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7 THE PROGRAM 10 AN INTERVIEW WITH PLAYWRIGHT DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU 13 PLAYWRIGHT’S RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
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BACKSTAGE BEHIND THE SCENES IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL THEATRE BY OLIVIA J. KIERS The Colonial, which is more than 100 years old, underwent extensive renovations beginning in 2015. It is now operating under the management of London-based A m b a s s a d o r T h e a t re Group, which signed a long-term lease with Emerson College to run the Colonial after the college cancelled its plan to change the historic venue into a campus dining hall amid public outcry. For tickets, go to emersoncolonialtheatre.com. Awards Season Begins in the Hub Save the date! The 2018
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or IRNE Awards, take place on Monday, April 23. Held every spring, the ceremony finds itself at the Brookline Holiday Inn for the second year in GRAND RE-OPENING: The dates for the world premiere of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, June 27–August 5 at the renovated Emerson Colonial Theatre, a row. Founded by Beverly were recently released. Creasey and Larry Stark in 1997, the IRNE Awards is Colonial Re-opening Date Set a much-anticipated annual celebration of talent As previously reported, Emerson College’s in the Boston theatre community. For updates, Colonial Theatre reopens this summer with visit the IRNE Awards’ Facebook page. the world premiere production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The when was revealed Local Students Make the Grade recently when the run dates of that show, T h e A u g u s t W i l s o n M o n o l o g u e June 27–August 5, were finally released. The Competition, held in honor of the Pulitzer stage adaption of Baz Luhrmann’s popular Prize-winning playwright August Wilson, film set in a Parisian nightclub is directed announced the winner of its Boston by Tony Award nominee Alex Timbers, and regional finals, hosted by the Huntington is expected to head to Broadway afterwards. Theatre Company ’s education departSonya Tayeh, an Obie Award winner and ment. Bishop Edwards, a student at the Emmy Award nominee, takes on the chore- Snowden International School at Copley, ography. As of this story’s press time, the cast won with his rendition of the character has yet to be announced. Troy from Wilson’s Fences in a performance 4
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SpeakEasy’s Spring Gala SpeakEasy Stage Company’s Spring Gala takes place on Friday, April 6 at the Revere Hotel near Boston Common. Featuring live music by special guest duo Mary Callanan and Brian Patton, the gala also includes a cocktail reception, three-course dinner, and silent auction. SpeakEasy posthumously honors Thomas Derrah with its Mayor Thomas M. Menino Memorial Award for Inspired Support of the Arts in Boston. In the words of SpeakEasy producing artistic director Paul
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at the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts on January 29. Edwards, along with first runner-up Beyonce Martinez of Margarita Muniz Academy, advance to the national competition at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway on May 7 after earning an all-expenses-paid trip for their efforts. The national competition is free and open to the public. Go to huntingtontheatre.org for details. CELEBRATING WITH SPEAKEASY: SpeakEasy Stage Company’s Spring Gala features entertainment by singer/actress Mary Callanan (above left) while also posthumously honoring the life and career of actor Thomas Derrah (above right).
Daigneault: “I remember how fiercely passionate [Derrah] was about each and every play he did for SpeakEasy. And watching him work was a master class in humanity. He just knew how to get inside a character.…He was a mentor to so many of us.” For more information, visit speakeasystage.com.
WHAT’S ON STAGE in March John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Our picks for the hottest plays and musicals on local stages this month
THE WHITE CARD ARTSEMERSON AND AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER Through April 1 Claudia Rankine (pictured), prize-winning author of Citizen: An American Lyric, examines race in contemporary America through a Manhattan dinner party setting in this production directed by Diane Paulus. Refer to listing, page 38. EVERY BRILLIANT THING SPEAKEASY STAGE COMPANY March 2–31 What makes life worth living? Find out in this enchanting new play, narrated by Boston favorite Adrianne Krstansky, that encourages audience participation. Refer to listing, page 40.
GUARDS AT THE TAJ UNDERGROUND RAILWAY THEATER March 1–April 1 This violent, dark comedy by NEA grant-winning playwright Rajiv Joseph (pictured) is set in 1648 at the unveiling of one of the architectural wonders of the world. Refer to listing, page 40. R.U.R. THEATRE@FIRST March 15–24 Updated for a modern audience, Karel Čapek’s classic sci-fi play from the 1920s is the origin of the word “robot.” Refer to listing, page 41. HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY 5
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Costume Design Ari Fulton
Lighting Design Adam Honoré
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Sound Design Nathan Leigh Stage Manager Alycia Marucci
Skeleton Crew is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Skeleton Crew was developed at The Lark, New York City and the 2014 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab at the Sundance Resort. Winner of the 2014 Sky Cooper New American Play Prize at Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley, California; Artistic Director, Jasson Minadakis; Managing Director, Michael Barker. World premiere presented by Atlantic Theater Company, New York City, 2016.
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Draft rendering of the Huntington Avenue redevelopment project.
HUNTINGTON AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT WINS APPROVAL On December 14, 2017 the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) voted to approve the proposed redevelopment of 254-264 Huntington Avenue, which includes the renovation of the Huntington Avenue Theatre and the theatre’s support wing, as well as a new apartment building next to the theatre.
This approval sets in motion a donation by commercial developers QMG Huntington LLC of the historic Huntington Avenue Theatre and its support wing to the Huntington Theatre Company for its ownership in perpetuity. It will also lead to the creation of a new, 14,000 square feet of cultural space expanding the theatre at the base of their apartment building, with a 100-year lease for the price of $1. The Huntington will be responsible for outfitting the new contemporary space, which will serve as the Huntington Avenue Theatre’s new entrance and will provide public amenities including increased
gathering spaces, an expansive second floor lobby that will double as an event space and intimate performance venue, and more restrooms! The Huntington will expand its programming to provide year-round activity in the theatre and lobbies, and will make these new spaces available for use by the community. This critical moment would not have been possible without our deep and loyal community of supporters. We are excited to fulfill our bold dream, and we hope we can continue to count on your support until it is fully realized.
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SETTING Time: Somewhere around the year 2008. Winter. Place: Detroit, Michigan. Stamping Plant. There will be one 10-minute intermission. The Huntington Theatre Company is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency; the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; and more than 6,000 individual, foundation, and corporate contributors.
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ONE HUMONGOUS FAMILY: AN INTERVIEW WITH PLAYWRIGHT DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU
Including Skeleton Crew, Dominique Morisseau has now written three plays about her home city of Detroit, a cycle of plays that has brought her national recognition. This season, Skeleton Crew is the third most-produced play in the country. In this interview, she talks about why she was drawn to tell stories onstage and how this play resonates with our current cultural and political moment. Danielle Mages Amato (Literary Manager at The Old Globe): What sparked your interest in playwriting? Dominique Morisseau (Playwright): I was studying acting at the University of Michigan, and I was feeling marginalized because we weren’t really reading or producing work by writers of color. I was frustrated with not being able to have as many chances at roles. Even though I had never been a playwright before, I was a poet, so I set out, in the fashion of Ntozake Shange with for colored girls…, to create a choreopoem that I could perform in as an actor, along with the other two black women in our department. It became kind of legendary at the university, and it got a lot of attention and support. It sort of turned my gears — not away from acting, but to include playwriting. Do you still perform? I do. Not as often, just because of how busy I am, but it’s still very much a part of my artistic vocabulary. It’s part of my creative DNA to be a performer. Actually, in February [2017], we celebrated the 40th anniversary of for colored girls… on Broadway, and I performed in a reading of Ntozake’s play at The Public Theater. What made you decide to write a cycle of plays about Detroit? A number of things. I was reading all of Pearl Cleage’s plays — she’s from Detroit. And I was moved by reading someone’s body of work, rather than just one play. And then I started reading August Wilson’s play cycle, and I thought: what he’s doing for Pittsburgh — what the people of Pittsburgh must 10 SKELETON CREW
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feel like when they read his work — I want to do that for my city. I want the people of my city to feel that they have been immortalized in art, that there’s someone who sees them and recognizes them and loves them enough to scribe them.
It sounds like Detroit plays a big role in your sense of self? Yes, definitely. Not just for me, but for many Detroiters. It’s kind of our badge, if you will. How would you describe the city, for those of us who aren’t familiar with it? My whole entire family lives in Detroit. I mean, aunts, uncles, grandparents, my husband’s family, in-laws, cousins, everybody. I have a family of 300 in Detroit. So when I hear negative press about the city, it’s like they’re talking about my family. They work in the auto industry, they’re educators in the city, they’re city employees. The working class of the city — they’re all my family. And my extended family, in a certain way. What Detroit is for me is one humongous family. Also, once you know the city, you fall in love with it. The people are resilient — because you have to be resilient in a city that’s taken so many hits, both from the media and the economy — but it’s more than that. It’s the creativity, the political savvy and awareness, the intellect in the city, the wisdom and the spirit, the culture. It’s like the history of being African American in this nation is embedded in that city. You feel like that in Detroit. How would you describe Skeleton Crew’s place in your Detroit cycle? Skeleton Crew was one of the hardest plays for me to write because I don’t work in the auto industry and I never have. Until wanting to write this play, I never even visited a factory. So I’m stepping into a world, into a trade, that I don’t know. And it’s not just that I’ve written a play in which it’s one character’s job — I’m actually setting the play at the factory. And that’s hard. I’ve interviewed dozens of people in different walks of the auto life, and I still never feel like I have enough information. When you’re writing about people whose story has rarely been told, the burden is very big. So I’ll always be sensitive about how well I got it right. Of course, I also had to make room for my own creativity, so even though people can’t always talk about their work while they’re at work, I decided to let this play live in a place where people can gather and talk. It kind of lives in this existential breakroom. A false space, in a way, but a false space within a very real place.
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What was the experience of doing research for the play like for you? When I visited the Ford River Rouge Complex — where they give factory tours — I remember thinking that an assembly line is like the most beautiful choreography. It’s like a dance. Which inspired the visual world of the play. So much is being automated, but there’s also something very beautiful about watching these people do their work on the line. Skeleton Crew is set in 2008, but it feels uncannily of this moment. Every single play in my Detroit cycle has become a contemporary play. Detroit ’67 is set during the 1967 riot/rebellion that happened in Detroit. It’s about police brutality in the black community, and a fire that rises out of that civil unrest. And we’re seeing that same civil unrest right now. I wrote Detroit ’67 long before Trayvon Martin was killed, which was, I think, where the current wave of political action started. By the time it came out, it was so current, but I was trying to write about the past. My play Paradise Blue is about 1949 Detroit, about a housing renewal act that was passed that built a freeway through the black part of town. It’s about gentrification. And again, we’re seeing gentrification happen in every major city now, aggressive gentrification. So even though Paradise Blue is the oldest-set play in my cycle, it also feels like the most accurate about Detroit right now. And of course, Skeleton Crew feels extremely relevant to conversations we’re having right now in this country about industrial jobs and the working class. It’s an issue that’s dividing our nation right now, one that was particularly divisive in this past election. I want to broaden the face of the working class; I want white working-class people to watch this story and to see themselves in it. I think we all need to see ourselves more in one another.
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This interview originally appeared in the program at The Old Globe, San Diego, California. Reprinted with permission.
