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APRIL–MAY 2017
7 THE PROGRAM 11 A MESSAGE FROM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PETER DuBOIS
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BEHIND THE SCENES IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL THEATRE BY OLIVIA J. KIERS
FINISHING STRONG: Boston Ballet concludes its recently announced 2017–2018 season by bringing August Bournonville’s magical La Sylphide to the Boston Opera House stage May 24–June 10, which is paired with the rarely performed Bournonville Divertissements.
Boston Ballet’s Scandinavian Season When Boston Ballet opens its 2017–2018 season in November, it will honor Mikko Nissinen in a special way by highlighting the artistry of several composers and choreographers who share the artistic director’s Finnish heritage. The much-awaited North American premiere of Wayne McGregor’s all-male Obsidian Tear, a co-production with the Royal Ballet, is set to music by Finnish composer Esa-Pekka Salonen. The evening also includes choreographer Jorma Elo’s World Premiere, as well as an orchestral performance of Jean Sibelius’ Finlandia, a turbulent masterpiece composed in protest over Russian censorship in Finland at the turn of the 20th century. The remainder of the season is no less exciting, while covering more familiar territory. It goes without saying that The Nutcracker arrives over the holidays; another Tchaikovsky classic, The Sleeping Beauty, is back by popular demand in May for a limited, one-week run. Other highlights include Classic Balanchine, a triple-bill of dances choreographed by the legendary George Balanchine, in late May; a spring repertory program featuring the work of Elo, William Forsythe, and Justin Peck; John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet; and a season finale of Danish choreographer August Bournonville’s La Sylphide. For details, visit bostonballet.org. 4
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Old and New Unite for the Huntington’s 2017–2018 Season Huntington Theatre Company announced a lineup for its 36th season that includes eight works wildly different from one another, from the revival of a Sondheim musical to a classic 17th-century farce. A multi-awardwinning musical about one man’s showbiz career trajectory, Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along is directed by Maria Friedman, who first presented this stunning revival in London to rave reviews. Huntington’s production of Molière’s French Enlightenment-era comedy, Tartuffe, promises to play with theatregoer’s expectations about period staging. Huntington’s other six productions include two new works—Huntington Playwriting Fellow Ken Urban’s drama featuring a chance encounter, A Guide for the Homesick, and Dominique Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew, a timely play set in a breakroom full of Detroit auto workers. There’s also a special presentation of Mala, a new play recently premiered by ArtsEmerson that is by Huntington Playwright-in-Residence Melinda Lopez. Go to huntingtontheatre.org for more information. New Season for New Rep New Repertory Theatre, the resident troupe
at Watertown’s Mosesian Center for the Arts,
BACKSTAGE (continued) traditionally threads a thought-provoking theme through each play in its season lineup, and 2017–2018 is no exception. Artistic director Jim Petosa announced that New Repertory’s upcoming season promises to weave a tapestry of “resilience.” Productions include two Boston-area premieres. Ideation, Aaron Lobe’s psychological thriller featuring a cadre of consultants working for a mysterious client, opens the season in September, and Kate Cayley’s The Bakelite Masterpiece arrives in the spring with the true story of art forger Han van Meegeren’s highly publicized trial in the wake of World War II. Also of note is a revival of the Tony Awardwinning musical Man of La Mancha, on stage just in time for the holidays and featuring Elliot Norton and IRNE award-winning Maurice Emmanuel Parent as the delusional, yet courageous and chivalrous, Don Quixote. In addition, New Rep announced a pair of very topical and “resilient” add-on productions. Rohina Malik’s one-woman show about five Muslim women living in a post 9/11 world, Unveiled, is co-presented with
Stoneham Theatre in January. At a time and place still to be determined, the Boston premiere of Jennifer Barclay’s site-specific drama Ripe Frenzy—the winner of the National New Play Network’s 2016 Smith Prize for Political Theatre—is sure to be a powerful event. Visit newrep.org for details. Putting the “Fun” in Fundraiser It’s coming! The Theater Offensive’s annual climACTS! gala, that is. ClimACTS! is a unique experience—a celebratory evening that also explores queer identities through unusual themes. The Theater Offensive, a Bostonbased LGBT theatre group, has communitybuilding and breaking through isolation at the heart of its mission to present a diversity of gender expression through art. Attending the annual fundraising party is a great way to get involved while having one heck of a good time. Promising to be full of bold color and surprises, this year’s party is themed “Bounce.” It jumps on stage at the Theatre District’s Royale Nightclub on May 3. For tickets, go to thetheateroffensive.org.
WHAT’S ON STAGE in April BARBECUE LYRIC STAGE COMPANY April 7–May 7 Award-winning playwright Robert O’Hara takes on stereotypes of all sorts in this witty new play about interventions, starring a multiracial family. Refer to listing, page 38. BARNUM MOONBOX PRODUCTIONS April 8–30 Directed by choreographer Rachel Bertone—who was also involved with Moonbox’s 2014 production of The Musical of Musicals that was nominated for six IRNE Awards, including Best Choreography—this dazzling musical harkens back to the 19th-century heyday of circus. Refer to listing, page 38.
17 BORDER CROSSINGS ARTSEMERSON April 19–29 Stage designer and TV actor Thaddeus Phillips’ one-man play is a surreal exploration of travel’s odder moments, from invasive body searches at Charles de Gaulle Airport to smuggling Kentucky Fried Chicken through Palestine. Refer to listing, page 38. THE GIFT HORSE NEW REPERTORY THEATRE April 22–May 14 The Boston premiere of this comedy by acclaimed playwright Lydia R. Diamond (Stick Fly) deals with a teacher and artist confronting her dark past. Refer to listing, page 40. HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY 5
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Scenic Design
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Mary Lauve
Original Music
Saraswathi Jones Production Stage Manager
Carola Morrone LaCoste
Lighting Design
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Sound Design
M.L. Dogg
Casting
Alaine Alldaffer Stage Manager
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We gratefully acknowledge the Huntington’s 2016–2017 Season Sponsors
Sherryl & Gerard Cohen Carol G. Deane J. David Wimberly the Production Sponsors of The Who & the What
Jill & Mitch Roberts and the Production Co-Sponsors of The Who & the What
Eloise & Art Hodges Jane & Fred Jamieson The world premiere of The Who & the What was produced in 2014 by La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, California, Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director & Michael S. Rosenberg, Managing Director Produced by LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater, New York City, 2014 The Who & the What is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York
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Huntington production staff members visit the site of the new Huntington Production Center in Everett
HUNTINGTON PRODUCTION CENTER TO OPEN IN EVERETT After an extensive search of the Greater Boston area for a new space, the Huntington Theatre Company Production Center will relocate to Everett, Massachusetts beginning July 1, 2017. The Huntington’s current production facility located at 252-258 Huntington Avenue in Boston, next door to the Boston University Theatre, will become the site of a new building developed by QMG Huntington LLC, who purchased the lot in May 2016. The new Huntington Theatre Company Production Center in Everett will include 25,000 square feet of production space, 18,000 square feet of storage space, and 4,000 square feet of office space, housing the company’s prop, paint, and scenery shops. The new facility will feature open and flexible work areas and onsite prop, costume, and scenery storage, allowing Huntington staff to produce more complex design work in a more efficient workspace
and to build upon the Huntington’s community mission by expanding production services to other arts organizations and companies. The Huntington will begin fit out construction on the Everett space this spring and begin fulltime operations there in July. “The Huntington’s production team has been searching for a new space since last May and we’re delighted to call Everett our new home,” says Huntington Production Manager Todd Williams. “And while this transition will have its challenges, the production team is looking forward to a workspace where an entire stage floor can be built and painted at one time — with no columns in the way! — and with room to paint both full size backdrops and set pieces simultaneously. The new production facility will allow our artisans the space they need to create their best work in the most efficient workspace possible.”
The Huntington is extremely grateful for the vocal support and encouragement from our loyal audience members and supporters throughout Greater Boston. For the latest news and information about the Huntington Production Center and the Huntington Avenue Theatre, visit huntingtontheatre.org/FAQ.
Dear Friends, We are living in turbulent times, and nowhere is that stress more felt than in Muslim communities across the country. In November, our attorney general here in Massachusetts set up a dedicated hotline for communities hit by an increase in harassment and bias-motivated violence, a group that includes Muslims, Arab Americans, Sikhs, and others; the surge of islamophobia in our country has only seemed to accelerate since then, and that current context changes the way we experience this very particular American story of a Muslim family right now. The Who & the What is set in 2014. We may be the first production of the play that does not and cannot say “the present” in its program. Yet the core theme of the play — about how our relationship to our faith changes how we relate to our families and to ourselves — has shifted very little, and in fact, has never felt more vital to me. In the wake of what we are experiencing here in our city, in our state, in our country, our staff was compelled to write a statement of our values, of what we want to put into the world right now: The Huntington is committed to telling stories of all races and cultures on our stages, and providing a platform to theatre artists who expand our definition, recognition, and understanding of the human experience. We stand with our peer institutions in resisting fear and intolerance, and we strive to cultivate generosity, artistic excellence, and radical hospitality. All are welcome here. Vaddey Ratner, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge, wrote: “We are capable of extraordinary beauty if we dare to dream.” Come, let’s dream together for an hour or two with Zarina and her family. And then let’s go out in the world a little better for it.
Peter DuBois Norma Jean Calderwood Artistic Director
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E PLURIBUS UNUM THE HISTORY OF AMERICA IS THE HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION AND ASSIMILATION. Apart from Native Americans, every family in this country arrived here from someplace else. Every immigrant group that has come to America has played out these familial tensions in domestic tragicomedy, whether on stage, film, radio, or TV: the Irish, the Italians, East European Jews and Slavs, Chinese, Greeks, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, South Americans, and more recently Filipinos and South Asians. From the 1870s, when Ned Harrigan and Tony Hart invented the misadventures of a tenement-Irish social club called the Mulligan Guard, down to the inter-ethnic and intra-family disputes of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical In the Heights, new arrivals have played out, from every conceivable angle, the story of their search for identity in their new homeland, “the melting pot where nothing melted,” as the Rabbi in Tony Kushner’s Angels in America describes it. Ayad Akhtar’s The Who & the What adds another tasty morsel to the American stew.
