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Recipient of the 2013 Regional Theatre Tony Award and Boston magazine's 2013 and 2014 Best of Boston award, The Huntington is Boston’s leading professional theatre company and one of the region's premiere cultural assets. Under the direction of Managing Director Michael Maso, The Huntington cultivates, celebrates, and champions theatre as an art form, while also supporting the local theatre community through its operation of the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, which The Huntington built in 2004. The company was founded in 1982 by Boston University and separately incorporated as an independent non-profit in 1986. Its three prior artistic leaders were Peter Altman (1982 - 2000), Nicholas Martin (2000 - 2008), and Peter DuBois (2008 - 2020). Learn more about the history of the Huntington.


2021-2022

  • Hurricane Diane

    by Madeleine George | Directed by Jenny Koons
    August 27 - September 26, 2021

    Batten down the hatches! A high-intensity force of nature is blowing into town: Hurricane Diane, the roof-raising new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George.

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  • Witch

    by Jen Silverman | Directed by Rebecca Bradshaw
    October 15 - November 14, 2021
    The Huntington Calderwood/BCA

    This fiendishly funny new play by Jen Silverman follows an alluring devil named Scratch as he arrives in the country village of Edmonton, and promises to make the darkest dreams of its locals come true - it'll just cost them their souls.  

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  • Teenage Dick

    by Mike Lew | Directed by Moritz Von Stuelpnagel
    December 3 - 22, 2022
    The Huntington Calderwood/BCA

    As the winter formal gives way to a glorious spring fling, we enter the world of Mike Lew’s darkly funny, modern-day spin on Richard III, about a young man who, after years of torment by his classmates for his cerebral palsy, decides to campaign for student body president.

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2020-2021

  • Mala on WGBH

    Melinda Lopez's acclaimed one-woman show, Malais now available for streaming.
    A broadcast of Mala aired on Thursday, April 9 on WGBH 2. 

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  • Dream Boston

    A NEW SERIES OF AUDIO PLAYS!
    Dream Boston asks local playwrights to imagine favorite locations, landmarks, and their friends in a future Boston, when we can once again meet and connect in our city.

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  • Tiger Style!

    The Huntington’s hit 2016 production of Mike Lew’s Tiger Style! has been newly recorded as an audio play. Listen to the entire series, out now!

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  • Tiger Style! in ASL

    Directed by Aimee Chou and featuring a cast of artists who identify as Deaf, this virtual reading of Tiger Style! is performed entirely in American Sign Language with subtitles in English.

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  • Black Beans Project

    In a new work by Huntington artist-in-residence Melinda Lopez and award-winning performer Joel Perez, Mariana and Henry meet virtually to share a secret family recipe that forces them to reveal secrets of their own. Available for on-demand streaming NOW thru June 20.

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  • The Niceties

    In The Niceties an ambitious young Black college student and her esteemed White professor meet over Skype to discuss a paper the college junior is writing about the American Revolution. Unfortunately, they find it hard to agree about the facts of the past – or the present.

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2019-2020

  • The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

    Adapted from the best-selling Disney-Hyperion book, The Lightning Thief  by Rick Riordan
    Book by Joe Tracz | Music & Lyrics by Rob Rokicki
    July 17 - July 28, 2019
    Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre

    This "winning adaptation" (The Hollywood Reporter) of the best-selling Disney-Hyperion novel by Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is “a colossal, crowd-pleasing hit of Herculean proportions!” (Broadwayworld.com). The Greek gods are real, and they're ruining Percy Jackson's life. As a son of Poseidon, Percy has newly discovered powers he can't control, monsters on his trail, and is on an epic quest to find Zeus's lightning bolt to prevent a war between the gods. Nominated for 3 Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, The Lightning Thief “hits the sweet spot” (Wall Street Journal) and provides “a spectacularly fun adventure that will thrill everyone in the family!” (Chicago Parent).

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  • The Purists

    by Dan McCabe | Directed by Billy Porter
    August 30 - October 6, 2019
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    A thrilling world premiere by an exciting new voice, The Purists brings Tony Award winner Billy Porter (Kinky Boots, “Pose” on FX) to the Huntington to direct this soaring new play by Dan McCabe. A former rapper, a DJ, and a showtunes-loving telesales director have become an unlikely group who hang out and spar about music on a stoop in Queens. But when an impromptu rap battle erupts between two younger female emcees, everything gets questioned. With raw emotion and uproarious humor, The Purists asks, what is friendship? How can we embrace new ideas? And what does it mean to be wholly yourself?

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  • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

    by Tom Stoppard | Directed by Peter DuBois
    September 20 - October 20, 2019
    Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre

    Tom Stoppard’s Tony Award-winning Best Play arrives in a marvelously funny, spectacularly beautiful new production. This modern-day classic tragicomedy imagines the lives of two minor characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. As the story unfolds, they voice their confusion about the play that’s being performed without them, untangling bigger questions about life and death, reality and art. It’s all from the pen of Academy Award and four-time Best Play Tony Award winner Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, The Real Thing, and Arcadia), and directed by the Huntington’s own Artistic Director, Peter DuBois.

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  • The Judy & Varla Show

    Huntington Theatre Company & Mark Cortale present
    The Judy & Varla Show
    Starring Judy Gold & Varla Jean Merman
    with Gerald Goode at the piano

    Sat., Oct. 19 at 6pm & 9pm
    Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont St.

    Don't miss these two extraordinary talents share a stage for the first time ever in an unforgettable evening of music, stand-up, and all around hilarity. Featuring Gerald Goode at the piano.

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  • Quixote Nuevo

    by Octavio Solis | Directed by KJ Sanchez
    November 15 - December 8, 2019
    Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre

    One of literature’s most vibrant and memorable characters, Cervantes’ Don Quixote is boldly brought to life by award-winning playwright Octavio Solis and director KJ Sanchez in this hysterically funny and exceptionally poetic adaption of the classic novel. Transported to a border town in Texas, the eccentric, brilliant knight embarks on a cross-desert quest to reunite with a long-lost love. Chased by Death himself – in the form of roving bands of guitar-playing Calacas – Quixote always leads with his heart in a world of people led astray by their brains. Quixote Nuevo is a triumphant celebration and a rich, contemporary, theatrical fable that has been created anew by Solis, one of the storytellers behind the Disney/Pixar film Coco.

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  • We All Fall Down

    by Lila Rose Kaplan | Directed by Melia Bensussen
    January 10 - February 16, 2020
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    Linda and Saul Stein still live in the Westchester home where they raised their two beautiful daughters. But when Saul unexpectedly retires, Linda summons the family to celebrate Passover for the first time in decades. Linda tends slightly toward the theatrical (okay, a lot), and their family has never been particularly religious (okay, not at all). So their comic attempts to bring the Seder to life go from riotous to heartwrenching in this play from Huntington Playwriting Fellow and Somerville resident Lila Rose Kaplan, directed by Obie Award winner Melia Bensussen. Can this family come together, or will an age-old tradition tear them apart?

