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CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER

450 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA, 02139
Cambridge, MA 02139

Galileo's Daughter
11/14 - 12/8/2024


Galileo's Daughter is a poignant exploration of faith and perseverance, intertwining the journey of a playwright facing a personal crisis with the historical narrative of ...

Galileo’s Daughter
11/14 - 12/8/2024


Galileo's Daughter explores the poignant relationship between renowned scientist Galileo Galilei and his daughter Maria Celeste, through the eyes of a contemporary writer who journeys ...

Holiday Feast
Holiday Feast
12/12 - 12/14/2024


“HOLIDAY FEAST” – A DOSE OF CLASSIC SITCOM JOY Front Porch Arts Collective Holiday episodes from four classic Black TV sitcoms of the 1970s, ‘80s ...


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WINTER WONDERETTES to Play Greater Boston Stage Company This Holiday Season


by Blair Ingenthron - November 16, 2024

WINTER WONDERETTES will run from November 29 to December 22, 2024, at Greater Boston Stage Company, offering a festive theatrical experience for the holiday season....

Review: Greater Boston Stage Company's DINNER FOR ONE Serves Up the Laughs


by R. Scott Reedy - November 15, 2024

A distant cousin of America’s New Year’s Eve Times Square ball-dropping tradition, “Dinner for One” is an iconic comedy sketch broadcast every New Year’s Eve in countries including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, and Estonia, and on other days of the year in Norway, Australia, and South Afri...

Review: GALILEO’S DAUGHTER at WAM Theatre


by Marc Savitt - November 05, 2024

GALILEO’S DAUGHTER is a strong representation of WAM theater’s mission and values that include “producing theatrical events for everyone, with a focus on women theatre artists and / or stories of women and girls”....

Lyric Stage Boston Presents NOISES OFF


by A.A. Cristi - October 21, 2024

Lyric Stage Boston rings in the holidays with the gift of laughter, outrageous characters, and meaningful time spent with loved ones at Noises Off. Performances begin Friday, November 15 and run through Sunday December 22.  ...

DINNER FOR ONE Set for Greater Boston Stage Company Next Month


by Blair Ingenthron - October 05, 2024

Greater Boston Stage Company will opens its 25th anniversary season with the New England premiere of Dinner for One, running from November 1 to November 17, 2024....

Cast and Creative Team Set for GALILEO'S DAUGHTER at WAM Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 26, 2024

The cast and creative team have been revealed for WAM Theatre's Fall Main Stage production of Galileo's Daughter by Jessica Dickey. Rattled by a personal crisis, a playwright flees to Florence to study the letter between Galileo and his eldest daughter Maria Celeste. Learn more and see how to purcha...

WAM Theatre Announces Flying Cloud Institute As Recipient For Fall Production


by A.A. Cristi - September 23, 2024

WAM Theatre announced Flying Cloud Institute as the recipient for their fall production, supporting the institute's mission to inspire young people through science and art....

WAM Theatre Announces Casting For GALILEO'S DAUGHTER


by A.A. Cristi - September 05, 2024

WAM Theatre announced the cast for GALILEO'S DAUGHTER, running in the Berkshires from Oct. 18 to Nov. 3. The production will feature actors portraying historical figures in a story blending science and faith....

WAM Theatre Announces Collaboration With Central Square Theater On GALILEO'S SQUARE


by A.A. Cristi - August 28, 2024

Artistic Director Genée Coreno and Managing Director Molly Merrihew have announced that WAM Theatre's Fall production of Galileo's Daughter by Jessica Dickey (The Amish Project, The Rembrandt, Row After Row) will be a co-production with Central Square Theater. ...

Todd McNeel Joins SpeakEasy Stage as Marketing Manager


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 05, 2024

Todd McNeel Jr. has joined SpeakEasy Stage Company as Marketing Manager. Learn more!...

Past Shows

Next To Normal
5/30 - 6/30/2024


Next to Normal delves into the raw and complex world of mental illness, specifically focusing on bipolar disorder. The story centers around Diana, a wife ...

The Chinese Lady
11/11 - 12/11/2022


Inspired by the true story of the first Chinese woman to step foot in America, Lloyd Suh’s critically-acclaimed play, THE CHINESE LADY, is a tale ...

Ain't Misbehavin'
4/28 - 5/29/2022


Assembled under the expert eye of director/lyricist, Richard Maltby, Jr., Ain't Misbehavin' is one of the most popular, well-crafted revues of all time and winner ...

Ada and the Engine
3/5 - 4/5/2020


Lauren Gunderson Central Square Theater...