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This domestic drama is populated by Afzal, a successful, widowed, Pakistani immigrant, who dotes on his American daughters and worries about their future. His elder daughter Zarina struggles to complete her novel, blocked partly by a broken heart and partly by the book’s potentially blasphemous content. His younger daughter Mahwish studies to be a nurse and lusts after her GRE tutor. Akhtar creates a complex web of conflicting ideas and wants, all of it supported by a deep love between the characters. In a talkback at the Huntington last season, Akhtar explained, “People are not consistent, situations are not consistent. What’s happing in the world is not unipolar and yet we yearn for the simplicity of a single narrative.” In all of Akhtar’s work, the ways that the characters work out how to be true to themselves and each other are always thorny. Because the battle for identity always ends in a draw — you can’t go back to the old country and you can’t abandon your heritage — works that tackle it tend to be hardy perennials, spawning sequels or living on in multiple media forms. Harrigan and Hart produced 17 versions of the Mulligan Guard over a decade. Anne Nichols’s Abie’s Irish Rose, a 1922 comedy of ethnic feuding between Irish and Jewish neighbors, followed its original five-year run with two Broadway revivals, two film versions, and a radio series before evolving into the 1972 television sitcom “Bridget Loves Bernie.” The joy in revisiting these stories as they expand to include Americans of Latino, Asian, and Middle Eastern heritage is that they tell our own families’ stories refracted through another culture. Zarina and Mahwish are not the first women to have a meddling father. Nor is Afzal the first man to struggle with his daughters’ choices. The great value of immigrant dramas is that they all pose the question, what is America? Is America the Enlightenment rationality of the Founding Fathers, the anything-goes anarchism of gun enthusiasts and libertarians, the theocratic rigidity of fundamentalists, the sheer materialist greed of capitalism, or simply an inexplicable polyglot confusion containing elements of them all? No wonder, with all these possible sources of tension, the immigrant family is an enduringly juicy theatrical subject. No wonder the younger generation perpetually feels adrift, while the older longs for a former homeland idealized out of all similarity to the land that’s really there now. Clifford Odets got it exactly right in Awake and Sing! when he made the grandfather retreat, not into a Russian or Russian-Jewish dream world, but into his prized recording of Enrico Caruso singing “O Paradiso” — an Italian tenor singing a French aria about a beautiful, exotic world that exists only in the romantic imagination. For all the laughs that assimilation drama often stirs up, its ultimate thrust is tragic: In this ever-evolving nation — where some children of immigrants now advocate building a wall to keep immigrants out — we may never fully know who we are. — LISA TIMMEL
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ABOUT THE COMPANY Rom Barkhordar* (Afzal) lives and works in Chicago where he was recently seen in the title role of Vanya, (or, “That’s Life!”) (Rasaka Theatre Company); Semitic Commonwealth, a month-long, intensive staged reading series and Mosque Alert (Silk Road Rising); Ayad Akhtar’s The Who & the What (Victory Gardens Theater); In a Garden (A Red Orchid Theatre, Jeff Award nomination for Best Actor); Around the World in 80 Days (Lookingglass Theatre Company); The Elephant Man (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); The Hollow Lands (Steep Theatre); Mother Courage and Her Children (Vitalist Theatre); and Pravda (TimeLine Theatre); to name a few. His regional credits include productions of Around the World in 80 Days (Baltimore Center Stage and Kansas City Repertory Theatre). Television credits include episodes on “The Beast,” “Boss,” “Chicago Fire,” and “Chicago Justice.” Joseph Marrella* (Eli) has regional credits that include Shear Madness (Charles Street Playhouse); Death of Salesman, Big River, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, and Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play (Lyric Stage Company); Twelfth Night (Summer Festival Theater); Story Time Preservation Hour (New Exhibition Room); and Tales of Poe (New Repertory Theatre on tour). Mr. Marrella has appeared in commercials and corporate videos for Hewlett Packard, Thumbtack.com, Pinnacle Golf, Staples, and W.B. Mason, among others. He is a proud graduate of Emerson College (BA in theatre education, acting emphasis). Mr. Marrella is also a coach for My College Audition. josephmarrella.com. Turna Mete* (Mahwish) has Off Broadway credits that include Soldier X (Ma-Yi Theater Company); The Parable Conference (Brooklyn Academy of Music); Triple Threat and Asking for Trouble (Ensemble Studio Theatre); and Looking at Christmas, Office Hours, and The Great Recession (The Flea Theater). Her regional credits include The Way We Get By (American Theater Group); and Time Stands Still and The 39 Steps (Theatre Workshop of Nantucket). Her film and television credits include Hiding in the Open, How He Fell in Love, and “Deadbeat” (Hulu). Ms. Mete received her BA in acting from California State University Fullerton. turnamete.com. Aila Peck (Zarina) was last seen at Huntington in the workshop performance of The Mirror by Yasmeen Emam, one of the works included in Rebekah Maggor’s anthology The Tahrir Tales: Plays from the Egyptian Revolution. Other Boston theatre credits include Yerma (Huntington Summer Workshop) and Brahman/i: A One Hijra Stand Up Comedy Show (Company One Theatre). Her Chicago theatre credits include Miss Bennet (Northlight Theatre), The Royal Society of Antarctica (The Gift Theatre), 1984 (Steppenwolf for Young Adults), Brahman/i: A One Hijra Stand Up Comedy Show (About Face Theatre and Silk Road Rising), and The Elephant and the Whale (Chicago Children’s Theatre). Ms. Peck is a proud graduate of The School at Steppenwolf and holds her BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
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Ayad Akhtar (Playwright) is the author of Disgraced which won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, was nominated for the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play for its Broadway run, and was produced at the Huntington in its 2015–2016 season. He is a novelist and author of American Dervish, published in over 20 languages worldwide. His plays The Who & the What and The Invisible Hand received Off Broadway runs and are currently being produced around the world, and his play Junk will be produced on Broadway this fall. Mr. Akhtar was listed as the most produced playwright for the 2015–2016 season by American Theatre magazine. As a screenwriter, he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay for The War Within. He has received fellowships from MacDowell, Djerassi, the Sundance Institute, Ucross, and Yaddo, where he serves as a board director. He is also a board trustee at PEN/America and New York Theatre Workshop. Mr. Akhtar is currently the resident playwright with Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.
The Who & the What features the following BU alumni, staff, and students:
NICK CHEN (Assistant to the Sound Designer) BFA, Sound Design, 2017 CHRISTINE HAMEL (Dialect Coach) MFA, Theatre Education, 2005 Assistant Professor of Voice & Speech M. BEVIN O’GARA (Director) BFA, Theatre Studies, 2004 BRANDI PICK (Assistant to the Lighting Designer) MFA, Lighting Design, 2019 KATHRYN SCHONDEK (Costume Design Assistant) BFA, Costume Design, 2014 CRISTINA TODESCO (Scenic Design) BFA, Painting, 1994 MFA, Scene Design, 2004 Lecturer, School of Theatre
M. Bevin O’Gara (Director) is the Associate Producer at the Huntington Theatre Company, and was director of Kirsten Greenidge’s Milk Like Sugar (Elliot Norton Award nomination for Best Production) and Melinda Lopez’s Becoming Cuba. Other directing credits include appropriate, A Future Perfect, Tribes (Elliot Norton and IRNE awards for Best Production), and Clybourne Park (SpeakEasy Stage Company); Brahman/i, Chronicles of Kalki, You for Me for You, Love Person, and The Pain and the Itch (Company One Theatre); Phedre (Actors’ Shakespeare Project); Fast Company (Lyric Stage Company); Marjorie Prime (Nora Theatre Company); How Soft the Lining and Translations (Bad Habit Productions); Matt and Ben (Central Square Theater); Two Wives in India and Gary (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre); 2.5 Minute Ride (New Repertory Theatre); Melancholy Play (Holland Productions); Tattoo Girl, Painting You, and Artifacts (Williamstown Theatre Festival Workshop); and Anti-Kiss (3 Monkeys Theatrical
* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY Productions). She is the recipient of the Lois Roach Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Boston Theatre Community from Company One Theatre. She has a BFA from Boston University in theatre studies. This summer she will be moving to Ithaca, New York to become the Producing Artistic Director of the Kitchen Theatre Company. mbevinogara.com. Cristina Todesco (Scenic Design) previously designed Milk Like Sugar, Circle Mirror Transformation (one of the three plays she designed in The Shirley, Vermont Play Festival), The Long and Winding Road, and The Atheist for the Huntington. Recent designs include Chill (Merrimack Repertory Theatre), Hand to God (SpeakEasy Stage Company), Red Noses (Boston Conservatory at Berklee), and The Totalitarians (Gloucester Stage Company). Other theatre credits include productions at the ART Institute, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall and Tanglewood, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Harbor Stage Company, Israeli Stage, Lyric Stage Company, Olney Theatre Center, Orfeo Group, Stoneham Theatre, Summer Play Festival, Wheelock Family Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Culture Project, and Opera Boston. She is a four-time recipient of the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Design for The Clean House (New Repertory Theatre); The Aliens and The Flick (Company One Theatre); and Twelfth Night (Actors’ Shakespeare Project). Ms. Todesco is an MFA graduate of Boston University’s School of Theatre Arts where she also teaches. Mary Lauve (Costume Design) designed the costumes for the Huntington’s production of Can You Forgive Her? and has collaborated with other designers in over 70 productions as the company’s resident assistant. Recent regional designs include The Winter’s Tale and Phedre (Actors’ Shakespeare Project); Tribes and Clybourne Park (SpeakEasy Stage Company); and Intimate Apparel (Brandeis University). Ms. Lauve studied theatre at Boston College and Emerson College, and design at The Art Institute of Boston. Annie Wiegand (Lighting Design) is a freelance lighting designer who happens to be deaf. She previously lit several shows with Boston University’s School of Theatre including Trumpery and Lizzie Stranton—Class of 2010. She assisted on the Broadway production of Spring Awakening (Tony Award nomination, Best Lighting Design). Other New York credits include Movements of the Soul (Baruch Performing Arts Center) and Square Peg, Round Hole (Tectonic Theater Project, Lighting Design Associate). Her Boston credits include Fast Company (Lyric Stage Company); Tribes (SpeakEasy Stage Company); The Trumpet of the Swan and The Taste of Sunrise (Wheelock Family Theatre); Phedre and Othello (Actors’ Shakespeare Project); The Forgetting Curve (Bridge Repertory Theater); and Colossal, You for Me for You, and Love Person (Company One Theatre). Ms. Wiegand is an adjunct professor in the theatre arts department at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. She is also the producing director of New York Deaf Theatre. anniewiegand.com. M.L. Dogg (Sound Design) previously designed Milk Like Sugar; after all the terrible things I do; Smart People; The Power of Duff; Captors; Sons of the Prophet; and Rapture, Blister, Burn at the Huntington. His Broadway credits include Oh, Hello on Broadway and The Pee-wee Herman Show, and his Off Broadway designs include The Moors, Fade, The Ultimate Beauty Bible, Aubergine, Mercury Fur, Permission, Little Children Dream of God, Jacuzzi, A Walk in the Woods, Here Lies Love (co-design), The Open
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House, Core Values, Modern Terrorism, Sons of the Prophet, The Lapsburgh Layover, All New People, Trust, Monstrosity, The Language of Trees, Boom, A Hard Heart, and transFigures. Other credits include In the Body of the World and The Shape She Makes (American Repertory Theater); Cardboard Piano (Humana Festival/Actors Theatre of Louisville); Bad Jews (Long Wharf Theatre); Tribes (Actors Theatre of Louisville); Reunion (South Coast Repertory); Blood Play (Williamstown Theatre Festival, co-design); The Diary of Anne Frank (Milwaukee Repertory Theater); The Power of Duff (New York Stage and Film/Powerhouse Theater); Animals Out of Paper (Boise Contemporary Theater); and Private Lives (Two River Theater Company). He won the Outstanding Sound Design Lucille Lortel Award for Here Lies Love and the Outstanding Sound Design Award at the FringeNYC Festival for Go-Go Kitty, GO! Saraswathi Jones (Original Music) is a Boston musician and purveyor of postcolonial pop. Her work draws from the well of South Asian history, culture, and aesthetics and reflects on life in immigrant America. She released the solo EP Lingua Franca in 2013, and fronts Boston band Awaaz Do, who released their debut EP Kite Fight in 2016 and received an Iguana Music Fund grant in 2017 to record their next album. Ms. Jones co-produces Hindie Rock Fest — an annual music festival in Cambridge featuring South Asian American artists from a broad array of genres — and currently serves as board president of Girls Rock Campaign Boston, a feminist nonprofit empowering girls through musical performance and education. saraswathijones.com.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY 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. Carola Morrone LaCoste* (Production Stage Manager) has previously worked on August Wilson’s How I Learned What I Learned, Becoming Cuba, Ryan Landry’s “M,” Now or Later, Luck of the Irish, Before I Leave You, Educating Rita, Vengeance is the Lord’s, Prelude to a Kiss, Becky Shaw, All My Sons, Boleros for the Disenchanted, Two Men of Florence, and Pirates! for the Huntington. Other credits include A Christmas Carol (Hanover Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company); Cabaret, A Christmas Carol, The Wild Party, The Clean House, and more (New Repertory Theatre); Happy Days and My Old Lady (Gloucester Stage Company); Everything in the Garden (Brandeis Theater Company); and Sylvia, Siddhartha, and It Goes Without Saying (Berkshire Theatre Group). She holds a BA in theatre studies from the University of Connecticut. Jeremiah Mullane* (Stage Manager) returns to the Huntington having previously stage managed A Doll’s House, Tiger Style!, August Wilson’s How I Learned What I Learned, Disgraced, Choice, The Second Girl, Awake and Sing!, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, The Seagull, The Cocktail Hour, The Jungle Book, and Invisible Man. He has regional credits that include Blood on the Snow at Boston’s Old State House (The Bostonian Society); Love’s Labour’s Lost, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and King Lear (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company); First You Dream and Follies (The Kennedy Center); Really Really, The Boy Detective Fails, Chess, [title of show], and Giant (Signature Theatre); and As You Like It, The Alchemist, The Way of the World, Julius Caesar, and Major Barbara (Shakespeare Theatre Company). He is a graduate of Ithaca College with a BA in drama and computer science. Peter DuBois (Artistic Director) is in his ninth season as Artistic Director at the Huntington where his directing credits include 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 The Power of Duff with Greg Kinnear (New York Stage and Film/
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Powerhouse Theater); the premiere of 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, Richard III with Peter Dinklage, Mom, How Did You Meet the Beatles?, and Biro (The Public Theater/NYSF); Jack Goes Boating with Philip Seymour Hoffman and The View From 151st Street (LAByrinth Theater Company/The Public Theater); and the upcoming Can You Forgive Her? at the Vineyard Theatre. Regional US and UK credits include productions at American Conservatory Theater, Trinity Repertory Company, Humana Festival of New Plays, Manchester Opera House, and King’s Theatre Glasgow. Before arriving at the Huntington, 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.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Michael Maso (Managing Director) has led the Huntington’s administrative and financial operations since 1982, producing more than 200 plays in partnership with three artistic directors and leading the Huntington’s 10-year drive to build the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, which opened in September 2004. In recognition of these efforts, Boston Herald honored him as 2004’s Theatre Man of the Year. 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. He currently serves on the Boston Cultural Planning Steering Committee and previously served as a member of the board of directors of ArtsBoston; as a board member for Theatre Communications Group (TCG); as a site visitor, panelist, and panel chairman for the National Endowment for the Arts; as a member of Mayor Menino’s Advisory Task Force for Cultural Planning; as a trustee of the Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities (MAASH); as a board member of StageSource; and as a member of the Boston Foundation’s Cultural Task Force. He is the recipient of the 2016 Massachusetts Nonprofit Network’s Lifetime Achievement Award, 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 from the Boston Theatre Critics Association. He has also 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. Mr. Maso is an associate professor of theatre at Boston University. Christopher Wigle (Producing Director) is in his 17th 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 Celebrating its 35th season, 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 is the recipient of the 2013 Regional Theatre Tony Award and was named Best of Boston 2013 and 2014 by Boston magazine. Under the direction of Artistic Director Peter DuBois and Managing Director Michael Maso and in residence at Boston University, 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. By also mentoring local playwrights in the Huntington Playwriting Fellows program, educating young people in theatre, and serving as a catalyst for the growth of dozens of Boston’s emerging performing arts organizations by providing discounted access to facilities and audience services, the Huntington cultivates, celebrates, and champions theatre as an art form. 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 as we plan to renovate and expand our current theatre into a first-rate, modern, state-of-the-art venue with outstanding enhanced services for audiences, artsits, and the community. A national leader in the development of new plays, the Huntington has produced more than 120 world, American, and New England premieres to date. It supports local writers through a playwright residency and the Huntington Playwriting Fellows program, the cornerstone of its new work activities. Through a diverse and impactful range of nationally renowned education and community programs, the Huntington serves 35,000 young people and underserved audience members each year. 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 much-needed 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 was founded in 1982 by Boston University due to the vision and leadership of President John Silber and Vice President Gerald Gross and was separately incorporated as an independent non-profit in 1986. Its two prior artistic leaders were Peter Altman (1982 – 2000) and Nicholas Martin (2000 – 2008). In the past 34 years, the Huntington has played to an audience of 3.5 million, presented over 200 plays (16 of which went on to Broadway or Off Broadway), and served over 450,000 students, community members, and organizations. WE THANK THE FOLLOWING HUNTINGTON FRIENDS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF