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Jonathan Louis Dent, Patricia R. Floyd, Toccarra Cash, and Maurice Emmanuel Parent
PLAYWRIGHT’S RULES OF ENGAGEMENT by Dominique Morisseau • You are allowed to laugh audibly. • You are allowed to have audible moments of reaction and response. • My work requires a few “um hmms” and “uhn uhnns” should you need to use them. Just maybe in moderation. Only when you really need to vocalize. • This can be church for some of us, and testifying is allowed. • This is also live theatre and the actors need you to engage with them, not distract them or thwart their performance. • Please be an audience member that joins with others and allows a bit of breathing room. Exhale together. Laugh together. Say “amen” should you need to. • This is community. Let’s go.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY Toccarra Cash* (Shanita) has Off Broadway credits that include Napoli, Brooklyn (Roundabout Theatre Company); Brothers from the Bottom (Billie Holiday Theatre, AUDELCO Award for Best Supporting Actress); and Playing with Fire (The Negro Ensemble Company); as well as regional theatre productions at Baltimore Center Stage, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Florida Studio Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, and Alliance Theatre, among many others. Film credits include Faraway Eyes, Gracie’s Keeper, ATL, Blue Car, Rosy, and Hands to the Sky. Television credits include “Blue Bloods” (CBS), “Younger” (TV Land), and “Royal Pains” (USA). She is the recipient of the Princess Grace Award for acting. Ms. Cash is a proud graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia and received her MFA from the University of Missouri–Kansas City. toccarracash.com. Jonathan Louis Dent* (Dez) was last seen at the Huntington in Sons of the Prophet. He is a New York City-based actor and writer who previously appeared Off Broadway in Church and State (New World Stages) and Sons of the Prophet (Roundabout Theatre Company). Regional credits include Romeo and Juliet (Hartford Stage), The Good Negro (Company One Theatre), and The Etymology of Bird (The Providence Black Repertory Company). Mr. Dent wrote and performed in The Broken Record which won the award for Best Overall Play at the 2015 International New York Fringe Festival. His credits at New York University’s graduate acting program include Free Man of Color and Describe the Night (world premiere by Rajiv Joseph). Television credits include “Elementary.” He received a BA from Brown University and an MFA from New York University. Maurice Emmanuel Parent* (Reggie) previously appeared at the Huntington in Merrily We Roll Along and as Bobo in A Raisin in the Sun. His other credits include Hair (Barrington Stage Company), Ragtime (Music Theatre of Wichita, Fulton Opera House, and New Repertory Theatre), King Edward in Edward II (Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Elliot Norton Award), Mr. Bones in The Scottsboro Boys (SpeakEasy Stage Company, Arts Impulse Award), and Chilford Ndlovu in The Convert (Underground Railway Theater, IRNE Award). He received a BS in business administration from Carnegie Mellon University and a MA from New York University’s Steinhardt School. Mr. Parent is a resident company member of the Actors’ Shakespeare Project and co-founder of The Front Porch Arts Collective. mauriceparent.com. Patricia R. Floyd* (Faye) is an actor, director, and writer proudly hailing from Detroit, Michigan. She is a two-time AUDELCO Award winner. She appeared in two episodes of the HBO mini-series “Show Me a Hero” and recurred as Judge Rochelle Desmond on “Law & Order.” Her recent television appearances include “Jessica Jones,” “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” “Elementary,” “Deception,” “Blue Bloods,” and “Orange is the New Black.” She has been in several films including Thirty Years to Life and The Incredible Jessica James. She is currently awaiting the release of Bikini Moon. She is a 30-year veteran of the theatre whose favorite roles were in productions of Flying West, The American Menu, A Raisin in the Sun, The Raft of the Medusa, and Munched. Ms. Floyd has worked as a guest director
* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY and instructor at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the New York Film Academy and is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio. Dominique Morisseau (Playwright) is the author of The Detroit Project, a three-play cycle that includes Skeleton Crew (Atlantic Theater Company/Scott Rudin), Paradise Blue (Williamstown Theatre Festival), and Detroit ’67 (The Public Theater, Classical Theatre of Harlem, and National Black Theatre). Her additional plays include Sunset Baby (LAByrinth Theater), Blood at the Root (National Black Theatre), and Follow Me to Nellie’s (Premiere Stages). She is an alumna of The Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group, Women’s Project Lab, and Lark Playwrights Workshop, and has developed work at Sundance Lab and Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference. Ms. Morisseau’s work has been commissioned by the Hip-Hop Theater Festival, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Women’s Project, South Coast Repertory, People’s Light and Theatre, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival/Penumbra Theatre. She has received numerous honors for her work, including a Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellowship, Stavis Playwright Award, NAACP Image Award, Spirit of Detroit Award, Weissberger Award, PoNY Fellowship, Sky Cooper New American Play Prize, TEER Spirit Trailblazer Award, Steinberg Playwright Award, the Samuel French Award for Impact & Activism in the Theatre Community, Graham F. Smith Peace Foundation Prize for promotion of human rights (Blood at the Root), the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama (Detroit ’67), and an Obie Award (Skeleton Crew). Ms. Morisseau currently serves as co-producer on the Showtime series “Shameless.” Her new play, Pipeline, recently completed its run at Lincoln Center Theater, and her new musical, Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, recently premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. She received her BFA in acting from the University of Michigan and her start as a performance poet in the Detroit community of Harmonie Park. Megan Sandberg-Zakian (Director) has recent directing credits that include the world premiere of Nat Turner in Jerusalem (New York Theatre Workshop), The Broken Record (New York Times Critic’s Pick, FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award), The Convert (Underground Railway Theater, Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Production), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Trinity Repertory Company/Perishable Theatre), and Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea (Cleveland Public Theatre, National New Play Network rolling world premiere). She is the director-in-residence at Merrimack Repertory Theatre where her credits include the world premiere of Eleanor Burgess’ Chill, The Royale, A Christmas Carol, and It’s a Wonderful Life. She is a recipient of the Princess Grace Theater Award and the TCG Future Leaders fellowship, a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab, a proud Stage Directors and Choreographers Society member, and co-founder of Maia Directors, a consulting group for artists and organizations engaging with Middle Eastern stories. megansz.com. maiadirectors.com. Wilson Chin (Scenic Design) previously designed Tiger Style! at the Huntington. He has earned acclaim for his designs for new plays, including Geoffrey Nauffts’ Next Fall (Broadway), Julia Cho’s Aubergine (Berkeley Repertory Theatre), Samuel Hunter’s Lewiston (Long Wharf Theatre), Elizabeth Irwin’s My Mañana Comes (The Playwrights Realm), Hansol Jung’s Wild Goose Dreams (The Public Theater), Jason Kim’s The Model American (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Martyna Majok’s Cost of Living (Manhattan Theatre Club), Terrence McNally’s Mothers and Sons (Bucks County
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Ari Fulton (Costume Design) has theatre design credits that include Hello, From the Children of Planet Earth (Playwrights Realm); Terminus (Monk Parrots/New York Theatre Workshop); Alligator (The Sol Project); We are Proud to Present… (Yale Dramatic Association); Late Wedding, Wake, and The Seagull (Columbia University); Sweet (The National Black Theatre); But I Cd Only Whisper (The Flea Theater), Locusts Have No King (INTAR Theatre); Force Continuum (Fordham University); R/evolution, In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play), and Meantime (New York University); and The Widow of Tom’s Hill (59E59 Theaters). Film credits include Nigerian Prince (Tribeca New Voices Award) and Black Girl in Paris (HBO Special Selection). Ms. Fulton has a MFA in design for stage and film from New York University. arifulton.com.
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Playhouse), Antoinette Nwandu’s Pass Over (Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Lincoln Center Theater), and Lauren Yee’s The Great Leap (Seattle Repertory Theatre). Opera designs include Lucia di Lammermoor (Lyric Opera of Chicago) and Eine Florentinische Tragodie/Gianni Schicchi (Canadian Opera Company, Dora Award). Mr. Chin recently designed his first film for Spike Lee’s Pass Over. wilsonchin.com.
Adam Honoré (Lighting Design) was previously the associate designer for Top Dog/ Underdog with the Huntington Theatre Company. He is a New York-based lighting designer for plays, musicals, concerts, and dance. Off Broadway credits include Raisin (Astoria Performing Arts Center) and Red Scare on Sunset (Theater for the New City). Recently, he designed the regional premiere of Mamma Mia! (John W. Engeman Theater) and the national tour of Dance to the Movies, which featured performers
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ABOUT THE COMPANY from “Dancing with the Stars” and “American Idol.” Internationally, Mr. Honoré has designed The Seasons (Austria), Kinky Boots (Asia), and Fun Home (Asia, featuring Lea Salonga). Selected associate/assistant credits include Matilda (Asia), The View Upstairs (Off Broadway), and Love Never Dies (first national tour). honorelighting.com. Nathan Leigh (Sound Design) has designed sound and composed original music for New York Theatre Workshop, Red Bull Theater, American Repertory Theater, Berkshire Theatre Group, The Debate Society (Gothamist, Best Sound Design 2007 for The Eaten Heart), Greater Boston Stage Company (IRNE Award, Best Sound Design 2009 for Strangers on a Train), Central Square Theater (IRNE Award, Best Sound Design 2010 for The Hound of the Baskervilles), and many more. With Kyle Jarrow, Mr. Leigh co-created the musicals Big Money (Williamstown Theatre Festival Boris Sagal Directing Fellowship 2008) and The Consequences (world premiere Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 2012). With the Liars and Believers ensemble, he composed scores for adaptations of Song of Songs and Icarus. With Megan Sass, he is the composer and lyricist for The Mad Scientist’s Guide (New York International Fringe Festival 2015). nathanleigh.net. Alaine Alldaffer (Casting) is also the casting director for Playwrights Horizons, where her credits include Grey Gardens (also for Broadway), Clybourne Park (also for Broadway), Circle Mirror Transformation (Drama Desk and Obie Awards for Best Ensemble and an Artios Award for casting), and The Flick (Playwright Horizons and The Barrow Street Theatre). Television credits include “The Knights of Prosperity” (aka “Let’s Rob Mick Jagger”) for ABC. Associate credits include “Ed” for NBC and “Monk” for USA. Ms. Alldaffer has also cast productions for Arena Stage, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and the Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville, among others. She credits Lisa Donadio as her associate casting director. Kevin Schlagle* (Production Stage Manager) returns to the Huntington after previously working on Tartuffe; Merrily We Roll Along; Ripcord; Topdog/Underdog; Bedroom Farce; Sunday in the Park with George; Can You Forgive Her?; Milk Like Sugar; A Confederacy of Dunces; A Little Night Music; after all the terrible things I do; Come Back, Little Sheba; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; Smart People; Venus in Fur; Our Town; God of Carnage; Ruined; and Prelude to a Kiss. Other theatre credits include American Repertory Theater, New Repertory Theatre, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, and Williamstown Theatre Festival. His opera credits include Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Baroque, Boston Opera Collaborative, Guerilla Opera, New England Conservatory, Boston University’s Opera Institute, and Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. He holds a BFA in stage management from Boston University and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. Alycia Marucci* (Stage Manager) has previous stage management credits that include Burn All Night (American Repertory Theater); Show Boat, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Rent, The Wiz, and Jesus Christ Superstar (Fiddlehead Theatre Company); and Finish Line: A Documentary Play about the 2013 Boston Marathon (Boston Theatre Company). Opera credits include Le Carnival De Venise, Versailles, Orfeo, Ulisse, Almira, Niobe Regina de Tebe, Pergolesi, Charpentier (international tour), Dido & Aeneas (Boston Early Music Festival), Guilio Cesare (Boston Baroque), and Rev 23 (White Snake Projects). She has also served on
* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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Peter DuBois (Artistic Director) is in his 10th season as Artistic Director at the Huntington where his directing credits include Moliére’s Tartuffe, Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George and A Little Night Music; the world premieres of Gina Gionfriddo’s Can You Forgive Her?, Lydia R. Diamond’s Smart People, Evan M. Wiener’s Captors, Stephen Karam’s Sons of the Prophet (2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist), Bob Glaudini’s Vengeance is the Lord’s, and David Grimm’s The Miracle at Naples; the regional premieres of A. Rey Pamatmat’s after all the terrible the things I do, Stephen Belber’s The Power of Duff, and Gina Gionfriddo’s Becky Shaw and Rapture, Blister, Burn; and Craig Lucas’ Prelude to a Kiss. His West End/London credits include Sex with Strangers and Rapture, Blister, Burn (Hampstead Theatre); All New People with Zach Braff (Duke of York’s Theatre); and Becky Shaw (Almeida Theatre). His New York credits include Can You Forgive Her? (Vineyard Theatre); The Power of Duff with Greg Kinnear (New York Stage and Film/ Powerhouse Theater); Rapture, Blister, Burn (Playwrights Horizons, 2013 Pulitzer Prize finalist); Sons of the Prophet (Roundabout Theatre Company, 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist); Modern Terrorism, Becky Shaw, Trust with Sutton Foster, All New People, and Lips Together, Teeth Apart (Second Stage Theatre); Measure for Pleasure,
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wardrobe crew at American Repertory Theater for Sense & Sensibility, Trans Scripts: Part 1: The Women, …the Great Comet of 1812 (pre-Broadway production), Finding Neverland (pre-Broadway production), and The Donkey Show. She holds a BA from Suffolk University and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.