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  • Sweat

    by Lynn Nottage | Directed by Kimberly Senior
    January 31 - March 1, 2020
    Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre

    The Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award-nominated Best Play by Lynn Nottage (Ruined) comes alive in a moving and urgently relevant new production directed by Kimberly Senior (The Niceties). Based on interviews with the residents of Reading, Pennsylvania, a group of close friends struggle to stay connected when their factory is at risk of collapse. In a neighborhood bar, each of them reaches for their piece of the American dream. Can their friendships survive this test? Nottage weaves a tale of trust and doubt, longtime bonds and short-term possibilities. The New York Times raves, “Superb… Nottage is writing at the peak of her powers.”

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  • She the People: Girlfriends’ Guide to Sisters Doing It for Themselves

    February 18 - March 8, 2020
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    Hot off rave reviews and extended engagements in Chicago and Toronto, She the People: Girlfriends’ Guide to Sisters Doing It for Themselves is heading to Boston. A high-octane show entirely created, designed and performed by the fearlessly funny women of world-famous comedy mecca The Second City, She the People is a mimosas-and-madness-fueled foray that proudly roasts the patriarchy in a mashup of sketches and songs that reclaims comedy for everyone!

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2018-2019

  • The Niceties

    by Eleanor Burgess | Directed by Kimberly Senior
    August 31 - October 6, 2018
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    In this explosive story, a black student and a white professor – both brilliant, both liberal – meet to discuss a paper about slavery's role in the American Revolution. A polite conversation becomes a powder keg of race, history, and power, and neither woman will ever be the same. An entertaining and provocative nail-biter, written by Boston native Eleanor Burgess and directed by Broadway veteran Kimberly Senior (Disgraced), that everyone will be talking about.

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  • Sherlock's Last Case

    by Charles Marowitz | Directed by Maria Aitken
    September 28 - October 28, 2018
    Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre

    Take a trip to Baker Street with the legendary Sherlock Holmes and his trusted sidekick Dr. Watson, to solve the seemingly perfect crime. When a threat is made against Holmes' life by the son of his longtime nemesis, Moriarty, not everything is as it appears. The game’s afoot with equal parts hilarity and intrigue in the long-overdue Boston premiere of this murderously funny comedy-thriller, directed by Huntington favorite Maria Aitken (Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 StepsBedroom Farce).

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  • Chita Rivera with Seth Rudetsky

    Huntington Theatre Company & Mark Cortale present
    Broadway @ the Huntington

    Chita Rivera with Seth Rudetsky as music director & host
    October 13, 2018
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    Two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera performs at the Huntington for one night only alongside Sirius XM Radio host and creator/star of Broadway's Disaster! Seth Rudetsky as pianist and host. This unscripted evening will feature Rivera performing the greatest hits of her vast musical theater repertoire, including songs from her now legendary roles of Anita in West Side Story, Rose in Bye Bye Birdie, and Velma in Chicago. Produced by Mark Cortale, the show will be a seamless mixture of intimate, behind-the-scenes stories of her career through insightful, funny and revealing questions posed by Rudetsky. An acclaimed actress, singer and dancer, Rivera has earned 10 Tony nominations for her beloved Broadway roles. This spontaneous evening of hilarity and show-stopping songs is not to be missed.

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  • Man in the Ring

    by Michael Cristofer | Directed by Michael Greif
    November 16 - December 22, 2018
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    Man in the Ring is the captivating and complex true story of six-time world champion prizefighter Emile Griffith and the fight that would haunt him forever. Imbued with the warmth of Griffith’s character and the joyful music of his childhood home, Man in the Ring chronicles his life story, from his humble beginnings in the Virgin Islands to his passionate love affairs and the tragedy that changed his life. Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Michael Cristofer’s epic new play, directed by four-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif (Rent, Dear Evan Hansen), packs a powerful punch with its message of love and redemption.

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  • A Doll's House, Part 2

    by Lucas Hnath | Directed by Les Waters
    January 4 - February 3, 2019
    Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre

    Who’s that knocking at the door? 15 years after slamming the door on her marriage, leaving her husband and children behind, Nora’s come home. Now a successful yet scandalous writer, she’s being blackmailed by a judge, and she needs her not-quite-ex-husband’s help. Not so fast, Nora. Your family has a few grievances they want to air! Inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s groundbreaking 1879 classic A Doll’s House, Lucas Hnath’s Tony Award-nominated Broadway hit is a smart new comedy that raises fascinating questions about marriage and the ways the roles of women have – and haven’t – changed. Don’t miss your chance to see the most produced, most talked about play in America.

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  • Christine Ebersole with Seth Rudetsky

    Huntington Theatre Company & Mark Cortale present
    Broadway @ the Huntington

    Christine Ebersole with Seth Rudetsky
    January 26, 2019
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    Two-time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole (star of Grey Gardens, War Paint, and 42nd Street) performs at the Huntington Theatre Company for one night only alongside Sirius XM Radio star Seth Rudetsky as music director and host. The unique format of this show that differentiates it from any other is a seamless mix of intimate behind-the-scenes stories prompted by Rudetsky’s insightful, funny, and revealing questions – and the music from Christine Ebersole’s sensational career. The evening will include the unforgettable songs by Stephen Sondheim, Lerner & Loewe, Scott Frankel, and more.

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  • Spamilton: An American Parody

    Created, written, and directed by Gerard Alessandrini
    February 12 - April 7, 2019
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    Don’t miss this “convulsively funny” (The New York Times) musical parody from the comic mastermind behind the long-running hit Forbidden Broadway. After tearing it up in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, Spamilton: An American Parody fulfills its manifest destiny by coming to Boston for a limited time only. The Huffington Post raves, “you don’t have to see Hamilton to have side-splitting fun at Spamilton.”

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  • Romeo and Juliet

    by William Shakespeare | Directed by Peter DuBois
    March 1 - 31, 2019
    Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre

    The most famous love story of all time – and the most moving tale of an ill-fated romance ever told – Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet comes to the Huntington Theatre Company as a thrillingly modern event helmed by Artistic Director Peter DuBois. This astoundingly current, gorgeously realized production nods to the political fractures of our current era, the cultural differences that pull us apart, and the enduring power of passion. If you think you know Romeo and Juliet, you’ve never seen anything like this… and you’ll feel the power of the world’s greatest writer in a whole new way. 

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  • Indecent

    by Paula Vogel | Directed by Rebecca Taichman
    April 26 - May 25, 2019
    Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre

    Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel’s captivating new play with music took Broadway by storm and now Rebecca Taichman recreates her Tony Award-winning production for Boston audiences. Inspired by the true story of Sholem Asch’s controversial Broadway debut God of Vengeance — a play seen by some as a seminal work of Jewish culture and by others as an act of traitorous libel — and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Indecent is a riveting and richly theatrical backstage drama, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a celebration of art and love.

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  • Yerma

    Adapted & Translated by Melinda Lopez | Directed by Melia Bensussen
    Based on the play by Federico Garcia Lorca
    May 31 - June 30, 2019
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    Yerma, a young wife, wants nothing more than to have a child and become a devoted mother. As she watches her friends start their families, she begins to question her own value as a woman. Her desperate desire turns into an all-consuming obsession with devastating consequences. Beloved by Boston audiences, Huntington Playwright-in-Residence Melinda Lopez reinvents Lorca’s classic masterpiece, infusing this searing drama with flamenco-inspired music and heart.

