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The Fig Tree, and The Phoenix, and The Desire to Be Reborn


The Fig Tree, and The Phoenix, and The Desire to Be Reborn by Isabelle Fereshteh Sanatdar Stevens Directed by Nikta Sabouri Figs fall from the ...

The Recursion of a Moth
The Recursion of a Moth
2/27 - 3/9/2025


The Recursion of a Moth by Brandon Zang Directed by Katie Brook Icarus and Mikey time travel. Icarus and Mikey fall out of love. Icarus ...


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Exiled Theatre Presents HAUNTINGS I HAVE LIVED THROUGH Written And Directed By James Wilkinson


by A.A. Cristi - October 11, 2023

Exiled Theatre presents 'Hauntings I Have Lived Through,' a world premiere production written and directed by James Wilkinson. Explore the question of what this world truly is through the stories of three characters....

MR. PARENT to Open At Boston Playwrights Theatre This Week


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 10, 2023

Get ready for the highly anticipated production of 'Mr. Parent' by Melinda Lopez, featuring Maurice Emmanuel Parent, at Boston Playwrights Theatre. This deeply felt and hilarious solo performance explores the challenges of being an actor turned teacher and the search for belonging. Don't miss out on...

ROOTED Comes to Lyric Stage Boston in June


by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2023

The 2022/23 Lyric Stage season concludes with Rooted by Deborah Zoe Laufer and directed by Courtney O'Connor....

Past Shows

How to -Not- Save the World with Mr. Bezos


How to Not Save the World with Mr. Bezos by Maggie Kearnan Directed by Taylor Stark A throne of red Solo cups, a pile of ...

How to Not Save the World with Mr. Bezos


A throne of red Solo cups, a pile of teeth, the ghost of Pete Seeger, and a little something for dinner. It’s 2030, and it’s ...

Soft Star
Soft Star
11/14 - 11/24/2024


Soft Star by Tina Esper Directed by Bridget Kathleen O’Leary Jane and Belle are best friends. Their husbands are best friends. Someday, their children will ...

Driving in Circles
Driving in Circles
3/21 - 4/6/2024


Driving in Circles: a new musical by Jay Eddy Directed by Sam Plattus Driving in Circles  is a solo-ish new work that traverses the highway ...

Mr. Parent
Mr. Parent
10/10 - 10/22/2023


A solo piece about Parent’s experiences in Boston Public Schools

Boston Theater Marathon XXIV


Boston Theater Marathon XXIV features 50 ten-minute plays written by New England playwrights and presented by New England theatre companies which donate their time (and ...

Beasts
Beasts
4/7 - 4/17/2022


Beasts by Cayenne DouglassDirected by Kelly GalvinApril 7-17, 2022Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.The chaos of American womanhood plays out ...

Rx Machina
Rx Machina
2/17 - 2/27/2022


Rx Machina unpacks big pharmas impact on everyday American culture through the eyes of five women on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic. An ambitious ...

Incels and Other Myths
Incels and Other Myths
12/2 - 12/12/2021


Incels and Other Myths by Ally SassDirected by Erica Terpening-RomeoDecember 2-12, 2021Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.Incels and Other Myths ...

Gone Nowhere
Gone Nowhere
11/4 - 11/14/2021


Gone Nowhere by Daniel C. BlandaDirected by Noah PuttermanNovember 4-14, 2021Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.At an old house in ...

LORENA: a Tabloid Epic
LORENA: a Tabloid Epic
10/14 - 10/24/2021


LORENA: a Tabloid Epic spins out of the media hailstorm surrounding Lorena Bobbitt, who became a sensation after she used a kitchen knife against her ...

Deal Me Out
Deal Me Out
2/13 - 3/1/2020


February 13-March 1Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.November, 2016. A close-knit board game group meets for its weekly game night ...

the smuggler
the smuggler
11/7 - 11/24/2019


the smuggler by Ronan Noone Directed by Judy Braha November 7-24 Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tim Finnegan came ...

The Book Club Play
The Book Club Play
9/26 - 10/13/2019


Ana is a Type A personality who lives in a letter-perfect world with an adoring husband, the perfect job, and her greatest passion: Book Club. ...

Boston Theater Marathon XXI


The Boston Theater Marathon (BTM) is an award-winning all-day marathon of new ten-minute plays. The plays are chosen from close to 400 entries from New ...

Dead House
Dead House
4/18 - 4/28/2019


By Beirut BalutisDirected by Adam KassimIn Bone Flat, Pennsylvania, the high school community is plunged into shock and grief following the death of a beloved ...

Laughs in Spanish
Laughs in Spanish
2/21 - 3/3/2019


Laughs in Spanish by Alexis ScheerDirected by Sara KatzoffFebruary 21-March 3Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.Its Art Basel and the ...

Winter People
Winter People
12/6 - 12/16/2018


Every winter in the Hamptons, locals live in the shadow of the summer people’s empty mansions. When one of those mansions erupts in flames, tensions ...

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