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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 Peter Fiedler William Finard David Firestone John Frishkopf Ann T. Hall Thomas Hamilton III Cassandra Hyland Henderson Arthur C. Hodges Frederick Jamieson Nada Despotovich Kane Michelle Karol David Leathers William P. McQuillan Ann Merrifield Sandra Moose Anne M. Morgan Cokie Perry
James Petosa Bryan Rafanelli Mitchell J. Roberts Joseph V. Roller II 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 John Cohen Tania Phillips Co-Chairs Nancy S. Adams Kitty Ames Nancy Brickley Jim Burns Suzanne Chapman J. William Codinha Bette Cohen Tenney Cover Elizabeth Cregger Catherine Creighton Eilene Davidson JoAnne W. Dickinson Susan Ellerin Deborah First Anne H. Fitzpatrick Maria Farley Gerrity
Paul Greenfield Janice Hunt Alan S. Johnson Katherine Jones Linda Kanner Christopher Kimball Victoria Knox Loren Kovalcik Sherry Lang Joie Lemaitre Debbie Lewis Tracie Longman Nancy Lukitsh Rumena Manolova-Senchak Charles Marz Noel McCoy Thalia Meehan Daniel A. Mullin Gail Roberts Stephen M. Trehu
Juliet Schnell Turner Tracey A. West Caleb White John Taylor Williams Bertie Woeltz Christopher R. Yens Linda Zug
as of March 10, 2017
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THE HUNTINGTON CIRCLE The Huntington Circle recognizes our leadership donors to the Huntington Annual Fund and offers members a range of special benefits. We are grateful to the members of the Huntington Circle and the other donors listed below whose generous Annual Fund gifts support our artistic programs, as well as our award-winning youth, education, and community initiatives. For information or to become a Huntington Circle member, please call Meg White, Director of Major Gifts, at 617 273 1596. Lead Producers Circle ($100,000+) Sherryl and Gerard Cohen Carol G. Deane Betsy and David Epstein Eilene Davidson Grayken Albert W. Merck 1997 Family Trust Nancy and Edward Roberts Mr. J. David Wimberly Executive Producers Circle ($50,000-$99,999) Dr. John and Bette Cohen Gardner C. Hendrie and Karen Johansen Carol B. Langer Sharon and Brad Malt Jane and Neil Pappalardo Mitchell and Jill Roberts Linda and Daniel Waintrup 1 anonymous gift Artistic Producers Circle ($25,000-$49,999) Arthur C. and Eloise W. Hodges Barbara and Amos Hostetter Jane and Fred Jamieson Susan and David Leathers Wayne Davis and Ann Merrifield John D. Spooner Faith and Joseph Tiberio Charitable Foundation Howard and Veronica Wiseman Linda and Brooks Zug Anonymous, celebrating the Huntington’s President Sharon Malt and Chairman David Epstein Associate Producers Circle ($15,000-$24,999) Stephen Chapman Denise and William Finard Nicki Nichols Gamble Tom and Nancy Hamilton Cassandra Hyland Henderson Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Inc./ Susan B. Kaplan and Nancy and Mark Belsky Adrienne Kimball Bill and Linda McQuillan Sandra Moose and Eric Birch Ms. Anne M. Morgan Cokie and Lee Perry Dr. Paul S. Russell Mary Wolfson 26 THE WHO & THE WHAT
Directors Circle ($10,000-$14,999) Neal Balkowitsch and Donald Nelson Dr. and Mrs. Reinier Beeuwkes Fay Chandler‡ Mr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Counts Jim Dillon and Stone Wiske Linda L. D’Onofrio Karen and David Firestone John Frishkopf Karen and Gary Gregg Julie and Jordan Hitch Joyce Huber and Randall Ellis Elizabeth and Woody Ives Nada Despotovich Kane Marjie and Robert Kargman Loren B. Kovalcik/ IntePros Consulting Joie Lemaitre Alan and Harriet Lewis Mr. and Mrs. David Long Tracie L. Longman and Chaitanya Kanojia Paula and Bill O’Keeffe Jeffrey Dover and Tania Phillips Jan and Joe Roller Robert M. Rosenberg, in honor of Mary Wolfson Estate of Marie Rotti‡ Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Sullivan Linda H. Thomas 1 anonymous gift Playwrights Circle ($5,000-$9,999) Alice and Walter Abrams Nancy Adams and John Burgess Charles and Kathleen Ames Marianne Baldwin and Eva Marie Mancuso Camilla Bennett Carolyn Birmingham Amy and Joshua Boger Susan and Michael Brown Jim Burns Katie and Paul Buttenwieser Suzanne Chapman Brant Cheikes and Janine Papesh John Cini and Star Lancaster J. William Codinha and Carolyn Thayer Ross Betsy and David Cregger Laura and Neil Cronin Amey A. Defriez Margaret Eagle and Eliezer Rappaport
Jennifer Eckert and Richard D’Amore Robert Fine and Matthew Fine Mr. and Mrs. William Fink Debbie and Bob First, in memory of Susan Spooner Donald Fulton Ann and John Hall Scottie Held Ned Murphy and Ann-Ellen Hornidge Alan Johnson Seth and Mary Kaufman Vicki and Northrup Knox Christine Kondoleon and Frederic Wittmann David A. Kronman Cecile and Fraser Lemley John and Jean Lippincott Nancy Lukitsh The Mancuso Family Marion Martin, in memory of Travis John Martin Sharon Miller Daniel A. Mullin Dr. and Mrs. John William Poduska, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Rawson Sally C. Reid and John D. Sigel Gail Roberts Darin S. Samaraweera Marilyn and Jay Sarles Coralie Berg and Steve Schwartz M.H. Sirvetz Ellie Svenson and Mark Klempner Wendell Taylor Jean C. Tempel John Travis Drs. Beth and Stephen M. Trehu Juliet Schnell Turner Roberta and Stephen R. Weiner Elizabeth and Caleb White Ike Williams Bertie and Anthony Woeltz Justin and Genevieve Wyner Christopher R. Yens and Temple Gill Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Zilberfarb 1 anonymous gift Designers Circle ($2,500-$4,999) Michael Barza and Judith Robinson Bruce and Denise Bauman Patricia Bellinger and Richard Balzer Nancy and Richard Brickley
THE HUNTINGTON CIRCLE (continued) Kevin and Virginia Byrne Betsy Cabot Suzanne and Bert Capone Nancy Ciaranello McLane and Tenney Cover Catherine and Peter Creighton Charles and JoAnne Dickinson Ellen and Kevin Donoghue Virginia Drachman and Douglas Jones Susan Ellerin Winifred Ewing Anne H. Fitzpatrick Newell Flather Maria and Daniel Gerrity 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 Estate of Carmela M. Hilbert‡ Prof. and Mrs. Morton Z. Hoffman Linda and Steven Kanner Mary S. and Duncan Kennedy Richard and Dorothy Koerner Susan and David Kohen Alvin and Barbara Krakow Ted and Ann Kurland Sherry Lang Drs. Lynne and Sidney Levitsky Deborah Lewis and Robert Grinberg Joseph Machera Charles Marz Jack Fabiano and Noel McCoy Thalia Meehan and Rev. Gretchen Grimshaw Amy Merrill Charles Merrill and Julie Boudreaux Jonette Nagai and Stephen O’Brien Jerry Nelson Coleen and David Pantalone Jackie and Bob Pascucci Mr. and Mrs. J. Daniel Powell Deborah and S. Caesar Raboy Victoria and John Rizzi Mr. and Mrs. Owen W. Robbins Rumena and Alexander Senchak Vivian and Lionel Spiro Bruce and Emily Stangle Estate of Demetre J. Steffon‡ Helen and Jack Stewart Beth and Michael Stonebraker Joanna and Nigel Travis Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tritman Pamela Tucker and George Pettee Mindee Wasserman Norman Weeks Sally and Richard Zeckhauser
Actors Circle ($1,500-$2,499) James Alexander and Thomas Stocker Carole and Leonard Alkins Dr. Ronald Arky Liliana and Hillel Bachrach Steven M. Bauer Deborah L. Benson and Frederic J. Marx Jeff and Jody Black Joseph L. Bower and Elizabeth Potter Kenneth Brown Dominic Cioffoletti and Christopher Scinto Rosalie Florence Cohen Ken and Ginny Colburn Dennis Condon and Robert Cummings David Dalena and Brian Patton Lynn and Bruce Dayton Dean K. Denniston, Jr. Tim and Linda Diering Richard Donoho Jonathan Dyer and Thomas Foran Stephen Elman and Joanne D’Alcomo Jerome and Vivien Facher Barbara and Larry Farrer Donna and Harley Frank, in honor of Jill & Mitch Roberts Sharon and Irving Gates Norman and Madeleine Gaut Eric P. Geller and Cathy Thorn Drs. Laura Green and David Golan Mary Beth and Chris Gordon Peter and Jacqueline Gordon Phil Gormley and Erica Bisguier Garth and Lindsay Greimann Katherine Haltom Jay and Donna Hanflig H. Patricia Hanna Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hartmann Barbara Hirshfield and Cary Coen, in honor of Sherry and Gerry Cohen Bob Hiss and Mary Riffe Hiss Janice and Roger Hunt Margaret Jackson and Peter Harrington Leonard W. Johnson, in memory of Virginia Wimberly Holly and Bruce Johnstone Jill and Stephen Karp Paul and Elizabeth Kastner John and Marilyn Keane Susan Kirk Paul and Tracy Klein Louise Kwan Barrie Landry Jon Levy Ann D. Macomber Stuart and Yvonne Madnick
Mahmood Malihi Shelley and Brad Marcus Mike and Mary McConnell Louise and Sandy McGinnes Sarah M. McGinty Neal and Lynne Miller Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell, in memory of Virginia Wimberly Bill and Ginny Mullin Bob and Alison Murchison Joy Pak and David Deutsch Susan Pak Dr. Susan E. Bennett and Dr. Gerald Pier Meredith and Bob Pitts Steven J. Ralston and William Robert Hair Lynn and John Reichenbach Christine and David Root Diane Rosenberg Susan and Geoffrey Rowley Irvine and Louise Rusk Richard Powers and Stephen Schram Jane E. Shattuck The Spector Family John H. Straus and Liza Ketchum Lise and Myles Striar Lisbeth Tarlow and Stephen Kay Ben and Kate Taylor Kenneth R. Traub and Pamela K. Cohen P.T. Withington Jerold and Abbe Beth Young 3 anonymous gifts
s Member of The Hunt, the Huntington’s young donor program ‡ Deceased This list reflects gifts received during the 14 months prior to March 10, 2017.