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Richard III with Peter Dinklage, Mom, How Did You Meet the Beatles?, and Biro (The Public Theater); and Jack Goes Boating with Philip Seymour Hoffman and The View From 151st Street (LAByrinth Theater Company/The Public Theater). He served for five years as associate producer and resident director at The Public Theater, preceded by five years as artistic director of the Perseverance Theatre in Juneau, Alaska. Prior to his work at Perseverance, Mr. DuBois lived and worked in the Czech Republic where he co-founded Asylum, a multi-national squat theatre in Prague. His productions have been on the annual top ten lists of The New York Times, Time Out, New York Magazine, The New Yorker, Newsday, Variety, Entertainment Weekly, The Evening Standard, The Boston Globe, and Improper Bostonian, and he received an Honorable Mention for 2013 Bostonian of the Year by The Boston Globe Magazine. Michael Maso (Managing Director) has led the Huntington’s administrative and financial operations since 1982. He has produced more than 200 productions in partnership with three artistic directors and is one of the most well-regarded managing directors in the theatre industry. Under his tenure, the Huntington has received over 140 Elliot Norton and Independent Reviewers of New England Awards, as well as the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Mr. Maso received the 2016 Massachusetts Nonprofit Network’s Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as TCG’s 2012 Theatre Practitioner Award, the Huntington’s 2012 Wimberly Award, StageSource’s 2010 Theatre Hero Award, the 2005 Commonwealth Award (the state’s highest arts honor) in the category of Catalyst, and the 2000 Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence. In 2004 the Boston Herald honored him as Theatre Man of the Year. Mr. Maso led the Huntington’s 10-year drive to build the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, which opened in September 2004, and is currently leading the redevelopment and renovation of the Huntington Avenue Theatre. He currently serves on the Boston Cultural Planning Steering Committee and previously served as a member of the board for ArtsBoston, Theatre Communications Group (TCG), and StageSource, and as a site visitor, panelist, and panel chairman for the National Endowment for the Arts. From 1997 to 2005 Mr. Maso served as the president of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), an association of 70 of the country’s major not-for-profit professional theatres. In 2005, he was named as one of a dozen members of the inaugural class of the Barr Fellows Program. Prior to the Huntington, he served as the managing director of Alabama Shakespeare Festival, general manager of New York’s Roundabout Theatre Company, business manager for PAF Playhouse on Long Island, and as an independent arts management consultant based in Taos, New Mexico.
Christopher Wigle (Producing Director) is in his 18th season at the Huntington where he has produced over 80 productions. He has worked on Broadway, Off Broadway, and regionally for Lincoln Center Theater, Playwrights Horizons, the Bay Street Theater, and the Royal National Theatre. Working primarily as a stage manager, his credits include the original productions or New York premieres of Six Degrees of Separation (John Guare), subUrbia (Eric Bogosian), The Designated Mourner (Wallace Shawn), Some Americans Abroad (Richard Nelson), Desdemona (Paula Vogel), Racing Demon (David Hare), Sex and Longing (Christopher Durang), The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Alfred Urhy), and Sophistry (Jonathan Marc Sherman). Additional credits include the awardwinning Broadway revivals of The Heiress and The Most Happy Fella, as well as two seasons as workshop director for the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
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ABOUT THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY The Huntington Theatre Company is Boston’s leading professional theatre and one of the region’s premier cultural assets. Since its founding in 1982, the Huntington has received over 140 Elliot Norton and Independent Reviewers of New England Awards, as well as the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. In the past 35 years, the Huntington has played to an audience of 3.5 million, presented over 200 plays (18 of which went on to Broadway or Off Broadway), and served over 500,000 students, community members, and other cultural organizations. Under the direction of Artistic Director Peter DuBois and Managing Director Michael Maso, the Huntington brings world-class theatre artists from Boston, Broadway, and beyond together with the most promising new talent to create eclectic seasons of exciting new works and classics made current. Long an anchor cultural institution of the Avenue of the Arts, the Huntington’s primary home will remain on Huntington Avenue on a permanent basis. The Huntington plans to renovate and expand the current theatre into a first-rate, modern, state-of-the-art venue with enhanced services for audiences, artists, and the community. The Huntington built the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts in 2004 as a home for its new works activities and to provide a muchneeded resource for the local theatre community. At the Calderwood Pavilion, the Huntington provides first-class facilities and audience services at significantly subsidized rates to dozens of organizations each year, including some of Boston’s most exciting small and mid-sized theatre companies. The Huntington serves 200,000 audience members each year at the Huntington Avenue Theatre and the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. Through a diverse and impactful range of nationally renowned education and community programs, the Huntington reaches 36,000 young people and underserved audience members each year. These programs include the Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest, the August Wilson Monologue Competition, the Huntington Community Membership Initiative, and the student matinee series. The Huntington is a founding partner of Codman Academy Charter Public School and has collaborated with Codman year-round for 16 years to create and teach its innovative, interdisciplinary Humanities curriculum. A national leader in the development of new plays, the Huntington has produced more than 120 world, American, and New England premieres to date. Through the Huntington Playwriting Fellows program, the cornerstone of its new work activities, the Huntington supports local writers through two-year fellowships and is also proud to serve as a home for Playwright-in-Residence Melinda Lopez. The Huntington cultivates, celebrates, and champions theatre as an art form and is committed to mentoring local playwrights, educating young people in theatre, and serving as a catalyst for the growth of dozens of Boston’s emerging performing arts organizations.
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HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY TRUSTEES & OVERSEERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES David R. Epstein Chairman Sharon Malt President Carol B. Langer Treasurer Sherryl Cohen Clerk Carole Alkins David Altshuler Neal Balkowitsch Michael Brown John Cini Gerard H. Cohen
John Cohen Carol G. Deane James J. Dillon Betsy Banks Epstein William Finard David Firestone John Frishkopf Ann T. Hall Thomas Hamilton III Arthur C. Hodges Frederick Jamieson Nada Despotovich Kane Michelle Karol David Leathers Rumena Manolova-Senchak William P. McQuillan Ann Merrifield Sandra Moose
Anne M. Morgan Cokie Perry Bryan Rafanelli Mitchell J. Roberts Robert H. Scott John D. Spooner Wendell Taylor Linda H. Thomas Linda Waintrup J. David Wimberly Veronica Wiseman Mary Wolfson Fancy Zilberfarb Warren R. Radtke Trustee Emeritus
COUNCIL OF OVERSEERS Nancy S. Adams Kitty Ames Steven M. Bauer Camilla Bennett Nancy Brickley Jim Burns Suzanne Chapman J. William Codinha Bette Cohen Elizabeth Cregger Catherine Creighton Deborah First Anne H. Fitzpatrick Maria Farley Gerrity Eilene Davidson Grayken
Paul Greenfield Janice Hunt Alan S. Johnson Katherine Jones Linda Kanner Loren Kovalcik Sherry Lang Joie Lemaitre Tracie Longman Nancy Lukitsh Charles Marz Noel McCoy Thalia Meehan Daniel A. Mullin Tania Phillips
Gail Roberts Valerie Shey Ben Taylor Kate Taylor Stephen M. Trehu Juliet Schnell Turner Tracey A. West John Taylor Williams Bertie Woeltz Christopher R. Yens Linda Zug
as of February 8, 2018
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BENEFACTORS CIRCLE The Benefactors Circle recognizes our lead Annual Fund donors and offers its members a range of special benefits. We are deeply grateful to the members of the Benefactors Circle and to all donors whose generous Annual Fund gifts support our artistic programs, and our awardwinning youth, education, and community initiatives. Please visit huntingtontheatre.org/support to learn about making a gift or contact the Development Office at 617 273 1523.
$100,000+ Dr. John and Bette Cohen Sherryl and Gerard Cohen Wayne Davis and Ann Merrifield Carol G. Deane Betsy and David Epstein Denise and William Finard Eilene Davidson Grayken Jane and Fred Jamieson $50,000–$99,999 Karen and David Firestone Gardner C. Hendrie and Karen Johansen Ms. Anne M. Morgan $25,000–$49,999 Nancy Adams and John Burgess Dr. and Mrs. Reinier Beeuwkes Stephen Chapman Jim Dillon and Stone Wiske Ann and John Hall Arthur C. and Eloise W. Hodges Barbara and Amos Hostetter Nancy Lukitsh Sandra Moose and Eric Birch $10,000–$24,999 Neal Balkowitsch and Donald Nelson Fay Chandler‡ John Cini and Star Lancaster Mr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Counts Linda L. D’Onofrio Jeffrey Dover and Tania Phillips Debbie and Bob First, in memory of Susan Spooner John Frishkopf Nicki Nichols Gamble Karen and Gary Gregg Tom and Nancy Hamilton Cassandra Hyland Henderson Joyce Huber and Randall Ellis Elizabeth and Woody Ives Nada Despotovich Kane Marjie and Robert Kargman Shelley and Steve Karol 26 SKELETON CREW
Carol B. Langer Susan and David Leathers Sharon and Brad Malt Bill and Linda McQuillan Jill and Mitchell Roberts Mr. J. David Wimberly 1 anonymous gift
Jane and Neil Pappalardo Nancy and Ed Roberts 1 anonymous gift Paula and Bill O’Keeffe Cokie and Lee Perry John D. Spooner Faith and Joseph Tiberio Charitable Foundation Linda and Daniel Waintrup Howard and Veronica Wiseman Linda and Brooks Zug
Adrienne Kimball Loren B. Kovalcik/IntePros Consulting Mr. and Mrs. David Long Tracie L. Longman and Chaitanya Kanojia Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Rawson Jan and Joe Roller Robert M. Rosenberg, in honor of Mary Wolfson Dr. Paul S. Russell Darin and Debbie Samaraweera Marilyn and Jay Sarles Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Sullivan Linda H. Thomas Mary Wolfson Genevieve and Justin Wyner Christopher R. Yens and Temple Gill 1 anonymous gift
PATRONS PROGRAM $5,000–$9,999 Alice and Walter Abrams Steven M. Bauer Charles and Kathleen Ames Marianne Baldwin and Eva Marie Mancuso Coralie Berg and Steve Schwartz Amy and Joshua Boger Susan and Michael Brown Jim Burns Katie and Paul Buttenwieser Susan and Alfred Chandler Suzanne Chapman Nancy Ciaranello J. William Codinha and Carolyn Thayer Ross Betsy and David Cregger Laura and Neil Cronin Amey A. DeFriez‡ Margaret Eagle and Eliezer Rapaport Steve Elman and Joanne D’Alcomo
Robert Fine and Matthew Fine Mr. and Mrs. William Fink Anne H. Fitzpatrick, in honor of Dan Mullin Donald Fulton Maria and Daniel Gerrity Mary Beth and Chris Gordon Donna and Jay Hanflig Ned Murphy and Ann-Ellen Hornidge Paul and Tracy Klein David A. Kronman Sherry Lang Joie Lemaitre Cecile and Fraser Lemley John and Jean Lippincott Gregory Maguire Jack Fabiano and Noel McCoy Thalia Meehan and Rev. Gretchen Grimshaw
Sharon Miller Daniel A. Mullin Brant Cheikes and Janine Papesh Gail Roberts Rumena and Alexander Senchak Robert Sherblom♦ Valerie Shey Bruce and Emily Stangle Ellie Svenson and Mark Klempner Ben and Kate Taylor Jean C. Tempel John Travis Drs. Stephen and Beth Trehu Juliet Schnell Turner Norman Weeks Elizabeth and Caleb White Ike Williams Bertie and Anthony Woeltz Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Zilberfarb
$2,500–$4,999 Patricia Bellinger and Richard Balzer‡ Michael Barza and Judith Robinson Dr. Susan E. Bennet and Dr. Gerald Pier Carolyn Birmingham Edward Boesel Nancy and Richard Brickley Kevin and Virginia Byrne McLane and Tenney Cover Catherine and Peter Creighton Ellen and Kevin Donoghue Jonathan Dyer and Thomas Foran Norman and Madeleine Gaut Thomas and Joanne Gill Mark E. Glasser and Frank G. McWeeny Paul Greenfield and Sandy Steele
Betsy and David Harris Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Hibbard, in honor of David Wimberly Carmela M. Hilbert Prof. and Mrs. Morton Z. Hoffman Emily Hughey Janice and Roger Hunt Linda and Steven Kanner Seth and Mary Kaufman Susie and David Kohen Ted and Ann Kurland Anthony Lucas Ann D. Macomber Mary T. Marshall Charles Marz Mike and Mary McConnell Amy Merrill, in honor of Donna Glick Charles Merrill‡ Paul Odland
Coleen and David Pantalone Jackie and Bob Pascucci Mr. and Mrs. J. Daniel Powell Deborah and S. Caesar Raboy Sally C. Reid and John D. Sigel Victoria and John Rizzi Mr. and Mrs. Owen W. Robbins Mona Roberts Richard Powers and Stephen Schram Vivian and Lionel Spiro Helen and Jack Stewart Lisbeth Tarlow and Stephen Kay Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tritman Pamela Tucker‡ and George Pettee Mary Verhage Mindee Wasserman 2 anonymous gifts