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2017-2018

  • Merrily We Roll Along

    September 8 - October 15, 2017
    Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre

    Director Maria Friedman’s stunning London production of Merrily We Roll Along received universal rave reviews – the most five star reviews in West End history – and the Olivier Award for Best Musical. Now she recreates it for Boston audiences! Travelling backwards in time over 20 years in the entertainment business, this legendary, cult favorite musical charts the relationships of close friends Franklin, Charley, and Mary, and features some of Sondheim’s most beautiful songs, including “Good Thing Going,” “Old Friends,” and “Not a Day Goes By.”

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  • Lenny & Steve: The Music of Bernstein & Sondheim

    September 18, 2017
    Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre

    West End and Broadway star (and director of Merrily We Roll Along) Maria Friedmanbrings her critically acclaimed solo show Lenny & Steve to the Huntington for a one-night-only concert event. Exploring the genius of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, four-time Olivier Award winner Ms. Friedman will compare and contrast songs from their separate catalogs, as well as their joint masterpiece West Side Story. This beguiling evening of songs and anecdotes includes “New York, New York,” “I Can Cook, Too,” “Losing My Mind,” and “Send in the Clowns.”

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  • A Guide for the Homesick

    October 6 - November 5, 2017
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    On his way home after a year in East Africa, a young aid worker goes back to a shabby Amsterdam hotel room with a fellow American. The two strangers look for redemption from their pasts and confess their shared fear that they betrayed the people who needed them most. A passionate encounter becomes a chance to confront the truth in this new play by Huntington Playwriting Fellow Ken Urban and directed by Colman Domingo (“Fear the Walking Dead”).

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  • Tartuffe

    November 10 - December 10, 2017
    Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre

    Devious Tartuffe charms his way into Orgon’s household and schemes to marry his daughter, seduce his wife, and run off with the family’s fortune. Orgon remains entranced despite the appalling evidence of Tartuffe’s behavior – will he see through this con man before it’s too late? Molière spins religious piety and hypocrisy into high comedy in this hilarious and biting satire, one of the world’s great plays.

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  • Mala

    January 6 - February 4, 2018
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    Funny, brutally honest, and ultimately cathartic, Mala puts a sharp focus on what it means to put our loved ones first, right to the very end, and what happens when we strive to be good but don’t always succeed.

    Named one of the best plays of the year by The Boston Globe, WBUR’s The ARTery, and DigBoston when it premiered at ArtsEmerson, this powerful one-woman show written by and featuring Huntington Playwright-in-Residence Melinda Lopez (Sonia Flew, Becoming Cuba) dances between a mother’s growing frailty and a daughter’s quest for grace — all set during an epic Boston winter.

    Originally produced by ArtsEmerson

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  • Bad Dates

    January 26 - March 3, 2018
    Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre

    Restaurant manager and shoe connoisseur Haley Walker is finally ready to re-enter the dating world. From the privacy of her bedroom, she relates a series of hilarious tales while preparing for, and recovering from, one dreadful date after another. One of the most popular shows in Huntington history, this 15th anniversary production of Theresa Rebeck’s sweet and sharp comedy will be the hottest date night in town and a triumphant night out for women of all ages!

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  • Skeleton Crew

    March 2 - March 31, 2018
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    In the breakroom of the last small auto plant still standing, a makeshift family of workers swap stories, share dreams, and take pride in their work. When confronted with the possibility of the factory closing, power dynamics shift and each is pushed to the limits of survival. Inspired by August Wilson’s Century Cycle, Dominique Morisseau’s bold and compassionate new play is part of her Detroit Project play cycle.

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  • Top Girls

    April 20 - May 20, 2018
    Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre

    Career-driven Marlene has just landed the top job at a London employment agency over a male colleague. To celebrate, she hosts a lavish dinner with a group of famous and adventurous historical women who cheer the successes and bemoan the sacrifices required to be a “top girl” in a man’s world. Churchill’s groundbreaking masterpiece, originally a rebuke of Margaret Thatcher’s England in the 1980s, remains as relevant and powerful today.

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  • Fall

    May 18 - June 17, 2018
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    Arthur Miller, the most celebrated American playwright of the 20th century, was said to be the moral conscience of the nation, but he had a secret: a son born with Down syndrome whom he refused to acknowledge. Renowned Hollywood reporter Bernard Weinraub explores the fascinating untold story of Miller and his third wife, photographer Inge Morath, and the divide between their public personas and private lives.

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2016-2017

  • Sunday in the Park with George

    September 9 - October 16, 2016
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

    Stephen Sondheim’s stunning masterpiece centers on enigmatic painter Georges Seurat and his search for love, inspiration, and “the art of making art.” One of the most acclaimed musicals ever, this Pulitzer Prize winner features a glorious score, with the songs “Finishing the Hat,” “Putting it Together,” and “Move On,” is directed by Artistic Director Peter DuBois (A Little Night Music), and features Adam Chanler-Berat (Broadway'sPeter and the Starcatcher and Next to Normal) and Jenni Barber (Wicked).

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  • Tiger Style!

    October 14 - November 13, 2016
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    Squabbling siblings Albert and Jennifer Chen reached the pinnacle of academic achievement. But as adults, they’re epic failures: he’s just been passed up for promotion and she’s been dumped by her loser boyfriend. So, naturally, they confront their parents and launch an Asian Freedom Tour! From California to China, this hilarious new comedy examines race, parenting, and success with wit and sharp humor. 

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  • Bedroom Farce

    November 11 - December 11, 2016
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

    4 couples. 3 bedrooms. One hilarious night. Trevor and Susannah, with their marriage on the rocks, invade 3 bedrooms of their family and friends over the course of an evening, spreading chaos in their wake. Director Maria Aitken (The 39 StepsPrivate Lives) returns for this rollicking comedy of marital misunderstandings.

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  • A Doll's House

    January 6 - February 5, 2017
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

    Nora and Torvald Helmer are living their dream life: happily married with children and security.  When Nora risks her reputation to save her husband’s life, the consequences test the limits of their love. In an acclaimed new translation by Bryony Lavery, Ibsen’s powerful, groundbreaking classic about marriage, money, and equality remains as compelling and relevant as ever.

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  • Topdog/Underdog

    March 10 - April 9, 2017
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

    Lincoln and Booth are brothers: best friends and bitter rivals. Lincoln, a former 3-card monte hustler, works as a Lincoln impersonator in a shooting gallery; Booth is an aspiring grifter.  He tempts his brother to get back in the game, but the consequences could be deadly. Suzan-Lori Parks made history as the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama for this darkly comic, deeply theatrical fable about family wounds and healing bonds.

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  • The Who & the What

    March 31 - May 7, 2017
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    Brilliant novelist Zarina is writing about women and Islam when she meets Eli, a young convert who bridges the gap between her modern life and traditional heritage. When her conservative father discovers her controversial manuscript, they all must confront the beliefs that define them. A fierce and funny new play about relationships, religion, and the contradictions that make us who we are, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the blockbuster hit Disgraced

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  • Ripcord

    May 26 - July 2, 2017
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    When cantankerous Abby is forced to share her room in assisted living with endlessly chipper Marilyn, the two women make a seemingly harmless bet that quickly escalates into a dangerous and hilarious game of one-upmanship, revealing hidden truths that neither wants exposed. A deliciously inappropriate new comedy from Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire (Good People). 