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FRIENDS OF THE HUNTINGTON Leading Role ($750-$1499) John and Rose Ashby, in honor of Ann T. Hall • Carol Baker • George and Katharine Baker • Kate and Gordon Baty • Calvin J. Beckett • Susana and Clark Bernard • Leonard and Jane Bernstein • Linda Cabot Black Foundation • Margaret Blackwell, in honor of David Wimberly • Edward Boesel • Lori Bornstein and Alan Rothman • Geri and Bill Brehm • Jane Brock-Wilson, in honor of Carol and Disque Deane • Paul Buddenhagen • Rick and Nonnie Burnes • A. William and Carol Caporizzo • Cara and Anthony Casendino • Ronni‡ and Ronald Casty • Peggy and Anton Chernoff • George and Mary Chin • Beverley Cooper-Wiele • Joan Dolamore • Peggy Engel • Martha A. Erickson • Dave and Kelly Frederickson • Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Gardiner • Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Garrison • Lori and Michael Gilman • Mr. K. Frank Gravitt • Dr. and Mrs. George Hatsopoulos • Bucky and Clifton Helman • Kathleen Henry and Kim Maarkand • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas High • Richard and Priscilla Hunt • Susan M. Hunziker • Terence Janericco • Andronike E. Janus • Rev. Dr. Katherine Kallis • Cathie and Clarke Keenan • John T. Kittredge • Jeanne and Allen Krieger • Katherine Lewandowski and Adam Gurens • Anthony Lucas • Barbara A. Manzolillo • Bronwyn Martin, in memory of Travis Martin • Joan and John McArdle • Kathy McGirr and Keith Carlson • Jack and Susan McNamara • Marianne and Richard Moscicki • Eric and Elizabeth Nordgren • Patricia Patricelli • Kevin Powers and John Wolfarth • Jessica and David Reed • Ellen Remmer • Michelle and Aaron Rhodess • Michael and Jane Roberts • Sarah Rothermel • David and Anne Salant • Mr. and Mrs. William R. Sapers • Susan Schiro and Peter Manus, in honor of Carol Deane • Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sherbrooke • Hope and Adam Suttin • Jared Tausig, in honor of David Wimberly • David Parker and Janet Tiampo • Mary Verhage • Sumer and Kiran Verma • Kenneth Virgile and Helene Mayer • Robert C. Volante • Norman Weeks • Dr. Ronald Weinger • Wendling Charitable Fund • Dr. Elaine Woo • 4 anonymous gifts Featured Role ($500-$749) Elizabeth Aragaos • Molly and John Beard • Richard R. Beaty • Kathleen Beckman • Danielle Belanger and Robert Sparkes • Howard H. Bengele • Jonas Berman • William Bloor • Stephen and Traudy Bradley • Frank B. Mead • Jeremiah J. Bresnahan • Pam and Lee Bromberg • Mrs. Barbara Buntrock-Schuerch • Thomas Burger and Andree Robert • Diane Burns • Robert Capliss • Carol Chandler • John Clippinger • Connie Coburn and James Houghton • Herbert Stuart Cohen • Alison Conant and Richard Frank • Stephen Conner • Beth and Linzee Coolidge • Anne Crowley • Lloyd and Gene Dahmen • Dammann Boston Fund • Josh and Jennifer Davis • Marguerite Davoren • Terry O. Decima • Judy DeFilippo • Richard J. Diamond, in honor of David Wimberly • Peter and Jan Eschauzier • Sara and James Feldman • Pierre Fleurant • Hilary and Chris Gabrieli • Edward Glazer • Rimma Gluzman • Deborah Goddard • Irene and Stephen Grolnic • Steven and Barbara Grossman and David Grossman • Gail and Jan Hardenbergh • Eunice Harps • Terry Rockefeller and William Harris • John and Holliday Heine • Dr. Galen Henderson and Dr. Vanessa Britto • Rosalind and Herbert Hill • Andrew Himmelblau • Sherry Jacobs • Ernest and Madeline Jacquet • Peter Jenney • Molly Johnston • Julia Karols • Nancy R. Karp • Jane Katims and Daniel Perlman • Michael and Dona Kemp • Jill Kneerim • John and Sharon Koch • Yuriko Kuwabara and Walter Dzik • Anne LaCourt • Stewart and Rhonda Lassner • Jenny and Jay Leopold • Mark H. Lippolt • Babette and Peter Loring • Priscilla Krey Loring • James D. Maupin • Mary McFadden • Daniel and Annette McIntyre • Joseph Misdraji • Harry and Ruth Montague • Mark Nelke • Mary Owens • Constance Page • Marianne Pasts • Mr. and Mrs. Murray Preisler • Suzanne Priebatsch • Mr. and Mrs. Martin Quitt • Edith Rea • Katharine and William Reardon • Charles Reed and Ann Jacobs • Sharon and Howard Rich • Margaret Ridge • Lily and Gerald Riffelmacher • Jean and Richard Roberts • Sue Robinson • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rotenberg • Robert and Pauline Rothenberg • Dr. Glenn S. Rothfeld and Magi McKinnies • Kathleen and William Rousseau • Rohini Sakhuja • Susan Pioli and Martin Samuels • Diane and Richard Schmalensee • William Schutten • Gilda Slifka • Mark Smith and John O’Keefe • Renai Stalzle • Nancy and Edward Stavis • Lee Steele • Bob and Dorothy Stuart • Darline Lewis and Marshall Sugarman • Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Walther • Scott and Brenda Warner • Mrs. Lewis R. Weintraub • Constance V. R. White • Karolye White • Clark Wright and Lisa Goldthwait Wright • 9 anonymous gifts
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FRIENDS OF THE HUNTINGTON (continued) Supporting Role ($250-$499) Marilyn and Bill Adams • Robert Allen • Nancy Ammerman • Michael Ansara • Tammy Arcuri • Tom Austin • Jeannine M. Ayotte • Robert Banker • Michelle Barbera, in honor of Theodore Barbera • Barbershop Deluxe • Emily Barclay and John Hawes • Robin Barnes and David Bor • Beth Barrett • Elizabeth Barrett • David Barry • Auli and Ken Batts • Caitlin Bearce • Mr. and Mrs. Milton Berglund • Martin S. Berman and Mary Ann Jasienowski • Jerry M. Bernhard • Christina and Ky Bertolis • Gregory Bialecki and Mary Herlihy • Robert Bienkowski • Clinton Blackburns • Donald and Ellen Bloch • Drs. Brian and Rachel Bloom • Scott Chisholm and Afshan Bokhari • Sandy Bornstein • Richard and Dorothy Botnick • Payne/Bouchier Inc. • Jonathan Golding and Sally Bradley-Golding • Eric and Sandra Brenman • S. Britt • Barry Brown and Ellen Shapiro • Teresa Brown • Ruth Budd and John Ehrenfeld • Allan and Rhea Bufferd • Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Burnes • Eric Butlers • Bismarck and Ingrid Cadet • Missage Cadet, M.D. • Judith Carmany • Charles R. Carr • Carrig Kitchens LLC • Elyse D. Cherry • Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Cheston, Jr. • Mary E. Chin • Maria Church • Andrea and Jon Clardy • Grace D. Clark • Valerie Cloutier • Priscilla Cogan • Arlene Cohen • Steven Coleman and Christine Tunstall • Sarah Columbia • Janet L. Comey • Jaden Crawford • German Crisostomo • Don and Sandy Crocker • Julie Crockford and Sheridan Haines • James F. Crowley • Zoltan and Cristina Csimma • Paul Curtis • Sue Dahlie • Marla Daniels • Fred Davis • Karen Davis and Randy Block • Bill and Kay DeFord • Ray and Debra De Rise • Charlotte Delaney and Steve Pattyson • Sara Delano • David Delany • Suzanne DelVecchio • Jane and Stephen Deutsch • George Dhionis • Reed Dickinson • Beatrice and William Dole • Soroor Dowlati • Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Downey • Owen Doyle • David and Eleanor Drachman • Mary Ann Driscoll • Grace Durrani • Dunch Arts, LLC • Harriett M. Eckstein • Mr. Glenn Edelson • Gordon Edes • Dr. Rachela Elias and Gedalia Pasternak • Diane F. Engel • Andrew Eschtruth and Elana Varon • Jose Estabil • Maggi Farrell • Fidler Family • Dr. Charles Fine • Gail Flatto • Dr. and Mrs. Richard Floyd • Mr. and Mrs. Martin Flusberg • Judy Foster • Patricia A. Fraser, M.D., in memory of Ivy Markes Fraser • Michael and Leslie Gaffin • Tony and Melissa Gallo • Kathryn M. Gallucci • Judith L. Ganz • Gisele Garraway • Clifford Garnett • William Gault • Vincent Genest • Jack and Maureen Ghublikian • Ronald Goldstein • Michael and Sophie Gordon • David Govonlus • Amelia and William Graham • Mr. and Mrs. Herbert P. Gray • Suzanne Greenberg • Theodore and Sally Hansen • Patricia Hardyman and Charles H. Jones • Judith Harris • Alice H. Haveles • Alfio Hernandez • Erin Higgins • Jim Hoben • Wanda Holland Greene, in honor of Ken Berman • Mark and Cindy Holthouse • Ken Horn • Bruce Howlett • Maggie HuffRousselle • Mrs. Donald Hunsicker • Amal Hussein • Robert Hutchison, Jr. • Mr. and Mrs. Howard Israel • Maggie Jacksons • Roland Jacobson • Ali Jadbabaie and Nikroo Hashemi • Peter and Adrienne Jaffe • Peter K. Jenkins • Norman W. Johnson • Peter Jones • Jess and Aran Kadar • John Quackenbush and Mary Kalamaras • Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Kalowski • Sondra Katz and Jess Klarnet • Amelia and Joshua Katzen • Rob and Mary Keane-Hazzard • Jim Keefe and family • Paul Kelly • Judy and Dan Kennedy, in honor of Stephen Sondheim • Gail King and Christopher Condon • Nancy F. Korman • Gail and Dr. Marcel Korn • Mrs. Charlotte Krentzel • Joan Kuhn • George Langer • Carol Lazarus • Dr. and Mrs. Lucian Leape • Stacey and David Lee • Naomi Leeper • Richard and Kathleen Leitermann • Timothy Leland and Julie Hatfield • Laurel C. Lhowe • Ms. Susan Lincoln • Virginia Litle • Lida and Francis Lloyd • Jim and Allie Loehlin • Dennis and Nancy Lynch • Peter and Yvette Madany • Amy and Bill Marshall • Kathy Martin • Dr. Rosemary Mazanet • Michael and Barbra Ann McCahill • Kevin McCarthy • Terri-Lynn McCormick • Hope and Shaw McDermott • Lindsay McNair • Lynne Menichetti • Forrest and Sara Milder • Michael Miller • Mrs. Fermo A. Bianchi • Lacie and Michael Milton • Saro and Elizabeth Minassian • Gale Minot • Dorian Mintzer and David Feingold • Paula Monbouquette and Kevin McElroy • Gloria and Deborah Monosson • John W. Moore • Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Moynihan • The Munzer Family • Eileen Murray • Bob Muti, in memory of James Robinson • Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Newbury, Jr. • Mary Norato-Indeglia • Tom Norris • Thomas Novak • Richard Belin and Rosanne O’Brien • Kathryn O’Connell • Nancy and Charles Oddleifson • Roy and Kathleen Olesky • James Orleans and Nancy Walker • RADM and Mrs. J. Clarke Orzalli • William Panaros • Edith Parekh, in honor of Anissa Parekh • Robert and Beverly Parke • Marian Pasquale • Ellen C. Perrin • Ted and Josie Petersen • Martha and Joel Pierce • Stephen Pike • Joan Pilsmaker • Russell Pollock • James and Jeanette Post • James Poterba and Nancy Rose • Allison Powersa • Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Proulx • Kathleen Quillard, in honor of Kara Amelia Quillard’s acting 30 THE WHO & THE WHAT
FRIENDS OF THE HUNTINGTON (continued) career • Helene M. Quinn and Tony Kanopt • Kerry Mulligan Railey • Jodi Rand • Robert Raymond • Gretchen Reilly • Mary Rench, in honor of David Wimberly • Helen Robertson • Patricia Robinson • Barbara Roby • Daniel P. Romard • Anne Romney • Mathilde and Robert Ross • Susan Rothenberg • Farley Sullivan and Jeff Roy • Phyllis and Sam Rubinovitz • Debra Ruder • Sue and Terry Rushfirth • Vinod and Gaile Sahney • Dr. Lucienne Sanchez • Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Sandler • Robert and Susan Schechter • Molly Schen • Kim and Eric Schultz • Ivy and Fran Scricco • Irene Sege • Mark Seliber • Jim A. Sersich • Michael Seward • Karen J. Shack • Tom Shapiro and Emily Kline • Elisabeth Shields • James Shields and Gayle Merling • David W. Shukra and Clifford S. Wunderlich • James Shuman • Omar Siddiqi • David Siegel • Judith and Edward Siegel • Ellen L. Simons • Donald S. Sisson • Peter L. Smith and Donna J. Coletti • Rachel Smith • Edward Sonn • Paula and Joseph Spound • Renai Stalzle • Naomi Stearns, in honor of Bill & Dee Finard • Candace Steingisser • Gail Steketee and Brian McCorkle • Laurin Stoler • Jennifer Stone and Robert Waldinger • Glenn and Katherine Strehle • Dr. and Mrs. Herman D. Suit • David Swartz and Lisa Fitzgerald • Richard A. Sweeney • Jane Talcott • Margaret M. Talcott and L. Scott Scharer • Patrick Tally • Jacob Taylor and Jean Park • Nancy Temple • M.K. Terrell • Janet Testa • Judy Thomson • Patricia Tibbetts • Edwin and Joan Tiffany • Dawn Tucker • Judith Tucker • Mr. and Mrs. Mario Umana • Rosamond B. Vaule • Pat and Steve Vinter • Daniel Wakabayashi • Jennifer Stone and Robert Waldinger • Rabbi and Mrs. Frank Waldorf • Susan Weiler • Scott Weiss • David White • Nancy White • Leslie Wilcox • Richard and Frances Winneg • Pamela Wood and Bruce Kirch • Janis Woodman, in honor of Christopher Woodman • Alfred Woodworth • Amy and Robert Worth • David C. Wright • Mr. and Mrs. John Wyman • Richard Yule, in memory of Helen Yule • Robert E. Zaret • Lorena and Robert Zeller • 15 anonymous gifts This list reflects gifts received during the 14 months prior to March 10, 2017. s Member of The Hunt, the Huntington’s young donor program
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HELP US MAKE THE MATCH! Your Annual Fund gift provides critical funding that helps the Huntington create the world-class theatre you love.
