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NUTS by Tom Topor
NUTS by Tom Topor
5/2 - 5/19/2024


NUTS by Tom Topor Opens at the BCC         The Barnstable Comedy Club proudly presents NUTS , a riveting courtroom drama by Tom Topor.  ...

Eurydice
Eurydice
5/17 - 5/26/2024


Eurydice  reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice not through Orpheus’s infamous pilgrimage to retrieve his bride, but through the eyes of its heroine. ...

Spiritus/Virgil's Dance
Spiritus/Virgil's Dance
5/8 - 5/26/2024


In this exploration of the realities of death through the eyes of a watchful and troubled individual, we meet Virgil -- a kid who used ...

Nüwa in Fairyland
Nüwa in Fairyland
5/23 - 6/1/2024


Written by Brandon Zang Directed by Carla Mirabal Rodríguez Boston Center for the Arts, Plaza Black Box Theatre (539 Tremont St, Boston, MA) After getting ...

C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In


Don’t miss this mesmerizing, one-of-a-kind stage experience that promises to take you further up and further in the heart and mind of C.S. Lewis. The ...

As You Like It
As You Like It
6/5 - 6/16/2024


Castle Hill Productions invites you to step into a world where silliness and elegance converge in their latest theatrical offering, William Shakespeare’s As You Like ...

Proof
Proof
6/7 - 6/16/2024


Studio Theatre Worcester is proud to present their production of Proof , by David Auburn.  SYNOPSIS : On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, ...

Toni Stone
Toni Stone
5/17 - 6/16/2024


Toni Stone is an ace ballplayer who knows her stats, plus she’s got a great arm. Rejected by the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League because ...

A Body of Water
A Body of Water
6/21 - 7/21/2024


Moss and Avis, a sophisticated and successful couple, wake up one morning in an isolated summer house high above a picturesque body of water. The ...

The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
7/13 - 8/18/2024


The Comedy of Errors  takes over Shakespeare & Company’s outdoor mainstage this summer – The Bard’s fast-paced and farcical story of mistaken identities that begins ...

Flight of the Monarch
Flight of the Monarch
8/3 - 8/25/2024


Presented in association with Great Barrington Public Theater Two siblings, Sheila and Thomas, were both born and raised in a small, New England fishing village ...

The Islanders
The Islanders
7/25 - 8/25/2024


Anna lives an insular life on an underpopulated island in the Great Lakes. She has few friends and likes it that way. Her quiet, controlled ...

The Winter’s Tale: An Enhanced Staged Reading


The Winter’s Tale is an odyssey through a world where kingdoms collide, betrayal weaves its web, and love battles against all odds. Magic, mystery, and ...

Baby Jane
Baby Jane
10/11 - 10/27/2024


This world premiere play is inspired by the classic film “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?”, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Twisted memories lurk ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/29 - 12/22/2024


A joyous South Shore tradition returns – our signature production of Charles Dickens’  A Christmas Carol . Three spirits visit the miserly Scrooge on Christmas ...



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