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2015-2016

  • A Little Night Music

    September 11 — October 11, 2015
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

    Lovers reunite, passions reignite, and new romances blossom around famous actress Desiree Armfeldt and an unforgettable cast of characters during an eventful weekend in the country. Stephen Sondheim’s most romantic and popular work features a gorgeous, sweeping score infused with humor, warmth, and the flavor of a waltz, including Sondheim’s best known song, “Send in the Clowns.” Directed by Artistic Director Peter DuBois, this exquisite musical celebration of love is the must-see event of the season!

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  • Choice

    October 16 — November 15, 2015
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    When successful journalist Zipporah Zunder takes on an assignment to investigate a new and polarizing social phenomenon, she is unprepared for how deeply this story will impact her life, transforming her understanding of herself, her past, and her future. Funny, smart, and emotional, this unpredictable new play looks at all the layers that live inside a single choice.

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  • A Confederacy of Dunces

    November 11 — December 20, 2015
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

    Nick Offerman (“Parks & Recreation”) stars as larger-than-life character Ignatius J. Reilly, the Don Quixote of the French Quarter. He’s overweight, arrogant, eccentric, and still living in his mother’s New Orleans basement in the 1960s. Adapted from the cult classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, A Confederacy of Dunces is a hilarious wild ride, filled with colorful characters and comic misadventures.

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  • Disgraced

    January 8 — February 7, 2016
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

    Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize

    High-powered New York lawyer Amir has climbed the corporate ladder while distancing himself from his Muslim roots. When he and his wife Emily host a dinner party, what starts as a friendly conversation escalates, shattering their views on race, religion, and each other. 

    Approximate run time: 90 minutes without intermission.

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  • Milk Like Sugar

    January 29 - February 27, 2016
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    Annie and her teenage friends want the same things: the hottest new phones, cute boys, designer bags. But when they enter into a pregnancy pact, she wonders if there might be a different path and a brighter future. Huntington Playwriting Fellow Kirsten Greenidge (Luck of the Irish) finds raw humor and gritty poetry in this provocative, ripped-from-the-headlines new play.

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  • August Wilson's How I Learned What I Learned

    March 5 - April 3, 2016
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

    In this solo show, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson shares stories about his first few jobs, a stint in jail, his lifelong friends, and his encounters with racism, music, and love as a young poet in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Directed by Todd Kreidler and featuring Eugene Lee, both longtime Wilson collaborators, this theatrical memoir charts one man’s journey of self-discovery through adversity, and what it means to be a black artist in America.

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  • Can You Forgive Her?

    March 25 - April 24, 2016
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    It’s Halloween night, and Miranda is desperate for a way out. She’s up to her neck in debt, she might be in falling for the man who pays her bills, and now her date has threatened to kill her. A charismatic stranger offers shelter and a drink; where will the night take them? With her trademark dark humor, two-time Pulitzer finalist Gina Gionfriddo presents complicated characters wrestling with love, money, and their past in this sharp contemporary comedy.

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  • I Was Most Alive With You

    May 27 - June 26, 2016
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    A family’s faith is severely tested when their adult son, a Deaf, gay, recovering addict played by Russell Harvard (“Fargo,” Spring Awakening), sees his carefully calibrated world fall apart after an accident. Performed simultaneously in English and American Sign Language, I Was Most Alive with You by award-winning playwright Craig Lucas(Broadway’s An American in Paris, Prelude to a Kiss) is a theatrical event of the first order: a love story so wholly original – funny, heartrending, and deeply theatrical – it must not be missed. 

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2014-2015

  • Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

    September 5 — October 5, 2014
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

    Joanna surprises her liberal, white parents when she brings home her African-American fiancé to meet them. A funny and poignant stage adaptation of the beloved Academy Award-winning film, directed by David Esbjornson (All My Sons).

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  • Ether Dome

    October 17 — November 23, 2014
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    A new treatment promising to end pain pits a doctor and his student in an epic battle between altruism and ambition. A provocative medical thriller by Elizabeth Egloff set at Boston's own Massachusetts General Hospital, directed by Michael Wilson (Now or Later).

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  • Awake and Sing!

    November 7 — December 7, 2014
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

    In a cramped Bronx apartment, a working-class Jewish family dreams of a brighter future. A stirring American classic by Clifford Odets about an unforgettable American family, directed by Melia Bensussen (Luck of the Irish).

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  • Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

    January 2 — February 1, 2015
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

    In this wickedly wonderful Chekhovian mashup, Vanya and Sonia's quiet, bucolic life is hilariously upended when their glamorous movie star sister arrives for the weekend with her brawny boy toy in tow. Christopher Durang's smash-hit Broadway comedy and 2013 Tony Award winner for Best Play.

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  • The Second Girl

    January 16 — February 21, 2015
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    Two Irish immigrant servant girls and the chauffeur search for love, success, and a sense of belonging in their new world in this lyrical and poignant world premiere by Huntington Playwriting Fellow Ronan Noone (Brendan, The Atheist) and directed by Campbell Scott (The Atheist).

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  • The Colored Museum

    March 6 — April 5, 2015
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

    The scathing comedy by George C. Wolfe that redefined what it meant to be black in contemporary America, directed by Tony Award winner Billy Porter (Kinky Boots). Climb aboard for a madcap and stinging journey through 11 hilarious looks at African-American culture — from the depths of the Celebrity Slaveship to the spinning heights of Harlem. 

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  • Come Back, Little Sheba

    March 27 — May 2, 2015
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    When Doc and Lola Delaney rent a room in their cluttered Midwestern home to Marie, a vivacious college student, her youthful energy stirs up forgotten dreams and missed opportunities. Visionary director David Cromer (Our Town) returns to the Roberts Studio Theatre for this intimate and heartrending portrait of a marriage by William Inge.

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  • after all the terrible things I do

    May 22 — June 21, 2015
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

    Explore what makes ordinary people do terrible things in this timely new drama by A. Rey Pamatmat about forgiveness and second chances directed by Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois (Smart People, The Power of Duff).

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2013-2014

  • The Jungle Book

    Adapted and Directed by Mary Zimmerman
    Sep. 7 - Oct. 20, 2013
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • A Conversation with The Jungle Book's Richard Sherman

    An exclusive performance from the man himself! Joined by Boston Globe Arts Editor Rebecca Ostriker, Jungle Book songwriter Richard Sherman will recount his early days as a songwriter, the influence of his father, his lifelong collaboration with his brother (Robert B. Sherman), working with Walt Disney, and, of course, the stories behind many of the musical masterpieces we know and love today.