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All new and increased Annual Fund gifts up to $350,000 will be matched by our generous board.
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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. Grand Patron Boston University Lead Producers Circle ($100,000+) The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Barr Foundation Klarman Family Foundation with the Barr-Klarman Arts Capacity Building Initiative The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Executive Producers Circle ($50,000-$99,999) Bank of America* Liberty Mutual Insurance* Mabel Louise Riley Foundation* Massachusetts Cultural Council* Theatre Communications Group* Artistic Producers Circle ($25,000-$49,999) The Boston Foundation* Hershey Family Foundation National Endowment for the Arts
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Associate Producers Circle ($15,000-$24,999) BPS Arts Expansion Fund at EdVestors* Kingsbury Road Charitable Foundation* Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust MEDITECH Schrafft Charitable Trust* Directors Circle ($10,000-$14,999) Alfred E. Chase Charitable Foundation* Eaton Vance Investment Counsel Lucy R. Sprague Memorial Fund* The Tiny Tiger Foundation* Playwrights Circle ($5,000-$9,999) Cue Ball Group Goodwin Procter LLP Nixon Peabody Nutter McLennen & Fish Proskauer Rose LLP Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation Rodgers Family Foundation
Ropes & Gray LLP TJX* Vertex Pharmaceuticals Worldwide WilmerHale
Designers Circle ($2,500-$4,999) Boston Cultural Council Cambridge Savings Bank* Cambridge Trust Company Jackson and Irene Golden 1989 Charitable Trust Danversbank Charitable Foundation and People’s United Bank* Roy A. Hunt Foundation* Actors Circle ($1,500-$2,499) AAFCPAs Staples Foundation* Surdna Foundation * Education and community programs donor ** Includes in-kind support
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 Justin and Genevieve 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 Boston University 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). Website: huntingtontheatre.org Box Office: 617 266 0800 Box Office fax: 617 421 9674 Administrative office: 617 266 7900 Administrative office fax: 617 353 8300 Calderwood Theatre Lost and Found: 617 933 8608 BU Theatre Lost and Found: 617 266 1666
Box Office Hours 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.
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 Jon Slater for more information at 617 273 1657 or groups@huntingtontheatre.org.
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 The use of all cameras and recording devices, including cell phone cameras, in the theatre is strictly prohibited.
Pagers and Cellular Phones Please silence all watches, pagers, and cell phones during the performance.
Wheelchair Accessibility 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.
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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STAFF Peter DuBois
Michael Maso
ADMINISTRATION General Manager................................................Sondra R. Katz Associate General Manager.........................Conwell Worthington III Company Manager.......................................................... Jazzmin Bonner Assistant Company Manager.........................................Meagan Garcia Assistant to the Managing Director........................ Gabrielle Jaques Management Assistant..........................................................Annie Walsh
MARKETING Director of Marketing.............................................. Temple Gill Associate Director of Marketing...................... Meredith Mastroianni Communications Manager.................................................Desiree Barry Tessitura Analytics Manager........................................... Derrick Martin Digital Content Manager............................................Carolyn MacLeod Promotions & Community Coordinator.......................... James Boyd Community Membership Coordinator....................................................Candelaria Silva-Collins Creative Services Coordinator.................................................Dan Pecci Marketing Associate................................................................ Katie Iafolla Marketing Apprentice..............................................................Leah Reber Marketing Interns....................................Natalie Gaber, Kaya Williams
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........................ Peggy J. Novello Human Resources Coordinator.................................... Michael Comey Payroll and Reporting Specialist...................................April Swiniuch Administrative Support Assistant................. Kendrick Terrell Evans Information Technology IT Director.....................................................................................Scott Poole Helpdesk Specialist................................................................Jevon Foster ARTISTIC Producing Director.......................................Christopher Wigle Director of New Work.............................................................Lisa Timmel Associate Producer..........................................................M. Bevin O’Gara Artistic Programs & Dramaturgy............................Charles Haugland Assistant to the Artistic Director............................ Stephanie LeBolt Playwright-In-Residence..................................................Melinda Lopez Literary Apprentice...........................................................Sarah Schnebly Producing Apprentice.........................................................Justin Samoy Huntington Playwriting Fellows.......................................... Mia Chung, Thom Dunn, John J King, Sam Marks, Nina Louise Morrison, Deborah Salem Smith BU Graduate Directors................................Zohar Fuller, Kelly Galvin, Adam Kassim, Jeremy Ohringer, Stephen Pick, Jillian Robertson DEVELOPMENT Director of Annual Giving & Development Operations......................................... Joy Pak Director of Major Gifts................................................Margaret J. White Major Gifts Officer..............................................................Celina Valadao Special Events Manager......................................................Kirsten Doyle Institutional Giving Manager...........................Diana Jacobs-Komisar Annual Fund & Research Coordinator........................Annalise Baird Development Database Coordinator...........................Lisa McColgan Development Associate.....................................Elizabeth MacLachlan Development Apprentice.................................................... Sam Buntich Development Intern............................................................... Vicky Huang EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Director of Education......................................... Donna J. Glick Manager of Education Operations...................................Meg O’Brien Manager of Curriculum & Instruction..................... Alexandra Smith Education Associate..............................................................Marisa Jones Education Interns........................................................ Elizabeth Botelho, Daniella Forero, Liam McParland Teaching Artists........................... Kortney Adams, Pascale Florestal, Naheem Garcia, Lydia Graeff, Keith Mascoll, Allie Meek, Anneke Reich
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Managing Director
THEATRE OPERATIONS Director of Theatre Operations.............................. Joey Riddle BU Theatre BU Theatre House Manager.............................................. Daniel Morris Assistant House Managers...........................................Meg Ciabotti, Brian Dudley, Annie Walsh Front of House Staff................................................... Julie Cameron, Michael Choueiri, Kendrick Terrell Evans, Ariana Goldsworthy, Robin Goldberg, Dalton Gordon, Sierra Grabowska, Zachary McPheeters, Brianna Randolph, Ivy Ryan, Kathleen Sansone, Geri Spanek, Madeline Wigon Maintenance...................................................................Ronald Belmonte, Kenneth Carter, Gary Santos Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA Associate Calderwood Pavilion Manager..........................Katie Most Calderwood Pavilion House Manager...............................Katrina Alix Calderwood Pavilion Management Assistant..................Gabe Hughes House Electrician.........................................Mercedes Roman-Manson House Sound Operator.................................................. Jesse McKenzie House Carpenter.........................................................................Mike Hamer Wardrobe Run................................................................Barbara Crowther Calderwood Pavilion Apprentice............................Dalton Zogleman Assistant House Managers............................ Paul Fox, Ksenia Lanin, Matt Feldman, Maura Neff Front of House Staff..............................................Natasha Bonfield, Mia Buchsbaum, Robert Caplis, Barbara Crowther, Talia Curtin, Linnea Donnelly, Katie Flanagan, Madeleine Gibbons, Ryan Impagliazzo, Terry McCarthy, Laura Meilman, Maura Neff, Maegan Passafume, Tiniqua Patrick, Nick Perron, Leah Reber, Sarah Schnebly, Ciera-Sadé Wade, Dalton Zogleman Custodians...............................................................................Jose Andrade Security Coordinator...............................................................Greg Haugh Subscription and Box Office Audience Services Manager.....................................................Jon Slater Assistant Audience Services Manager...........................Katie Catano BU Theatre Box Office Coordinator......................... Victoria Swindle Pavilion Box Office Coordinator...........................................Noah Ingle Subscriptions Coordinator...................................................Amy Klesert Box Office Associates..........................................Brittany Rae Bonnell, Brenton Thurston Full-Time Customer Service Reps.............................. Christine Lefter, Tasha Matthews, Ellie Solomon, Nicole Williams Customer Service Reps................................Victoria Barry, Nick Boonstra, Meagan Garcia, Sue Dietlin, Taylor Granger, Mary Olsen, Katelyn Reinert, Katie Sumi, Yurika Watanabe
STAFF (continued) PRODUCTION Production Manager....................................... Todd D. Williams Associate Production Manager....................................... Bethany Ford Stage Management Apprentice.........................................Billy Cowles Graduate Assistant...............................................................Emily Vaughn Scenery Technical Director.................................................. Dan Ramirez Associate Technical Director........................................ Adam Godbout Assistant Technical Director..................................................Dan Oleksy Master Carpenter....................................................................Larry Dersch Scenery Mechanic...........................................................Jesse Washburn Carpenters................................................................... Andrew Cancellieri, Milosz Gassan, Christian Lambrecht, Nick Hernon Carpenter/Scene Shop Assistant...........................Carolyn Daitch Stage Carpenter.....................................................................Chris Largent Scenery Apprentice..........................................................Grayson Basina Properties Properties Master.............................................Kristine Holmes Assistant Properties Master.............................................Justin Seward Properties Artisan.....................................................................Ian Thorsell Properties Run................................................................Andrew DeShazo Paints Charge Scenic Artist............................................Kristin Krause Assistant Charge Artist.........................................Romina Diaz-Brarda Scenic Artist...........................................................................Chelsey Erskin BU Certificate Interns..................................................Katherine Keaton, Jaqueline Kempe, Lauren White