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PATRONS PROGRAM (continued) $1,000–$2,499 James Alexander and Thomas Stocker Carole and Leonard Alkins Dr. Ronald Arky Carol Baker George and Katharine Baker Kate and Gordon Baty Bruce and Denise Bauman Mr. and Mrs. George Beal Susana and Clark Bernard Jerry M. Bernhard Christina and Ky Bertoli♦ Mr. and Mrs. Kenyon C. Bolton III Lori Bornstein and Alan Rithman Joseph L. Bower and Elizabeth Potter Geri and Bill Brehm Jane Brock-Wilson, in honor of Carol Deane Pam and Lee Bromberg Kenneth Brown Paul Buddenhagen Betsy Cabot A. William and Carol Caporizzo Ronald G. Casty Peggy and Anton Chernoff George and Mary Chin Dominic Cioffoletti and Christopher Scinto Dorothy Coffin Kenneth R. Traub and Pamela K. Cohen Rosalie Florence Cohen Ken and Ginny Colburn Dennis Condon and Robert Cummings Beth and Linzee Coolidge Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Dayton Dean K. Denniston, Jr. George Dhionis Linda and Tim Diering Virginia Drachman and Douglas Jones Jerome and Vivien Facher Barbara and Larry Farrer Newell Flather Gail Flatto Donna and Harley Frank Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Gardiner Susan Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Garrison 28 SKELETON CREW
Sharon and Irving Gates Lori and Michael Gilman Peter and Jacqueline Gordon Phil Gormley and Erica Bisguier Mr. K. Frank Gravitt Garth and Lindsay Greimann Irene and Stephen Grolnic Katherine Haltom H. Patricia Hanna Theodore and Sally Hansen Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hartmann Kathleen Henry and Kim Marrkand Mr. and Mrs. Thomas High Barbara Hirshfield and Cary Coen, in honor of Sherry and Gerry Cohen Bob Hiss and Mary Riffe Hiss Richard and Priscilla Hunt Susan M. Hunziker Terence Janericco Alan Johnson Leonard W. Johnson Holly and Bruce Johnstone Katherine and Hubie Jones Rev. Dr. Katherine Kallis Paul and Elizabeth Kastner John Keane Cathie and Clarke Keenan Dorothy and Richard Koerner Yuriko Kuwabara and Walter Dzik Barrie Landry Drs. Lynne and Sidney Levitsky Jon A. Levy Ms. Susan Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. Francis V. Lloyd III Janet Mack Stuart and Yvonne Madnick Mahmood Malihi The Mancuso Family Joan and John McArdle Louise and Sandy McGinnes Kathy McGirr and Keith Carlson Jack and Susan McNamara Mary Rivet and Christopher Meyer Neal and Lynne Miller Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell, in memory of Virginia Wimberly
Bill and Ginny Mullin Bob and Alison Murchison Jonette Nagai and Stephen O’Brien Fred and Julie Nagle Eric and Elizabeth Nordgren Mary Owens Joy Pak‡ and David Deutsch Susan Pak Dr. and Mrs. John William Poduska, Sr. Suzanne Priebatsch Warren R. Radtke and Judith Lockhart-Radtke Jessica and David Reed Lynn and John Reichenbach Ellen Remmer Sharon and Howard Rich Jean and Richard Roberts Donna Robinson and Chris Zook Sarah Rothermel Susan and Geoffrey Rowley Allison Ryder Rohini Sakhuja Susan Pioli and Martin Samuels Mr. and Mrs. William R. Sapers Tom Shapiro and Emily Kline Jane E. Shattuck Ellen Sheehy and Scott Aquilina Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sherbrooke Rebecca Jean Smith Beth and Michael Stonebraker John H. Straus and Liza Ketchum Hope and Adam Suttin Lise and Myles Striar Jared Tausig, in honor of David Wimberly David Parker and Janet Tiampo Robert C. Volante Dr. Ronald Weinger Scott and Jacqueline Wellman Wendling Charitable Fund Tracey Allyson West Wilson Butler Architects Dr. Elaine Woo Jerold and Abbe Beth Young 5 anonymous gifts
SUPPORTERS PROGRAM $500–$999 Lindsay Miller and Peter Ambler Elizabeth Aragao♦ John and Rose Ashby, in honor of Ann T. Hall Robin Barnes and David Bor Molly and John Beard Louis and Nancy Beckerman Kathleen Beckman Howard H. Bengele Jonas Berman Martin S. Berman and Mary Ann Jasienowski Leonard and Jane Bernstein Linda Cabot Black Foundation Margaret and James Blackwell, in honor of David Wimberly Jeffrey Borenstein Stephen and Traudy Bradley Barry Brown and Ellen Shapiro Mrs. Barbara BuntrockSchuerch Thomas Burger and Andree Robert Eric Butler♦ Carrig Kitchens LLC Cara and Anthony Casendino Patricia Chadwick and Norman Cantin Lynda and John Christian John Clippinger Herbert Stuart Cohen Janet L. Comey Alison Conant and Richard Frank Stephen Conner Paul Curtis Lloyd and Gene Dahmen Josh and Jennifer Davis Marguerite Davoren Judy DeFilippo‡ Joan Dolamore Mr. Glenn Edelson Gordon Edes Dr. Rachela Elias and Gedalia Pasternak Martha A. Erickson Peter and Jan Eschauzier Maggi Farrell Pierre Fleurant Dr. and Mrs. Richard Floyd Hilary and Chris Gabrieli Tony and Melissa Gallo William Gault Drs. Laura Green and David Golan Suzanne Greenberg Tracy Griffin and David Long Gail and Jan Hardenbergh Terry Rockefeller and William Harris Dr. and Mrs. George Hatsopoulos
John and Holliday Heine Dr. Galen Henderson and Dr. Vanessa Britto Peggy and Ronald Hillegass, in honor of Nancy and Tom Hamilton Rosalind and Herbert Hill Peter K. Jenkins Peter Jenney Mr. and Mrs. Paul Karofsky Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Karon Nancy R. Karp Jane Katims and Daniel Perlman Amelia and Joshua Katzen Michael and Dona Kemp Mary S. and Duncan Kennedy John T. Kittredge Jill Kneerim Edgar Knudson John and Sharon Koch Cheryl and James Kolb Dale Koppel Jeanne and Allen Krieger Rhonda and Stewart Lassner Patricia Leighfield, in memory of Robert Crisp Jenny and Jay Leopold Nancy Levy Katherine Lewandowski and Adam Guren♦ June K. Lewin, in memory of Ted Kazanoff Elizabeth Lintz Mark H. Lippolt Babette and Peter Loring Barbara A. Manzolillo Edward Marram Amy and Bill Marshall Bronwyn Martin, in memory of Travis Martin Kathy Martin and David Johnson James D. Maupin Kenneth Virgile and Helene Mayer Geraldine McManus and Richard Hand Frank B. Mead Dan Miller Dorian Mintzer and David Feingold Nicole Moceri Mary Ellen Moore Kevin Morris The Munzer Family Eileen Murray Tom Norris Janet and David Offensend Ray O’Neill William Pananos
Marianne Pasts Patricia Patricelli Ellen C. Perrin Mr. and Mrs. Murray Preisler Margaret Ramsey Robert Raymond Edith Rea Charles Reed and Ann Jacobs Gretchen Reilly Michelle and Aaron Rhodes♦ Audrey Rideout Christina Rifkin Michael and Jane Roberts Sue Robinson Christine and David Root Diane Rosenberg Sari Rosman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rotenberg Pauline and Robert Rothenberg Dr. Glenn S. Rothfeld and Magi McKinnies Kathleen and William Rousseau Phyllis and Sam Rubinovitz Susan and Bob Schechter, in honor of Donald Nelson and Neal Balkowitsch Diane and Richard Schmalensee William Schutten William and Elisabeth Shields David W. Shuckra and Clifford S. Wunderlich Omar Siddiqi Gilda Slifka Mark Smith and John O’Keefe Edward Sonn Nancy and Edward Stavis Lee Steele Gail Steketee and Brian McCorkle Jennifer Stone and Robert Waldinger Bob and Dorothy Stuart Darline Lewis and Marshall Sugarman Beth and Larry Sulak Margaret M. Talcott and L. Scott Scharer Todd Trehubenko Rosamond B. Vaule Sumer and Kiran Verma Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Walther Scott and Brenda Warner Constance V.R. White Karolye and Fernando Cunha P.T. Withington Clark Wright and Lisa Goldthwait Wright Robert E. Zaret 5 anonymous gifts
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SUPPORTERS PROGRAM (continued) $250–$499 Jonathan Aibel and Julie Rohwein Rosanna Alfaro Fidler Family David and Holly Ambler Robert Allen Nancy T. and Jack W. Ammerman Michael Ansara Tammy Arcuri Tom Austin Carolyn and John Baird Mr. and Mrs. James Banker Emily Barclay and John Hawes Marilyn Barrett Peter Barrett David Barry Nancy Barry Caitlin Bearce Mr. and Mrs. Milton E. Berglund James Berkman Gregory Bialecki and Mary Herlihy Robert Bienkowski Clinton Blackburn and Michelle Lessly♦ Donald and Ellen Bloch Drs. Brian and Rachel Bloom Scott Chisolm and Afshan Bokhari Anthony Boral and Leah Rugen Sandy Bornstein Richard and Dorothy Botnick Payne/Bouchier, Inc. Jonathan Golding and Sally Bradley-Golding Eric and Sandra Brenman Ellen and Jeremiah Bresnahan S. Britt Deborah B. Brown Ruth Budd and John Ehrenfeld Allan and Rhea Bufferd Diane Buhl and Mark Polebaum Diane Burman Daniel C. Burnes Renee Burns Pauline H. Bynum Missage Cadet, M.D. Cathy Campbell and Jack Orrock Colleen Campion Judith Carmany Charles R. Carr Frank Carrano Ronna M. Casper and Isaac Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Cheston, Jr. Mary Chin Maria Church Krista Clouse Valerie Cloutier Priscilla Cogan Phyllis Cohen Steven Cohen Stuart Cole Steven Coleman and Christine Tunstall Silvia Coulter
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Robert Crone Catherine Crow Anne Crowley Howard S. Crowley James F. Crowley Zoltan and Cristina Csimma Karen Davis and Randy Block Bill and Kay DeFord Charlotte Delaney and Steve Pattyson Raymond De Rise Joel Desilets Jane and Stephen Deutsch Mary L. Dill Soroor Dowlati Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Downey Owen Doyle Raya Dreben Grace Durrani Harriett M. Eckstein Diane F. Engel Mr. and Mrs. James Feldman Roger Ferguson and Chris Gaucher Mr. and Mrs. Barry Fireman Kathleen McGrath Fitts Thomas M. Formicola and Lenny Goldstein Ariane and Stefan Frank Mr. and Mrs. Peter Frumkin Stephen Gaal Michael and Leslie Gaffin Michael Gallerstein Kathryn M. Gallucci Judith L. Ganz Clifford Garnett Gisele Garraway Vincent Genest Jack and Maureen Ghublikian Celia and Walter Gilbert Silvia Glick Michael and Sophie Gordon Amelia and William Graham Susan Greco Thomas Greeley Paul and Martha Green Dr. William and Susan Griever Steven and Barbara Grossman and David Grossman Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Groves Susan Haller Stella M. Hammond Eunice Harps Judith Harris Mary Hayes Lizbeth Hedstrom Margaret N. Henderson and Loretta Henderson Alfio Hernandez Erin Higgins Esther and Richard Hochman David Hollowell Ken Horn Lyle Howland
Lindsey Humes Andrea Humez Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hunsicker Barbara Bradlee Amal Hussein Mr. and Mrs. Howard Israel Jill Jackson Maggie Jackson and Pat Mawn♦ Roland Jacobson Ali Jadbabaie and Nikroo Hashemi Toini and Carl Jaffe Peter and Adrienne Jaffe Kerry James Norman W. Johnson The Jolly Family Peter Jones Jess and Aran Kadar Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Kalowski Jane Kamer Neal Kane Sondra Katz and Jess Klarnet Yetta Katz Rob and Mary Keane-Hazzard Jim Keefe and Family Glenn Kelly Paul Kelly Judy and Dan Kennedy, in honor of Stephen Sondheim Margie Kern David Kettner Gail King and Christopher Condon Remsen M. Kinne Jason Knutson Nancy Korman and Ken Elgart Gail and Dr. Marcel Korn Mrs. Charlotte Krentzel Drs. Carol and Ben Kripke Joan Kuhn Oldrich Kyn Andreas Laddis Susan Lane and William Kane Carol Lazarus Dr. and Mrs. Lucian Leape Michelle Lewis Dr. and Mrs. David Lhowe Virginia Litle Jim and Allie Loehlin Priscilla Krey Loring Ms. Barbara Lurvey Kim and Paul Mahoney David and Christine Manns Arthur Mattuck Stephen T. McAvinn Kevin McCarthy Terri-Lynn McCormick Hope and Shaw McDermott Lindsay McNair Robert McOwen Gabriella Meyer Forrest and Sara Milder Gale Minot, in memory of Alice L. Harford
SUPPORTERS PROGRAM (continued) Joseph Misdraji Adam and Denise Moehring Margaret Mone Barbershop Deluxe Michael and Donna Moskow Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Moynihan Bob Muti, in memory of James Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Newbury, Jr. Thomas Novak Chukwuemeka Nwanze Richard Belin and Rosanne O’Brien Kathryn O’Connell Nancy and Chris Oddleifson Linda Ordoukhanian Robert and Beverly Parke Marian Pasquale Ted and Josie Petersen Mr. and Mrs. Harry Photopoulos Stephen Pike Josephine Pizzuto, in memory of Pat Pizzuto James Poterba and Nancy Rose Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Proulx Helene M. Quinn and Tony Kanopt Mr. and Mrs. Martin Quitt Jennifer Rabold Kerry Mulligan Railey Tom Redburn Jodi Rand Peter and Suzanne Read Katharine and William Reardon Mary Rench, in honor of David Wimberly Suzanne Ricco Roger Riggs Patricia Robinson
Barbara Roby Daniel P. Romard Anne Romney Etta and Mark Rosen Jean Rosenberg and Peter Southwick Abby Rosenfeld Leila Joy Rosenthal Mathilde and Robert Ross Susan Rothenberg Debra Ruder Ryan Ruopp George and Faye Russell Nancy L. Russell Jeremy Ryan Vinod and Gaile Sahney David and Anne Salant Molly Schen Kim and Eric Schultz Eric Searls and April Levin Mark Seliber Karen J. Shack James Shields and Gayle Merling James Shuman David Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Edward Siegel Drs. Margaret and Michael Simon Ellen L. Simons Nancy Sklar Dr. and Mrs. Carl Soderland Renai Stalzle Michele Steinberg Candace Steingisser Bob and Susan Stevenson Glenn and Katherine Strehle Debbie London and Ted Sturman Ellen Beth Suderow Dr. and Mrs. Herman D. Suit Linda Sutter and Stephen Centore
Kenneth Sweder Richard A. Sweeney Patrick Tally Jacob Taylor and Jean Park M.K. Terrell Janet Testa Mary Anne Thadeu Karen Thompson Judy Thomson Mark Thurber Patricia Tibbetts Mr. Robert Toomey Mr. and Mrs. Mario Umana Thomas and Barbara Van Dyke Barbara Van Zoeren Pat and Steve Vinter Christopher Wade Lori and Christopher Wadsworth, in appreciation of Dave Wimberly Mr. and Mrs. David Wahr Carolyn Walton Jerry Warshaw Susan Weiler David White Nancy White Leslie Wilcox Richard and Frances Winneg Elizabeth P. Wolf Janis Woodman, in honor of Christopher Woodman Alfred Woodworth David C. Wright Natalie Wright Mr. and Mrs. John Wyman Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Zafft Lorena and Robert Zeller Carolyn Zern 13 anonymous gifts
This list reflects gifts received during the 14 months prior to February 8, 2018.