Vanity Fair
1/23 - 2/23/2020


Kate Hamill, based on the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray Central Square Theater...


Main Stage: Vanity Fair, an (im-)morality play...

A Christmas Carol
11/29 - 12/29/2019


A Christmas Carol is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' most well-known story, in which Ebenezer Scrooge is a wealthy curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth ...

The Crucible
9/12 - 10/13/2019


A dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. An ...

Photograph 51
4/8 - 5/12/2019


Anna Ziegler Central Square Theater...

The Revolutionists
10/19 - 11/12/2017


Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution. At the height of the Reign of Terror, ...


The Space Theatre: Marcus Gardley; dir: Chay Yew....

Constellations
9/7 - 10/8/2017


This spellbinding, romantic journey begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. But what happens next defies the boundaries of the world ...


Marcus Gardley....


Alan Brody; dir: Lee Mikeska Gardner. World Premiere...

Homebody
4/20 - 5/7/2017


Tony Kushner; dir: Lee Mikeska Gardner....

Paradise
4/6 - 5/7/2017


Laura Maria Censabella; dir: Shana Gozansky. World Premiere...

Precious Little
3/2 - 3/26/2017


“Precious Little,” by Madeleine George, is the story of Brodie, a gifted linguist, who learns unsettling news about the baby she carries. Unable to get ...

Intimate Exchanges
1/12 - 2/12/2017


Alan Ayckbourn; dir: Mary Carpenter....

Journey to the West
11/25 - 12/31/2016


adapt: Mary Zimmerman; trans: Anthony C. Yu; dir: Lee Mikeska Gardner....

Journey to the West
11/25 - 12/31/2016


adapt: Mary Zimmerman; trans: Anthony C. Yu; dir: Lee Mikeska Gardner....

When January Feels Like Summer
10/20 - 11/13/2016


Cori Thomas; dir: Benny Sato-Ambush....

When January Feels Like Summer
10/20 - 11/13/2016


Cori Thomas; dir: Benny Sato-Ambush....

Marjorie Prime
9/8 - 10/9/2016


It’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie — a jumble of disparate, fading memories — has a handsome new companion who’s programmed to ...

Marjorie Prime
9/8 - 10/9/2016


It’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie — a jumble of disparate, fading memories — has a handsome new companion who’s programmed to ...

Bedlam (TBD)
6/9 - 7/10/2016


dir: Eric Tucker....

Arcadia
3/31 - 5/1/2016


From the man who gifted us Travesties and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, we giddily present you with what may be his masterwork. This dazzling, ...

The Convert
1/28 - 2/28/2016


Danai Gurira; dir: Megan Sandberg-Zakian....

Matchless & The Happy Prince
11/27 - 1/3/2016


book: Gregory Maguire, Oscar Wilde; dir: Debra Wise....

A Disappearing Number
10/16 - 11/16/2015


Complicite , Original Company, Simon McBurney; dir: Elaine Vaan Hogue....

Copenhagen
10/1 - 11/15/2015


Michael Frayn; dir: Eric Tucker....

Einstein's Dreams
9/24 - 11/14/2015


adapt: Wesley Savick; book: Alan Lightman; dir: Wesley Savick....

Mr g
4/23 - 5/24/2015


adapt: Wesley Savick; dir: Wesley Savick....

Grounded
2/19 - 3/22/2015


George Brandt; dir: Lee Mikeska Gardner....

Bedlam's Saint Joan
1/15 - 2/8/2015


George Bernard Shaw; dir: Eric Tucker....

Sila
4/24 - 5/24/2014


Chantal Bilodeau; dir: Megan Sandberg-Zakian. World Premiere...


Main Stage: adapt: Tony Kushner; book: Adolf Hoffmeister; music: Hans Krasa; dir: Scott Edmiston....

Insignificance
1/9 - 2/9/2014


Main Stage: Terry Johnson; dir: Daniel Gidron....

Arabian Nights
11/14 - 12/29/2013


Main Stage: adapt: Dominic Cooke; dir: Daniel Gidron....

The Other Place
9/12 - 10/6/2013


Main Stage: Sharr White; dir: Bridget Kathleen O'Leary....

Distracted
5/9 - 6/2/2013


Main Stage: - Lisa Loomer; dir: Wesley Savick....

Operation Epsilon
3/7 - 4/28/2013


Main Stage: - Alan Brody; dir: Andy Sandberg....

The Mountaintop
1/10 - 2/3/2013


Main Stage: - Katori Hall; dir: Megan Sandberg-Zakian....

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