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  • The Power of Duff

    by Stephen Belber
    Directed by Peter DuBois
    Oct. 11 - Nov. 9, 2013
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • The Last Five Years

    Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
    Nov. 23 - 24, 2013
    South End  / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • The Cocktail Hour

    by A.R. Gurney
    Directed by Maria Aitken
    Nov. 15 - Dec. 15, 2013
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Venus In Fur

    by David Ives
    Directed by Daniel Goldstein
    Jan. 3 - Feb. 2, 2014
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • The Seagull

    by Anton Chekhov / Translated by Paul Schmidt
    Directed by Maria Aitken
    Mar. 7 - Apr. 6, 2014
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Becoming Cuba

    by Melinda Lopez
    Directed by M. Bevin O’Gara
    Mar. 28 - May 3, 2014
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Smart People

    by Lydia R. Diamond
    Directed by Peter DuBois
    May 23 - July 6, 2014
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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2012-2013

  • Good People

    by David Lindsay-Abaire
    Directed by Kate Whoriskey
    Sep. 14 - Oct. 14, 2012
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Now Or Later

    by Christopher Shinn
    Directed by Michael Wilson
    Oct. 12 - Nov. 10, 2012
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Betrayal

    by Harold Pinter
    Directed by Maria Aitken
    Nov. 9 - Dec. 9, 2012
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Our Town

    by Thornton Wilder
    Directed by David Cromer
    Dec. 7 - Jan. 27, 2013
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Invisible Man

    by Ralph Ellison / Adapted by Oren Jacoby
    Directed by Christopher McElroen
    Jan. 4 - Feb. 3, 2013
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • A Raisin in the Sun

    by Lorraine Hansberry
    Directed by Liesl Tommy
    Mar. 8 - Apr. 7, 2013
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Ryan Landry's "M"

    by Ryan Landry
    Directed by Caitlin Lowans
    Mar. 30 - Apr. 28, 2013
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA


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  • Rapture, Blister, Burn

    by Gina Gionfriddo
    Directed by Peter DuBois
    May 24 - June 30, 2013
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Selected Shorts on Tour:
    Springtime, Sex, and Baseball

    Tony and Emmy Award nominee Kate Burton, Emmy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Denis O'Hare, and Academy Award nominee Amy Ryan perform powerful, surprising, romantic, and funny stories by comic master Dorothy Parker, baseball writer W.P. Kinsella (Shoeless Joe), and quirky contemporary humorists Aimee Bender and N.M. Kelby.

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2011-2012

  • Candide

    Music by Leonard Bernstein
    Lyrics by Richard Wilbur and others
    Directed and newly adapted
    from the Voltaire by Mary Zimmerman
    Sept. 10 - Oct. 16, 2011
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Before I Leave You

    by Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro
    Directed by Jonathan Silverstein
    Oct. 14 - Nov. 13, 2011
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Captors

    by Evan M. Wiener
    Directed by Peter DuBois
    Based on Peter Z. Malkin's & Harry Stein's memoir Eichmann In My Hands
    Nov. 11 - Dec. 11, 2011
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • God of Carnage

    by Yasmina Reza
    Translated by Christopher Hampton
    Directed by Daniel Goldstein
    Jan. 6 ­-Feb. 5, 2012
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Desire and Transformation: Readings and Performances Inspired By Ovid

    Presented in collaboration with
    Whistler in the Dark and MFA Boston
    Directed by M. Bevin O'Gara
    Nov. 30, 2011
    Museum of Fine Arts Boston 

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  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    by August Wilson
    Directed by Liesl Tommy
    March 9 - April 8, 2012
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • The Luck of the Irish

    by Kirsten Greenidge
    Directed by Melia Bensussen
    March 30 ­- May 6, 2012
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Private Lives

    by Noël Coward
    Directed by Maria Aitken
    May 25 ­- June 24, 2012
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Emerging America Festival 2012

    The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), Huntington Theatre Company, and the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston have joined forces for the third annual Emerging America festival featuring groundbreaking performance by American artists.

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2010-2011

  • Bus Stop

    by William Inge
    Directed by Nicholas Martin 
    Sep. 11 — Oct. 11, 2010
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Circle Mirror Transformation

    by Annie Baker
    Directed by Melia Bensussen
    Oct. 15 — Nov. 14, 2010
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    Part of the Shirley, VT Plays Festival

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  • An Evening with Sutton Foster

    Musical direction by Michael Rafter
    Nov. 15, 2010
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA 

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  • Vengeance is the Lord's

    by Bob Glaudini
    Directed by Peter DuBois
    Nov. 12 — Dec. 12, 2010
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Ruined

    by Lynn Nottage
    Directed by Liesl Tommy
    Jan. 7 — Feb. 6, 2011
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre
    A co-production with La Jolla Playhouse and Berkeley Repertory Theatre

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  • Educating Rita

    by Willy Russell
    Directed by Maria Aitken
    March 11 — April 10, 2011
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Sons of the Prophet

    by Stephen Karam
    Directed by Peter DuBois
    April 1 — May 1, 2011
    South End /Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    Commissioned and produced by special arrangement
    with Roundabout Theatre Company

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  • Richard III / The Comedy of Errors

    by William Shakespeare
    Directed by Edward Hall
    with Propeller Theatre Company
    May 18 — June 19, 2011
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre
    Presented by Boston University School of Theatre

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2009-2010

  • Fences

    By August Wilson
    Directed by Kenny Leon 
    Sep. 11 — Oct. 11, 2009
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • A Long and Winding Road

    Conceived by Philip Himberg and Maureen McGovern
    Directed by Philip Himberg
    Musical Direction by Jeffrey Harris
    Oct. 9 — Nov. 15, 2009
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    Presented in collaboration with Arena Stage

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  • A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration

    by Paula Vogel
    Directed by Jessica Thebus
    Music supervised, arranged,
    and orchestrated by Daryl Waters
    Nov. 13 — Dec. 13, 2009
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • All My Sons

    By Arthur Miller
    Directed by David Esbjornson
    Jan. 8 — Feb. 7, 2010
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Stick Fly

    by Lydia R. Diamond
    Directed by Kenny Leon
    Feb. 19 — Mar. 28, 2010
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    Presented in collaboration with Arena Stage

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  • Becky Shaw

    by Gina Gionfriddo
    Directed by Peter DuBois
    March 5 — April 4, 2010
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Prelude to a Kiss

    by Craig Lucas
    Directed by Peter DuBois
    May 14 — June 13, 2010
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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2008-2009

2007-2008

  • The Atheist

    by Ronan Noone 
    Directed by Justin Waldman 
    Sep. 12 — Sep. 30, 2007
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps

    Adapted by Patrick Barlow 
    Based on an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon 
    Based on the book by John Buchan
    Directed by Maria Aitken
    Sep. 14 — Oct. 14, 2007
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Brendan

    by Ronan Noone 
    Directed by Justin Waldman
    Oct. 12 — Nov. 17, 2007
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Streamers

    by David Rabe 
    Directed by Scott Ellis
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre
    Nov. 9 — Dec. 9, 2007 

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  • 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother

    by Kate Moira Ryan 
    with Judy Gold 
    Directed by Karen Kohlhaas 
    Dec. 18 — Dec. 31, 2007
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Third

    by Wendy Wasserstein 
    Directed by Richard Seer
    Jan. 4 — Feb. 3, 2008 

    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Shakespeare's Actresses in America

    by Rebekah Maggor 
    Directed by Karin Coonrod 
    Jan. 27 — Feb. 11, 2008
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Shining City

    by Conor McPherson 
    Directed by Robert Falls 
    March 3 — April 6, 2008
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • The Cry of the Reed

    by Sinan Ünel 
    Directed by Daniel Goldstein 
    March 28 — May 3, 2008
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Ennio!