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CORPORATE, FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT DONORS The Huntington Theatre Company is grateful to receive support from a wide range of corporations, foundations, and government agencies that support the Huntington’s annual operations, as well as our award-winning productions and education and community programs. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Diana Jacobs-Komisar, Institutional Giving Manager, at 617 273 1514 or djkomisar@huntingtontheatre.org. Executive Season Producers ($100,000+) The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Barr Foundation Liberty Mutual Insurance** Massachusetts Cultural Council The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Season Co-Producer ($50,000–$99,999) Hershey Family Foundation Production Sponsors ($25,000-$49,999) Bank of America** Edgerton Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Boston Foundation** Benefactors ($15,000–$24,999) BPS Arts Expansion Fund at EdVestors** Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Foundation
Kingsbury Road Charitable Foundation** Lucy R. Sprague Memorial Fund** MEDITECH Schrafft Charitable Trust** Patrons ($10,000–$14,999) Eaton Vance Investment Counsel The Tiny Tiger Foundation** Supporters ($5,000–$9,999) Berkshire Partners Cue Ball Group Goodwin Nixon Peabody Proskauer LLP Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation** Rodgers Family Foundation Ropes & Gray LLP Theatre Communications Group** WilmerHale
Members ($2,500–$4,999) Boston Cultural Council Cambridge Savings Bank** Jackson and Irene Golden 1989 Charitable Trust** Roy A. Hunt Foundation** Surdna Foundation Thank you to our in-kind contributors Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP High Output MAX Ultimate Food Noble Ford Productions
** Education and community programs donor
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THE HUNTINGTON LEGACY SOCIETY BUILDING A LEGACY OF GREAT THEATRE — The Huntington Legacy Society recognizes those who play a lasting role in securing the Huntington’s strong, successful future beyond their lifetime by making a bequest or other planned gift. We are grateful to these members of the Huntington Legacy Society:
Neal Balkowitsch and Donald Nelson Howard H. Bengele Suzanne Chapman Brant A. Cheikes Sherryl and Gerard Cohen Carol G. Deane Susan Ellerin Arthur C. and Eloise W. Hodges Jane and Fred Jamieson Mary Ellen Kiddle Carol B. Langer Joie Lemaitre
Sharon and Brad Malt Bill and Linda McQuillan Mary C. O’Donnell Steve Stelovich Robert C. Volante Linda and Daniel Waintrup Margaret J. White J. David Wimberly Veronica and Howard Wiseman Genevieve and Justin Wyner 1 anonymous
THE HUNTINGTON LEGACY SOCIETY BUILDING A LEGACY OF GREAT THEATRE
“Our participation is not only a legacy we leave for the Huntington, it’s a legacy we leave our family as well. We want them to think about the mark they will leave on society and culture.” — SHARON & BRAD MALT
If you have already included the Huntington as part of your will or estate plans, or if you wish to discuss how you can participate, please contact Celina Valadao, Major Gifts Officer, at 617 273 1536 or cvaladao@huntingtontheatre.org.
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CALDERWOOD PAVILION AT THE BCA• GENERAL INFORMATION Contact Information for the Huntington Theatre Company The Huntington Theatre Company performs in three beautiful theatres in two dynamic Boston neighborhoods. The 890-seat Huntington Avenue Theatre is on the Avenue of the Arts (264 Huntington Avenue), diagonally across from Symphony Hall. The 370-seat Virginia Wimberly Theatre and 250-seat Roberts Studio Theatre are part of the Calderwood Pavilion in the historic South End, on the campus of the Boston Center for the Arts (527 Tremont Street).
Refreshments Snacks, wine, beer, soft drinks, and coffee are available before opening curtain and during intermission in the main lobby. Food is not permitted inside the theatre. Drinks purchased at concessions are permitted inside the theatre.
Babes in Arms Children under the age of five are not permitted in the theatre.
Cameras Website: huntingtontheatre.org Box Office: 617 266 0800 Box Office email: tickets@huntingtontheatre.org Administrative office: 617 266 7900 Administrative office email: thehuntington@huntingtontheatre.org Lost and Found: 617 933 8608
The use of all cameras and recording devices, including cell phone cameras, in the theatre is strictly prohibited.
Box Office Hours
Wheelchair Accessibility
The Box Office is generally open Tuesday-Saturday, noon-curtain (or 6pm); Sunday, noon-curtain (or 4pm). Hours change weekly. For the most up-to-date hours, please visit huntingtontheatre.org or call the Box Office at 617 266 0800.
The Calderwood Pavilion is fully accessible, and can accommodate both wheelchair and companion seating in the orchestra and mezzanine sections. Please notify us when you purchase your tickets if wheelchair accommodations will be required and confirm arrangements with the House Manager at 617 933 8672.
Huntington Group Discounts Discounts available for groups of 10 or more, plus groups have access to backstage tours, talks with artists, and space for receptions. Contact Victoria Swindle for more information at 617 273 1657 or groups@huntingtontheatre.org.
Pagers and Cellular Phones Please silence all watches, pagers, and cell phones during the performance.
Hearing Enhancement The Calderwood Pavilion is equipped with an FM hearing enhancement system. Wireless headphones are available free of charge at the coat check in the main lobby for your use during a performance.
Public Transportation We encourage patrons to use public transportation to the Calderwood Pavilion whenever possible. The Pavilion is located near the MBTA Green Line Copley and Arlington Stations; Orange Line and Commuter Rail Back Bay Station; and the Tremont Street & Union Park stop on the #43 Bus which travels between Park Street and Ruggles Station. For more information, please visit huntingtontheatre.org or call the Box Office.
Parking near the Calderwood Pavilion Parking is available at the Atelier 505 Parking Garage located next to the Calderwood Pavilion at 505 Tremont Street (entrance on Warren Avenue), the Garage @ 100 Clarendon Street, and other nearby locations. For more information about parking, please visit huntingtontheatre.org or call the Box Office at 617 266 0800.
Please note that these parking options are independently owned and operated, and are not affiliated with the Huntington or the Calderwood Pavilion.
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Restrooms Located in the main lobby and mezzanine lobby. All restrooms are wheelchair-accessible.
Coat Check Located in the main lobby.
If You Arrive Late In consideration of our actors and other audience members, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management.
If Your Plans Change We hate to see empty seats when so many of our performances sell out. Please consider donating any tickets you can’t use. For more information please call the Box Office at 617 266 0800.
Large Print Programs Large print programs are free of charge and are available at the coat check.