Costumes Costume Director.............................................. Nancy Hamann Assistant Costume Director................................. Virginia V. Emerson Costume Design Assistant.....................................................Mary Lauve Head Draper...........................................................................Anita Canzian Costume Crafts Artisan/Dyer................Denise M. Wallace-Spriggs First Hand............................................................................Rebecca Hylton Wardrobe Coordinator.......................................................Christine Marr Costume Intern..................................................................... Lauren Reuter Electrics Master Electrician........................................... Katherine Herzig Assistant Master Electrician..................................................Alisa Hartle Electrics Apprentice.......................................................... Paige Johnson Sound Sound Supervisor................................................. Ben Emerson Sound Engineer.......................................................................... J. Jumbelic Sound Apprentice.........................................................Terrence Dowdye Graduate Assistants............................. Collin Barnum, Aubrey Dube
BU SCHOOL OF THEATRE PRODUCTION STAFF Theatre Complex Production Manager...................................... Johnny Kontogiannis Senior Staff Assistant Design & Production.....................................................Renee Yancey Costume Shop Supervisor............................................ Karen Martakos
Additional Staff for The Who & the What Vocal Coach.........................................................................Thom Jones Dialect Coach.............................................................. Christine Hamel Fight Consultant................................................................ Ted Hewlett Assistant to the Director............................................Phaedra Scott Production Assistant....................................................Jessica Halem Original Music Performed by..........Neel Agrawal (Percussion), Saraswathi Jones (Vocals, guitar, percussion), Shahjehan Khan (Guitar, vocals), Azhar PH (Bass), Ariel Rejman (Drums), Jagdeep Singh (Guitar), Michael Dwan Singh (Production, beats, synths, oud, tabla, sarangi) Carpenter............................................................................. Gary Beisaw Deck Run Crew......................................................................Katie Sumi Properties Artisan.................................................... Jeffrey Petersen Scenic Artist................................................................ Amanda Gimbel
Costume Design Assistant................................Kathryn Schondek First Hands........................................... Katie Kenna, Sara Marhamo Dresser............................................................................... Kat Shanahan Assistant to the Lighting Designer...............................Brandi Pick Electricians..........................................Kevin Barnett, Emily Bearce, Shannon Clarke, Bridget Collins, Evey Connerty-Marin, Kevin Fulton, Aaron Henry, Aja Jackson, Alex Kennedy, Daryl Laurenza, Taylor Ness, David Orlando, Gifford Williams, Ali Witten Assistant to the Sound Designer....................................Nick Chen Rehearsal ASL Interpreters.........................................Letitia Bynoe, Nathan Fowler, Michael Herschberg, Rachel Judelson, Kelly Muskopf, Drew Pidkameny, Janine Sirignano, Caity Snyder, Wendy Watson
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 is a member 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 APRIL–MAY 2017 DOWNTOWN/THEATRE DISTRICT ANNIE, Boch Center, The Wang Theatre, 265 Tremont St., 800982-2787. May 9–21. The world’s best-loved musical returns, directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin and choreographed by Liza Gennaro. This brand-new incarnation of the iconic original features such unforgettable songs as “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” “I Don’t Need Anything But You,” plus the eternal anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow.” 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. GIRLS NIGHT—THE MUSICAL, Boch Center, The Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., 866-348-9738. Apr 7. Share the fun and laughter at this hilarious, feel-good musical comedy as five girlfriends go from heartbreak to happiness during a wild night of karaoke that includes such favorite tunes as “Lady Marmalade,” “It’s Raining Men,” “Man, I Feel Like a Woman,” “I Will Survive” and many more. HOW TO BE A ROCK CRITIC, Emerson/Paramount Center Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre, 559 Washington St., 617824-8400. May 11–21. Part Gonzo rock performance, part mental breakdown—all thrillingly theatrical—this one-man show uses the words of legendary rock critic Lester Bangs to imagine a single night of his turbulent life. THE ILLUSIONISTS—LIVE FROM BROADWAY, Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., 800-982-2787. Apr 4–9. This mindblowing spectacular showcases the jaw-dropping talents of the most incredible illusionists on earth. This stage extravaganza has shattered box office records across the globe and dazzled audiences of all ages with its powerful mix of the most outrageous and astonishing acts ever to be seen on stage. THE KING AND I, Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., 800982-2787. Apr 11–23. Lincoln Center Theater’s acclaimed production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic, winner of four Tony Awards, tells the story of the relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher 38 THE WHO & THE WHAT
HARD KNOCK LIFE: A new produciton of Annie, the beloved musical about everyone’s favorite redheaded orphan, comes to life on the Wang Theatre stage May 9–21.
whom the modernist King, in the imperialistic world of the 1860s, brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children. RENT, Boch Center, The Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., 866-348-9738. Apr 11–23. In this vibrant 20th anniversary touring production, Jonathan Larson’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning reimagining of Puccini’s La Bohème once again follows an unforgettable year in the lives of seven artists struggling to follow their dreams without selling out. 17 BORDER CROSSINGS, Emerson/Paramount Center Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre, 559 Washington St., 617-8248400. Apr 19–29. The history of passports, smuggling Kentucky Fried Chicken into other countries and the peculiarities of airline security—it’s all covered in this miraculous, one-man saga that unpacks how the mundane details that govern global travel become the actual journey. 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 off. Whodunit? Join the fun as the audience matches wits with the suspects to catch the killer in this wildly popular comedy.
LOCAL/REGIONAL THEATRE BARBECUE, Lyric Stage Company, 140 Clarendon St., 617-5855678. Apr 7–May 7. The O’Mallery family gather in their local park to share some barbecue and straight talk with their sister. They are the kind of family that comes to an intervention armed with a Taser, even though their own downward spirals rival hers. But that’s only the beginning as familial and cultural stereotypes are stripped away in this piercingly funny new play. BARNUM, Moonbox Productions, Roberts Studio Theatre, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527
Tremont St., 617-933-8600. Apr 8–30. This dazzling show traces the career of P.T. Barnum, America’s greatest showman, from 1835 to 1881, the year he joined James A. Bailey to form “The Greatest Show On Earth.” Over the objections of his wife Charity, Barnum attempts to create a show in which the main attractions are freaks of society, making sacrifices along the way in this tale of hope, determinism and having the courage of your convictions. BECKETT IN BRIEF, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Sorenson Black Box, Sorenson Center for the Arts at Babson College, 231 Forest St., Wellesley, 866-811-4111. Apr 27–May 7. This presentaion of a trio of Beckett’s most autobiographical works—Rough for Radio II, The Old Tune and Krapp’s Last Tape—explores universal questions of creativity, memory, aging, sex, friendship and the proximity of death. BOSTON THEATER MARATHON, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Wimberly Theatre, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. May 14. The 19th annual event features a 10-hour marathon of 50 new 10-minute plays by local authors, each produced by a different New England professional theatre company. CHARLOTTE’S WEB, Wheelock Family Theatre, 200 The Riverway, 617-879-2300. Apr 14–May 14. In this tale of friendship and loyalty, based on the best-selling children’s paperback of all time by beloved author E.B. White, Charlotte the extraordinary spider works a miracle with her web to save Wilbur the irresistible young pig.
StageSpotlight Building Audiences for Greater Boston’s Outstanding Not-For-Profit Performing Arts Organizations
Bernstein’s Mass • April 7–9 Music and text by Leonard Bernstein, with additional text and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Directed by Neil Donohoe and Larry Sousa. Music conducted by Eric Stern. Spring Dance Concert: Limitless • April 27–30
Masterworks by esteemed choreographers Cunningham, Ronald K. Brown and Aszure Barton, with a world premiere by Yury Yanowsky.
Tickets: 617-912-9222 or bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/events
DESIRE, Zeitgeist Stage Company, Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. Apr 28– May 20. Plays by some of America’s most lauded playwrights come together for a celebration of one of America’s greatest wordsmiths. Adapted from Tennessee Williams’ short stories, these unforgettable tales of love and innocence, isolation and loss serve as a reminder that great stories have the power to change lives. 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. EVERY PIECE OF ME, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave., 866-811-4111. Apr 20–30. When Aine returns home to Ireland to introduce her American fiancé to her family, she finds her younger sister pregnant, her mother still over-controlling and her father suffering from a bad heart. Her departure might have been the cause, but some wounds never heal in this play about guilt, mercy and the power of love. EVERYMAN, Apollinaire Theatre Company, Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea, 617-887-2336. Apr 7–May 6. In this centuries-old cornerstone of English drama adapted by Carol Ann Duffy, Everyman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. He is forced to abandon the life he has built and embark on a last, frantic search to recruit a friend, or anyone, to speak in his defence. But Death is close behind, and time is running out. FAITHFUL CHEATERS, Trinity Repertory Company, The Dowling Theater, 201 Washington St., Providence, R.I., 401-351-4242. Apr 20–May 21. Poppy and Theo are always working. Neither has time to pay attention to their marriage. Luckily, now there’s a nose spray for fidelity! One dose daily and presto: enhances
Surprises and reversals abound in this piercingly funny new play that turns the American domestic comedy on its head!