    Created and performed by Ennio Marchetto
    Costume Design by Sosthen Hennekam
    May 13 — June 1, 2008 

    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • She Loves Me

    Music by Jerry Bock
    Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
    Book by Joe Masteroff, Sheldon Harnick, & Jerry Bock 
    Directed by Nicholas Martin 
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre
    May 16 — June 15, 2008

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2006-2007

  • Radio Golf

    By August Wilson
    Directed by Kenny Leon
    September 8 – October 15, 2006
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Mauritius

    by Theresa Rebeck
    Directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman
    October 6 – November 12, 2006
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Rabbit Hole

    by David Lindsay-Abaire
    Directed by John Tillinger
    November 3 – December 3, 2006
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • The Cherry Orchard

    by Anton Chekhov
    in a new translation by Richard Nelson
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    January 5 – Febuary 4, 2007
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Well

    by Lisa Kron
    Directed by Leigh Silverman
    March 9 – April 8, 2007
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Persephone

    by Noah Haidle
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    March 30 – May 6, 2007
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Present Laughter

    by Noël Coward
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    May 18 – June 17, 2007
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Kiki & Herb: Alive from Broadway

    Created and performed by
    Justin Bond & Kenny Mellman

    June 13 – June 30, 2007
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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2005-2006

  • The Real Thing

    by Tom Stoppard
    Directed by Evan Yionoulis
    September 9 – October 9‚ 2005
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Carol Mulroney

    by Stephen Belber
    Directed by Lisa Peterson
    October 14 – November 20‚ 2005
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • The Sisters Rosensweig

    by Wendy Wasserstein
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    November 4 – December 4‚ 2005
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Les Liaisons Dangereuses

    by Christopher Hampton
    Directed by Daniel Goldstein
    January 6 – February 4‚ 2006
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Forbidden Broadway: SVU

    Created, written, and directed by Gerard Alessandrini
    February 14 – March 12‚ 2006
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • The Hopper Collection

    by Mat Smart
    Directed by Daniel Aukin
    February 14 – March 12‚ 2006
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • The Road Home: Re-Membering America

    Written and Performed by Marc Wolf
    Directed by David Schweizer
    March 24 – April 30‚ 2006
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Love's Labour's Lost

    by William Shakespeare
    Directed by Nicholas Martin 
    May 12 – June 11‚ 2006
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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2004-2005

  • Gem of the Ocean

    by August Wilson
    Directed by Kenny Leon
    Sep. 24 — Oct. 20, 2004
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Sonia Flew

    by Melinda Lopez
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    Oct. 8 — Nov. 28, 2004
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Burn This

    by Lanford Wilson
    Directed by Susan Fenichell
    Nov. 12 — Dec. 12, 2004
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • The Rivals

    by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    Jan. 7 — Feb. 6, 2005
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Trumbo: Red, White, and Blacklisted

    by Christopher Trumbo
    Directed by Peter Askin
    with Brian Dennehy
    Feb. 8 — Mar. 6, 2005
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • 36 Views

    by Naomi Iizuka
    Directed by Evan Yionoulis
    Mar. 11 — Apr. 10, 2005
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Culture Clash in AmeriCCa

    Created, written, and performed by Culture Clash
    March 18 — May 8, 2005
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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  • Falsettos

    Music & Lyrics by William Finn
    Book by William Finn & James Lapine
    Directed by Daniel Goldstein
    May 20 – June 26‚ 2005
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre

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  • Laughing Wild

    by Christopher Durang
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    June 3 – 26‚ 2005
    South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

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2003-2004

  • Ain't Misbehavin'

    Based on an idea by Murray Horowitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.
    with music by Thomas "Fats" Weller
    Directed & Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge
    Sept. 12 — Oct. 19, 2003
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Nathan Lane in Butley

    by Simon Gray
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    Oct. 24 — Nov. 30, 2003
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Bad Dates

    by Theresa Rebeck
    Directed by John Benjamin Hickey
    Featuring Julie White
    Jan. 2 — Feb. 1, 2004
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • What the Butler Saw

    by Joe Orton
    Directed by Darko Tresnjak
    March 5 — April 1, 2004
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • The Rose Tattoo

    by Tennessee Williams
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    May 14 — June 13, 2004
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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2002-2003

  • A Month in the Country

    Adapted by Brian Friel, from Ivan Turgenev
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    Sept. 6 — Oct. 6, 2002
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • John C. Reilly in Marty

    Book by Rupert Holmes
    Music by Charles Strouse
    Lyrics by Lee Adams
    Directed by Mark Brokaw
    Based on the screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky
    and on the United Artists film
    Oct. 18 — Nov. 24, 2002
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • The Tale of the Allergist's Wife

    by Charles Busch
    Directed by Lynne Meadow
    Presented in association with
    Broadway in Boston / Clear Channel Entertainment
    Dec. 3, 2002 — Jan. 12, 2003Wilbur Theatre
     

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  • The Blue Demon

    Written and directed by Darko Tresnjak
    Music by Michael Friedman
    Jan. 3 — Feb. 2, 2003
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Breath, Boom

    by Kia Corthron
    Directed by Michael John Garcés
    March 7 — April 6, 2003
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Springtime For Henry

    by Benn Levy
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    May 16 — June 15, 2003
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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2001-2002

  • James Joyce's The Dead

    Book by Richard Nelson
    Music by Shaun Davey
    Lyrics conceived and adapted by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey
    Directed by Richard Nelson
    Produced in association with American Conservatory Theatre
    Sept. 7 — Oct. 14, 2001
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Betty's Summer Vacation

    by Christopher Durang
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    Oct. 26 — Nov. 25, 2001
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Heartbreak House

    by George Bernard Shaw
    Directed by Darko Tresnjak
    Jan. 4 — Feb. 3, 2002
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Nixon's Nixon

    by Russell Lees
    Directed by Charles Towers
    March 1 — 31, 2002
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme

    by Frank McGuinness
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    Presented in association with Broadway in Boston / Clear Channel Entertainment
    March 30 — April 5, 2002
    Wilbur Theatre

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  • Ten Unknowns

    by Jon Robin Baitz
    Directed by Evan Yionoulis
    May 17 — June 16, 2002
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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2000-2001

  • Dead End

    by Sidney Kingsley
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    Sept. 8 — Oct. 8, 2000
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • A Fair Country

    by Jon Robin Baitz
    Directed by Anna D. Shapiro
    Oct. 27 — Nov. 26, 2000
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Fully Committed

    by Becky Mode
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    Produced in association with Broadway in Boston / SFX Theatrical Group
    Dec. 1 — Dec. 31, 2000
    Wilbur Theatre 

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  • Hedda Gabler

    by Henrik Ibsen
    Adapted by Jon Robin Baitz
    Directed by Nicholas Martin
    Dec. 29, 2000 — Jan. 28, 2001
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Amphitryon

    by Molière
    Directed by Darko Tresnjak
    March 9 — April 8, 2001
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • The Amen Corner

    by James Baldwin
    Directed by Chuck Smith
    Produced in association with the Goodman Theater
    May 18 — June 17, 2001
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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1999-2000

