwyer, CJ, Artistic Director of Elements Theatre Company at the Church of...
Battered and Bright: Celebrating the Saints Join us for an ecumenical celebration of those we call Saints, portrayed through the lens of theatre. Elements Theatre...
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