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ADMINISTRATION General Manager................................................Sondra R. Katz Associate General Manager.........................Conwell Worthington III Assistant General Manager..................................................Annie Walsh Company Managers........................Jazzmin Bonner, Meagan Garcia Assistant to the Managing Director........................ Gabrielle Jaques
Huntington Avenue Theatre Custodians....................Jose Andrade, Nelson DaSilva
Norma Jean Calderwood Artistic Director
Finance Director of Financial Management................. Glenda Fishman Accounting Manager.............................................................. June Zaidan Accounting Coordinator.................................................Laura Casavant Accountants....................................Alexander, Aronson, Finning, CPA Human Resources Director of Human Resources.......................... Nina E. Nicolosi Human Resources Coordinator.................................... Michael Comey Payroll and Reporting Specialist...................................April Swiniuch Administrative Support Assistant...............................Sarah Schnebly Information Technology IT Director....................................................................................Scott Poole Network Administrator....................................................... Dan Moloney Theatre Operations Director of Theatre Operations.........................Timothy H. OConnell Associate Director of Theatre Operations — Calderwood Pavilion................................Katie Most Associate Director of Theatre Operations — Huntington Avenue Theatre...............Katrina Alix Associate Director of Theatre Operations — Patron Services.......................... Stephen Reinstein Security Coordinator...............................................................Greg Haugh Calderwood Pavilion Calderwood Pavilion House Manager.............Julie Cameron Calderwood Pavilion Management Assistant................................Matt Feldman-Campbell Calderwood Pavilion Apprentice...................................Micaela Slotin Calderwood Pavilion Assistant House Managers..........................................Paul Fox, Gabe Hughes, Ksenia Lanin, Maura Neff, Dalton Zogleman Calderwood Pavilion Front of House Staff.................. Chabreah Alston, Ellie Brelis, Robert Caplis, Mia Coffin, Barbara Crowther, Talia Curtin, Linnea Donnelly, Katie Flanagan, Madeleine Gibbons, Ryan Impagliazzo, Josh Luckens, Kerry Lydon, Terry McCarthy, Laura Meilman, Tiniqua Patrick, Nick Perron, Sarah Schnebly, Katharine Silva, Ciera-Sadé Wade Calderwood Pavilion Custodians.........Jose Andrade, Mike Brown Huntington Avenue Theatre Huntington Avenue Theatre House Manager................Andrew Elk Huntington Avenue Theatre Management Assistant................................ Kendrick Terrell Evans Huntington Avenue Theatre Assistant House Managers............Kendrick Terrell Evans, Annie Walsh Huntington Avenue Theatre Front of House Staff......... J. Sebastian Alberdi, Charlie Carr, Terrence Dowdye, Kristina Dugas, Robin Goldberg, Ariana Goldsworthy, Ruth Killisch, Kat Klein, Patrick Mahoney, Tommy Melvin, Will Morrison, Samantha Myers, Katie O’Connor, Sarah Patterson, Evan Pott, Margot Spanu, Padraig Sullivan, Dan Victor
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Managing Director
Ticketing Services Assistant Manager — Patron Services.................... Victoria Swindle Calderwood Pavilion Ticketing Coordinator..........................................................Noah Ingle Huntington Avenue Theatre Ticketing Coordinator............................................ Brenton Thurston Subscriptions Coordinator...................................................Amy Klesert Ticketing Associate........................................................ Michaela Buccini Full-Time Customer Service Reps...............................Shana Jackson, Chris Stoddard Customer Service Reps......................................Nick Boonstra, Sue Dietlin, Kaylah Dixon, Katelyn Reinert, Brittany Schmitke, Yurika Watanabe
ARTISTIC Producing Director.......................................Christopher Wigle Associate Producer................................................... Rebecca Bradshaw Director of New Work.................................................Charles Haugland Assistant to the Artistic Director.......................................Billy Cowles Playwright-in-Residence..................................................Melinda Lopez Literary Apprentice..................................................J. Sebastian Alberdi Producing Apprentice..................................................................Kat Klein Huntington Playwriting Fellows................................. MJ Halberstadt, Brenda Withers DEVELOPMENT Chief Development Officer................................Elisabeth Saxe Director of Major Gifts................................................Margaret J. White Major Gifts Officer..............................................................Celina Valadao Special Events Manager......................................................Kirsten Doyle Institutional Giving Manager...........................Diana Jacobs-Komisar Individual Giving Manager...............................................Annalise Baird Development Database Coordinator...........................Lisa McColgan Development Associate.....................................Elizabeth MacLachlan Development Assistant........................................................ Sam Buntich EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Interim Co-Directors of Education.......................Meg O’Brien, Alexandra Smith Education Associate..............................................................Marisa Jones Education Apprentices..................................Lauren Brooks, Ivy Ryan Teaching Artists................................Kortney Adams, Naheem Garcia Lydia Graeff, Keith Mascoll, Allie Meek, Trinidad Ramkissoon MARKETING Director of Marketing.............................................. Temple Gill Associate Director of Marketing...................... Meredith Mastroianni Tessitura Analytics Manager........................................... Derrick Martin Digital Content Manager............................................Carolyn MacLeod Promotions & Community Coordinator.......................... James Boyd Graphic Design Coordinator............................................Lauren Calder Community Membership Coordinator.....................................................Candelaria Silva-Collins Communications Associate...................................................Leah Reber Marketing Associate.......................................................... Clare Lockhart Co-op Student, Northeastern University........................... Carla Mirabal Rodríguez
STAFF (continued) PRODUCTION Director of Production................................... Todd D. Williams Associate Director of Production................................... Bethany Ford Production Office Assistant................................................ Juli Merhaut Stage Management Apprentice.........................................Jamie Carty Co-op Student, Northeastern University...................Rose Mancuso Scenery Technical Director.................................................. Dan Ramirez Associate Technical Director........................................ Adam Godbout Assistant Technical Director..................................................Dan Oleksy Scene Shop Foreman..............................................................Mike Hamer Master Carpenter....................................................................Larry Dersch Scenery Mechanic...........................................................Jesse Washburn Carpenters....................................................................Andrew Cancellieri, Milosz Gassan, Christian Lambrecht, Nick Hernon Carpenter/Scene Shop Assistant...........................Carolyn Daitch Calderwood Pavilion Stage Supervisor......................Rachael Hasse Properties Properties Master.............................................Kristine Holmes Assistant Properties Master.............................................Justin Seward Properties Artisan.....................................................................Ian Thorsell Properties Run................................................................Andrew DeShazo Properties Apprentice...................................................Margot Adolphe
Costumes Costume Director.............................................. Nancy Hamann Assistant Costume Director................................. Virginia V. Emerson Costume Design Assistant.....................................................Mary Lauve Head Draper...........................................................................Anita Canzian Draper...............................................................................................Sarah Pak Costume Crafts Artisan/Dyer................Denise M. Wallace-Spriggs First Hand............................................................................Rebecca Hylton Wardrobe Supervisor..........................................................Christine Marr Associate Wardrobe Supervisor.............................Barbara Crowther Wigmaster...............................................................................Troy Siegfried Electrics Lighting & Projections Supervisor................. Katherine Herzig Assistant Lighting Supervisor....................................... Bridget Collins Calderwood Pavilion House Electrician............................Taylor Ness Huntington Avenue Theatre House Electrician................................................................... Sean Baird Sound Sound Supervisor................................................. Ben Emerson Sound Engineer.......................................................................... J. Jumbelic Calderwood Pavilion Sound Engineer............................................................ Jesse McKenzie Sound Apprentice...............................................................Valentin Frank
Paints Charge Scenic Artist............................................Kristin Krause Assistant Charge Scenic Artist...........................Romina Diaz-Brarda Scenic Artist...........................................................................Chelsey Erskin Scenic Painting Apprentice...................................................... Molly Hall
Additional Staff for Skeleton Crew Dialect Coach...........................................................Cherie Corinne Rice Assistant to the Director...............................................Phaedra Scott Carpenters................Andrew Adamopoulos, William O’Donnell, Christina Rossi, Slava Tchoul, Verreth Wilson Costume Design Assistant................................. Kathryn Schondek
Assistant to the Lighting Designer...................... Shannon Clarke Electricians.......................................Kevin Barnett, Kyle Blanchette, Evey Connerty-Marin, Alisa Hartle, Sara Hutchins, Daniel Johnson-Carter, Keithlyn Parkman, Zach Straeffer, Ali Witten
The Huntington Theatre Company is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), an association of the nation’s leading resident professional theatres; Theatre Communications Group, a national service organization for the nonprofit professional theatre; StageSource, a regional alliance of theatre artists and producers; and ArtsBoston, the voice and resource for the arts in Greater Boston. This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. The director and choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union. The scenic, costume, lighting, and sound designers in LORT theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE.
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GUIDE to LOCAL THEATRE BLUE MAN GROUP, Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton St., 800-BLUE-MAN. Ongoing. This giddily subversive offBroadway hit serves up outrageous and inventive theatre where three muted, blue-painted performers spoof both contemporary art and modern technology. Wry commentary and bemusing antics are matched only by the ingenious ways in which music and sound are created. HAMLET/SAINT JOAN, Bedlam, Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., 617-824-8400. Mar 7–25. Witness William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw’s most famous creations side by side, in repertory, brought vividly to life in two riveting, unexpectedly funny, stripped-down stagings by four actors from the acclaimed New York City theatre company. THE HUMANS, Boch Center, The Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., 866-348-9738. Mar 13–25. Stephen Karam’s 2016 Tony Award-winner takes place over the course of a Thanksgiving dinner. Erik Blake has brought his Pennsylvania family to celebrate at his daughter’s apartment in Manhattan, yet as darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the clan’s deepest fears and greatest follies are laid bare. ON YOUR FEET!, Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., 866-523-7469. Apr 17–29. Emilio and Gloria Estefan came to America and broke through all barriers to become a crossover sensation at the very top of the pop music world. But just when they thought they had it all, they almost lost everything. From international superstardom to life-threatening tragedy, this musical journey takes you behind the music and inside the real story of this record-making and groundbreaking couple. NEWFEST NEW WORKS FESTIVAL, Emerson Stage, Semel and Greene Theaters, Tufte Performance & Production Center, 10 Boylston Place, 617-824-8400. Mar 15–Apr 1. This three-week celebration of creativity features a new full-length play by the winner of the Rod Parker Playwriting Award, a workshop production of a new play by a professional playwright and other short plays and readings written, directed and performed by Emerson students.
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THE MAID OF ORLEANS: George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan, presented in repertory with Shakespeare’s Hamlet by acclaimed New York City-based troupe Bedlam, is staged in a stripped-down setting with merely four actors from March 9–24 at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre. off. Whodunit? Join the fun as the audience matches wits with the suspects to catch the killer in this wildly popular comedy. URINETOWN, Emerson Stage, Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., 617-824-8400. Apr 19–21. This hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself tells the story of a drought-stricken city where the citizens have to pay to take care one of life’s most basic needs. THE WHITE CARD, ArtsEmerson and American Repertory Theater, Robert J. Orchard Stage, Emerson Paramount Center, 559 Washington St., 617-824-8400. Through Apr 1. At a dinner party thrown by an influential Manhattan couple for an up-and-coming artist, questions arise about what—and who—is actually on display. Claudia Rankine’s 2014 New York Times best-selling book Citizen unpacked the insidious ways in which racism manifests itself in everyday situations. Now, this world-premiere play poses the question, “Can American society progress if whiteness stays invisible?”
LOCAL/REGIONAL THEATRE
ONE STATE, TWO STATE / RED STATE, BLUE STATE, The Modern Theatre at Suffolk University, 525 Washington St., 866-811-4111. Apr 5–8. This uplifting, heartbreaking comedy focuses on the volatile mix of drama and democracy in a nation divided by irreconcilable differences.
ANTIGONE, Flat Earth Theatre, Black Box Theater, The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown, 617-923-8487. Mar 16–31. A piece of French Resistance art that evaded Nazi censorship in 1944 through its association with the Sophocles play of the same name, Jean Anouilh’s retelling of the classical Greek tragedy boldly reimagines the story of a defiant woman opposing a tyrannical state.
SHEAR MADNESS, Charles Playhouse Stage II, 74 Warrenton St., 617-426-5225. Ongoing. It’s a day like any other at the Shear Madness salon, when suddenly the lady upstairs gets knocked
ANNA CHRISTIE, Lyric Stage Company, 140 Clarendon St., 617-585-5678. Apr 6–May 6. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Eugene O’Neill’s classic is a surprisingly contemporary play
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Building Audiences for Greater Boston’s Outstanding Not-For-Profit Performing Arts Organizations MOONBOX PRODUCTIONS Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Based on the 1988 film, this musical follows the escapades of two competing con men in the French Riviera. Music and lyrics by David Yazbek. Book by Jeffrey Lane. Directed by Laura Marie Duncan.
March 8–11, 2018
Music by John Kander. Lyrics by Fred Ebb. Book by Joe Masteroff. With Aimee Doherty as Sally Bowles.
Tickets: 617-912-9222 or bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/events
April 14–29, 2018 Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA 617-933-8600 • bostontheatrescene.com
SPEAKEASY STAGE COMPANY Piano Masters Series: Ralph Votapek First-ever Van Cliburn gold medalist Ralph Votapek performs a program of works by Debussy, Faure, Gershwin, Scarlatti and Schubert.
March 13, 2018 Tickets: 617-912-9222 or bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/events
Adrianne Krstansky stars in this charming and moving new work about the lengths we go to for those we love and the irrepressible resilience inside all of us.
Now through March 31 only! 617-933-8600 • SpeakEasyStage.com
LYRIC STAGE
A vivid portrait of the working men and women who are the heart and soul of the American landscape The “most charming love letter in literature” becomes an epic theatrical adventure.