  • Mrs. Warren's Profession

    by George Bernard Shaw
    Directed by Michael Bloom
    Sept. 10 — Oct. 10, 1999
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • The Last Hurrah

    by Edwin O'Connor
    Adapted for the stage and directed by Eric Simonson
    Oct. 22 — Nov. 21, 1999
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Sisters Matsumoto

    by Philip Kan Gotanda
    Directed by Sharon Ott
    Dec. 31, 1999 — Jan. 30, 2000
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Mary Stuart

    by Friedrich Schiller
    Translated by Michael Feingold
    Directed by Carey Perloff
    March 10 — April 9, 2000
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • King Hedley II

    by August Wilson
    Directed by Marion Isaac McClinton
    May 19 — June 18, 2000
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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1998-1999

1997-1998

  • The Game of Love and Chance

    by Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux
    Adapted and directed by Stephen Wadsworth
    Presented in association with McCarter Theatre
    Sept. 5 — Oct. 5, 1997
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Cabaret Verboten

    An Evening Created by Jeremy Lawrence
    featuring authentic songs and sketches of Berlin Cabaret, 1918-1933
    Directed by Martin L. Platt
    Oct. 10 — Nov. 9, 1997
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • The Shaughraun

    by Dion Boucicault
    Directed by Larry Carpenter
    Presented in association with Seattle Repertory Theatre
    Jan. 9 — Feb. 8, 1998
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Collected Stories

    by Donald Margulies
    Directed by Jacques Cartier
    March 6 — April 5, 1998
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Nomathemba (Hope)

    Book and lyrics by Ntozake Shange‚ Eric Simonson‚ and Joseph Shabalala
    Based on a song by Joseph Shabalala
    Music by Joseph Shabalala
    Directed by Eric Simonson
    Featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo
    Presented in partnership with the Wang Center for the Performing Arts
    April 18 — May 10, 1998
    Shubert Theatre 

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  • Ah, Wilderness!

    by Eugene O'Neill
    Directed by Kyle Donnelly
    May 15 — June 14, 1998
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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1996-1997

  • Arcadia

    by Tom Stoppard
    Directed by Jacques Cartier
    Sep. 5 — Oct. 5, 1996
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Journey to the West

    Translated by Anthony C. Yu
    Adapted and directed by Mary Zimmerman
    Oct. 7 — Nov. 6, 1996
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • The Glass Menagerie

    by Tennessee Williams
    Directed by Charles Towers
    Jan. 10 — Feb. 9, 1997
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Blues For An Alabama Sky

    by Pearl Cleage
    Directed by Kenny Leon
    March 7 — April 6, 1997
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Company

    Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
    Book by George Furth
    Directed by Larry Carpenter
    Choreography by Daniel Pelzig
    May 16 — June 15, 1997
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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1995-1996

  • Seven Guitars

    by August Wilson
    Directed by Lloyd Richards
    Sept. 8 — Oct. 8, 1995
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • The Young Man From Atlanta

    by Horton Foote
    Directed by Peter Masterson
    Oct. 20 — Nov. 19, 1995
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Iolanthe

    Book and lyrics by William S. Gilbert
    Music by Arthur Sullivan
    Directed by Larry Carpenter
    Jan. 5 — Feb. 4, 1996
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Hamlet

    by William Shakespeare
    Directed by Eric Simonson
    March 8 — April 7, 1996
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    by Harper Lee
    Adapted by Christopher Sergel
    Directed by Charles Towers
    May 17 — June 16, 1996
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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1994-1995

  • The Woman Warrior

    Adapted by Deborah Rogin
    Based on the works The Woman Warrior and China Men by Maxine Hong Kingston
    Directed by Sharon Ott
    Sept. 9 — Oct. 9, 1994
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • Pterodactyls

    by Nicky Silver
    Directed by Mark Brokaw
    Oct. 21 — Nov. 20, 1994
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • As You Like It

    by William Shakespeare
    Directed by Edward Gilbert
    Jan. 6 — Feb. 5, 1995
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • The Guardsman

    by Ferenc Molnár
    Translated by Frank Marcus
    Directed by Jacques Cartier
    March 10 - April 9, 1995
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • A Raisin in the Sun

    by Lorraine Hansberry
    Directed by Kenny Leon
    May 19 — June 18, 1995
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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1993-1994

  • From The Mississippi Delta

    by Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland
    Directed by Kenny Leon
    Sept. 10 — Oct. 10, 1993
    Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 

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  • The Lady From the Sea

    by Henrik Ibsen
    Translated by Gerry Bamman and Irene B. Berman
    Directed by Sharon Ott
    Production in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre
    Oct. 15 — Nov. 14, 1993
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  • A Christmas Carol

    by Charles Dickens
    Adapted and directed by Larry Carpenter
    Dec. 2 — Dec. 31, 1993
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  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    by Oscar Wilde
    Directed by Jacques Cartier
    Jan. 14 — Feb. 13, 1994
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  • Bang the Drum Slowly

    by Mark Harris
    Adapted and directed by Eric Simonson
    March 11 — April 10, 1994
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  • A Streetcar Named Desire

    by Tennessee Williams
    Directed by Charles Towers
    May 27 — June 6, 1994
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1992-1993

  • Pal Joey

    Music by Richard Rodgers
    Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
    Book by John O'Hara
    Adapted by Richard Greenberg
    Directed by David Warren
    Sept. 11 — Oct. 11, 1992
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  • Long Day's Journey into Night

    by Eugene O'Neill
    Directed by Edward Gilbert
    Oct. 23 — Nov. 22, 1992
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  • A Christmas Carol

    by Charles Dickens
    Adapted and directed by Larry Carpenter
    Nov. 28 — Dec. 27, 1992
    Wilbur Theatre 

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  • My Mother Said I Never Should

    by Charlotte Keatley
    Directed by Charles Towers
    Jan. 8 — Feb. 7, 1993
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  • Undiscovered Country

    by Arthur Schnitzler
    Adapted by Tom Stoppard
    Directed by Jacques Cartier
    March 5 — April 4, 1993
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  • Arms and the Man

    by George Bernard Shaw
    Directed by Larry Carpenter
    May 21 — June 20, 1993
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1991-1992

  • The Snowball

    by AR Gurney
    Directed by Jack O'Brien
    Presented in association with the Old Globe and Hartford Stage Company
    Sept. 20 - Oct. 20, 1991
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  • Tartuffe

    by Molière
    Translated by Richard Wilbur
    Directed by Jacques Cartier
    Nov. 1 — Dec. 1, 1991
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  • A Christmas Carol

    by Charles Dickens
    Adapted and directed by Larry Carpenter
    Dec. 1 - Dec. 22, 1991
    Wilbur Theatre 

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  • The Little Foxes

    by Lillian Hellman
    Directed by Kyle Donnelly
    Jan. 3 — Feb. 2, 1992
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  • Cymbeline

    by William Shakespeare
    Directed by Larry Carpenter
    March 6 — April 5, 1992
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  • The Way of the World

    by William Congreve
    Directed by Sharon Ott
    May 22 — June 21, 1992
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1989-1990

