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‘Parallel Mothers,’ ‘Naughty bits’ and more .... Richard Duckett and Victor D. Infante Worcester Magazine | USA TODAY NETWORK
Getting ‘Naughty’ In October 2019, 4th Wall Stage Company kicked off its eighth season with “Naughty Bits,” a romp in collaboration with Lowell’s Image Theater that featured a collection of provocative, humorous and outrageous original skits and songs. As it turned out, that would be it for live, in-person theater for 4th Wall for over two years. But now 4th Wall is back, full circle, with “More Naughty Bits” April 21 and 22 at the BrickBox Theater at the JMAC. The performances are a “Friendraiser” for the company, whose regular productions are soon to get underway after a long delay. “Our previous ‘Naughty Bits’ was so well-received, we thought we would create an evening of frivolity with provocative pieces geared to get people back in the theater again,” said Barbara Guertin of 4th Wall. There will be a house band, performances by 4th Wall regulars and colleagues from other theaters including Jerry Bizantz from Image Theater, and Elaine Crane of Greater Worcester Opera Company, a cash bar, raffles, and more. Adult content. (RD) The cast of the original production of "The Naughty Bits." SUBMITTED
What: “More Naught Bits” — 4th Wall Stage Company When: 7:30 p.m. April 21 and 22 Where: BrickBox Theater at the Jean McDonough Arts Center, 20B Franklin Street, Worcester How much: $12.50 to $27.50 reserved seating. www.jmacworcester.org
There will be an opening reception for "With Aloha, tropical landscapes and flora: a solo exhibition" by Piya Samant, from 5 to 8 p.m. April 16 at The Park View Room. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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‘A Vivid Memoir of Travels’
‘Parallel Mothers’
“With Aloha” is a collection of 24 landscape and floral paintings by Piya Samant on view at the Park View Room, 230 Park Ave., Worcester, with an opening reception April 16. The paintings are inspired by tropical locations and “this exhibition is a vivid memoir of my travels. It captures unbounded sunsets, stunning vistas, and exotic flora on canvas. With love … With gratitude … With Aloha,” Samant said. (RD)
In veteran Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film “Parallel Mothers,” two pregnant women, Janis (Penelope Cruz) and Ana (Milena Smit) share a hospital room and both give birth at the same time. Janis, middle-aged, is exultant. Ana, an adolescent, is scared, repentant and traumatized. But a close link between the two will be forged by events that further change both their lives. “Parallel Mothers” was accorded a nineminute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, and Cruz received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. The film is being presented locally by cinema-worcester. (RD)
What: “With Aloha, tropical landscapes and flora: a solo exhibition” by Piya Samant When: Opening reception 5 to 8 p.m. April 16. Galley open 2 to 4 p.m. April 24, May 1, May 8, May 15 and May 22. Where: The Park View Room, 230 Park Avenue, Worcester How much: Free and open to the public
What: “Parallel Mothers” presented by cinema-worcester When: 7 p.m. April 15 Where: Park View Room, 230 Park Ave., Worcester How much: $11; $9 students and seniors. www.cinema-worcester.com Continued on next page