April 7–May 7, 2017 Lyric Stage • Copley Square 617-585-5678 • lyricstage.com
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GUIDE TO LOCAL THEATRE (continued) monogamy—or so Theo hopes. With the relationship on the rocks, will a weekend vacation with Poppy’s meddling mothers, hordes of mosquitos, vodka and a surprise guest go so wrong it ultimately goes right? GABRIEL, Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main St., Stoneham, 781279-2200. Apr 27–May 14. During World War II in Guernsey, U.K, 10-year-old Estelle and her family struggle to survive the German occupation of their island and keep hidden the Jewish identity of Estelle’s sister-in-law. When they discover a mysterious naked man washed up on the shore who has no memory of who he is and can find no way to determine if he is a Nazi or an ally, the family must decide whether to shelter this lost stranger or turn him over to the authorities. THE GIFT HORSE, New Repertory Theatre, Charles Mosesian Theater, The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown, 617-923-8487. Apr 22–May 14. This humorous and introspective Boston-area premiere follows Ruth, a successful teacher and artist, whose quick and easy wit masks a painful childhood. With the support of her best friend Ernesto and therapist Brian she finally confronts her tumultuous past in a play infused with nationally acclaimed playwright Lydia R. Diamond’s distinctive voice. HOMEBODY, Underground Railway Theater, Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 866-811-4111. Apr 20–May 7. Holding only an outdated guidebook of Kabul, an eccentric and agoraphobic British housewife proclaims her unconsummated passion for the world. She grapples with the rich and turbulent history of Afghanistan, muses about living in the Middle East and confides to us her desire to divorce herself from the complacency of her safe life in London. INTO THE WOODS, Riverside Theatre Works, 45 Fairmount Ave., Hyde Park, 866-811-4111. May 12–21. Ever wonder how your favorite fairy tales turned out after their happy ending? Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning score and James Lapine’s book tell a different side of the stories we all know and love. JULIUS CAESAR, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Carling-Sorenson Theater, Sorenson Center for the Arts at Babson College, 231 Forest St., Wellesley, 866-811-4111. May 13. Rome’s most powerful citizens plot the assassination of its ruler, Julius Caesar, to save the republic from an impending monarchy. In the wake of their bloody deed, the city must confront the consequences of their political idealism. When the curtains of rhetoric and symbolism are pulled aside, what underlying motivations will be un-masked? LA LLORONA, Fresh Ink Theatre Company, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave., 866-811-4111. May 5–20. When Maria, Rachel and Molly got thrown together on a school project about the local urban legend, they didn’t quite bargain for some horrifying teary murderess ghost lady to start messing with their lives. La Llorona, with her irreverent, haunting advice and constantly changing faces, seems intent on steering them away from her fate—or is she just luring them to a watery, weeping demise in this world premiere? LITTLE WOMEN, The Longwood Players, Cambridge Family YMCA Theatre, 820 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 866-8114111. May 5–13. Based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, this stage adaptation tells the 40 THE WHO & THE WHAT
story of the four March sisters at home in Concord, Massachusetts while their father serves during the Civil War. LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST, Wellesley Players, Black Box Theater, The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown, 617-923-8487. Apr 14–23. Sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll—this isn’t your parents’ Shakespeare. The Bard’s tale of love gone awry is presented against the backdrop of the women’s liberation movement, the sexual revolution and the counter culture of the late 1960s. MASS, The Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Hemenway St., 617-912-9222. Apr 7–9. Leonard Bernstein’s most ambitious theatre work, inspired by the Tridentine Mass of the Roman Catholic Church, features a large cast of performers, including dancers, singers, a boy chorus, rock and blues singers, actors, two orchestras and a marching band that plays through the audience, making for a truly unique experience. MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA, Theatre@First, Unity Somerville, 6 William St., Somerville, 888-874-7554. May 12–20. Aeschylus’ the Oresteia, is transplanted to Civil War-era New England, where a tumultuous history casts a dark shadow over General Ezra Mannon, his wife Christine and his children Lavinia and Orin. When Lavinia uncovers her mother’s murderous intents toward Ezra, she takes drastic action to protect her father and begins her own descent into evil and despair. MR. JOY, ArtsEmerson; Riverside Theatre Works, 45 Fairmont Ave., Hyde Park, Apr 1 & 2; BYCF Jackson/Mann Community Center, 500 Cambridge St., Allston, Apr 7 & 8; Zumix Firehouse, 260 Sumner St., East Boston, Apr 15 & 16; The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Road, Dorchester, Apr 20 & 21; 617-824-8400. These free community performances starring acclaimed actress Tangela Large present Daniel Beaty’s poignant solo piece exploring race and class in America through the stories of the customers of a Harlem shop owner who has fallen victim to a violent attack. NO EXIT, Exiled Theatre, The Space Studio at Auspicious Phoenix Productions, 438 Somerville Ave., Somerville, 617-416-3132. Apr 14–30. Jean-Paul Sartre’s masterpiece involves three damned souls locked in the same room in hell who discover that, instead of thumbscrews and other torture devices, “Hell is just—other people.” ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, Boston Children’s Theatre, Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. Apr 15–30. Dale Wasserman’s stage adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel tells the story of a charming rogue who, in manipulating a short prison sentence into what he thinks will be an easier stay in a mental institution, comes into conflict with a strict head nurse while trying to stir up his fellow inmates. PARADISE, Underground Railway Theater, Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 866-811-4111. Apr 6–May 7. Yasmeen, a Muslim-American teenager, meets with her teacher Dr. Royston, a mysterious scientist forced to teach high school biology. If Yasmeen can salvage her perfect score, she can claim her independence and pursue her passion for science while honoring her cultural traditions. As an unlikely, inspired partnership is created, clashes arise over religion, science and mentorship as the lives of both teacher and student are transformed forever.
GUIDE TO LOCAL THEATRE (continued) PETER PAN, The Post-Meridian Radio Players, Responsible Grace Church, 204 Elm St., Somerville, 800-838-3006. Apr 21–29. This original adaptation of J. M. Barrie’s beloved tale presents the story of the Darling children—Wendy, John and Michael—who are whisked away to Neverland by the boy who won’t grow up to face the danger of the cunning Captain Hook. Will the Darlings ever make it home? Will Pan triumph at last over Hook? And most importantly—do you believe in fairies?
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PEERLESS, Company One Theatre, Rabb Hall, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St., 617-292-7110. Apr 27–May 28. Twin high school seniors L and M are dead-set on attending not just an Ivy League school, but the Ivy League school. With their perfect SAT scores, perfect hair and “perfect minority status,” they think acceptance is guaranteed. When a rival student emerges with a personal tragedy to make an admissions officer weep, however, the twins will do anything to knock out the competition. Does that include murder most foul in this zany black comedy inspired by one of Shakespeare’s bloodiest plays? PROMISES, PROMISES, The Footlight Club, 7A Eliot St., Jamaica Plain, 617-524-3200. Apr 7–22. Set in New York City in 1968, this Neil Simon-penned tuner featuring music by Burt Bacharach is based on the 1960 film classic The Apartment and relays the misadventures of junior executive Chuck Baxter, who climbs the corporate ladder by letting his bosses use his apartment for trysts. All is well, until he learns that the object of his affection is one of the mistresses. SH*T-FACED SHAKESPEARE, The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Somerville, 617-684-5335. Ongoing. A fusion of an entirely serious Shakespeare play with an entirely sh*t-faced cast member, this side-splitting, raucous and interactive show presents Romeo and Juliet with a genuinely drunken professional actor selected at random every night. No two shows are ever the same and audiences can even dictate when the actor gets to drink more to prevent unwanted sobriety. SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, Brown Box Theatre Project, Baxter Park Amphitheater at Assembly Row, Assembly Square, Somerville, May 5; Fall River Heritage Park, 200 Davol St., Fall River, May 6; Waterfront Plaza at Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress St., May 7, 12 & 14; Borderland State Park, 259 Massapoag Ave., North Easton, May 11; South Garden at the Prudential Center, May 13. Jason Robert Brown’s breathtaking song cycle weaves together the stories and voices of a diverse cast of characters in a musical journey that transcends time and space. A soaring, vibrant score transports the audience through a mesmerizing exploration of the unknown world and the tough choices that follow. THE WHITE RABBIT SHOW, Deane Hall, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. May 5 & 6. Part comedy and part drama, this story of one woman’s journey to self-discovery is made up on the spot, resulting in what has been described as “a theatrical mash-up of fairy tale and personal memoir that is by turns hilarious, bizarre and heart-breakingly honest.” YELLOW BIRD CHASE, Liars & Believers, Martin Hall, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. May 4–21. A clownish maintenance crew finds a magical yellow bird. When they try to capture the it, the bird escapes and a mad chase begins. Racing over land, across the sea, and through the air—battling pirates, monsters and terrible pop songs—how far will the crew go?
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THE DEMON, Commonwealth Lyric Theater, Emerson/Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., 617-824-8400. May 18 & 20. Based on a poem by Mikhail Lermontov, Anton Rubinstein’s opera portrays an isolated protagonist weary with the weight of immortality. While wandering the earth, he encounters the princess Tamara, a woman who overwhelms him with emotion. In his greedy passion, the Demon destroys Tamara’s fiancé and claims her for himself, leading to tragic consequences. LA RONDINE: REMIX, Boston Opera Collaborative, Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 866811-4111. May 13–21. Puccini’s soaring opera explores the ephemeral quality of romance and the illusion and reality of desire. Accompanied by a small instrumental ensemble, this production trades spectacle and splash for taut storytelling and nuanced portrayals of character, performed in a space where you are never more than a few rows from the performers. THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Boston Lyric Opera, John Hancock Hall, 180 Berkeley St., 617-542-6772. Apr 28–May 7. The passions and perils of love and marriage collide in one uproarious day as Figaro struggles to get his bride, Susanna, to the altar unscathed. Identities are concealed, manners upended and plots foiled, all set to the glorious music of Mozart’s masterpiece.
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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 44 THE WHO & THE WHAT
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. 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; Prudential Center, 800 Boylston St., 617-266-6800; 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’ 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. 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. 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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