February 23–March 25, 2018 Lyric Stage • Copley Square 617-585-5678 • lyricstage.com
Supporting the Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies at the MGH Cancer Center
May 5, 2018 at 8 p.m., auction at 7 p.m. North Shore Music Theatre 978-232-7200 • nsmt.org voicesofhopeboston.org
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GUIDE TO LOCAL THEATRE (continued) about a coal barge captain who, after a 20-year separation, is reunited with the daughter he unknowingly abandoned to a life of hardship. When she falls in love with a shipwrecked sailor, her father and her suitor come to recognize their own culpability in her plight as all three struggle for salvation. THE BAKELITE MASTERPIECE, New Repertory Theatre, Charles Mosesian Theater, The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown, 617-923-8487. Mar 17– Apr 8. At the end of World War II, artist Han van Meegeren sits in a prison cell accused of selling a long-lost Vermeer to the Nazis. Van Meegeren contends that he forged the painting, which was skillfully produced and aged with a special treatment of the plastic known as Bakelite. Now he must create another masterpiece in front of his jailer, art historian Geert Piller, to save his life. BRAWLER, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and Kitchen Theatre Company, 949 Commonwealth Ave., 866-811-4111. Mar 1–18. Adam, once the scariest man in the National Hockey League, has been demoted to the minors, gotten high on painkillers and trashed the locker room at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. His friends need to talk him down before he gets into real trouble, but he’s got his own agenda. This world premiere by Walt McGough is a modern-day take on Sophocles’ Ajax as seen through the lens of the last true gladiator sport. BROKELAHOMO!, Gold Dust Orphans, Theater Machine, 1254 Boylston St., 800-838-3006. Apr 26–May 27. Brokelahomo is a town in trouble. Overrun by dirty, outlaw gays, the few law-abiding citizens left must spend their days dodging bullets, putting out church fires and fearing for their pet’s lives—that is, until a heterosexual is sent for. Enter Dusty Rhodes, the unlikely hero of this far-out parody set in the groovy 1880s. CABARET, Moonbox Productions, Wimberly Theatre, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St.,617-933-8600. Apr 14–29. Kander and Ebb’s iconic musical, set in the world of the Kit Kat Klub on the eve of Hitler’s rise to power, tells the story of Cliff Bradshaw, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin who falls in love with cabaret singer Sally Bowles. Their romance sizzles amid the back room culture of the club and the tumultuous atmosphere of pre-Nazi Germany. COOKING WITH THE CALAMARI SISTERS, Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St., Arlington, 781-646-4849. Apr 12–May 20. Hilarity, delicious dishes and two over-the-top, plus-size Italian sisters from Brooklyn take you on a tour-de-force of Italian, pop and show tunes and cuisine as they sing, dance, joke and laugh through a very special cooking lesson. DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, The Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Hemenway St., 617-912-9222. Mar 8–11. Based on the 1988 film, this musical follows the escapades of two con men in the French Riviera who compete for the money—and eventually affection—of the same woman.
eve of Grandma Maria’s 60th birthday. By the light of the karaoke machine, fueled by pork dumplings and diet Pepsi, she shares a dark secret from her Filipino gangster past with one lucky grandchild. Traversing 50 years of faulty family memories, Seattle-based performer Sara Porkalob presents this timely new musical about what it means to come to America. EVERY BRILLIANT THING, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Roberts Studio Theatre, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. Mar 2–31. At the start of the charming and miraculous new one-person play, a young girl trying to ease her mother’s depression compiles a list of things worth living for. As the list grows through adulthood, she learns the deep significance it has on her own life as she goes to college, falls in love and builds a home. THE FIRE AND THE RAIN, Stage Ensemble Theater Unit, Belmont Town Hall Theater, 455 Concord Ave., Belmont, 781325-8171. Apr 27–29. An all-female ensemble tackles this experimental production that illuminates the age-old human relationships with gods, rituals and sacrifices, as well as the complex societal order in the Indian caste system. FIRST LOVE IS THE REVOLUTION, Apollinaire Theatre Company, Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea, 617-887-2336. Apr 6–May 5. This unique, off-kilter take on young romance—a mix of comedy and tragedy by Australian playwright Rita Kalnejais—tells the story of a love affair between a teenager and a fox. GUARDS AT THE TAJ, Underground Railway Theater, Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 866811-4111. Mar 1–Apr 1. 1648, India. At morning’s first light, the Taj Mahal, an awe-inspiring edifice representing the pinnacle of beauty and the power of an empire will be unveiled. For the two guards protecting the palace, close friends since childhood, dawn’s first light will set in motion a ghoulish task that will challenge their faith, friendship and duty. HEATHERS THE MUSICAL, The Footlight Club, 7A Eliot St., Jamaica Plain, 617-524-3200. Apr 13–28. Based on the classic 1989 film, this stage adaptation tells the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. THE HOTEL NEPENTHE, Brown Box Theatre Project, Waterfront Plaza at Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress St., 443-808-1215. Mar 2–11. Through the twisting, winding corridors of the mind lies a world both chillingly relatable and thoroughly alien. The settings and characters shift and morph through a series of delightfully turbulent vignettes in this perilously absurd romp through the mysteries of human nature, the ripples of fairy wings and alternate realities, and the search for meaning from within the abyss.
THE DONKEY SHOW, American Repertory Theater, Oberon, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge, 617-547-8300. Ongoing. Bringing the ultimate disco experience to Boston, this crazy circus of mirror balls, feathered divas, roller skaters and hustle queens tells the story of A Midsummer Night’s Dream through great ’70s anthems you know by heart.
THE IRISH AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY, Greater Boston Stage Company, 395 Main St., Stoneham, 781-279-2200. Mar 8–25. Created by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt (Angela’s Ashes), this revue—underscored by music extending from the auld Irish folk ballads to World War II standards and beyond—is a celebration of a heritage that confronts adversity with determination, good humor and a love of life.
DRAGON LADY, Oberon, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge, 617-5478300. Mar 22–24. It is the year of the Water Dragon and the
THE JOURNEY, Boston Center for American Performance and Inmotion Theatre, Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre, Boston University,
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GUIDE TO LOCAL THEATRE (continued) 820 Commonwealth Ave., 617-353-3350. Apr 19–22. Moby Dick thought he met his match with Captain Ahab, but then Ahab’s wife arrived. Follow the adventurous and moving journey of one person’s quest among collective support in an imaginative and original physical theatre production that celebrates embracing empowerment, overcoming fear and the tenacity of the human spirit. LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!, Zeitgeist Stage Company, Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. Apr 27–May 19. In Terrence McNally’s Tony Award winner for Best Play, eight gay male friends hash out their passions, resentments and fears over the course of three summer weekends at a beautiful Dutchess County farmhouse. Flirtations, infidelity, AIDS, truth-telling and soul-searching mix questions about life and death with skinny-dipping and a wild dress rehearsal of Swan Lake in drag. MANY TRUMP REFUGEES IN ONE BODY, Another Country Productions, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave., 866-811-4111. Mar 13 & 14. The hilarious story of playwright and performer Lyralen Kaye’s reluctant and surprising prescience about Trump—and her absolute ignorance about what it takes to emigrate to Canada. Find out what happens when you try, and they keep asking the exact questions you don’t want to answer. MISS HOLMES, Greater Boston Stage Company, 395 Main St., Stoneham, 781-279-2200. Apr 5–22. This classic, timeless Sherlock Holmes mystery with a twist presents Sherlock and Watson as women who have to negotiate the tricky political and social realities of 1880s England while they solve crimes. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., Cambridge, 866-8114111. Apr 11–May 6. Benedick is never getting married. Not ever. And Beatrice can’t imagine loving a man she can’t tolerate. They might just be the perfect couple. While the villain Don Jon sows seeds of rumor and discord, the success of two noble marriages hinges on the hilarious efforts of local constables in the most enchanting of Shakespeare’s romantic comedies. MURDER NIGHT: DON’T FEAR THE RE-PURGE, The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Somerville, 617-684-5335. Mar 23 & 24. Follow the adventures of two suburban couples as they participate in the annual “Murder Night” holiday, during which all crime is legal, including murder. What drives them to purge? Will they survive the night? And is indiscriminately murdering strangers really that much fun? There’s only one way to find out in this satirical musical comedy inspired by The Purge films. NEXT TO NORMAL, The Longwood Players, Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea, 866-811-4111. Apr 19–28. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, this musical explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness, taking the audience into the minds and hearts of each character and presenting their stories with love, sympathy and heart. OLD MONEY, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, CarlingSorenson Theater, Sorenson Center for the Arts at Babson College, 19 College Dr., Wellesley, 866-811-4111. Mar 6–18. A wealthy robber baron and his family, their descendants and assorted characters in their midst—an Irish maid, a Hollywood producer, a social climbing decorator, confused teenagers and eccentric artists—mingle in a contrast of old money and new in this work by Wendy Wasserstein.
ORLANDO, Lyric Stage Company, 140 Clarendon St., 617585-5678. Through Mar 25 . After a particularly wild night in 17th-century Constantinople, Orlando the man wakes up to find himself a woman, and abandons herself to five centuries of change with an insatiable appetite to discover what it means to live fully in the present, in her own skin and in her own time in Sarah Ruhl’s adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel. RICHARD III, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Swedenborg Chapel, 50 Quincy St., Cambridge, 866-811-4111. Through Mar 11. This story of a scoundrel’s Machiavellian overthrow of government—filled with deceit, lies, treachery and murder—presents Shakespeare’s most charismatic villain, who delights in every moment of his ruthless, homicidal path to absolute power. RIPE FRENZY, New Repertory Theatre and Boston Center for American Performance, Studio ONE, Boston University, 855 Commonwealth Ave., 866-811-4111. Through Mar 11. Winner of the National New Play Network’s 2016 Smith Prize for Political Theatre, this site-specific premiere brings us to Tavistown, New York, where a recent tragedy has rocked the community to its core. Narrator and town historian Zoe recounts the days leading up to the incident as the high school prepares for the semi-annual production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. R.U.R., Theatre@First, Unity Somerville, 6 William St., Somerville, 888-874-7554. Mar 15–24. On a remote, secure island, Rossum’s Universal Robots churns out a cheap, disposable workforce. Rossum’s robots are strong, intelligent and versatile—and most definitely not human. Karel Čapek’s play, which coined the term “robot,” has been re-conceived for a modern audience, exploring the themes of humanity, love, the value of work and the dangers of oppression in the original, while re-imagining the more problematic aspects of the almost century-old work. SISTER ACT, Riverside Theatre Works, 45 Fairmount Ave., Hyde Park, 800-838-3006. Mar 2–11. The feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film tells the story of disco diva and murder witness Deloris Van Cartier, who, disguised as a nun and placed in a convent while in protective custody, uses her unique disco moves and singing talent to inspire the choir and breathe new life into the church and community. STEVE, Zeitgeist Stage Company, Plaza Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. Mar 2–24. As Steven—a failed Broadway chorus boy turned stay-at-home dad—celebrates yet another birthday, he finds himself filled with fear and uncertainty. Is his partner of 16 years, Stephen, cheating on him? Is his best friend really dying? And what, exactly, has he done with his life? STUART LITTLE, Wheelock Family Theatre, 200 The Riverway, 617-879-2300. Apr 13–May 13. E.B. White’s endearing classic story follows Stuart, a mouse born into a New York family, and his many larger-than-life adventures. TOP GIRLS, Huntington Theatre Company, Huntington Avenue Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., 617-266-0800. Apr 20–May 20. In Caryl Churchill’s groundbreaking masterpiece, career-driven Marlene has just landed the top job at a London employment agency over a male colleague. To celebrate, she hosts a lavish dinner with a group of famous and adventurous historical women who cheer the successes and bemoan the sacrifices required to be a “top girl” in a man’s world. HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY 41
GUIDE TO LOCAL THEATRE (continued) TRUE WEST, The Hub Theatre Company of Boston, First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough St., 617-267-6730. Apr 13–28. Sam Shepard’s drama recounts the sibling rivalry between two estranged brothers—one a screenwriter and the other a thief—who reconnect while house-sitting for their mother, resulting in the rekindling of old jealousies. TWO JEWS WALK INTO A WAR…, New Repertory Theatre, Charles Mosesian Theater, The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown, 617-923-8487. Apr 28–May 20. What do you do if you’re the last two Jews in Afghanistan? You re-write the Torah, of course! Ishaq and Zeblyan are on a mission to save Judaism in Kabul by rebuilding their synagogue and keeping the faith alive, but only if they don’t kill each other first. WIG OUT!, American Repertory Theater and Company One Theatre, Oberon, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge, 617-547-8300. Apr 26–May 13. Enter the fabulous world of competitive ballroom drag in this dazzling play by Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight) about the desire to be desired, finding your home and outwalking the competition. WINTER SOLSTICE, Apollinaire Theatre Company, Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea, 617-887-2336. Through Mar 11. When a charming stranger is invited into the home a German family, the man’s extreme views, rather than repelling the liberal clan, instead seduce them in this fable by acclaimed playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig about the insidious infiltration of Nazism into mainstream society. THE WOMEN WHO MAPPED THE STARS, The Nora Theatre Company and Catalyst Collaborative@MIT, Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 866-811-4111. Apr 19–May 20. In the late 1800s at Harvard College Observatory, “computers”— women employed for half a man’s salary to analyze astronomic data—discover that the universe is larger than we ever dreamed. This thrilling world premiere presents the story of five women who changed the way astronomers saw the universe—from scientist to scientist and generation to generation.