  • Hyde Park

    by James Shirley
    Directed by Kyle Donnelly
    Sept. 22 — Oct. 22, 1989
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  • Boesman and Lena

    by Athol Fugard
    Directed by Tazewell Thompson
    Nov. 24 — Dec. 24, 1989
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  • O Pioneers!

    by Willa Cather
    Adapted by Darrah Cloud
    Music by Kim Sherman
    Directed by Kevin Kuhlke
    Produced in association with American Playhouse
    Jan. 5 — Feb. 4, 1990
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  • The Merry Wives of Windsor

    by William Shakespeare
    Directed by Edward Gilbert
    March 2 — April 1, 1990
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  • The Lady From Maxim's

    by Georges Feydeau
    Translated by Janice Orion
    Directed by Larry Carpenter
    May 25 — June 24, 1990
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1990-1991

  • HMS Pinafore

    Book & lyrics by William S. Gilbert
    Music by Arthur Sullivan
    Directed by Larry Carpenter
    Choreography by Daniel Pelzig
    Sept. 21 — Oct. 21, 1990
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  • Aristocrats

    by Brian Friel
    Directed by Kyle Donnelly
    Dec. 28, 1990 — Jan. 27, 1991
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  • Iphigenia

    by Euripedes
    Translated by WS Merwin & George E. Dimock, Jr. (Iphigenia at Aulis)
    and Witter Bynner (Iphigenia in Tauris)
    Directed by Tazwell Thompson
    March 1 — March 31, 1991
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  • Travesties

    by Tom Stoppard
    Directed by Jacques Cartier
    May 17 — June 16, 1991
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  • Two Trains Running

    by August Wilson
    Directed by Lloyd Richards
    in association with Yale Repertory Theatre
    Oct. 26 - Nov. 25, 1990
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1988-1989

  • The American Clock

    by Arthur Miller
    Directed by Jackson Phippin
    Sept. 23 — Oct. 16, 1988
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  • Don Juan

    by Molière
    Translated by Christopher Hampton
    Directed by Jacques Cartier
    Nov. 25 — Dec. 18, 1988
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  • Les Blancs

    by Lorraine Hansberry
    Directed by Harold Scott
    Jan. 13 — Feb. 5, 1989 
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  • All's Well That Ends Well

    by William Shakespeare
    Directed by Edward Gilbert
    March 10 - April 2, 1989
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  • Candide

    Music by Leonard Bernstein
    Lyrics by Richard Wilbur
    Adapted from the Voltaire by Hugh Wheeler
    Directed by Larry Carpenter
    Choreography by Daniel Pelzig
    May 31 — June 25, 1989
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1987-1988

  • Remembrance

    by Graham Reid
    Directed by Munson Hicks
    Sept. 26 — Oct. 18, 1987
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  • The Winter's Tale

    by William Shakespeare
    Directed by Sharon Ott
    Nov. 28 — Dec. 20, 1987
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  • The Piano Lesson

    by August Wilson
    Directed by Lloyd Richards
    Jan. 9 — Jan. 31, 1988
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  • Saturday, Sunday, Monday

    by Eduardo de Filippo
    Directed by Jacques Cartier
    March 5 — 27, 1988
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  • Animal Crackers

    by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind
    Directed by Larry Carpenter
    May 21 — June 25, 1988
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1986-1987

  • Joe Turner's Come and Gone

    by August Wilson
    Directed by Lloyd Richards
    Sept. 27 — Oct. 19, 1986
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  • Heartbreak House

    by George Bernard Shaw
    Directed by Edward Gilbert 
    Nov. 29 — Dec. 21, 1986
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  • Awake and Sing

    by Clifford Odets
    Directed by Ben Levit
    Jan. 10 — Feb. 1, 1987
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  • Jumpers

    by Tom Stoppard
    Directed by Jacques Cartier
    March 7 — March 29, 1987
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  • The Diary of a Scoundrel

    by Alexander Ostrovsky
    Directed by Larry Carpenter
    May 23 — June 14, 1987
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1985-1986

  • Sullivan & Gilbert

    Book by Kenneth Ludwig
    Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan
    Lyrics by William S. Gilbert
    Directed by Larry Carpenter
    Sept. 28 — Oct. 20, 1985
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  • The Misanthrope

    by Molière
    Translated by Richard Wilbur
    Directed by Edward Gilbert
    Nov. 30 — Dec. 22, 1985
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  • The Birthday Party

    by Harold Pinter
    Directed by Ben Levit
    Jan. 11 — Feb. 2, 1986
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  • Saint Joan

    by George Bernard Shaw
    Directed by Jacques Cartier
    March 8 — March 30, 1986
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  • On the Verge, or, The Geography of Yearning

    by Eric Overmyer
    Directed by Pamela Berlin
    May 24 — June 15, 1986
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1984-1985

  • You Never Know

    Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter
    Book Adapted by Rowland Leigh
    Additional adaptation by Paul Lazarus
    Directed by Paul Lazarus
    Based on By Candlelight by Siegfried Geyer, Karl Farkas, and Robert Katscher
    Produced in association with the American Stage Festival
    Sept. 29 - Oct. 21, 1984
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  • Twelfth Night

    by William Shakespeare
    Directed by Thomas Gruenewald
    Dec. 1 — Dec. 23, 1984
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  • Uncle Vanya

    by Anton Chekhov
    Directed by Jacques Cartier
    Jan. 12 — Feb. 3, 1985
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  • Terra Nova

    by Ted Tally
    Directed by Michael Murray
    March 9 — March 31, 1985
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  • The Plough and the Stars

    by Sean O'Casey
    Directed by Pamela Berlin
    May 25 — June 16, 1985
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1983-1984

  • Design for Living

    by Noël Coward
    Directed by Ken Ruta
    Oct. 1 — 23, 1983
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  • Uncommon Women and Others

    by Wendy Wasserstein
    Directed by Larry Carpenter
    Nov. 26 — Dec. 18, 1983
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  • Cyrano de Bergerac

    by Edmond Rostand
    Translated by Brian Hooker
    Directed by Jacques Cartier
    Dec. 31, 1983 — Jan. 22, 1984
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  • Plenty

    by Sir David Hare
    Directed by Edward Gilbert
    Feb. 25 — March 18, 1984
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  • On the Razzle

    by Tom Stoppard
    Adapted from Johann Nestroy
    Directed by Thomas Gruenewald
    May 19 — June 10, 1984
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1982-1983

  • Night and Day

    by Tom Stoppard
    Directed by Toby Roberston
    Oct. 23 — Nov. 14, 1982
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  • The Dining Room

    by AR Gurney
    Directed by Thomas Gruenewald
    Nov. 27 — Dec. 19, 1982
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  • Translations

    by Brian Friel
    Directed by Jacques Cartier
    Jan. 8 — Jan. 30, 1983
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  • Time and the Conways

    by JB Priestley
    Directed by Elinor Renfield
    April 23 — May 14, 1983
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  • The Taming of the Shrew

    by William Shakespeare
    Directed by Toby Robertson
    May 28 — June 19, 1983
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