DANCE ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER, Boch Center, The Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., 800-982-2787. Mar 22–25. The magnificent Ailey company continues its exciting new expansion of repertoire under Artistic Director Robert Battle while celebrating the core works that have made it the world’s leading modern dance company. This marks the 50th year of the company’s annual appearances in Boston. LIMITLESS, The Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Hemenway St., 617-912-9222. Apr 19–22. This program presents five diverse pieces by some of the most brilliant choreographers working today, including masterworks by Mark Morris and Doug Varone, and a special project by Nona Hendryx. PARTS IN SUITE, Boston Ballet, Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., 617-695-6955. Mar 9–Apr 7. The work of three stellar choreographers with distinct visions is on full display: William Forsythe’s Pas/Parts 2016, Justin Peck’s In Creases and Jormo Elo’s Bach Cello Suites. ROMEO & JULIET, Boston Ballet, Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., 617-695-6955. Mar 15–Apr 8. Love brings 42 SKELETON CREW
beauty and sorrow in Shakespeare’s tale of youthful passion and family rivalry, choreographed by John Cranko to Sergei Prokofiev’s dramatic score.
OPERA EUGENE ONEGIN, The Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Hemenway St., 617-912-9222. Apr 5–8. In this work by Tchaikovsky based on the verse novel by Alexander Pushkin, a sophisticated and jaded young aristocrat visiting the country captivates Tatyana, but when she declares her love for him, he cruelly rejects her. Years later, he attempts to rekindle the flame. THE FAIRY QUEEN, Handel and Haydn Society, New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., 617-266-3605. Apr 6 & 8. Purcell’s exquisite music—vivid and colorful with ingenious dramatic effects and an entertaining script by Jeremy Sams— make for a fresh-and-fun riff on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as seen through Queen Titania’s eyes. FIDELIO, Boston Baroque, New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., 617-987-8600. Apr 13 & 15. Beethoven’s only opera is a compelling story of political oppression, the fight for justice and the triumph of love, revolving around a woman who disguises herself as a prison guard in order to free her unjustly incarcerated husband. GIOVANNA D’ARCO, Odyssey Opera, Huntington Avenue Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., 617-933-8600. Apr 5–7. In Verdi’s 1845 work, Joan contends with two male characters—her father, Giacomo, who believes his daughter to be under the influence of the devil, and Charles VII, who falls in love with her. In this intriguing interpretation, Joan’s purity and virginity are accentuated, while her death at the stake is removed in favor of fatal wounds sustained in battle as she achieves her salvation. LA BOHÈME, Boston Opera Collaborative, Turtle Swamp Brewery, 3377 Washington St., Jamaica Plain, 617-517-5883. Apr 12–22. This site-specific production of Puccini’s beloved classic that travels with the audience through several Jamaica Plain locales is a modern-dress staging that brings audiences face-to-face and side-by-side with bohemian 20-something characters to eat, drink, live and celebrate the joy and pain of being young, free, penniless and in love. THE ROSENBERGS, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and Brandeis University Department of Theatre Arts, 949 Commonwealth Ave., 866-811-4111. Apr 12–22. In 1953 during the Cold War, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg have been accused of atomic espionage and sentenced to death. In the midst of the most famous spy case of the 20th century, and leading into the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) Senate hearings, the Rosenbergs’ love affair broke all barriers. Recognized as Denmark’s Best Opera of 2015, this tragic love story is adapted from the Rosenbergs’ letters from jail. THE THREEPENNY OPERA, Boston Lyric Opera, Huntington Avenue Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., 617-542-6772. Mar 16–25. As London scrubs up for the coronation, the police cut deals left and right to keep the filth out of sight. Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Peachum’s daughter can’t be found—and a notorious gangster is back in town. Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brechts’ satiric critique of capitalism and the meaning of morality when living in the slums is a landmark work rarely performed by a professional opera company.
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49 SOCIAL, 49 Temple Pl., 617-338-9600. This eclectic bar and restaurant at Downtown Crossing serves refined modern American cuisine. The seasonal dinner menu draws inspiration from around the globe while also incorporating ingredients from local New England farms. D, C. 49social.com. ARAGOSTA BAR & BISTRO, Three Battery Wharf, 617-9949001. This latest addition to Boston’s vibrant waterfront restaurant community offers a new take on Italian cuisine by award-winning chef David Daniels who shows his signature flair through hand-made pastas, prime meats and classic New England seafood. Using quality, local farm-raised ingredients, Aragosta offers a warm, social atmosphere in a stunning waterfront setting. Also offering an open kitchen with Chef’s Counter and an outdoor terrace. B, L, D. Mon–Sun 6:30 a.m.– 10 p.m.; Sat & SB 10:30 a.m.–2 p.m. aragostabistro.com. AVENUE ONE RESTAURANT, Hyatt Regency, One Avenue de Lafayette, 617-912-1234. Newly renovated and located in the heart of the Theatre District, Avenue One restaurant and lounge serves contemporary New England cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. Enjoy a refreshing cocktail, three-course prix fixe dinner or a delectable dessert. Discounted parking available. B 6:30–11:30 a.m., L noon–3 p.m., D 5–10 p.m. C, VP regencyboston.hyatt.com. BACK DECK, 2 West St. (corner of Washington), 617-6700320. With three deck spaces and a menu of grill-focused favorites, Back Deck invites everyone to gather around patio tables and chairs for a charcoal-cooked meal and backyardinspired cocktails. Its ambiance brings the outdoors inside with floor-to-ceiling open windows, carriage lighting, lush green planters, glazed brick and an open kitchen. Drawing inspiration from a roof deck, this restaurant is the ultimate urban retreat. L, D, Sat & SB, C. BackDeckBoston.com. BLU, 4 Avery St., 617-375-8550. Located in the heart of the Theatre District next door to the Ritz Carlton on the fourth floor, blu Restaurant and Bar is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a feast for the senses. Its contemporary American menu includes the all-time favorite lobster club. Featuring spectacular floor-to-ceiling windows, blu is perfect for a pre-show dinner, corporate events, weddings, cocktail receptions and private dining. L Mon–Fri 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., D Mon–Sat 5–10 p.m. blurestaurant.com. 44 SKELETON CREW
CITYPLACE, On Stuart Street between Tremont and S. Charles streets in the State Transportation Building. Enjoy handcrafted beers at Rock Bottom Brewery, delicious treats from Panera Bread and gourmet Chinese at P.F. Chang’s as well as flatbread sandwiches, specialty pizzas, custom burritos and more in the Food Court. B, L, D, C. cityplaceboston.com. CLINK, The Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles St., 617-224-4004. Clink serves the freshest North Atlantic seafood, seasonal New England fare and delicious artisanal meats, highlights of a menu that artfully marries European culinary tradition with contemporary American innovation. The dining room features vestiges of original jail cells and an open kitchen, while gold leather seats, butcher block tables and granite accents add to the contemporary style. Nightly, Clink’s lobby bar draws urban dwellers and hotel guests to an energetic and social nightlife scene in the heart of Boston. B 6:30–11 a.m., L 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m., D 5–11 p.m., SB 10 a.m.–3 p.m. clinkrestaurant.com. DAVIO’S NORTHERN ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE, 75 Arlington St., 617-357-4810. This Boston institution is located in Park Square, within walking distance to all theatres. The Northern Italian steakhouse menu includes a selection of homemade pastas and Brandt meats (aged New York sirloin, Niman Ranch pork chop, Provini porterhouse veal chop), as well as Davio’s classics and selection of fresh seafood, before or after the theatre. Enjoy a lighter fare menu in the spacious bar and parlor area. D Sun–Tue 5–10 p.m., Wed–Sat ’til 11 p.m., L Mon–Fri. VP. davios.com. FAJITAS & ’RITAS, 25 West St., 617-426-1222. Established in 1989, Fajitas & ’Ritas is an easygoing restaurant and bar that features fresh, healthy Texan and barbecue cuisine at bargain prices. An all-around fun place to eat, drink and hang out, the walls are decorated with colorful murals and the bar boasts some of Boston’s best—and sturdiest—margaritas. L, D Mon & Tue 11:30 a.m.–9 p.m.; Wed, Thu & Sat ’til 10 p.m.; Fri ’til 11 p.m.; Sun ’til 8 p.m. C. fajitasandritas.com. THE HUNGRY I, 71½ Charles St., 617-227-3524. In a twostory townhouse with three working fireplaces and an outdoor patio, Chef Peter Ballarin celebrates 30 years of French country cuisine and creative desserts. Signature dishes include venison au poivre and braised rabbit a la moutard. Private dining rooms available. L, D, SB, C. hungryiboston.com. JASPER WHITE’S SUMMER SHACK, 50 Dalton St., 617-8679955; 149 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, 617-520-9500. Enjoy top-notch seafood such as pan-roasted lobster, awardwinning fried chicken and an impressive raw bar in a casual setting. L, D. summershackrestaurant.com. LEGAL SEA FOODS, 558 Washington St., 617-692-8888; 26 Park Plaza, Park Square Motor Mart, 617-426-4444; 255 State St., Long Wharf, 617-227-3115; Copley Place, 100 Huntington Ave., 617-266-7775; 270 Northern Ave., Liberty Wharf, 617-477-2900; other locations. Legal Sea Foods, a Boston tradition for more than 50 years, features more than 40 varieties of fresh fish and shellfish as well as an award-winning wine list. Named “Boston’s Most Popular Restaurant” (Zagat 2010/2011). L & D. legalseafoods.com. MASSIMINO’S CUCINA ITALIANA, 207 Endicott St., 617-5235959. Owner/chef Massimino—former head chef of Naples’
BOSTON DINING GUIDE (continued) Hotel Astoria and Switzerland’s Metropolitan Hotel—offers specialties like the veal chop stuffed with arugula, prosciutto, smoked mozzarella and black olives, amongst numerous other delights. L, D, C. Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 11 p.m. massiminosboston.com. MERITAGE RESTAURANT + WINE BAR, Boston Harbor Hotel, 70 Rowes Wharf, 617-439-3995. Known for its excellence in wine and food pairings, Meritage enters a new era with an exciting transformation featuring a stylish, refined dining room, sophisticated wine bar and the addition of two new private dining rooms overlooking Boston Harbor. To complement the bold and elegant interiors, Chef Daniel Bruce has introduced a unique vineyard-to-table menu. D Tue–Sat 5–10 p.m., SB 10 a.m.–2 p.m. C, VP. meritagetherestaurant.com.
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PARKER’S RESTAURANT, Omni Parker House, 60 School St. at Tremont Street, 617-725-1600. Executive chef Gerry Tice celebrates nostalgic cuisine with a contemporary flair at Parker’s Restaurant, the birthplace of Boston Cream Pie, the Parker House Roll and Boston Scrod. B Mon–Fri 6:30–11 a.m., Sat–Sun 7–11:30 a.m., offering an elaborate buffet in addition to a la carte selections. L Mon–Fri 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m.; D Mon– Thu 5:30–10 p.m., Fri & Sat 5–10 p.m. ROWES WHARF SEA GRILLE, Boston Harbor Hotel, 70 Rowes Wharf, 617-856-7744. Rowes Wharf Sea Grille delivers the sea straight to your table. Enjoy power breakfasts and lunches followed by a vibrant after-work cocktail and dinner scene. The sunlight-filled dining room or seasonal outdoor terrace is an ideal spot for a leisurely lunch or special date night. B 6:30–11 a.m., L 11:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Afternoon Tea 2:30–4 p.m., D 4:30–10 p.m. roweswharfseagrille.com. RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE, 45 School St., 617-742-8401. At Ruth’s Chris Steak House, each steak is hand-selected from the top 2% of the country’s beef, broiled to perfection at 1,800 degrees and served in the restaurant’s signature style—on a sizzling, 500-degree plate so every bite stays hot and delicious. Located at Old City Hall, Ruth’s Chris also features fresh seafood, an award-winning wine list and a gracious environment with warm hospitality. L, D, C. ruthschris.com.
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THE TAJ BOSTON, 15 Arlington St., 617-536-5700. This 1927 landmark offers dishes reflecting the seasonal flavors of New England as well as authentic Indian dishes for dinner. The Cafe: B, L, D, Sat & SB. The Lounge: L, D, C. The Bar: L, D, C. tajhotels.com/boston. TOP OF THE HUB, 800 Boylston St., Prudential Center, 617-536-1775. Located 52 stories above the city, Top of the Hub is Boston’s special occasion favorite. With upscale American cuisine, live entertainment nightly, a spectacular view and romantic atmosphere, Top of the Hub promises a unique experience for both visitors and native Bostonians alike. L, D, C, SB. topofthehub.net. YE OLDE UNION OYSTER HOUSE, 41 Union St., 617-2272750. America’s oldest restaurant, now celebrating 191 years, serves Yankee-style seafood, beef and chicken, and is famed for the oyster bar where Daniel Webster dined daily. Specialties include clam chowder and fresh lobster. L & D Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 10 p.m. C ’til midnight. unionoysterhouse.com.
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